The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-09
PLOT TO UPSET
Y OLD COMBINES
IS REVEALED IN THE STRUGGLE
FOR CONTROL or THE BAL.
KAN PROVINCES.
GERMANY foRsooK TURKEY.
Austria's Ruler Deceived King Edward
and the Situation Seems to Re.
solve hsslt into a Dispute Be.
' tween England and Germany. 7.


Paris, Oct. .9.--The frank explana.
tion Of NJ. Iswolsky, the Russian for.
elgn minister, to the French govern.
ment is largely responsible for the
brighter outlook for an international
conference with regard to the situa.
tion in the Balkans. The fact that NJ.
IswolsRy had not promptly commune
Gated to France and Great Britain
what he had learned about the forth.
coming Balkan changes at his recent
interviews with Baron Won Aehren.
thai. the Austro.Hungarian foreign
minister, created more than an I'M.
favorable impression in Paris and Lon
don.
The Russian foreign minister, how
ever has now succeeded in dissipating
whatever suspicion existed, and the
conviction is general here that Great
Britain, France and Russia can agree
upon a program for conference and
will henceforth march shoulder to
shoulder
A prominent diplomat said Thurs.
day night: Although some details
are still obscure, the inside history of
the Balkan coup will make one OF the
strangest chapters in international an.
nails. There is evidence of a plot to
upset all the old international com.
binations. Germany has abandoned
her old friend. Turkey; Francis
Joseph has deceived his friend, King
Edward; Italy bartered with Austria,
the ilreconcilable enemy Of the
Balkans, and lswolsky, as a dupe or
accomplice, almost fell into the snare.
Great Britain, except for the entente
with France, suddenly found herself
isolated when she thought she had
Germany surrounded. But Great
Britain now comes near TO turning the
tables. BY championing Turkeys
cause she has earned the eternal graft.
tude Of the new regime, with whom
she could displace German influence.
II Russia wayered, she is again back
in line, and Italy is likely TO join
hands. The situation. therefore, is
rapidly resolving itself into the old
duel between Great Britain and Ger.
many"
Vienna, Oct. Information has
reached the government that Servia Is
planning guerilla warfare in Bosnia
and Herzegovina. It is purposed to
flood these two provinces with armed
bands. Austria is taking steps to pro.
tect her frontier.
Belgrade, Servla Oct 9.-Great
crowds again surrounded the palace
Thursday, shouting for war and calling
for the king to appear. Finally King
Peter, accompanied by the crown
prince, came to the balcony and i'm.
plored the people not. to cause dis
turbances. He said
Trust me and my government;
both will do their duty"
The crowd cheered the king, but
continued to shout war with Austria"
The government has stopped issuing
passports for foreign travel to those
eligible for military service.
All of the Belgrade newspapers
threaten King Peter with the loss OF
his throne unless he takes up thl
sword.
Wealthy merchants are offering the
king money for the needs OF war and
ladies are contributing their jewels
The president of the national assem-.
bly, made a speech to the crowds
Thursday, saying:
IF we cannot conquer by arms we
will resort to bombs"
The Observation-Disclosures committed
hplI a naatino frh uru lax, 10 xuhinh th.
leaders of several Macedonian bands
were present, and it was agreed TO
stir up outbreaks in Bosnla,