Evening star., 1912-10-04
PEACE HOPE STRONG
Austria to Help Movement to
Avert Balkan War.
BRITISH FLEET TO LEvANT
Premier Poincare Announces Pro.
gram Of the Powers.
TURKISH TERRITORY ENTERED
Bulgarian Troops Cross Border.
Hostilities Between Italy and
Turkey to End.

PARIS, October 4-Expectations of the
maintenance of peace i'm the Balkans
We're strengthened today by the assurance
given to the French government that
Austria Hungary was ready to join in
any concerted action Of the powers to
prevent hostiIities.
Austria's attitude i'm the crisis hitherto
had not been clearly defined. and her de-
clared decision to act in accord with the
other powers is greeted in diplomatic cir
cles as powerful factor IN averting war
Premier Raymond Poincare told his col
leagues at a meeting of the French cabi-
net today that the program Of the powers
was. in the first place, to make every
effort to avoid war; secondly. to localize
the war il it should break out; and.
thirdly, to assure in any event the main
tenance of existing territorial conditions.
Accepted by Sazonoff.
NJ Poincare's proposals for the avoid
ance of hostilities have been intesraiy
accepted by Sergious Sazonoff. the Rus
sian foreign minister. and 1T is expected
that they will be ratified in London, Ber-
lin and Vienna.
1t is understood that the proposals do
not include a categorical demand for the
autonomy of Macedonia, but that they
recall to the attention Of turkey the
urgency of the adaptation or the pro
visions Of article 23 of the treaty or Ber.
lin. providing for larger measure Oh
home rule.
Enter Turkish Territory.
CoNSTANTINOPLE.- October 4.-De-
tachments of Bulgarian troops today
penetrated Turkish territory north of
Kovchaz to the northeast Of Adrianople.
Prince George Ready.
COPENHAGEN. October 4. = Prince
George Of Greece started today for
Athens to be ready to join ths Greek
army should hostilities break out.
Peace Treaty Signed. 4.
LONDON. October 4.-Peace between
Italy and Turkey was signed at Ouchy,
Switzerland, last night. according to
news agency dispatch received here from
Paris.
PARIS, October 4-Confirmation of the
report from Constantinople that the con-
clusion of peace between turkey anu
Italy is imminent is contained in a semi
official note issued here today. based on
authoritative advices from Italy.
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LONDON. October 4.-The British Med
iterranean fleet was ordered today to pro-
ceed to the Levant. according to news
ageny dispatch from Gibraltar.
The cruiser Weymouth Immediately left
at full speed for Suda. bay, on the north
coast OF Crete
Plans for Annihi1ation.'
sNpHENs, Greece, October Plans to
annihilate all the Greeks now I'm Al
bania have been laid. according to re-
ports received this morning from the
frontier. The report says
a Greek notable at Pillipiade has been
The Albanian Governor of Janina has
created a force of armed military police
Of 100 outlaws, and sent them
out ostensibly to pursue Greek rebels, but
it is alleged that the real object OF the
expedition is to annihilate all the Greeks
in the vicinity.
1t is also reported that bomb outrages
are being arranged. and the RESPONSE
bility for them is to be cast on the
Greeks, in order to provoke their mas
sacre by the Turks.
Three battalions of Montenegrin troops
are reported to have crossed the Turkish
frontier to assist the Malissori tribes
men in checking the approach of the
Turkish troops.