Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-10-07
WAR CLOUD ABOUT
TOPASS AWAY.
Believed Efforts Of Europe
an Powers Will Avert
Hostilities.
ALLIANCE is WARNED.
Railroad Bridge Destroyed-Greeks
Attack Turkish Passengers-Repa
ration Demanded.

London, Oct. 1.-The Powers eff
fort to prevent war between Turkey
and the Balkan quadruple alliance
is believed to have been successful,
the Daily Mails correspondent in
Constantinople telegfraphed today.
Budapest, Oct with the latest
break in the Balkan war clouds. an
unexpected danger developed for the
Bulgarian government today, accord
ing to advices from Sofia. The popula-
ton has been worked up to such a
pitch of military excitement that un-
less a campaign is furnished as a
means of. letting off steam, an eXplo-
sion is threatened. Gar Ferdinand
and his advisors were reported eX-
tremely anxious.
London, Oct THE powers were
practically agreed today on the form
Of the communications to be sent to
Turkey, and the lesser Balkan states
with a view to settling their differ
ences. It is understood the communlca-
tions will be presented tomorrow. Di-
.plomats considered the outlook much
improved.
English government officials resent
ed the reports that the British For
eign office nearly blocked the powers
agreement. All England did, they
said, was to suggest few changes in
the wording of the communication 20
Turkey. Continental diplomats point
out, however, that the changes trans
formed the document from rather
peremptory demand for reforms into a
very polite suggestion that reforms
are desirable.
This may have been good policy,
critics on the Englis latitude say,
but the expressed opinion was that the
British reason for it was anxiety not
TO offend the Turks,now that kiamll
Pasha, who is strongly pro-British
has been given an important post
among the Sultan's advisors.
Greece, Bulgaria, Servia, and Mon
teneero will be warned that, even If
they 20 to war with STurkey and win
the powers will not permit them to
gain anything by it. Turkey will be
asked to give larger measure OF SELL
government than at present to Mace"
donia and Albania, though not abso-
lutte autonomy which the quadrupie al
lance demanded. Turkey has already
intimated its willingness to do this.
The powers have shown a lament
able lack of confidence in one another
throughout the entire Balkan negotla-
ton and high authorities said today
it was only by extraordinary good luck
that they ever reached an agreement
Even the agreement does yet insure
peace but todays prospects were con-
sidered hopeful.
Vienna, ,Oct.7.-An Oriental railroad
bridge near Mustapha Pasha has been
blown up, severing communication by
rail between Bulgaria and Turkey, ac-
cording to a message today from So
fla.
II is taken for granted here that
Turks wrecked the bridge. Mustapha
Pasha is the first station on the line
after crossing the frontier from bui-
garian into Turkish territory. H4
loss does not prevent Turkey from
getting troops far enough north to
defend its frontier but it does hamper
the advance of the Bulgarian lnVad-
ers.
Berlin, Oct. IA steamship with
many Turkish passengers aboard mas
been stormed by Greeks in the PiraeuS
Several wen were badly beaten and a
number of women were dragged from
the vessel and mistreated, According
to the Turkish embassy here today,
Turkey has demanded immediate repa-
ration.