Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-10-22
WAR IS IMMINENT
SAYS DISPATCH
ABILITY OF POWERS TO MAIN
TAIN PEACE is SERI-
OUsLY QUESTIONED.
PORTE HAS DECIDED TO TAKE
MATTERS IN HIS
OWN HANDS.

Paris, Oct. 18.-The optimism pre-
-ailing in official circles up to yester-
Ry concerning the ability Of the pow
IS to maintain peace in eastern Eu-
spe was rudely shattered last even
az on receipt of a telegram from the
French ambassador at Constantinople,
announcing that Turkey had ordered
a mobilization Of her troops in Asia
Minor, and last night it is believed
that a few hours will determine the
issue of peace or war.
This is regarded as Turkeys ans
wer to Bulgaria's refusal to accord
compensation for her independence
and to the powers which arranged the
program in London for the inteTna-
tional conference.
Instructions are being hurridly for
warded to the French representatives
at Constantinople and Sofia to renew
their counsels of prudence, and I'M
doubtedly other powers have sent
similar instructions to their repre-
sentatives at these cities, urging mod
GRAFTON in the part of Bulgaria and
Turkey,
The fear among the diplomats, how
ever, is that intervention may come
too late and that the Bulgarians in
their present state of excitement may
accept Turkeys act as one of provo
cation and advance across the from
tier, when a collision between the two
| - ftnN iTryn
parable. If "a hours can be gained,
the diplomats in Paris generally be-
lieve Turkey and Bulgaria can he
made to see the folly of hostilities.
! AS soon as word of Turkeys action
had reached here, NaOum Pasha, the
Turkish ambassador, called upon Sir
Francis BERTHE, the British ambassa-
DOR but the purpose of the interview
| has not been learned. Mr. Stanodoff,
Bulgarian diplomatic agent in Paris,
did not attempt to conceal the gravity
of the news, but said he could not I'M
derstand such a move, as he had re-
ceived a reassuring telegram in the
afternoon from Sofia, which stated
that Bulgaria, among other things was
ready to negotiate the matter of the
oriental railroad with the company.
In some quarters it is believed I'M
Favorable impression produced by the
program outlined for an international
conference was large factor in the
Porte's decision to take matters into
it's own hands. Others suspect it is
| a scheme of the reactionaries to
crush the new regime in Turkey.
! A dispatch from ConstantiHOple C ~
firms the announcement of the mo
bilization of the Turkish army and
| it adds that fifty locomotives no are
ready to transport troops. The order,
the dispatch says, applies only to
troops in Anatolia, those in Mac
edonia already being partially mobil-
lied.
eva between Turkey and Bulgaria
appears imminent" the dispatch con-
| cludes
Sofia, Oct 18-Sir George Buch-
anan, British diplomatic agent, and
Baron Won Romberg, German consul
general. called upon minister of for
eign affairs Poprikoff, yesterday to
give assurance that the military meas
ures undertaken by Turkey were only
precautionary in character and that
the Porte had informed Great Britain
and Germany that Turkey had no in
tention to disturb the peace POpri-
koff, replying. said that Bulgaria was
willing to send reservists to their
homes if Great Britain and Germany
would guarantee to preserve the
peace.
This exchange of assurances had a
tranquilizing effect, and the minister
of war countermanded the order call
ing out $4,000 additional reservists.
Situation Improved.
Paris, Oct 18-A dispatch from
Constantinople says that grave fears
Of war prevailed all through the day
but there was an improvement in the
situation in the evening, due to more
favorable news from Sofia. Mobiliza-
ton of troops, says the dispatch, was
first decided upon, but later the order
was suspended.
KERN FOR GUARANTY PLAN.