The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-05

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.l |
VIENNA, Nov. 5.--Trouble among
the Balkan allies was scented here to-
day from message forecasting the
proclamation of Ferdinand Of Bulgaria
as emperor of Balkan federation tol-
lowing the conquest OF Turkey.
That q federation OF the
Balkan states was contemplat-
ed at Sofia, Belgrade. Get
TIME and Athens has been known
here for some time but II has from
the first been regarded as unlikely to
be consummated because, from all
that could be learned, each state had
chosen It's own sovereign for the post
of supreme ruler.
King George OF Greece was the
first one mentioned-as president" OF
the alliance. 1t was undoubtedly by
Inspiration from Athens. The refer
ence to Ferdinand was looked on as
Pulgaria's response to the Greek feel
er. Belgrade and Cettinje were e1-
pected to be heard from next.
Three Austrian battleships, cruis-
er and two destroyers, left Pola today
for Turkish waters. The commander
was ordered to report to the Austrian
am 5assador in Constantinople for In
istructions.
Sultan is Powerless.
BERLIN, Nov. 5.lThe Turkish gov
ernment intimated to the German
foreign office today that If the Bulgar
| fans enter Constantinople 1t will be
! impossible to prevent an anti-chris'
tian uprising, 1t was stated on semi
/ official authority here. The sultan
! therefore renewed his appeal to the
kaiser to use his influence with the
Balkan allies to agree to an armis
tice.
Germany Is the one power which
has not frowned on Turkeys efforts
! to make a cessation in hostilities pre-
cede an offer of concessions to the
allies. The fatherland alone can &C
complish nothing, however, SO there
/ was no prospect that the latest ap
peal from Constantinople will have
any better result than the earlier one
The sultan's virtual admission thai
he cannot control his enraged Moham
medan subjects was considered ex
ltremely ominious. The powers were
all rushing warships to Turkish wat
i ers today to protect foreigners, bu
there are many who will be un
able to reach the ports where the
fighting craft will anchor.
i AS one of the largest cities in Eu
rope the gravest concern rs, OF course
felt for Constantinople Foreigner
there may insure their safety b!
Il going on board the warships, but /
will be impossible SO to protect th'
entire christian population which
runs into the hundreds of thousands
The embassies and consulates ther'
were all under heavy guard today, i
was stated In dispatches from tn
Turkish capital, as were the large
foreign business establishments. Mos
shops have been closed and barricac
/, ed in anticipation OF an outbreak Q
: looting if not of wholesale murder
Inc CuTlbIldHS WelC SCn C' IL Is IL tlAN.
| houses, it was stated in momentar
: expectation Of hearing the Mohammt
: dan mob crying for their extermin;
3 tion
Hostile throngs have actually mad
several attempts to get from the n;
tive quarter, Stamboul, into the TO
eign sections. Galata and Pera, bl
5 the police have foiled all of them b
throwing open the draw in the bridg
across the Golden Horn, which sep
rates the native and foreign district
Foreigners have been warned to kee
out of Stamboul and even of the loca
I tiles in Galata and Pera where M
. hammedans predominate.
Among orthodox Mohammedans,
was said, strong sentiment was d
r yeloping in favor OF the restoratic
It of ex-Sultan Abdul Hamid, to who
J. deposition the masses attribute TIL
IL keys present misfortunes. Flatterir
it as this may be to him it is sour
T. of great danger to him, it was q
r serted. since his guards are unde
: stood to have received orders to k
him rather than permit him to