The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-28
DANGER POINT
NOT YET PASSED
England and Germany Working
Together to Prevent Clash. !.
While Word Comes That
Russia and Austria Do Not
Want War-Peace Par.
ley Continues.

news that the peace plenipotentiar'css
are continuing their ncKot!at ons. ans
that Great Britain ana Germany are
working actively TO gain peacefai
settlement between Austria ana sersi1s
According to one Constantinople re-
mort. the di--culties Of arranging =
formal armistice are SO great that the
negotiations are taking the form OF
seeking basis for peace.
The danger of the reopening OF hos
tiltties. however. is still serious. Ap
parently only an informal armistfco
OF forty-eight hours has been agrees
upon. and ii is reported that Bulgarian
forces are alrea5y moving Closer 10
the Tchatalja lines and entrencsiuS
themselves in readiness to renew thS
attack.
The Turks have an army OF over
10000. and soon will have 1So.0eV.
for the most part fresh. picked troops.
behind the lines, and. according TO Al
the reports, they will give good acc
count of themselves if lighting Is rec
sumed.
Under these circumstances, with
Adrianople and Scutari still holding
OF, Turkey Is little likely to -..1W
a very yielding attitude In the DeacN
negotiations.
The report that the servians h&y
reached Dursxzo appears to be De~sA
mature.
A wireless dispatch Of to-day's date
brings the interesting news that Ale
bantam independence has been proc
claimed there: that the Turkish gov
ernor is preparing to depart. and thas
the town Is accepting without opposi-
ton the new regime.
What attitude the ServiAn army and
government will assume toward this
development should afford some idea
as to whether. as reported. Servta -
willing to accept the suggestion OF an
autonomous Albania.
The greatest weight Is attached In
the diplomatic world to the seemingly
well-authenticated report that Great
Britain and Germany are now acting
in cordial cooperation on the basis OF
postponing all side issues until 48fer
The Turkish-Balk war settlement n
reassurOly statement also comes from
St Petersburg that Russia and Aus
tria do not desire to hight over pore
in the Adriatic-
Thus. what appeared to be an I'M
minent danger Of Europe being divided
into two hostile camps comes to be dis
sipated for the time being at least
Germany Provides fer waR.
Berlin, November :S.-Provisi0u
against the possibility Of the outbreak
Of war has been made by the Ger
man government. according to the So
cialist newspaper Vorwearts.
In discussing the new budget The
newspaper points out that the item oe
70
finance administration. "is really in~
tended to pay for the enormous re-
serves Of clothing and provisions for
men and beast which the army an4
navy have accumulated against the
possible outbreak Of war. This conclu-
sion is derived from what Is already
known as the current budget The
total increase in army and navy ex-
pendisures Is. therefore, $4s.4so.ee0. In
stead Of $14.cso.eoo. as stated BY the
government"
AArsonOpse Hard Pfesoe4-
Mustapha Pasha. Turkey. November
s1-Fire. famine. flood and anarchy at
nict the besie0ed Turkish fortress o.
Adrianople, according to reports Drought
here by fusitives from that city. These
refugees who have managed to 90.
cane through the lines Of investment
which are being drawn closer every
day around the Turkish 0tronghoS1s
declare that many building In the
vicinity of the SeIim Mosque are on
fire. other districts Of the city are
deeply Inundated with the wate.D %
the rivers Martha. Tungs and Ardos
which have overnowed their banks.
The civilian population Is declared 60
be snor, Of food. ard among some
classes state approaching anarchy
exists.
Re~vwss> s~ase Ger FroOt
sofia November ss.-SeversI thou-
sand Bulgarian recruits OF the 1913
elias. hav. LEFT the capital for the
from, in the las: three days. thus re-
su,iuc IN. statements Published Abroo4
TIA, Bulgaria has sent her last moD
20 the war area The recrptts weSo
vel equipped and IN high spirtts.
Bulgaria the government newspapSe
Mir says. is better prepared for va {
than a, IN. beginning OF the lsalkoo
outbreak
AoesoroDs So.
washington. November ,5-A8
American citizens In Asassae TV0oD
A.. safe and uamclesseA. seeososa9 -
reports 60 the ssaee DVpsrs0sue
Consul General Hollis az Beirut. oyv0 Z
The United states cruiser .eaoouo
has reached malta according - - =
vices 20 the navy D~psrtmees 49,
After Q ssors stop at the Dses1Do -
,ns pors. she WIN proceed % oUyuR2
as.asse Turkey. 20 protsee AUoDol :
saA Aosssesa isssesssa