Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-20

PROCHASkA A F F A IR
Servia Insists on Adriatic Outlet
Defiance of Austria Manifest at
Belgrade. :.

Berlin. Nov. 22.-According to the
Tageblatt, Austria sent an ul.imatun
to Servia today. \ message from
Vienna quoted the Reichpost as say
ing in effect that the two countries
are on the eve Of a war.
Vienna, Nov. 20.--Servian weaken
ed today under Austrian pressure and
allowed a courier from the Vienna for
eign office to start for Prizrcnd to IN
terview Consul Prochaska.
The Prochaska incident grew out Of
the consu's attempt to shelter
number of native women and children
in his house when the Servian troops
captur. the Albanian town. Accord
Ing to Servian accounts he fired on
the soldiers when they approached.
Austria's information was that the
Servan's broke into his residence,
bayonetcd him, looted the house and
butchered the refugees there.
Whatever the reason was, Pro-
chaSka ceased abruptly to communl-
cate with headquarters, following Prlz
rend's fall. The foreign office dis
patched a courier to investigate but
the Servians stopped him at Belgrade.
Austria was to nave delivered an ul-
timatum to the Belgrade government
before night if it had not yielded.
Paris, Nov. 20-Servia's surren-
der to Austria's demands for an in
vestigation of reports that consul
Prochaska Of Austria was ill-treated-
when the Servians captured Priezrend
in Albania, has not removed the dam
ger of the the Austro-Servian clash,
according to information today from
Vienna.
To begin with it was pointed out
that Prochaska charges may prove
true, in which case, the situation will
be serious. If not. there are stories
Of attacks on other Austrian consuls
to be looked into.
Aside from this, Servia persisted in
its claim to an Adriatic outlet. The
Vienna government was said to be
preparing today request for def
mite statement from Belgrade on this
subject, if it gets none or unsatisfac-
tory one, an Austrian military demon
stration will follow.
There are signs today Of trouble
among the allies when they come to
divide the Turkish territory they have
taken.
At Salonika, it has ben learned, the
Greeks and Bulgarians came close
to an actual fight for possession OF
the town They finally compromised
on joint occupation but the title
remains to be settled.
Bulgaria thinks it should have Mon
astir because it is situated IN district
where Bugarians are numerous. The
Greeks want it on the ground that
their nationality is largely repre-
sented in the population Of the town
itself. The Sarvians say they captur-
ed it and are going to keep it.
Other differences Of opinion are
thought likely to develop before the
partition of the country is completed.
Belgrade, Nov 20.-lf Austria
tries to prevent Servia forcibly from
securing the Adriatic "window' which
the Servians consider they have won
honestly from the Turks, if will not
only have trouble first with Servla
and then with Russia, but she will
provoke a revolt in her own provinces
where CZhecs, Servians and other
Slavs predominant, it was stated here
today by men who have been investl-
eating the situation.
Indeed. in any event, they said, 1t
will not be long before the Austrian
provinces Of Dalmatia. Bosnia, Herze-
govina, Crotia, and Slavonia will be
wanting to throw off Austrian author
ity and join the rejuvenated Selvlan
kingdom, or empire, as its people are
now beginning to call it.
The Balkan States successes, 1t was
added, have also reawakened the old
desire for independence among the
Poles in Austria, Germany and Rus
sia. ~