Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-12
Though the End Of Balkan
War lis Apparently in
Sight, European Alliances
Seem to Differ Widely.
TURKISH OFFICIALS
NOT TO GIVE UP
Sultan's Army Leaders and
Ministers Declare Them
selves for Continuing
Warfare to the Last.

w OIL 4C%x - w C4AS ACkOVs
London, Nov. 9.-Though the enc
of the Balkan war apparently is II
sight, a greater danger than it threat
ened Europe today. The powers form
ing the triple alliance Germany
Austria-Hungary and italy, and those
composing the triple entente (France
Great Britain and Russia) are divided
into two distinct camps as to the
policy to be followed when peace be-
tween Turkey and the Balkan allies
has been brought about. Absolutely
ignoring the threat of Austria-H Hun
gary that she will not tolerate the
Servian occupation of Albania or OF
a port on the Adriatic sea, King
Peters armies continue their advance
through the country they were prac.
tically forbidden to enter.
! The advance of the Servians toward
the Adriatic coast can have only one
object-the seizure of more seaports.
Austria-Hungary is known to have
the support of Germany and Italy in
the stand she has taken. The attitude
of the powers composing the triple en-
tente is not yet so clear. Russian popu-
lar feeling, how ever, will force the
government to take the part of the
Slavic states and when Russia does SO
ally, France, and of her friend, Great
| Britain.
Americans to Go. -..y
Newport, r. l., Nov. 9.-Arrange-
ments were made today to send 800
petty officers and seamen from the
naval training station to Philadelphia
as part of the complement assigned to
the cruisers Tennessee and Montana
which have been ordered to Turkey.
The men will report at the Philadel-
phia navy yard tomorrow. Thirty
marine left from the Portsmouth navy
yard. .>'.. .e.s. D.
Death Before Surrender.
Paris, Nov. 9.-"Neither I nor the
sultan will ever abandon CONSTANT.
nople. My sovereign will await death
in his palace; in my Office" Thus
Kiamil Pasha, grand vizier of Turkey
addressed the ambassadors of the
powers. ,a
Kiamil Pasha informed the ambas-
sailors in Constantinople that he
would maintain order until the end,
according to a dispatch to the Matin,
today. If, however, the Turkish CAPT.
tai should be occupied by the invad-
ers, the grand vizier declares that he
could not be answerable for what the
evaporation of the populace might
lead to.Anything that might happen
then would be on the conscience Of
Europe, he said. 49,. ...-.
Noradunghian Pasha, Turkish min
lister for foreign affairs. is directing
affairs with singular tenacity and de-
votion in spite of his IS years. He
appears to be infusing new life into
the population of the Turkish capital.
For eleven days he has not left his
office He eats there and sleeps there,
throwing himself in the early hours
Of the morning upon a military bed
in order to snatch a few hours repose.
Maxim Pasha Objects. ~
General Mahoud Mukhtar Pasha
was sent by Nazim Pasha, the COM
mander-in-chie to notify the grand
vizier that the Turkish army would
not accept either mediation or inter
vention. According to a special dis
patch to the Journal from CONSTANT
NOBLE the commander-in-chlef declares
that il the government did not heel
the wishes of the army the soldiers
would come to Constantinople and
cannonade the offices to prevent the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the empire. .
The leaders Of the committee OF
union and progress also informed the
grand vizier that there would be a
terrible revolution unless the Turk
ish army continued to fight till the
last ditch. As a result of this and the
attitude of the army it Is understood
Kiamil Pasha decided to abandon the
idea of asking the powers to inter-
vene.
The officers who went into retire
ment from the Turkish army in 1909
for political reasons are now being
reinstated, according to a special dis
patch from Constantinople to the
Echo de Paris. They will do their ut
most to lick into shape the fresh
troops being dragged into Nazim
Pasha's army, which is being reor-
eanized behind the lines at Tchatalja
:, $4,000 Turks Surrender.
Athens, Nov 9.-The capitulation
of the Turkish fortress of Saloniki,
as we'll as Fort Karalburun, was sign
ed last night, according to an official
dispatch received by. King George of
Greece. Twenty-Five thousand Turkish
troops surrendered. ~,,, IT,.
Situation Precarious.
Paris, Nov. 9.-The European situa-
ton is considered in official circles,
here to be precarious. The French
cabinet met today at the palace of the
Elyse with President Falleries. Prem
Ter Poincare read to his colleagues
the latest dispatches received from the
French ambassador at st. Petersburg.
Vienna and other capitals, which led
to discussion lasting several hours.
i Nothing Of what occurred at the