Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-09
AUSTRIA IS READY FOR WAR
Has Concentrated Fighting Forces for
Any Emergency.
TURKEY AND GREECE TO MIX
A. soon as Clash Occurs Austria
would seiSe Certain Territory,
with the Endorsement Of
kaiser wilhelm.
RY EMIL. ANDRAssY.

VIENNA. April S.-(specisl to The Bee)
Austria is quietly concentrating both
naval and military forces 80 as to be pre-
pared to act promptly and efficiently in
case Of an outbreak Of hosulites between
Turkey and Greece which It is firmly be
lieved i'm well-informed circles Is sure to
come in the near future. A strong squad
ron OF warships has been sent to the Guit
OF Volo and the troops in the eastern part
OF the empire have been heavily rein
forced.
II war should come Austria would un'
doubtedly seize Salonika and would mold
! It. 1t is said on high authority that this
matter was discussed on the occasion or
the recent visit Of Kaiser Wilhelm to
| Vienna and that the German emperor fully
approved the plans Of Austria
The relations between Greeks and Turks
all along the frontier are strained as they
have not been since 1897, and II Turkey is
| locking for quarrel with its neighbor.
here are conditions which 1t may make use
| OF at any time
! There have been frequent frontier fights
and it is not believed an outbreak can very
| long be postponed.
! In this connection It is interesting to
| note that reports from Salonika state that
the eN-Sultan Abdul Hamid, mad with
! rage at a recent failure to escape, at
tempted to commit .uicide at the Villa
Allati. The ex-sultan broke a tumbler and
with the Jagged edge of the glass tried to
open a vein. Fortunately, one Of the at
tendants appeared and, assisted by an Off
Ger Of the watch. prevented Abdul Hamid
from iniuring himself Almost inafticulate
with rage the ex-sultan shrieked, The
rule of the Young Turks will soon be q
thing OF the past. Alah's curse will
shortly be fulfilled and this empire vii
disappear from the earth and be engulfeo
in the sea-
Heir Apparent IL Angry.
The announcement that Archduke Charles
Francis Joseph will attend the coronation
of King George alone has caused pro
found sensation here. 1t openly confirms
the reports OF the strained court relations
Archduke Francis Ferdinand the hei
presumptlve to the throne, fatty refused
to represent Emperor Francis Joseph a
the coronation unless his wife accompanied
him. and he demanded that the rank o
his wife. the Duchess OF Hohenberg SHOULD
be raised so as to put her upon a leve
with himself.
The emperor felt that he could not agre
to this without doing injustice to wome
members OF the Imperial IaulllS. lneIe
J fore he refused to any further raise IN
duchess rank. Thereupon the nephew re
: fused to represent the emperor in Londor
although IL is extremely distasteful to him
self and his wife that a prominent part i
the coronation ceremonies should be take
by Archduke Charles Francis Joseph, tn
: eldest son Of Archduke Francis Ferdi
nand's dead brother Archduke Otto, an
the next in line Of succession to the hei
pIesumptve
5 Wife sets Fire 10 Husband.
The wife, father-in-law and brothers
9 in-Iaw Of a town councillor name
2 Costandache Of Jassy Roumania, have cor
4 fessed to having murdered him, and haV
I in consequence been arrested Three day
n previously they say, Costandache was II
I vited to dinner by his father-in-law,
D schoolmaster During the meal Catinci
4 the mans wife. piled him with liquor Il
he was completely drunk. When he wa
lying helpless on the ground she soske
him with petroleum and set fire to hin
The man revived. only TO be put to deaf
, The remains were cut up and part Wa
thrown in the River PTuth. The rest wa
: buried in the garden, and this, being vi
. earthed by dogs, led to the revelation
@ the crime.