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AUSTRIA URGES
SERV|A TO YIELD
MINISTER IMPoRyUNEs RIVAL
NATION TO ABANDON AMel-
TiONs ON ApRIArIc.
WILL NOT GIVE ANSWER.
Premier Of Allied State Refuses b
Give Definite Answer-Nsws 10
Sparse Regarding Battle Of
Tehataija Now Raging.

Belgrade, Nov. 1.-THE newspaper
Pravda says that the Austria.Hungs
rian minister called on Premier
Pachitch and proposed that Servia
should give guarantees that Austro-
Hungarian industry and commerce
would receive preferential treatment:
that Servia should not touch Albania
4 and should not insist upon an outlet
to the Adriatic, but be satisfied with
an out let to the Aegean sea.
Minister insistent.
The minister personally advised the
premier to do his utmost to induce the
6ervian government to accept these
conditions, which he declared, would
do much to improve future relations
between the two countries. Premier
Pachitch replied that he could not
give an answer until he had conferred
with the other ministers. He had re-
( ferred the matter to King Peter and
the governments of the other allied
states and requested the Austro- Hun.
garian minister to use his good Offices
to induce his government to waive its
demands which would be the best way
tor Austria-Hungary to display friend.
ship. otherwise Ill feeling on the part
Of servia toward Austria Hungary
would increase to the detriment Of
both countries.
NJ No News Of Battle.
London.-There was no news either
from Sofia or Constantinople ~ to how
the great battle at Tchatalja is going.
The silence may imply that the Turks
are making better defense than had
been expected. On the other hand
It is rumored that Turkey Is asking
Bulgaria to arrange an armistice.
Field Operations Slow.
In the other fields of war operations
tie progress Of the allies is slow. The
Eeryians and Greeks have not yet
reached Monastic, where, 1t is re-
ported, Ali Ria Pasha, the Ex-Turk-
lsh minister Of war, has $4,000 troops
prepared to offer a vigorous resist.
ance.
The Montenegrins have suffered q
setback in their prolonged efforts to
capture scutari, largely owing to the
detection of the Malissori tribes, who
demand guarantees of Albanian indie
pendence. the Greek advance In the
direction Of Janina also appears to be
retarded. 1t Is probable that weather
conditions have much to do with the
slow progress.
$1,000 Greek Troops Ready.
Belgrade.-The Greek general Sou.
70 has arrived at Uskup and been re.
ceived by King Peter. He said that
there were $4,000 Greek troops before
balcniki and that they probably would
be divided to assist the Bulgarians ut
Fchatalja and the Servians ut Monas.
nr.
Hold False Economy to Blame.
Washington.-The secret Of the al
most complete failure of the supposed
" invincible Turkish army 10 not far
10 seek in the opinion of the officers
Of Inc general staff of the United
States army who are studying the
question from every angle. False
economy and poor administration are
ssid to tell the story.
Some Of the officers are in q pecu.
uar,y favorable position to reason to
. sound conclusion as to the causes
ter what is happening, having served
II recent years either as military
attaches or az observers attendant up
Dn great military maneuvers held in
The very country which now forms
Tie seat of war.