The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-13
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for many misunderstanding concern
ing developments in the war.
Panic on Stock Exchanges.
BERLIN, Oct. 13 Sunday. -Inspir
ed by the government and financia
interests, Germany's semi-offlcial pres
today will publish articles which it Il
foped will prevent renewal Monda,
of yesterdays panics on Teutonit
bourses.
That they will succeed, however, l:
generally doubted. This conviction
that Austro-Russian complications
will develop from the Balkan situation
is growing and an alarming message
was received by the Hirsh bureau last
night to the effect that the car has
extended the Russian mobilization to
four more provinces.
10000 Greeks.
ATHENS, Oct. 13 Sunday The
Greek mobilization had exceeded the
military authorities most sanguine
hopes tonight. On the frontier 1885,
600 troops were concentrated and by
Monday 10000 more will join them.
Crown Prince Constantine took COM
mand of the army in Thessaly today.
Russia and Austria.
VIENNA, Oct. IS Sunday Ar
rangements are being made for con-
ference between Emperor Francis
Joseph and the car of Russia. Though
1t is assumed the two rulers will at
tempt to reach Russo-Austrian agree
ment, the fact that such meeting is
considered necessary is regarded as
an ominous sign.
Consuls Ready to Leave.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 1.-THE
Greek consul here turned his archives
over to the French ambassador to-
night; the Servia ambassador to the
Russian The transfer is naturally
interpreted as preliminary to break
in Turko-Greek and Turko- Servian re-
lations.
Austria Preparing.
BERLIN, Oct. 12.--That Austria is
preparing for immediate military in
PREVENTION in the Balkans was consid-
cred here tonight almost certainty.
An occupation of the Sanjak Of Nov
ibazar was looked for as its first
move.
To conceal its plans the government
had forbidden the newspapers within
its jurisdiction, to publish anything
concerning the movements of the
army.
Aviation Squad.
PARIS, Oct. -Four French avia-
tors left here today en- route to Con-
stantinople, where they will take
charge of the aviation division of the
Turkish war department. They were
engaged at salary of $4,000 for fou,
months.
Gloomy View.
PARIS, Oct 12.-Diplomats here
took the gloomiest view tonight OF
the Balkan situation Conferences
between foreign officials and foreign
representatives were in progress most
of the day, but without effect. News
of the king of England's protracteu
conference today with Premier AS
quith and Under-Secretary Nicholson
of the British foreign office was re
garded as an additionally ominious
indication, as was tonight's meeting
of the Turkish, Russian and French
ambassadors at the London foreign
office.
Austrian protestations that no mo-
bilization is planned was looked on
as merely to allay stock market ex.
element, especially in view of the
fact that partial mobilization was
known to be in progress. 1t was
deemed certain that Austrian troops
will occupy the sanjak OF Novibazar
the moment Servia, which is especial
ly suspected of designs on that part
of the sultans territories, invades It.
The reported failure Of Turko-Ital-
ian peace negotiations and the Itar
ian threat to attempt the passage OF
the Dardanelles, the beginning of
naval operations in the Aegean Sea,
and descent on the coast OF Euro
pean Turkey were further causes for
anxiety. italy, it was reported, would
act at c1ce unless Turkey closed a
treaty by tonight. The effect OF this
menace was not known here up to a
late hour but so far as could be learn
ed no settlement had been reached
Reports that Roumania is mobfliz
ing were unconfirmed but rumors
have been current that the Bucharest
government was considering aiding
the sultan by blow at Bulgaria have
been current since the present strain
in the Balkans began
Bulgarla's Reply.
SOFIA, Oct Sunday Bull
garia's reply will be presented today
to the Austro-Russian note urging