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RUSSIA DOESN'T
INTEND TO GO TO
WAR OVER SERV|A
Foreign Minister So In
forms Servia's s Rep
resentatiVe
TO COMPROMISE
Premier Kokoosoff Predicts
Servia and Austria Will
Thus Settle Dispute
COMPROMISE

| st. Petersburg, Russia.-Russia
does not intend to go to war over
the question of Servias obtaining a
port on the Adriatic sea, according to
Sergius Sazonoff, Russian foreign
minister.
M. Sazonoff said he informed M.
Popovitch, Servian minister here,
that this decision had been reached
as result of conversations between
the German ambassador to Russia
and himself
The Novoe Vremya and other pap
ers denounce the Russian govern
ment's policy as one of vacillation
and surrender.
Premier Kokovsoff expressed the
opinion today that the dispute be-
tween servia and Austria would be
settled by compromise.
Feeling More Hopeful.
London, England-A much more
hopeful feeling prevailed today re-
garding the international situations
resulting in war. The powers work
| for peaceful settlement, it is be
lieved, will avoid actual conflict. So
| via, however, hasn't replied to th
Austria Hungarian suggestion tha
Servian occupation of Albanian teg-
ritory won't be tolerated.
| The Servian army continues its
march toward the Adratic coast and
Belgrade reports say the army has
reached Durazzo.
Turkey again is reported as max
| ing a direct appeal to the Balkan
L. a n1ljoc for ,rlx to
in better position to ask for armis-
tices. as it is understood strong re-
Inducements OF fresh Turks have
reached Tchatalja and might hold
out there for weeks. The absence Of
news from that quarter suggests the
Bulgarians are not walking over the
Turkish Notifications, as it was ex-
pected.
Constantinople.-It is indicated to-
day, the Turks have decided to negot-
late directly with the Balkans, and
the mediation of the powers seems
Russia Will Protect Americans.
Washington, d. ca landing
force of at least $500 men is now
available from the international fleet
in the harbor If Constantinople and
could be instantly sent ashore should
a Moslem outbreak endanger the lives
of foreigners in the Turkish capital.
This force is considered by the
state department to be fully adequate
to meet any situation that might arise
jeopardizing the safety of the nations
represented by the score of vessels
mobolized in the harbor and any an
xiety felt for Americans has been dis
PEELED by assurances made to the de-
partment today that Russia will as
sumo responsibility for all citizens of
the United States.
There are at present in the harbor
at Constantinople II warships, two
British, two French, two Russian.
two Italian, two Austrian and one
German in addition to the stationar-
les regularly maintained there by the
different powers Another German
vessel, Spanish and Dutch vessel
as we'll as two Italian hospital ships
are expected to reach Constantinople
tonight or tomorrow.
Advices to the state department in
dicate that Constantinople remains
entirely quiet and that precautionary
measures already have been adopted
by the Turkish government The en-
bassy at Constantinople has informed
the department of the decision of the
Ottoman government to consider coal
, as contraband of war.