The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-31
TODAYs NEWS FROM The BALKANS
Maddened Mohammedans Will Massacre Every
Christ an They Can Find if War
Goes Against Them.
Massacre Of Foreigners.


vBRANJE. servia, Dot. 31.--Reports
that general massacre of foreigners
In Turkey Is Imminent were accepted
as true here today Captive Turkish
officers state that, II Turkish reverses
continue, nothing can prevent a
slaughter by the maddened Mohamme-
dams of every christian in the coun-
try, no matter of what nationality
The Servian, Bulgarian and Greek
inhabitants of villages in Turkish ter
ritory are already being butchered
Wholesale, 1t WAS asserted The pro-
gram, Servian officers charged. is to
surround their victims' houses, set the
buildings on fire and either burn their
occupants alive or shoot and cut them
down as they rush out. IN their ad-
vance, 1t Is declared the allies have
found dozens OF smoking hamlets.
Turks In Retreat.
SOFIA, Oct. 31.-The Turks have
been completely routed at Lule Bur
gas, according to an official announce
ment Issued here today. They are
fleeing, the statement asserted, with
Bulgarian cavalry In pursuit. The
war Office here estimates the number
of fleeing Turks at 100000.
300 Were Killed.
CETTINJE, Oct. 31.-The Monte
negrins lost 800 in an unsuccessful at
tempt to rush the Tarabosch fortifi-
cations last night. according to dis
patch received from the front today.
Greedy For Territory.
VIENNA, Oct. 3d-Austria is nego-
tiating directly with Servia concern
ing division Of the Turkish territory
for which both countries are greedy,
according to reports current In diplo-
matte circles here today.
The Vienna government Is not 30
jealous of Bulgaria, Montenegro or
Greece as of Servia because the three
countries first named are not 80 anxi-
Gus for territorial acquisitions In To-
calities which Austria considers its
own special sphere of influence. Aus
tria and Servia, however, want prac-
| tically the same districts.
The latest reports conflict with
earlier rumors to the effect that Rus
! sia has represented the Balkan gov
ernments in negotiations with Aus
tria. 1t is possible, however. that a
separate RussoAustrian agreement
has been reached. 1t was again rum
ored today that the powers are arrang
| ing a general conference concerning
Balkan affairs to be held shortly in
! Paris.
Enormous Loss of Life.
LONDON, Oct. 31.-Fighting be-
! tween the Turks and Bulgarians was
still in progress at the time the latest
messages received here today were
dispatched from Constantinople and
Sofia.
From a mass of almost hopeless
conflicting reports. military experts
here surmised that the Turks have
! had the better of the engagement thus
| far toward the eastern extremity OF
| a battle front nearly 100 miles long
and that at the western extremity the
Bulgarians have been meeting with
successes and against the Ottoman
troops.
Enormous loss of life was reported
on both sides.
i Roumanla Gets Nothing.
4 BELGRADE, Oct. 31.-Strong re-
sentiment was displayed in govern
ment circles here today over reports
that Austsa and Russia have commits
stoned Roumania to veto what may
be considered excessive demands by
the Balkan allies for territorial acqui-
sitions in the event of victory over
: Turkey. Officialdom's anger was fur
J ther inflamed by additional reports
: that, in return for its good ofTices in
| this matter. the Roumanians are to
receive a share of whatever territory
the allies may extort from the Turks
Roumania not only kept out of the
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