Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-10-24
SULTAN'S Aid PLEA
ISSUES PROCLAMATION TO PEO-
PIE OF TURKEY TO DEFEND
OTTOMAN EMPIRE.
ALLHOPES OF PEACE ARE SHATTERED
Public Feeling in the Balkans Is All
for War, and European Capital
lists Report Active War
Preparations.

LondOn.-"YOur enemies are gather.
ing on the frontier, seeking to snatch
your natrimony from you and to de-
stroy the happiness of your sons and
grandsons. 1t devolves upou you to
prevent them from treading one inch
of the sacl ed soil soaked in the blood
of our ancestors. Fight with the
courage of those ancestors"
Thus the sultan of Turkey ended a
proclamation ordering the mobilization
of his army to defend the Ottoman
empire. And with the issuance of the
order ends practically all hope that
peace will reign in the Balkans before
widespread war and desolatiOn follow
Montenegro's opening of hositinties.
Preparations for War.
From all the capitals come news of
increasing tension and continued prep
aration for war, and this has spread
now to Vienna and Budapest. Re
assuring statements have been issued
from several quarters, but undoubtedly
with the object of stemming panic on
the bourse.
The text of the note handed by the
representatives of the powers to the
Turkish government proves to be more
feeble even than was anticipated, and,
as it contains no suggestion that the
powers will undertake to guarantee
the carrying out of reforms in Mace
donia it is not likely to have any
effect in allaying public feeling in the
Balkans, which is all for war.
Experts are unable to make prophe-
cies, while the political conditions are
still more complicated. Vienna and
st. Petersburg newspapers are print
ing articles limiting at bad faith. The
Austro-Hungarian press Rus
STA of secretly backing the combina-
ton against Turkey. A section of the
French press blames Great Britain,
declaring that she prevented the pow
ers from making a strong stand
against war.
Europe is amazed at Turkeys fail
ure to accept the Italian peace terms
at this critical moment, and is wor-
ried, because in ltaly's participation in
the war there is danger of drawing
in the other powers.
All the stock markets suffered a
demoralizing day. Berlin appears to
have been the most distressed. Brit
ish consols reached the lowest point
in history. The Rossoauj, st. Peters
the operations of a clique of bear spec
burg, says the fall in prices was due
less to the Balkan situation than to
spectators anxious to enrich them
selves at public expense.
The British chancellor of the ex-
chequer, David Lloyd-George, in an ad-
dress tonight said:
THE prospect seems to be that in
a very short time the eastern horizon
will be ablaze. We may express 1.-TWO
hopes-that the area of conflagration
will be limited, and that whatever
may be the issue of the conflict be-
tween the combatants one result will
ensue, that the boundary of freedom
and good government will be ex-
tended"
War Is Sure.
London, Oct. 14.-War in the Bal
kans is now only a matter of a few
days. The replies of the Balkan states
to the powers note, virtually rejecting
intervention, vas delivered at the
various capitals Monday and at the
same time notes virtually in the shape
of an ultimatum will be sent to Tur-
key, demanding autonomy for the
Macedonian provinces.
Trains Toward the Frontier.
London.-The movement of the Bull.
garian army began Sunday, according
to a Sofia dispatch to the Daily Tele-
graph, trains proceeding toward the
frontier every two hours.
The hitch in the negotiations be.
tween Italy and Turkey, the CORE.
spondent of the Telegraph asserts, is
not serious, and a peace settlement is