The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-25
Armies Are Being
Strengthened for I'm
pending Struggle.
SULTAN APPEALS
TO KING OF ITALY
Asks Recent Enemy to Prevail
on Montenegro and Servia to
Assume More Generous Atti-
tude in Order That Dignity
of Ottoman Empire
May Be Saved.

London, November 24.-No serious
lighting IL reported on the Tch4tai1A
Hines, where both sides appear to %
waiting the issue Of the armistice me-
gotiations. Meanwhile al the neces-
sary dispositions are being made for =
resumption Of the war, should the Me-
gotiations fail
Bulgaria Is shipping her forces from
6aloniki in Greek transports. presum-
ably for transfer to GallipoM PENN
sula, where Turkey Is also strengthen
ing her forces by Anatolian troops
Here an attempt will be made by tho
allies assisted by the Greek feet. to
take the Dardanelles.
The rest of the allied forces. lib
Grated in Macedonia. will be sent by
rail a. speedily as possible to rein-
force the Bulgarians attacking the
Tchatalja lines. Their places Will De
taken by the Bulgarian 1912 recruits.
who, after three weeks training, ara
being drafted into Macedonia for gar
rison duty
The only news Of military impor-
lance tonight Is the occuration OF
Ochrida, a large town near Nonastir.
by the Servians. The positions az
Adrianople and Scutari are apparently
unchanged.
Cfficfal statements ISSUED at Vienna
continue to deny the reported war
preparations. Letters from Vienna
have reached London. however. con-
nrming the reports that the strengen
| Of the six different army corps -
hainR increased and that q large n1u-
Der Of resssvssts hs~s been ,cesssd ep<
Sultan Appeals to ltaly.
Rome. November .I-Ths sultan o1
Turkey has made an appeal Tor tne
good Offices Of the KING OF Atsiy
bring about more concaliAtory atu-
tude on the part Of the King OF Mon
tenegro and the King OF Seryta- sun
ultaneously, the King OF Servta. tax
Ing advantage Of Queen Helenas re-
iationshtp to his family. urges ner 70
do all in her power to dsarm Aus
TRAN hostility. SO that Servia may Sc
cure the outlet to the Adriattc. wn'cn
she SO much desires
In his communication TO King VIC
tor Emmanuel, the sultan recalls tne
peace recently concluded between
Turkey and Italy. and the desire OF
both countries to live In amity ana
Improve their reciprocal relations. ana
earnestly requests the King to use hrs
influence with his father.in-Iaw. N'ns
Nicholas Of Montenegro. ana also
with the King Of Servia, with the oo-
iect TO inducing them to o6er terms
possible of acceptance by Turkey. SO
that her dignity might be saved
Admiral Bettolo. former munster
Of Marine, in an Interview ON Alba
MIA, said that II DuraSzo W.
formed into q commercial poFt, aAoW
ing Of Italy's economic expansion from
the .Adriatic to the Danube. Italy could
desire nothing better.
With respect to Avbona, Italy Weos9
never consent that that Important pofe
should be possessed directly or IN
directly by q great power. much less
that this commanding position should
be transformed into . military oese
In the hands Of any other country than
Italy, Il would 20 diminish the nevA
emciency Of laramie and br,ndiss e
&c endaager Italy;e strategic position
IN the Adriatic.
PSsS % Upuea GOves1Doos.
Constantinople, November 3&-kiae
mil Pasha. the Grand Wider. to-eay
conarraed the fact that the arrest q
the Young Turks was due to the as
covery OF a plot 20 upset the govern
ment The matter. he said, - now N
the hands Of eourt-martiAl. an4 -
law will take its course. kefsnnS
to the TurklSN pOSsthou -
he declared that Il vas smpreGAos~
md tina, the Bulgarians would learn
this 20 their cost
Couciaining Of Europe's tu08eS
c.ce to Turkeys fate. he sstd: ~
should not be forgotten that Rusese
Z. behind the Balkan league. whscn nea
been In fac; engineered by Russia 10
viii no, be long before Europe FEES
the consequences Of its present poucy.
for a strong Turkey Is necessary sor
European peace.
soma NOVEMBER :&.-Aftes perseo
q. ,w.u,y-on. DAYS training. the 1913
recruits will leave Sofa Tomorrow for
garrison duty In Macedonia where .
majority OF the Greek ana Servfan
forces are held In readiness 60 80 90
rcba;aIia in event Of failure 81 the
peace negotiations.
railway communication has been ss-
,abl..h.d along the whole line VITA
uemo;.ca EskI-Bsos- xifk-ksuseeo
ana other points THIS VIII fscsussse
the concentration Of these forces %
,n. 'front.'. should the var - reSUUeoL
=, 4. nnnouneed coradensly thas tie
combined forces Win enter C0uSesnss.
| nople together.
Tbe foreign attaches. wAo boxe oeen
a. Kirk.Ki,.ss<h sog s4e io0t 49,
re.ur.ed TO ssars zaOoFS ysssseeev.
Tn, BuIesrsan oiea1poeeUeoosSse 800
srr,ved a Tchasai3A H. 0oseeug -
the respective repfeog~eossvss WW 80
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