Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-09

the whole situation and tend to frus-
trate the efforts of diplomacy.
1t is thought likely that the other
Balkan states may decide to follow
the lead of Montenegro and throw
their armies into Turkey to fight on
behalf of those of their kinsmen and
fellow Christians, who, they declare.
have suffered so much from Turkish
oppression.
The situation of the Christians in
Albania and Macedonia and the de-
mand for the Balkan states that those
provinces should be granted autono-
nous government as the main causes
of the crisis. 1t was in an effort to
force a settlement of these questions
that Bulgaria, Servia, Greece and
Montenegro ordered the mobilization
of their armies. This led the Otto
man government to call up some
hundreds of thousands of its reserves
and these, it is believed, have been
concentrating rapidly at strategic
points along the frontier. At the
same time the Balkan armies have
been gathering on the other side ana
it is calculated that something near
a million men are face to face. Ex
actly how the situation stands in Tur-
key is not known, as kilograms from
that country are subject to a strict
censorship and great delay.
Dispatches from Constantinople re-
ceived here, during the night, say that
| military patrols are requisitioning all
| the horses. Military authorities too.
| had placed troops on board a large
number of Greek vessels, which they
| had seized in Turkish water and 1t
is understood these are to be used for
| the transport of troops.
| London, Oct. S.-A news agency
| despatch from Cettinje, today, says
| that war has been declared by Mon
| tenegro on Turkey.
The declaration of war, the despatch
confines, was delivered to the Ottoman
government by the Montenegrin
charge d'affaires at Constantinople.
Heavy fighting is said to be already
| in progress between the Montene-
| grins and Turkish troops along the
| frontier. A brigade of nine battalions
| of Turkish infantry proceeding from
| Scutari to Tusi on the Montenegrin
| frontier was attacked, last evening.
| by large force of Malissori tribes
| men just before reaching Tusi.
The battle continued throughout the
| night and fighting. according to the
dispatch, is still preceding, this morn
| ing.
No confirmation of the news agency
dispatch from Cettinje has yet been
received by the foreign legations here
| nor by the British foreign office. The
cnania1 tSnrrpqnnn6-
| ents in the Balkans are also silent.
Further dispatches from the same
source say the Montenegro govern
| ment instructed its representative at
Constantinople to break off all diplo-
| matte relations with Turkey, today,
and to leave Constantinople imme-
diately.
The Montenegrin government at the
same time is said to have handed his
passports to the Ottoman charge
de-affaires at Cettinje.
Sofia Bulgaria Oct. S.-The Aus
tran and Russian ministers inform
| ed the Bulgarian government that the
| Powers strongly disapproYed of the
war-like attitude of the Balkan states
| and urged upon them a prompt cessa-
| ton of the military concentration.
| They advised the government to leave
| to the cabinets of the great PAYERS
| the task of assuring Macedonian re-
| forms.
Constantinope, Oct. s-Turkish
| troops have been placed on board all
| the Greek vessels in Turkish waters.
which have been seized by the Otto
man government
the masters of the vessels to land the
| crews.
The Greek legation here has ordered
KING NICHOLAS OFF TO WAR.
Monarch of Montenegro Leaves For
Army HEADQUARTERS.