The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-09
Army of 1000 AIbanians
Crosses Into Balkan State.
BULGARIANS ON THE MOVE
King Ferdinand Has Declared
War Against Turkey.
The Powers Make Representa-
tiOns In Interest of Peace.

London. oct. "a Montenegro
force which crossed the Turkish bor-
der has been annihilated, according
to a dispatch from Constantinople,
which declares 1000 Albanian troops
have invaded Montenegro. A Bull
garian army has started for Mus
tapha Pasha to force the road to
Adrianople, where the Turks are
concentrated in great strength.
Skirmishes have occurred on the
Servian and Bulgarian frontiers
If Servia and Bulgaria have not
already declared war on Turkey, as
reported from Paris it is believed
everywhere that they are on the point
of joining their modified armies to
that of Montenegro, whose troops are
said to be generally engaged with the
Turks along the frontier.
Should the Balkan natives decide to
appeal to arms, half a million soldiers
of the Balkan states who have been
concentrating for the past week VIII
ready to oppose the Turkish army.
Tie numbers of the Ottoman troops
in European Turkey have been vari-
ously estimated and are understood
to total several hundred thousand.
1t is generally recognized that the
Intervention of the European ambas-
sadors at the porte cannot now have
any effect.
Greece seems for the present to be
last protest to the powers against the
seizure by the Ottoman government
of Greek vessels in Turkish waters
Paris, Oct "a strong rumor was
current here this morning that Bull
garia had declared war on Turkey,
but neither the Ottoman embassy nor
the Bulgarian legation has received
any confirmation.
The archives of the Bulgarian lega-
ton in Constantinople have been
handed over to the care of the Rus
sian embassy there, according to
news dispatch. The declaration of war
by Bulgaria is believed by the same
correspondent to be imminent.
Fighting Continues.
Sa1oniki, Oct. 9.--Serious fighting
continues between the Turkish and
Montenegrin frontier.
Essad Pasha. the Turkish com
mander of the force marching to the
relief of Scutari, has passed the river
Boyaha without encountering opposi-
ton. The Albanians in the frontier
district have promised to restrain the
Montenegrin troops with help from
the Turkish troops.
saws 1t was Not Fair.
CanstantinopIe. Oct. 9.-The Turkish
government awaits events with calm
assurance according to Noraduncghian
Effendi. the Ottoman foreign minister.
In an interview given TO the Associated
Iol ess today he said:
I'VE face the future with perfect con-
fGence. I should like to point out, how
ever that the declaration of war by
Montenegrins was made contrary to the
practice adopted by all civilized states.
1. went against the stipulation Of the
Hague convention of whi31 Montenegro
was a signatory. In the first place no
attempt was made to geek the good
Offices of a third party IN order to find
q means of avoiding a conflict.
Secondly, the declaration Of war di1
not set forth any real cause for war.
'Thfrdly,- Montenegro opened hos
tilities without granting the usual
preliminary delay and actually before
the declaration of war was presented
tc the porte"