Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-03
GREECE PROTESTED,

constantInople, Oct. 2.-Greece
protested today through her min.
lister here, against the detantlon
Of Greek vessels In Turkisl, waters
for the transport OF Ottoman
troops which step the .Turklsh
governments announced would 81
taken yesterday.
London. Oct. q. - The whole a.
the Balkan peninsula is being
rapidly transformed into an armed
camp. According to dispatches
from the capitals of the various states.
upward of a million men have been
ordered together to decide once for ali,
in trial by combat, the question OF
changing the conditions Of the IN.
inhabitants of the European provinces
of Turkey. The effort of demonstra-
tion OF the military forces OF the
Balkans is first to be tried. For this
purpose Bulgaria, Servia, Greece aud
Montenegro have ordered the mobili.
zation Of their entire available armies
and II this open threat does not secure
what they demand from the Ottoman
government the next few hours may
see further steps taken.
The four states OF the new Balkan
alliance are rapidly organizing to act
together In arms for the first time
against the common enemy-Turkey.
The Ottoman authorities are no less
from Vienna that Austria will find It
impossible, much longer to refrain
from taking military precautions In
order to keep the Servians from en-
croaching on territory which Austria
Hungary insists must remain part OF
Turkey and not become an adjunct OF
greater Servia.
The only bright prospect In the situ-
alton is that the Balkan states seem
inclined to give the great powers q
little more time In which to try to In
duce Turkey to introduce the reforms
demanded In Macedonia.
It is reported today that they intend
to send a collective note to Turkey ex-
planning the reasons for their action
in mobilizing their armies.
AS they necessarily must await a
reply to this note the ambassadors OF
the great powers in Constantinop1e
will be able to further impress the
porte with the advisability OF grant
ing their demands.
The porte must in the meantime.
however, deal with two notes, both Of
which are practically ultimatums. One
Of these is from Servia and demands
the release of Servian ammunition
which has been detained in transit
Turkey, while the other Is
from Greece and protests against tho
detention of Greek ships which Tur.
key has decided to hold up and utilize
for the transport of her troops.
The time for the reply to the Servia
note does not expire until tonight, SO
that even in this connection the am
bassadors Of the great powers have a
full day before them In which to press
upon the porte the advice OF their
foreign officers.
Turkey IL Prepared.
For the present. however, prepara-
tions are proceeding on all sides for
war. According to private telegram
received in London this morning the
of the Turkish armies In
Rumelia, which includes all the
troops In Macedonia, besides those In
or Asia minor. has already
been begun, SO that the Balkan king
doms have very little start OF her.
Turkey Is looking also to Rumania to
throw In her lot with the Ottoman
troops, in which case Bulgaria would
find herself sandwiched between two
foes and might be crushed.
It also Is conceivable, according to
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