The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-28
WAR EXPERT AIDING TURKEY?
MASSING OF TROOPS LAID TO A
WESTERN STRATEGIST.
With 400, 900 Men in the Field. Turkeys
Position Is stronger Than At the he.
ginning OF Greek War--Charge That
Russia and Austria DO Not Desire Peace
.speeta, Cobl. pe,potches TO THE SUN.

Special Gable Dispatches to THE SUN.
LONDON, Sept. 27-Advices from Monas-
tir, of yesterdays date, are to the effect
that Turkey has now massed great force
without friction or display. She has now
modified 800, 600 troops, not including the
Constantinople garrison.
More than half Of these are in the Province
Of Salonica. The army which will attack
in case Of war is at Adrianople. This con-
sists Of 10000 men, with q large force Of
artillery. The force in Salonica consti-
tutes huge reserve.
This formation is regarded as the out
come Of the work Of Western strategist.
All men have been called out, even the
third class. who are mostly old men. Dis
cipline and arms are both defective among
the redifs, yet Turkeys position Is vastly
stronger in the field than at the beginning
Of the Greek war.
The Bulgarians have their chief base
near Philippopolis, where Nicola Ivanof
has SO, 900 men.
There are unconfirlned rumors Of the
delivery Of an ultimatum to the Porte by
Bulgaria. The latter alleges that she
could completely mobilize in six days and
concentrate the modified forces in eight
hours.
The Bulgarians believe that the Turkish
plan would be to dash with mounted
column from Mustapha Pc Cha in the drec-
ton of Jamboi and attempt to seize the
Shipka and Hahn passes.
A message. dated Sunday, from the
Bulgarians divisional base at Tirnova
says that the sappers and miners are prepar-
ing for war. worse feeling has followed
the examination of the mixed Turco-Bul-
garian Commission that is entrusted with
the execution of the Macedonian reforms.
The Bulgarian representative. Nikola
RohefY, is 30 years old. For many years
he was an official under the Turkish Gov
eminent.
Except Hilmi PaoAa none Of the other
members Of the commission is man of
standing or influence in Macedonia and
it is believed that they can only be sub
servient tools of the Constantinople Govern
ment.
PARIS, Sept. 27.-The Constantinople
correspondent of the Temps makes the
deliberate charge against the Powers gen.
! orally and Russia and Austria particularly
that they are not DESTROYS Of a peaceful
solution Of the Balkan question.
He says that Russia and Austria we're
much offended by Bulgaria's recent at
tempt to negotiate friendly settlement
with Turkey, and that they did their utmost
to render such a settlement impossible.
Their sole aim, he adds, ia to prevent a
durable understanding to exist between
Turkey and the Balkan States. s'.
MISSIONARIES ASK THAT THE RED CROSS
COME.
LONDON. Sept 2s.-The Sofia correspond
ent Of the Times, detailing the devastation
and barbarities in Macedonia. and Tur-
keys decision to exclude correspondents,
says that the American missionaries and
Catholic Sisters Of Mercy would cooperate
in the distribution OF relief
The American missionaries have addressed
a request to the American and British Gov
ernments for Red Cross contingent,
saying that no time should be lost. The
starving are eating roots and grasses and
the wounded are dying uncared for. Pesti-
lence is threatened.
II the Red Cross cannot come. the mis-
sionaries ask that pressure be applied to
Constantinople to obtain permission TO
distribute relief. This. at present, is abso-
lutely forbidden, while the Turks misap-
nronriata sup,,liea nlaced in their hands