Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-10
These Two Steps Reinforced
By Sudden Reorganization Of
Country's Military Depart
ment Are Significant.
RUSSIA LIKEWISE is
PREPARING FOR CLASH
Cars Government Is Deter
mined 10 Safeguard Own H.
tereSts Despite Attitude Of
Powers.

tBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire,
London, Dee. i0.~~u was reported
AZ Parts today that the entire Aus
trIan fleet had concentrated at Pola.
the chief naval station of Austro-
Hungary. y"
No explanation is yet Forthcoming
Of the sudden resignation of the AUS
tro- Hungarian minister of war. Cen
eial Auffenberg. and the chief of
general staff. General Schcniua. They
have said their action was due To per-
spnal reasons. hut coming AT this
time II cannot I've doubted that II wilt
have n Wide significance. II had been
expected that In the event of war
General Won Hoetzendorff would he
appointed chief Of staff. ana his APP
pointment now to succeed General
Schemua. coupled with the news of
the renewal OF the drcibund and that
Austria and Hungary have negotiated
temporary loans Of $50.000,000. can
not but have dlsuuieting effect on
the International situation. 1t Is sup
posed that Austrin wishes possibly to
exert strong Influence over the
coming conference proceedings at
London, and especially to prevent the
entry OF Turkey into the Balkan con-
federation.
The Austrian war party Is inflamed
against Russia, In the belief that the
defiant Russian attitude rs due to the
Franco Russian alliance. and some
Austrian newspapers are urging that
unless Russin censes mohilizing the
powers comprising the triple alliance
should fall upon France and crush
her before Russia Is able to inter-
vene.
However the crisis may end. the war
fever IL having a disastrous effect on
Austro- Hungarian trade. A complete
financial stagnation prevails through
out Galacia where the various banks
recently have paid out more than
$40. 600, 900 to nervous depositors
without stemming the run
The Vienna correspondent Of the
Chronicle snys;
"Thc resignation OF War Minister
Auffenberg and General Schem,ia nre
said to have been prompted by the
forbcaring and hesitating policy eof
Count Won Bertcholdi. the foreign
minister, towards Servia, II In bccom-
ing increasingly plain that war be-
tween Austria and Russia VIII be
averted. but there appears no abate-
ment OF the tension between Austria
and Servia."
The Daily Nails Vienna correspon-
dent says:
"ln wen informed quarters, ! gather
that II would be wrong to interpret
the resignations rs an indication that
warlike counsels are prevailing In the
conduct OF the Austrian policy. The
changes should be regarded rather as
menslln,s running parallel TO the
precautions that Austria has
already taken.
: while General Auffenberg and
General Schemua are regarded MS
fully adequate TO fill responsible po-
sitions In normal times. the present
when war on two fronts is
within the realm Of possibility. In re-
garded as justIfying the summoning
by the Austrian government OF the
two leading soldiers to the highest
military positions. II is not Impossible
that both officials resigned voluntar-
nv In spirit of high patriotism to
make way for better men.
General Won Hoetzendorff returns
To his old post which he left after be-
ing worsted In conflict with the late
Count Won Aehrenthal, whose peace
full policy. Won Hoetzendorff. CHAINS
p'on OF mighty Austria. strenuously
comhated"