The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-27

west, gives the Servians a foothoid
in the heart or Albania, will render a
junction comparatively easy between
them and the Greeks, advancing from
the southwark and, what is perhaps
worse than anything else, is a stun
ming blow to Turkish military pres
tige in still another large section OF
the country.
The Montenegrins were still shelling
Scutari at the latest accounts, and a
Constantinople dispatch admitted that
the Turkish authorities themselves
said they expected the town would
be evacuated, affecting to regard it
ascot no great Importance.
. Athens messages said the Greeks
were advancing this afternoon on
Monastier, big Turkish military cen
ter, commercially important, and
even better known than Adrianoplis
iIf Monastier is taken the road will be
opened to the still more 1mporranl
| town Of Salonika, a seaport, the cen
u s. l.
and the place of imprisonment, unless
he has recently been taken to Con
stantinople, of ex-Sultan Abdul
Hamid.
Against the Greeks, Servians ant
Montenegrins, the Turks have fought
as against the Bulgarians, bravely
though unsuccessfully. The various
successes the allies have won have
been attended by at least a score OF
battles Of considerable consequence
in which the losses in killed have ag
gregated, according to an admittedly
very rough estimate, to 5000 or 10,
000
Is a Fight For Territory.
LONDON, Oct. 2s.-"The Balxar
allies are fighting for. territory
there's no use in trying to obscure
the 'ssue."
Chedmo Miyatovitch, ex-Servian
minister in London and one of the
ablest and best known diplomats in
the Balkans, made this statement
here tonight.
in fact he continued, 'the Bal
kan rulers have already agreed ON q
division. The powers have known all
about it from the first They don't
really think they can prevent us from
profiting by the war No, We antici-
pate no trouble with Austria" /"
That the powers are aware the Bal
kan states plan a big territorial grab
was borne out by the furry In diplo-
matte circles at the same time ex-
Minister Miyatovitch was giving out
his interview. They evidently did not
feel as sure as he professed to be
however, that the division would be
attended by no trouble.
Indeed, the members of the dfplo
matte corps hardly tried to hide their
conviction that the division cannot
be effected without clash between
Austria and Russia This explained
the feverish anxiety they displayed to
persuade the Vienna and st. Peters
burg governments to Join compact
to settle the Balkan struggle without
further bloodshed. For If Austria and
Russia come to blows there is no tell
ing how many more powers will be
drawn into the conflict. The best
judges think none of the big ones can
keep out OF it,
Austria and Russia showed no dis,
position to join such a compact. how.
ever Neither did Germany The Aus
trians and Russians, it was said, told
the powers as it Is reported they told
Turkey earlier in the day, that they
prefer to reserve liberty Of &C,
ton"
Germany, it was understood, ex,
pressed the opinion that Intervention
at present would be "inopportune."
Germany's interests are closely
bound up with Austria's and. the con
census Of opinion is that the kaiser
will stand by his ally.
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