Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-05
Conference Of European
Powers is Called to
Preserve Peace.
FRANCE is MEDIATOR
Attitude of Prince Ferdinand
Seems IrrevocabIe,
However.

Sofia, Oct. 5.-The proclamation of
Bulgaria as an independent kingdom
was formally made at Tirmovo today.
Paris, Oct. 5.-Temps today pub
Iishes a dispatch from Vienna saying
the Bulgarian army is marching to-
wards the frontier and that the Turks
are also moving forward to encounter.
Austria Hungary is mobilizing two
army corps.
London, Oct. 5.-count LeIsdorH,
Austro-Hungarian ambassador to
Great Britain, today presented to King
Edward copy of the autograph let
ter from Emperor Francis Joseph ad-
dressed the heads of all states ex-
planning the necessity of altering the
political status of Bosnia and Herze-
govina.
London, Oct. 5.-Prices on the
stock exchange and on all continental
bourses depressed today because of the
issuance of the proclamation of inde-
pendence of Bulgaria and the action
taken by Austria-Hunsary with regard
| to the political status of the provinces
| of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
| ot. Petersburg, Oct. Sit was an
| nounced with authority today that
| Russia will propose to the congress Of
the powers for a general revision Of
the Berlin treaty. This is the out
come of the proclamation of Bulgarian
independence.
| New York, Oct. 5.-Prices broke
with some violence at the opening of
the stock market as a result OF the
heavy European selling induced by the
political crisis in eastern Europe. In
ternationaI securities were especially
affected.
London, Sept. 5.-Turkey is not IN
'clined towards war with Bulgaria 1t
is believed it will call conference
of the powers to consider the matter
of Bulgaria S proclamation of independ-
ence. Indications from the other cap
Iitals of Europe are the powers will in
tervene to prevent hostilities in the
east
All the chancellaries Of Europe are
busy today with efforts to discover the
modus vivendi which will result in the
maintenance of peace.
Conference is Likely.
! Constantinople, Oct. 5.-Turkey Is
convinced that Austria, backed by Ger
many, encouraged Bulgaria to declare
its independence in order to strike a
blow at the Kaimil ministry and COM
promise the new constitution. 1t is
not known what steps Turkey will
take, but the impression prevails that
a European conference will be held to
lconsider the whole question.
Paris, Sept. 5.-France has decided
to enact the role of mediator with the
lobject of preventing war between Tur-
key and Bulgaria. Foreign Minister
Pichon is holding conferences with
diplomatic representatives of the pow
lers with the idea of reaching an un-
derstanding the purpose of which
should be the maintenance of peace.
The situation is considered most
lgrave. If the proclamation of indie
pendence' of Bulgaria actually has been
made, it probably will be useless
to attempt to induce Prince Ferdinand
to withdraw it. 1t is known the Bull
garian cavalry already is mobilizing
on the frontier, and Ferdinand Is de-
ltermined to stick to his guns. On the
other hand, it probably would be equal
ly difficult to persuade Turkey to ac-
Icept Bulgaria's act, while the sympa-
thies of the powers are in favor of the
maintenance of the integrity OF Euro
lpean Turkey under the regime of lib
/; lerty. Diplomatic representatives Of
, the powers generally believe war
, would spell ruin to the neN constitu.
ltion rule in Turkey.