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MONTENEGRO AND
TURKS AT WAR
DRIpApE OF OTTOMAN INFANTRY
10 ATTACKED ~ FORCE or
TRieEsMEN ON FRONTIER.
BLOCK MOVE OF POWERS
Other Balkan States Are Likely -
Send Armies Against
orlentals immedl.
atsly.

Paris, Oct. 9-The decision Of Bull
garia and Servia relative to combin.
Ing their forces without delay for i'm.
mediate action against Turkey is ex'
pected, according to . special dispatch
from Sofia.
The Montenegro charge daffaires
has asked for his passports from the
Turkish government. 1t 10 understood
that the charge addressed q note to
the porte pointing out that the from
tier incidents are not such ~ can b
arranged Immediately. It 10 rumored
that hostilities have broken out.
London.-A news agency dispatch
from Cettinje says that war has been
declared by Montenegro on Turkey.
The declaration Of war, the dispatch
continues, was delivered to the Otto
man government by the Montenegrin
charge d'affaires at Constantinople.
Heavy fighting is said to be already
In progress between the Montenegrins
and the Turkish troops along the from
tier. A brigade Of nine battalions Of
Turkish infantry proceeding from
Scutari to Tusi on the Montenegro
frontier was attacked by a large force
of Malissori tribesmen just before
reaching Tusi. The battle continued
throughout the night and fighting, ac.
cording to the dispatch. Is still pro.
ceeding.
The declaration Of war on Turkey
forestalled the action Of the European
powers for peace by only a few hours.
The ambassadors at Constantinopls
and the ministers at the capitals Of
Bulgaria, Servia, Greece and Montene
gro had been expected to make rep
reservations on behalf Of their govern,
ments today and dispatch from Bel
grade affirms that their program has
been carried out there.
1t is feared generally in diplomatic
quarters here that the action Monte.
negro has precipitated and the fight.
ing reported to have taken place be.
tween Turkish and Montenegrin
troops on the frontier will tend to
Illustrate the efforts Of diplomacy. It
is thought likely that the other Bal
kan states may decide to follow the
lead of Montenegro and throw their
armies into Turkey.
servians Raise War Funds.
Belgrade, Servia.-Reports reached
here that Montenegrin troops had
crossed the Turkish frontier. The
Servian parliament voted an extra
credit of $S,900,000 for military pur.
poses and the merchants Of this city
are making large donations to the
funds being raised for the assistance
of poor families whose breadwinners
have been called upon for military
service.
vienna.-A massacre Of Turks has
occurred at Turtukai, in Bulgaria near
the Roumanian frontier, according to
a dispatch from Oltenitza to the New
Weiener Tagblatt. 1t is alleged that
armed Bulgarians attacked the Tur.
kish quarters Of the town at dead Of
night, PLACED the houses and mas
sacred the inhabitants, not sparina
even women and children.
Paris.-A general conflagration in
the Balkans is expected by officials
here within 4s hours. Montenegro's
declaration Of war against Turkey ID
regarded merely as the beginning.
It il believed that the other units in
the Balkans will follow suit as soon
as the mobilization Of their armies
is complete.