Evening star., 1912-10-10
NATIONS HOLD BACK
Have Not Followed Example
of Montenegro.
STILL HOPE FOR PEACE
Greater Pressure Brought to Bear in
Balkan Capitals.
TURKS DEFEAT GREEK BAND
Many Albanian Villages Are II,
Flames, According to Dispatch
to Vienna.
STILL HOPE FOR PEACE
TURKS DEFEAT GREEK BAND

LONDON, October 1O.-Bulgaria. Servia
and Greece have not Yet followed the ex-
ample OF Montenegro i'm declaring war on
Turkey Until those three countries do
SO diplomatists refuse to give up the hope
or maintaining peace
IL Is now reported that greater pres
sure Is being brought To bear by the pow
ers In the Balkan capitals. but wide
spread uncertainty exists as to whether
the cabinets of the three states concerned
are really considering the representa-
tons made to them, or whether they are
delaying the negotiations i'm order to gain
time in which to complete the mobiliza-
ton of their armies.
This accounts for the small notice
that is taken by European foreign Offices
OF the pacific pronouncements made at
Sofia and Athens.
People Are Aroused.
While the delay is giving the ambassa-
dors ard foreign ministers more time to
make their influence felt In the right
quarters, it is only rousing the peoples
OF the countries directly interested to an
even greater clamor for war. This, too.
is spreading to Austria, where. it is
argued, the people are not likely TO sit
Santak OF Noyipazar.
No further news has reached here as
to the progress of the battle between
Turkish and Montenegrin troops at
PodgoritZa.
From dispatches reaching here from
Constantinople it would appear that the
reports OF fighting on the Bulgarian and
Servian frontiers are only exaggerated
accounts of frontier incidents which are
constantly occurring.
Drive Back Band of Greeks.
LONDON, October lo-Heayy losses
were inflicted by the Turkish troops on a
band OF Greeks numbering 1.oOO men
who today attacked a Turkish fronties
post near Dhisikata They were driven
back over the frontier. according to a news
agency dispatch from Saloniki.
Bulgarian Premier Hopeful.
SOFIA. Bulgaria. October 1O.-The Bull
gaSian premier and minister OF foreign
affairs. l.. E. Guchcff. declared today
that he did not despair of war being
| averted. The council of ministers held
yesterday. he said, had not reached any
decision. and the exchange OF views be-
tween the Bulgarian government and the
cabinets at Belgrade and Athens was con-
tinuing.
More Energetic Intervention.
CONSTANTINOPLE, October 1O.-More
energetic intervention by the powers in
order to prevent the outbreak of ilostili-
ties on the part of Bulgaria, Servia and
Greece and to bring about a cessation OF
the war with Montenegro are said to he
contemplated today.
Shots were reported to have been ex-
changed today between the Turkish and
Bulgarian troops occupying advanced
posts on the Turco- Bulgarian frontier at
Timrush and Klissura.
Villages in Flames.
VIENNA. October 1O.--Many Albanian
villages to the north Of the Boyana river
are in flames. according to a dispatch to
the Neue Freie Presse from Cattaro.
Many fugitives, including some wounded
men, have arrived at Scutari. Some peas
ants who fled to the frontier posts at
Szamesi were slain by Montenegrins.
Attack Turkish Position.
PODGORITZA. Montenegro. October
1O.-The Montenegrin army opened the
war against Turkey yesterday by attack
ing a strong Turkish position opposite
Podgoritza. Prince Peter the youngest
son of King Nicholas, fired the first shot
This was the signal for firing all along
the line. and an artillery duel ensued.
Within twenty-one minutes five Turkish
guns were silenced and the Turks re-
treated from their first position on Mount
PlaninitZa. BY noon the Turks had evacu-
ated the mountain.
Podgoritza is the headquarters of the
Montenegrin forces. and amid the entilu-
Siastic cheering of the people King Mich
oas, with Prince Mirko. his second son.
and staff. rode early to the mountains to