Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-10-09
PASSPORTS ARE EXCHANGED
Representatives Of Two Nations
Start for Their Homes.
BATTLE Is RAGING ON FRONTIER
Turkish Troops Attacked and Fierce
Fight in Progress.
LONDON TAKES NEWS CALMLY
Probable Defeat Of the Peace Plans
Brings Little Excitement to
the Stock Markets of
the World.

SA AAA>SAS, NAoHIcnSeios oCt o--Iuo1'
tenegro formally declared war on Turkey
this morning. The declaration OF wal
was delivered to the porte by the Mon.
tenegrin charge d'affaires early today.
Nine battalions of Turkish troops
which were proceeding from Scutali to
Tusi, along the Montenegrin frontier
were attacked late yesterday by q de-
tachment OF Malissori tribesmen.
The fighting began just outside Tusi
and continued all night with vigor. The
rbattle was still in progress this morning
M. Plamentaz, the Montenegrin charge
daffaires at Constantinople, has been
ordered to leave there today. The Turk
ish charge daffairs here has been handed
hts passports by the Montenegrin govern.
ment.
Gross Turkish Frontier.
BELGRADE, Servia. oct.s S.--Reports
reached here today that Montenegrin
troops had crossed the Turkish frontier.
The Servian Parliament today voted ar
extra credit Of sS.soOoOO for military pur-
making large donations to the funds
being raised for the assistance of poor
families whose bread winners have been
called upon for military service.
Three hundred beds with seven doc
tors and forty-five nurses sent by the
Russian Red Cross society arrived to-
day.
Powers Expected to Act.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. S.-The Austrian
and Russian ministers at noon today
made joint representations to the Bull
garian government on behalf Of the
powers.
They informed the Bulgarian govern
ment that the powers strongly disap-
proved of the warlike attitude Of the
Balkan states and urged upon them a
prompt cessation Of the military concen-
tratiok. They advised the government
to leave to the cabinets OF the great
powers the task OF assuming Macedonian
reforms.
Premier Pachitch. speaking at the con-
clusion Of debate in the Servian Pariia-
ment, declared that the treatment of the
Servians in Macedonia had gone from
bad to worse and that the Balkan states
could no longer endure the suffering Of
their brethren across the border. He
insisted that the Ottoman government
should be compelled to carry out re-
forms in the provinces Of Turkey in
Europe.
Battle Rages All Nirift.
LONDON, Oct. s--A news agency dis
patch from Cettinje this morning says
that war has been declared by Mon
teneSro on Turkey.
The declaration Of war, the dispatch
continues. was delivered to the Otto
man government by the Montenegrin
charge de'affaires at Constantinople.
Heavy fighting is said to be already
In progress between the Montenegrins
and the Turkish troops along the from
tier. A brigade of nine battalions of
Turkish infantry proceeding from Scut-
tari to Tusi on the Montenegrin frontier,
was attacked last evening by large
force Of Malissori tribesmen just before
reaching Tusi. The battle continued
throughout the night and fighting, ac-
cording to the dispatch is still proceed
Ing this morning
Passports Handed Over.
Ne confirmation Of the dispatch has
yet been received by the foreign lega-
tions here, or by the British foreign
office. The many special newspaper
correspondents in the Balkans also are
silent.
A further dispatch from the same
source says the Montenegrin government
Instructed its representative at Constan-
tinople to break off all diplomatic rela-
tions with Turkey today and leave Con-
stantinople Immediately. The Montene-
grin government at the same time Is
said to have handed his passports to
the Ottoman charge d'affaires at Get
TIME.
The stock exchange regarded the dec
iaration Of war by Montenegro with
calmness and prices changed very little
The market appeared inclined to await
the report Of the action taken by the
powers.
consols did not change. but American
stocks were from X to Y below parity
May Block Peace Plans.
LONDON, Oct. S.--The declaration OF
war on Turkey reported from Cettin1e
to have been made today by the little
kingdom Of Montenegro, forestalled the
action Of the European powers in favor
OF peace by only a few hours.
The ambassadors at Constantinople and
the ministers at the capitals Of Bulgaria.
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