Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-10-05
PLAN TO MASSACRE GREEKS
Report that Turks Are Plotting to
Is Kill All in Albania.
DIPLOMATS HOPE TO AVERT WAR
Ausfria-Hunsary Has Agreed to Join
with Any Concerted Motion of
the Powers to Keep the
Peace. IA s,.I

LONDON, Oct. A--Greens or Albania
are to be annihilated by Turks, accord
ing to reports said to have 3eSn received
in Athens. According to these stories.
bomb outrages have been planned. guilt
for which will be laid at the doors of
Greeks, and which will result in their
massacre by Turkish troops. -.
Paris dispatches say expectations of
the maintenancs OF peace were strength
ened today BY assurances given the
French government that Austria Hun
gary would join any concerssI motion
Of the powers TO prevent war
Bu1garians Cross Frontier.
A dispatch to the rtussan government
says the Bulgarians are crossing the
frontier.
Military action has thus outstripped
slower-footed diplomacy. for no ulti-
matum has yet been presented to Tur-
key and in Constantinople none is ex-
pected, until Monday. The porte, however,
has sent an official notification to the
powers, which reads:
Tn view Of the manifestly aggressive
attitude Of the Balkan states,s Turkey
reserves to itself full liberty OF action.
convinced that the civilized world will
not fail TO do justice to Its moderate at
titude But this cannot exclude care for
safeguarding It's dignity and security as
well as its rights"
This, 1t would seem. is the porte's way
of preparing the way for the failure Of
the powers to stave off hostilites.
Several Conflicts Reported.
No official confirmation Of the rupture
Of peace is to be had, but skirmishes are
said to have taken place in the neigh
borhood Of Djumbala, called also Jamboli,
Bulgarian territory in the Albanis.l
wlayet of Scutar1, along the Montenegr n
frontier and near Baschkvranya on the
Servian border
Severe fighting between Turkish and
Servian troops is reported to have
occurred on the southeastern frontier
of Servia in dispatch from Belgrade
received by news agency here. The
Turks are said to have lost thirty killed
and many wounded, while the Servian
casualties are given as two killed and
eighteen wounded.
A detachment Of 300 Turkish soldiers,
according to the dispatch, crossed into
Servian territory and in the neighbor-
hood Of the town of yranya encountered
body Of 'Servians infantry. An engage
ment ensued which lasted an hour.
UItimatum Delayed.
CoNSTANTINoPLE. Oct. S.-The war
minister. Maxim Pacha, has been ap-
pointed supreme commander Of the Turk
ish forces
Reliable information reached here this
evening tnat the Balkan ultimatum de-
manding autonomy for Macedonia will be
delivered Monday. In view Of the gravity
Of the crisis the government contemplates
adding to the cabinet two or three men,
bers without portfolio.
Greeks Sail Ready for War.
NEW YORK, Oct 3.--The steamship
Macedonia, carrying 1900 Grsexs who
formerly served In armies Of Greece and
the Balkan states. will sail from this port
tomorrow night or early Saturday morn.
ing for Piraeus. The reservists sail pre-.
pared to fight in the impending war
against Turkey.
Ammunition is being rushed by train
from Philadelphia tonight and will be
loaded In the hold Of the Macedonia to-
morrow.