The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-17

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LOS ANGELES. Cal, Nov. 49,
Born in the same block, at the same
INTERNAL REGIONS
HARDLY EQUAL THIS
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1t was understood that IL Turkey &C. |
,epts the allies peace terms quickly, I
It is barely possible the Bulgarians
may refrain from entering Constnti-
nopie, which would remove one ele /
ment Of danger. Still the international
outlook was considered darker than
for week past and diplomats were
gravely uneasy.
Socialists viii Protest.
BRUSSELS, Nov. TO- Socialists
will hold mass meetings in all impor-
tant cities throughout Europe tomor-
row to protest against war among the
powers over their Balkan interests.
Kerr Hardie will preside at the Lon
don opera house and feature Of the
gathering will be the speeches b? dis
tinguished foreigners. the purpose be
ing to show that the socialists all over
the old world are united in their de-
termination to prevent a still greater
struggle than the present one.
Conflicting Statements.
VIENNA, Nov. IT, (Sunday. y
Lieutenant Wagner, who. has lost
much of his prestige by the discovery
that much of the exclusive" informa-
ton he has sent from the Bulgarian
front was incorrect, telegraphed to
/ the Reichspost las. night that fight
ing along the Chataija line has ceas-
ed, the Bulgarians being satisfied that
the Turkish force was too far disor-
ganized TO take advantage Of a cessa.
ton Of hostilities.
The correspondent OF Reuters Tele.
graph Company denied this, however,
asserting that the battle had been re-
sumed and was still in progress.
Russian Slap.
BUDAPEST, Nov. 16.-Russian rec
ognition Of the Greek occupation OF
Salonika was interpreted here tonight
as slap both at Bulgaria and Aus
tria.
1t ruffled Bulgarian susceptibilities,
| for the reason that Car Ferdinand
has claimed Salonika for himself or
insisted that, at any rate, the port be
iEinternationalized Austria had sug
gested it as port for Servia as an
alternative to one OF those on the
Adriatic which the Austrians want
for themselves, but naturally Servia
cannot have it and will continue clam
orous for the Adriatic outlet, if Sa-
lonika is to be kept by Greece.
!. The theory here was tina. the st
Petersburg government was more in.
4 terested in sowing the seeds of dis
1 senslon among the Balkan states
i than in affronting Austria.
4 Russia who dominates the Balkan
nations, 1t was argued, wants them tc
4 get as much territory in the near
east as possible, but prefers not tc
have them develop into a strong con
4 federation, lest it check Russia's owr
4 advance.
4 VIII Not Flight.
1 BERLIN, Nov. 16.-Slav and Czech
Headers among Austria's subjects were
LOUDLY proclaiming tonight that Meth
er of their nationalities will fight
against their brothers, the Servians
according to dispatches from severa
important cities in the dual monarchy
i At some places serious disorders
i developed which the police had diff
ficulty in handling. Many arrests
q were made at Prague, following the
anti-Austrian demonstration, which &C
companied today's departure of troops
for the Servian frontier.
| The Austrian government professed
no anxiety, but persons here who re
called the mutinies and wholesale
! assertions in the Czech regiments
/ when Austria offended Servia by grab
lbing Bosnia and Herzegovina three
years ago, thought the present threats
rather serious.
| Desperate Fighting.
| CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. Is. =
Turks and Bulgarians were fighting
desperately tonight at Chekmeje, or
1.-THE Sea OF Marmora, at the extreme
southern extremity OF the Chatalja
Iline of forts.
4 In their attempt to turn the Turk
Iish flank at this point the Bulgarians
Iunavoidably exposed themselves tc
the fire of the guns on the Turkish
warships off shore, which Immediately
began to pour shells into the attack
ing forces ranks
The cannonade could be heard In
1.-THE outskirts of Constantinople at 9
late hour, but details of the battle
were lacking.
Many arrests were made in the
city and along the fighting line to
night of suspected participants In 8