The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-06
WAR AVERTED
FOR PRESENT
Sultan of Turkey Holds Off on
Advice
BY FRANCE AND ENGLAND
Skirmishing Is Reported on the Frontier
The War Spirit Is Rampant in
Turkey--To-day's Develop
ments.

Paris, Oct. 6-Heeding the advice ot
France and England, the sultan OF Tw
key has decided to postpone the declara
tion OF war against Bulgaria, pending
a conference OF the powers. All OF the
first class Servian reservists, numbering
10000, have been called to arms by q
royal ultase issued to-day. The wai
spirit is everywhere manifest. TeleWams
from various cities of Seryia tell OF
street demonstrations and demand for
war against Austria.
Skirmishing between Turkish and Bull
garian troops is reported in dispatches
from the frontier garrisons. In an Off
cial note to Emperor Francis josef to.
day, the czar Of Russian notified Austria
that developments OF the past "a hours
in the Balliins are exceedingly unsatis-
factory TO Russia and that ST. Peters.
burg will no longer observe the treaty
of Berlin, which the other nations are
openly violating.
A dispatch from Sofia states that an
agent OF the Oriental railway, tine con
troll Of which precipitated the Bulgarian
revolt, has notified the Bulgarian gov
ernment that unless the railroad is sur
rendered within three days he will de-
mand an indemnity of $4,000 per day.
All the disinterested powers except
Germany are now agreed on a call for
arbitration. A conference was held to.
day, at tine conclusion of which they
visited Premier Cemenceau. with whom
the British ambassador had conference
The premier said he considered the stu
alton so much relieved that he would
leave tomorrow on campaigning tour
TO insure his reelection to the Senate.
The danger of war is believed to lie in
precipitate action at Constantinope.
forced by the young Turks" party.
which may fear blow at its prestige If
it acquiesces in the loss Of Bulgaria, and
by the military party which wants to
restore the old order of things it is fear
ed that Turkey, although ill-prepared
both from financial and military stand
point, may proclaim war. Should this
be the case, the efforts Of the powers
will then be directed to limiting the war
to Bulgaria and Turkey.
According to information received here
Bulgaria wonld welcome war as the Bull
garians are convinced that their army
cold march straight to Constantinople
before the Turkish forces could be mo.
bllized. The French governments state
ment issued last night, says;
1T is certain that France. Russia,
Great Britain and Italy will do their ut
most to maintain peace in the east but
it seems difficult at the present moment
to Judge what means will best attain
nd Is h0f stss1
happen at Constantinope, and events
which will now rapidly ensue might very
shortly place the powers in the presence
of fait aceompIi' and completely mod
ify the aspect of affairs.
"The idea of an international confer
ence. charged with the duty of deciding
upon a revision Of the treaty OF Berlin,
would seem to be put forward with
certain persistence in political circle
However, the disposition OF Turkey III
that respect must be first ascertaintd
If Turkey is fayorahy inclined to this
it is believed that he powers can easily
reach an agreement on the principle OF
conference, the initiative tor which
France, Great Britain and Russia viii
take. But these are only hypotaesas
which for the present must be regarded
with reserve"
The view is now held that there has
been a double move on the part Of Bul
garia and Austria Hungary, these two
countries acting together, and that Ger
many and Italy were advised Of it in
advance. Russia also received an in
timation Of the plan, but NJ. lswolaky
asserts that he was not let fully into
the secret, and IN some respects was
misled