The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-16
THE WAR SITUATION
BRITISH OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE
WAR CLOUD TO BE
PASSING.
THE ONLY DANGER NOW IS FROM SERVIA
Turks Exercising Remarkable Con-
troll Over ThemseIves-Great Brit
ain and France Warn Peter 10000
Men Ready for Service-Summary
of Fridays Events.

London, Dot. 1.-THE war cloud in
the Balkans is believed by British Of
ficialdom to be passing. The only
prospect of danger is with the emo
tional Servians and their king, who
would welcome the opportunity of
making his family popular by leading
his soldiers to battle.
A remarkable feature OF the stu
alton is the self control of the Turks
who are acting practically under the
direction of Sir Edward Grey, the Brit
ish secretary of foreign affairs, who
is supposed to have written their note
to Austria Hungary which was pub
lished Friday The fact that Turkey
is holding its hand does not mean that
it is not deeply aroused by Austria
Hungary's action. The men in power
in Turkey know, however, that this is
not their time to fight and are swal-
lowing their medicine and biding their
time exactly as did the Japanese when
Russia took Port Arthur, and are tell
ing their advisors that while staying
their hand, the whole strength of the
nat;on for the next decade will be de-
voted to obtaining revenge from
Austria
In spite of warnings to King Peter
from Great Britain and France that
the people OF Servia be- kept in check,
the populace OF Belgrade held demon
STATIONS Friday and demanded the
resignation of the cabinet and also the
abdication of King Peter unless he de-
clared war against Austria-Hungary,
which has refused to accept ServIa's
protest against the annexation Of Bos-
mia and Herzegovina. Ten thousand
Austria Hungarian troops are gar
rioned along the DRAMA river be-
tween Bosnia and Servia, ready for
eyentualities; and it is said 10000
men can be thrown into Servian terri
tory in "a hours.
M. Iswolsky, the Russian minister of
foreign affairs, arrived In London Fri-
day night and will have conference
Saturday with Sir Edward Grey, Brit
jsh secretary OF state for foreign at
fairs, concerning the calling together
OF the powers signatory to the treaty
of Berlin in an endeavor to bring or
der in the Balkans.
Prince Ferdinand, the Gear OF Bull
garia," entered Philippopolis Friday
evening and received an enthusiastic
greeting at the hands OF the troops and
the populace.
No confirmation has yet been re-
ceiyed of the report that Albanians
have declared their independence OF
the sultan of Turkey.
Friday at Gambia, the largest city IN
Crete, the militia followed the example
of their compatriots at Canea, the cap
ital and took the oath of fidelity to
Greece.
A British feet OF two battleships,
two cruisers and two torpedo boat de-
stroyers is Saturday well on its way
from Malta to the Aegean sea.
The forts on the Bosphorus Friday
fired blank shots across the bows CT
steamer flying the new Bulgarian
royal flag as It attempted to pass them.
Vienna. Oct ia telephone mes
sage received here from Budapest
saws Servians Friday killed three Au'
gtrian gendarmes on the Bosnian
frontier, whereupon gunboats bonn
barded the Seryians. No confirmation
of the story has been received here.