Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-12

to give no quarter
| The Turkish officers recognize tht
splendid qualities OF the men in the
ranks OF the Bulgarian army and also
OF their junior officers. but they have
a less favorable opinion of the com
manding officers.
| The Montenegrin efforts in Albania
are not taken very seriously here, but
the existence of the Greek fleet in
spires some misgivings. The Albani-
ans in the north are expected by the
Turkish authorities to keep the Mon
tenesrins busy. Emissaries have been
despatched To the tribes there and the
| Albanians have responded that they
| will fight for the Turks. The relia =
| bility of the Christians serving in the
ranks of the Turkish army is one OF
the great problems of the moment for
the Ottoman commanders. The Ar
menians are expected to behave 10y
ally but it is said that it would show
ignorance of human nature to expect
Greek to fight against Greek of Bull
garian against Bulgarian and there
arc many of these nationalities in Tur-
key.
The feeling among the native Chris
tent by their efforts to escape from
service by the payment of a tax, or by
leaving the country
The ottoman government is consid-
ering the putting in operation the
bill passed under the late regime call
| ing out all Christians between the
| ages Of 80 and 40. This action would
| swell the government receipts enor-
| mously, as most of the native Chris
tians are in settled positions and well
| able to pay.
| Podgoritza Montenegro, Oct 11.-Mon-
tenegrin troops followed up their success
| in capturing Detchitch mountain from
the Turks by also taking late last eve
| ming, the Turkish fort which dominates
the town of Tushi from Schipcinek hill.
The Turks offered a stubborn resist
| ance but the Montenegrins succeeded in
| rushing the position after prolonged
fighting. Several furious assaults by the
| Montenegrins were repulsed by the Turks
before they were finally overcome.
Both forces suffered heavy losses in
killed and wounded. The fighting lasted
over IA hours.
The road to the Turkish town of Tue
|
advance of the Montenegrin army.
| st. Petersburg, Oct. 11.-A dispatch
| from Podgoritza, Montenegro, says that
| the Montenegrn southern army, under
the command of General Martonovitch,
has crossed the river Boyana and cap
tured several Turkish blockhouses at
Trakosch near the Turkish town of Sou
tart
The minister of marine has postponed
| his proposed visit to Paris in view of
possible complications in the Black sea.
Vienna, Oct. u.-Emperor Francis Jo-
seph. in the course of conversation with
| a prominent parsonage at the palace,
yesterday, said: II hope that peace may
still be preserved"
| Athens, Greece, Oct. u.-Princess Alice,
| wife of Prince Andred of Greece. has de-
| cided to leave at once for the frontier
| with a number of nurses. All the indi-
| cations here point to war. cabinet
| meeting lasting several hours was held
this morning, under the presidency of
the King.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 1.-THE American
| military commission has abandoned its
proposed visit to Turkey. Brig. Gen. Ed
| ward ]. McClernand and the other Off
GERS, today, watched the cavalry maneu-
| vres in the vicinity of Moscow. They
/ intend to proceed shortly to Vienna.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. 11.--It is semi
officially denied that any military en-
gagements have taken place on the
| Turco- Bulgarian frontier.
st. Petersburg, Oct 11.-Russia is
/ preparing to mobilize her Black sea
fleet in order to support representa-
| tons made by Turkey to Russia re-
/ garding the restriction of traffic in
Grain.
| Vienna, Oct. 11.--That Austria Hun
| gary is making military preparations
in anticipation that the Balkans con-
| Migration may involve the larger
| powers, was indicated, today, by the
reply of the minister of finance in
| the Hungarian delegation to a criti
/ cism by a Socialist. He intimated that
| the governments policy was the most
| pacific one. He said: I'VE are of the
opinion that international deliberations
| regarding the consequences of a war
| in the Balkans may ensue and in that
case we probably would make our
voice heard more successfully if we
| were we'll armed"
| Constantinople, Oct. 1.-THE Porte
is not expected to reply to the note
of the Powers concerning the trouble
| in the Balkans before Sunday. 1t is
| believed this reply will acquiesce in
the terms of the Powers and accept
| their offer to submit program OF
| proposed reforms in Macedonia. The
| local newspapers in their articles. to-
| day, hint that attempts have been
made by Turkey TO separate Greece
| from the quartet of Balkan states now
| verging upon war with Turkey by of
| fering Greece special advantages, but
| that the Hellenic government turned
deaf ear to the proposals.