Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-10-10
SERVlA GAINS DOWN
saner Feeling Prevails at Immediate
Danger Point in Balkans.
POWERS WARN KING PETER
People Realize War with Austria
Would Mean National Suicide.
BRITISH FLEET TO LEMNoS
Warships Under Command of Prince
Louis Leave Malta.
TURKEY SENDS IDENTICAL NOTE
Formal Protest Made 60 Powers
Against Annexation of Two
Provinces by Austria
Hungary.
TURKEY SENDS IDENTICAL MOTT

LONDON. oct s.-servia, the immediate !
danger point in the Balkans situation, Is |
calming down today and in this direction
the war cloud is not so threatening as It .
was yesterday. The powers, notably France
Ind Great Britain. have warned the servian
king to control his people. and saner coun-
sells prevail in Belgrade, where It Is be-
ginning to be recognized that war with |
Austria Hungary would mean national sui
eide. Austria Hungary shows no serious !
apprehension over the Servian ebuntion.
Great Britain has dispatched a fleet to |
tho Turkish island OF Lemnos. presumably |
at the request of Turkey. The presence Of
these vessels the Aegean will exert
calming influence.
Turkey has protested to the powers against |
the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
by Austria Hungary, and the Turkish i'm |
perial Commissioner at Sofia has been in |
structed to continue the discharge of his
duties as neither the porte nor the powers
have recognized the independence Of Bull !
garia. This may lead to some overt act
against the imperial commissioner NJ.
Iswolsky, the Russian minister OF foreign
affairs, has left Paris for London to con-
tinue his efforts for the calling OF the in
ternational conference.
British W0rshiDs Sail.
VALLETTA, Malta, oct. 9.-The battle
ship Prince of Wales. flagship of Prince
Louis Of Battenberg. the battleship Glory, |
the cruisers Diana and Suffolk and the
torpedo boat destroyers Angler and Ban
shee sailed today for the Aegean sea.
The squadron will be followed later by
the battleship Canopus and the cruiser
Minerva
~ ha Of ND
the admiralty have confirmed the press
cablegram from Malta, saying that British
warships have been ordered to the Aegean
sea 1t is explained that these vessels are
sent out simply to watch events. but It is
understood from other sources that Turkey
Intimated 1t would welcome the appearance
OF the British fleet as likely to calm the
population
Turkish Protest Forwarded.
CONSTANT1NOPLE, Oct. 9.--The protest
OF the porte concerning the annexation BY
Austria Hungary OF the occupied provinces |
of Bosnia and Herzegovina was dispatched
to the powers today. II Is practically iden-
tlcal with the protest against the Bulgarian
declaration OF independence.
Doubt regarding the success OF the pro-
posed International conference persists in
Constantinople. The porte has Instructed the
imperial Ottoman commissioner resident In
Sofia to continue his functions. as neither
Turkey nor the powers have recognized the
Independence of Bulgaria.
IswOIsky Enroute TO London.
PARIS Oct. 9.-The fate Of the interna-
tiOnal conference a solution OF the Bal
kan crisis depends on the answer given by
Great Britain to NJ fIswolsky, the Russian
minister OF foreign affairs, who is pro-
ceeding to London.
France is confident that II a program
can be arranged a diplomatic way can be
found by which Austria Hungary will par
ucpate and that after this no difficulty
need be expected. Germany and Italy are
now believed to be in direct negotiations
with Constantinope and Vienna The recog-
milton of the annexation OF Bosnia and Her
zeRovina would remove Austria Hungary's
only objection to being represented at the
conference, France, while sympathizlng
With Russia's desire to open the Darda-
nelles to her warships, supports the Eng
lish view that the conference should be
limited 70 tine regularzation of the exist
ing situation by obtaining compensation
for Turkey instead of at her expense.
wSr Fever ON Decline.
BELGRADE. Oct. s.-The war fever
among the people OF Servia was distinctly
on the decline today. The saner element of
the population gradually are obtaining an
ascendaney over the more excited politi-
clans and patriots, who during the past
few days, have demanded persistently the
Immediate advance Of the Servian army.
This morning many of the fire brands wero
beginning to comprehend that an attempt
10 measure swords with Austria Hungary
would DO equivalent to national suicide, and
the opostion is slowly gaining ground that
EnrkrfQn inraFaHfg hoIT
served by depending on the joint action OF
the powers.
VIENNA, Oct. 9--OfficiaI advices re-
ceived here this morning declared that the
situation at Belgrade, Servia is Improving
The general excitement among Servians IS
calming down. In Vienna the fears OF n
war with Servia are noticeably less The
morning papers, however. warn servia not
to play with the fire, as Austro- Hungary
will not stand any nonsense,
In spite OF the official statement the dis
patch OF river gunboats from Budapest in
the direction OF Belgrade is only a maneu-
yer. this action Is believed here to be a
measure Of prccaution similar TO the
guarding Of the bridges near the frontier by
regiments of infantry. The hope is ex.
pressed that this will make an impression
on servia and prevent that kingdom from
precipitating hostilities
Reservists Ordered out.
BUDAPEST. Oct. s,--According to infor-
nation received here the servian reserv-
tsts have been ordered 10 join the oolors
October II: II is reported also that servian
bands are being formed and directions have
been given TO guard the roads and bridges
on the Bosnian frontier.
An explanation is being demanded OF Bel
grade regarding the reported calling out
y
Austria-Hunsary has notified the sigma
tory covers OF the necessity adequately to
protect her frontiers. including that Of Bos-
mia and Herzegovina, Baron Won Aehre-
thai. the foreign minister. In view OF the
mora pacific tone OF today's dispatches