Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-28
Realization Of the Trend To-
ward Certain Conflict Has
Relieved Immediate Ten
sion in Europe.
AUSTRIA MAY NOT 5,' /.
PRESS HER CLAIMS
rs \,
IS S ought That She Will Act
on Asquith's Plan; Turkey
Would Like to Enter the
Balkan Confederation.
NUMBER AS

LOHuOI1, NOV. SJ.--lno TACT LNAL inc
European powers have at last realized
that they were drifting toward certain
conflict tends to relieve the imme.,
diatc tension of the International
political tangle into which the Balkan
situation has now developed.
The belief that Great Britain.
France and Germany will succeed IN
averting the threatened general
European war has strengthened with
in the last twenty-four hours.
It is now asserted that Austria
Hungary is prepared to agree TO the
questions concerning the future Of
Albania and the desire of Servia for
a port on the Adriatic sea being set
tied in connection with other issues by
tho Balkan war as was recently pro-
posed by Premier Asquith.
n this change OF the Austro- Hun-
garian attitude could be confirmed the
dangerous pressure at present existing
will be removed. Diplomats declare
that they see plenty Of methods Qf
meeting the requirements Of Sefvla
without seriously s inconyeniencin
Austria Hungary or burying the for.
mula of albania, for the Albaniansss
Even the occupation OF the port Of
Durazzo BY the Seryian troops Will not
necessarily cf1ange tho international
situation, as It Is long step from the
present occupation to permanent re-
tention OF the port by the SerYiAns.
which is a question that could be set.
tied only by an agreement Of the
European powers. 81
The French assertion that Aistriae
Hungary is urging the Ottoman gov
ernment to prolong the war II do.
scribed in a semi-official communities
ton issued in Vienna as "a malicious
injuring Austria Hungary In the eyer
of the Balkan peoples" Nj ....
The report Is circulating again In
Sofia that Turkey desires to enter the
Balkan confederation It 10 asserted
that she has already made certain ad-
vances In this direction In the way. Of
proposals to the allied Balkan states.
French Mobilization Mistake.
Nancy, France. Nov. 27.-A flutter
Of excitement was caused along the
Franco-G German frontier last evening
by the receipt of an order to mobilize
by reservists In the seven townshtps
comprising the district OF Arracout
Throughout the night the men hur-
ried through the street on the way -
the garrison towns Of Nancy and Lun-
neville, only to find 'on their arrival
at headquarters that an error In the
transmission OF a dispatch addressed
to the hrjgndier general In command
Of the district was responsible for the
cal. &,
As the resnlt OF an investigation
this morning tie }hrigadier general was
arrested by n1Mtary police in spite Of
his protest that the dispatch he had
received was explicit and formal ana
had ordered a general mobilization.
Adrlanop.c In Sore Straits.
Mustaphapa, Turkey, Nov 27. War.
famine, flood and anarchy afflict the
besieged Turkish fortress Of sAdr1a-
nople. according to reports brought
here by fugitives from that city.
These refugees who have manages
to escape through the lines OF invest
ment which are. drawn closer and
closer every day around the Turkish
stronghold, declare that many build
ipps in the vicinity of the Selim
Mosque are on Are. Other districts OF
the city are deeply undated with
waters Of the river Martha, Tunga
and Arda, which have ioverflowed their
banks.
The civilian population is declared
to be short OF food and among soma
class a state approaching anarchy
exists.
Germany prepares for War.
Berlin. Nov. 27.-Provision against
the possibility OF the outbreak OF war
has been made by the German gov
ernment, according to the socialist
newspaper Vorwaerts. a.
In discussing the new budget the
newspaper points out that the item.
$31,5Oo,O 900 entered for the general
finance administration. us really in4
tended to pay for the enormous re-
serves OF clothing and provisions for
man and beast which the army and
navy have accumulated against the
possible outbreak of war. This con-
clusion is derived from what is al
ready known of the current budget
The total Increase in army and navy
expenditures is therefore $45,750,000