Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-02
Four States Allied for
First Time Against
Turk, y.
PORTE EXPECT I'D FROM
ROUMANIA A. \ ALBANIA
Great Powers r 4r to Be
Drawn Into Sect ng War
Cauidron.

i'"io Vi TIE various Ste upwards
of million men have 9rdered
TO gather TO decide. once in a
trial by combat the quest hang.
ing the conditions of the ans
of the European province ..kev
The effect Of demonst # fna
military forces of the Bf ,t.s
is first to be tried For ora
Bulgaria, Servia Greece ~ on.
eero nave ordered the mo-, Ion ~
their entire available armies. I'd II
TINS open threat does not seer Al
they demand from the tito ~,
ernment the next few hour ,ea
further steps taken
-Four States United for Fir
The four states of the NJ kan
alliance are rapidly organi aSt
together in arms for the firna
against the common enem turkevs
The Ottoman authorities 4 no less
busy, while 1t is seen from dispatches
from Vienna that Austria will find Il
impossible much longer tc' refrain
from taking military precautions In
order to keep the Servians from en-
croaching on territory which Austria
Hungary insists must remain nart of
| Turkey. and not become , adjuncs
of Greater Servia.
! The slightest untoward incident n.il.
start a general confiagration. accord.
ing to the prevailing opinion in dipio.
matte circles here and the great
powers might easily be drawn fnta
this.
Fighting Is Remarked
From some of the European can
itals reportE have reached here ti,nf
men have already crossed the iron.
tiers and begun fighting, but thess
entirely lack confirmation
| 1t is likely that the reports ara
based on some of those clashes be-
tween frontier guards which have
been a daily occurrence in recen.
months
! The only bright prospect in the sit-
uation is that the Balkan States seem
inclined to give the great powers 4
| little more time in which to try to in
duce Turkey TO introduce the reforms
demanded in Macedonia.
| 1t is reported today that they in
| tend to send collective note to Tur-
action in mobilizing their armies Az
they necessarily must await reply
| to this note the ambassadors of tha
great powers in Constantinopie will
1 be able further to impress the Porte
with the advisability of granting
their demands
| Porte Faces Two Uitimatums.
The Porte must in the meantirne
however, deal with two notes, both a
which are practically ultimatums.
i'One of these is from Servia and de-
mands the release of Servian ammu-
milton which has been detained in
transit through Turkey. while the
other is from Greece and protests
| against the detention of Greek ship
ping which Turkey has decided 10
hold up and utilize for the transport
of her troops.
| The time for the reply to the Ser
Wan note does not expire until te-
night. so that even in this connection
the amba assadors of the great powers
have a full day before them in which
to press upon the Porte the advice OF
their respective foreign offices.
For the present, however, prepara =
tlons are proceeding on all sides for
war. According TO private telegram
received in London this morning, ths
mobilization of the Turkish armies
In Rumelia, which includes all tho
troops in Macedonia, besides those in
| Anatolia or Asia Minor, has already
begun, so that the Balkan kingdoms
have very little start of her.
Turkey is looking also to Roumani1
N throw in her lot with the Ottoman
troops. in which case Bulgaria would
find herself sandwiched between two
formidable foes and might be crushed
! 1t is also conceivable, according to
opinions expressed in well-informed
quarters here, that the Albanians, for-
| getting their grievances against the
Ottoman empire. might assist the
troops against which they have been
SO recently fighting.
Turks Are Optimistic.
With their army in a high state OF
efficiency and with the assistance o.
the Roumanians and the Albanians.
prominent Turks believe they could
defeat all their opponents in detail or
hold them off until they are worn ouc
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The smaller states. however, havei
been long preparing for the PRESENT.
moment, and have, it is said, plans bsi
means of which they are confiden4
they could more than hold their own{.
They have certainly staked their alN,
on the venture, for. it is pointed out.1
even the mobilization of their armieas
| is very heavy drain on countriea{
with such small resources. As for
Greece, the detention of her shipH lEf
by Turkey means. it is argued. alif f.
bankruptcy.
The Stock E,I. I.snange here agank
marked down Speculative stocks 81
the opening G&ESy from fear of fuEEI
ther unfavoftS5le news, but the ~
sence of an actual outbreak Of his 3
tilities soon created a better feeling.s
BELGRADE, Oct. 2.--Prince George:
whose notorious conduct deprived him
of the succession to the throne. un~
expeotedly arrived in the capital ias<
night ---...-.