Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-12
TOday's Telegraphic News
The Balkan Situation

Ooustantinople, Oct. l2.-America
disaproves Of Austris's invasion OF Bosnia
and Herzegovina and Bulgaria's declara-
ton of independence, according to the
report credited to Ambassador John q.
A. Leishman, who visited the Turkish
Foreign Office today. Mr.. Leishmsn
Is reported as assuring the porte oil
AmsrIca's moral support bot to have
PORTED out the impossibility OF taking
hand in the trouble, not being signatory
Of the Berlin treaty nor OF having any
direct interest In the situation.
Vienns, Oct. IL. "A rumor that Count
Fergach, the Austrian minister to Servis,
hiss been asssssinsted, has thrown the
city into fever of excitement. Com
municstion with Belgrade is interrupted
aud no veri6cation of the report can be
obtained. The foreign Office discredits it.
Belgrade, Oct. 12.-The Servian
National Assembly today voted 90, O00,-
900 as an extraordinary military appro.
priation. The assembly also adopted
the following resolution:
CATER hearing the governments ex-
plauation, parliament expects to exert
the most vigorous activity to protect the
nations threatened interests"
Despite these war preparations and
expressions, there is a quieter feeling
among the people due to the recognition
of Seryis's unpreparedDess for war.
servia will demand the cession OF
Sauiak from Austria as compensa.
ton for the annexation Of Bosnia and
Herzegovina it was explained today.
Austria has already offered to give the
SsuJak of Novi Pazar to Turkey as
recompense for the loss OF these provinces,
and while SsrVia has no interest in Bos-
MIA and Hei zegovina other than that OF
racial kiuship she will attempt TO force
Austria to make some s.rt of concession
to BIER.
Budapesth, OF. 12.-The Austrian
consulate at AbtVir, Montenegro, was
attacked today by mob, which tore the
Austrian coat OF arms from the door OF
the consulate, burned 1t in the street
and then sacked the building. Author
tiles rescued the ats ches of the consul
late Jus. at time when their lives were
in he greatest peril. Two Austrian war
ships are now en- route to the scene OF the
outbreak,
Cettiuje, Oct. II Displaying the
same warlike spirit that was manifested
vt The opening session of the servian
Skupahtins, The MOntenegrin Parliament
met here to-day in extraordinary session.
Prince Nicholas addressed the Assem-
ably.
"Austria has greatly wronged u.s." he
declared. "If it is impossible for us to
secure redress, otherwise we should be
prepared to shed our last drop Of blood. l"
The PRINCES appeal to the pa'roism
of his subjects aroused the utmost en-
ithusiasm. The final attitude of Monte
negro will be determined by the action
taken by the Skupsbtiua. Prince Mich
olss has promised to support Servis in
any move it may make against Austria.
| Spells, Italy, Oct. 12-In the fear OF
| q Balkan war, the Italian feet has been
ordered to remsin modified.
| Paris, Oct. II Germany, whose St
titude has been the one stumbling block
il TIE way of diplomatic adjustment
If the Balkan crisis, has recedsd from
her stand, according to a dispatch pub
lished by the temps from what is re-
gsrded as a authorized course. Berlin's
| a tude has been that no violation OF
the Berlin treaty has been made; that
Austria's action 10 annexing Bosnia and
Herzegovina, and Bulgaria's secession
from Turkey did not constitute a viola
ton Of the Berlin treaty. 1.-THE temps's
source OF information is correc! Germany
will now act with France, England at a
conference to be called to resdjust the
entire near eastern situation, resulting
from the present day inefectiveness OF
the Berlin treaty.