Evening star., 1912-11-11
VIENNA LOOKING FOR
IMPORTANT DECISIONS
Frequent Conferences Regarding Bal
kan Situation Held.
EUROPE FACES CRITICAL WEEK
Little News Being Received as to
Actual Fighting-Cholera Said
to Be Spreading Among
Wounded.

-ADR1ANOPIE, November q,
3:45 pm. (by indirect route via
Odessa, Russia, November ~
The bombardment of this city
BY the Bulgarians began again
Friday and continued today from
the south and west. In the after
noon it stopped and Shukri Paslla,
the military commandant, had
placards posted all over the city
announcing the victory of the
garrison which had repulsed the
Bulgarian attacking force around
Maras and had driven the be-
siegers a considerable distance
into the surrounding country.
This is the first dispatch sent
by any correspondent with the
besieged Turkish garrison of
Adrianople.
Expect Important Decisions.
VIENNA, Austria, November 11.-Symp-
toms that important decisions in connec-
ton with the Balkan situation are under
consideration in ustria-Hungary are
seen in the fact of the frequent audiences
between Count Won Berchthold. the Aus
tro-Hungarian foreign minister. and En-
peror Francis Joseph, who has also sew
eral times conferred with the war minis
ter and the chief OF the general staff Of
the Austro- Hungarian army.
To these significant occurrences are
added the arrival at Budapest of Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the
Austro-Hungarian throne, and his FORTH
coming visit TO the German emperor. as
Well as yesterdays conference between
Dr :. Daneff, the president of the Bull
garian chamber of deputies. and Count
yan Berchthold. and subsequently with
the German ambassador at Vienna
Audiences With King Peter.
Dr. Daneff. who before leaving Bull
garia was received by King Ferdinand
and while passing through Servia had
audiences with King Peter and Premier
Pachitch is believed to be the bearer
of proposals connected with the diff
Guilty in regard to Servia's desire for
an Adriatic port. He also is supposed
10 be empowered TO make special
agreement with Austria Hungary con-
ceining bulgarian interests and Rou-
.U3 j Il claims.
i local newspaper the Sonn Und
Ivnt. gh Ztitung. sums up the position
the Austro- Hungarian empire in the
Balkan question in the following four
,cIntS:
First. Assured and unrestricted ia
ilitIes for access TO the eastern mar
cts and free commercial transit to
aloniki.
Second. The integrity Of Albania.
Third. The protection of Austria
Fiuhgary's political interests by the
ereation of local relations with Servia
ana the exclusion of political antagon-
.sfn-
May Involve ALI Europe.
t.JNDOE. November 11-Europe is
her history. II may end in war in
which the whole OF Europe will be in
VOWED. or il may be remembered as a
week in which diplomacy succeeded in
solving problems that appeared insol-
ub.e to many.
The Bulgarian army is on the point of
entering Constantinople and this will be
resented by Russia At the same time
the Turkish capital is threatened with
massacre from within.
On the other side of the Balkan penin-
sula there is an acute conflict between
the aims of Austria II ungary and Servia.
which. II IL is not arranged. might start
general European outbreak
The most hopeful sign at the present
moment is the fact that moderating in
fuences are being brought to bear by
Germany. the close ally OF Austria Hun
gary. and by Bulgaria. the comrade in
arms % Servia. Both of these nations
arr exertiIs themselves TO avert con-
fict.
The AuStro-Hungarian minister at Bel
grade. who has just returned to his post
suggested that reasonable settlement
would be that Austria, in return for cor
responding privileges in the Balkan port:
and on the railroads leading to hem
should give Servia running privileges ovel
the line that is 10 be built to the port OF
DuraZzo and that the two countrie.
should together use the port as fres
port.
Jealousies Are Intense.
The existing jealousies are so intense
however. that Il Will take a lot of pres
sure to induce either Austria or Servia t,
recedt from it's demands. Austria, ii
fact takes 80 seriously the advance of /
Serv!an force toward the port of Durazz,
that she has dispatched a steamer ther,
To take of Austrian residents when tn,
Servian troops arrive.
Servia's friend. Russia. also is preparin.
for eventualities. Besides keeping hei
time-expred men in the army she /.
rnobizing her forces. AT Sebastopo
4 transports have been prepared TO con
vey Russian troops across the Black sea
and her arsenas and commissariat de
partments are working night and day.
As To tho actual fighting. very littl.
news i coming through. The port o
Ecdosto. on the Sea OF Marmora, which
the Turkish feet bombarded Sunday, il
reported from Vienna to have been re
captured by the Turks. This, however
lacks confirmation. The situation a
Adrianople continues something of rid
die. The Bulgarians claim to have alb
solutelN surrounded the city.
\ short cable dispatch, however. wa
received today from within the Turks
lines This had hnen sen. off Safurda,