Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-11
SEKllANS WAN w IS,
warlike Spirit Pc ~ W ,nal
Assembly and ace,
BELGRADE IS DANGER POINT
Mob Burns Two Austrian Flags in
Streets of City.
SENSATIONAL RUMoRs CURRENT
Report that Large Austrian Army is
Moving Toward Frontier.
NEGOTIATIONS ON AT LONDON
Russian Foreign Minister Confers
with Sir Edward Grey in Regard
to Proposed Conference
of Nations.
NEGOTIATIONS ON AT L0NDo

hO4NDO4Nt OCl III ne OeINlhn Ndbuhdi
Assembly is in secret session this afternoon
discussing the attitude to be adopted to-
wards Austria Hungary. The delegates are
pervaded by n wariike spirit, and even as
they assembled mob burned two Aus
trian flags in the streets Of Belgrade. The
servlan capital is consequently the danger
point
Austria Hungary has served notice upon
Servia that It will tolerate no further
"provocetion" and that it is prepared for
eventualities.
London is the seat Of negotiations be-
tween NJ. Iswolsky, the Russian minister
of foreign affairs, and Sir Edward Grey,
the British foreign minister. lookign to the
convocation of an international conference
to maintain peace
The Servian delegates evidenced their
hostile tendencies this morning by electing
to the presidency OF the assembly a man
well known to be in favor of war with
Austria-Hungary. member OF the Serv
ian cabinet said yesterday that hostilties
hardly could be avoided.
Prince Nicholas of Montenegro has ex-
pressed his deep sympathy with the people
of Bosnia and Herzegovina and declared
that he was no longer under obligation to
observe the stipulations of 1.-THE treaty of
Berlin referring to Montenegro. He is be-
lieved to have asked the king of Italy to
support him in his claims.
Turkey is following a contained and pru-
dent course under the tuelage OF Great
Britain.
| The report that three Austrian gendarmes
were killed by Servians on the Bosnian
frontier yesterday has not been confirmed.
This is only one of number Of more or
| less sensational and unsupported rumors
current in Europe. Austria Hungary could
throw 10000 men across the Servian from
tier in twenty-four hours
The Servian reservists will join the colors.
| tomorrow.
THE czar of Bulgaria" will make his
triunphal entry into-sofia next Monday.
Austrian Flag Burned.
BELGRADE. oct. 1o.-Eyen in official
circles It ls now believed that war is una
voidable. NJ. Posics. minister of war, in
an interview with the Associated Press
correspondent, declared that the situation
was most critical adding "Hostilities can
hardly be avoided"
A big mass meeting was held this morning
after which the demonstrators marched
to the Skupshtina, the members of which
are assembling clamoring for war. The
feeling among the members of the assem-
bly, is apparently warlike.
The news that the Austrian monitors
which are coming down the Danube have
reached the servian frontier is already be-
ginning to alarm the people
The extraordinary session of the Skup-
! shtlna or national assembly, summoned
to deal with the existing crisis was opened
this morning amid scenes OF great ex-
element The war like sentiment OF the
delegates was very noticeable, and this
! spirit was given expression by the prompt
election to the presidency of the assembly
of Prof. Jovanovits. one Of the most pro-
minent agitators in favor OF war with
| Austria Hungary.
Two Austrian flags were burned by n mob
in theater square this morning.
SPEZIA. Italy, Oct. 1O-The Italtan fleet
which has Just completed its regular fall
maneuvers has received orders to remain
concentrated here.
Many RumOrs of Trouble.
PARIS, Oct 1O.-The Paris morning papers
are filled with alarming but unconfirmed
rumors from the near east. Among them
are the following:
That the serians have blown up bridges
along the Austrian frontier. that martial
law has been declared and that q Serian
officer has been captured and shot,
From Cettije come rumors that the Mon
tenegrins burned Austrian flags in front
of the palace and broke the windows OF the
Austrian consulate.
From Constantinople comes a story of
anti-Chsistian agItations in symrna and
rumors that the English, French and
Italian, consuls have asked their govern
ments to send warships to the scene.
, From Athens comes the rumor that Bull
garlan agents are active I'm Macedonia, es-
pecially in the vicinity of Seres, distrlb-
utlng arms and melting the population to
insurrection.
A special dispatch to the Mstin from
Constantinople says that the editors Of the
Constantinople newspapers believe that
war is inevitable.
PARIS, Oct. 1O.-The Vienna correspond.
ent OF the Temps reports that the
Eleventh and Thirteenth Austro- Hungarian
army corps, with arms and ammunition
are being hurried in the direction Of the
Servian frontier. Hospital trains are being
prepared. the correspondent declared
further at Vienna and RudaDest