Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-24

coast. Just as Austria will have 1t,
to all interests and purposes If AL
banian independence is established.
Russia will have 1t, to all intents and
purposes, through its influence over
Servia, If Servia gets its Adriatic
window"
Russias Declaration to Follow.
The moment Austria declares hos
tilities against Servia, Russia conse-
quently, is expected to declare hostil-
tiles against Austria. How many men
Russia has under arms was not known
here, except perhaps to few men In
the highest official positions. The ear
has been mobilizing, however. Thai
much was certain. Also it was certain
that there was a heavy movement
| toward the Austrian frontier, just as
| the Austrian troops were moving
toward the frontier of Russia.
| Rumors were current that Austria
], had demanded of Russia what this
movement meant and that Russia had
replied sarcastically that it had to du
only with Russia's own internal af-
fairs. The rumors were not confirmed
They were not regarded as of much
| significance, at any rate, every one
knew what the movements mena. Italy
was said to be mobilizing a naval force
and Germany was known to be mo-
bilizing a big military force to support
Austria, their ally in case of need. Eng
land, Russia's ally. had its navy In
| fighting trim some time ago. France
a friend of both Russia and England
has no very direct interest in the
Balkan situation, but was recognized
as bound to help Russia and England
| IL the need arose.
All this time semi Official state
ments were issuing from the Austrian
Russian. Germany, Italian, English ant
French foreign offices to the effect thai
| the chancellories viewed the outlooi
with composure," the powers were ir
complete agreement, and there woult
| be no war;
The question of war or peace, how.
ever, was regarded by the best judge.
tonight as depending on the turn Of 6
coin. If Servia yields and the win.
dow" stays shut, there will be peace
II 1t defies Austria there will be war
Would Servia yield? The chancellorie.
didn't know.
Talk Peace and Fight.
While the power prepared for wal
and talked peace, the Balkan allies anG
Turkey talked peace and fought.
While the Turkish fleet in the Sc,
of Marmora kept the Bulgarians back
a big Turkish force landed at th
southern extremity of the Tchatalj,
line of forts. Laneed, they rushed th'
Bulgarians with terrific fury. TIL,
Bulgarians fought desperately for al
hour and then fell back, leaving tn
field covered with dead and wounded.
There was fighting, more or less, ant
costly at long range all along the lin'
of the Tchatalja Notifications.
Starving and determined to TAX
food from the enemy, the Turkish de
tenders Of Adrianople sailed out yes
terday, fought for half day an,
we're driven back inside their defenses
beaten. There they continue to figh
and starve.
1 The Turks maintained that the chol
era epidemic at the rear of tn
Tchatalja fortifications was subsidins
Foreign observers said they could se
no signs of an Improvement. The Bull
garians, in new line of positions
several miles back OF the ones they ha
previously captured along the Tchatalj,
front, were believed really to b
stamping out the disease by virtue o
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