Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-09
HAS LOST PATIENCE.
Montenegro Has Been Protesting to
 Turkey For Two Months.

Paris, Oct S.--A general conflagra- ton in the Balkans is expected by of- ficials here within AS hours. Monte- negros declarations of war against Turkey Is regarded merely as the be- ginning It Is believed that the other units in the Balkan coalition will fol- low suit as soon as the mobilization of their armies is complete. There is only a faint hope now that the representa- tions of the powers will avert general hostilities.
 Greece Evaded Responsibility. Montenegros move is considered in. Paris to be all a part of a pre- arranged plan. It is asserted that Greece was first selected by the Balkan confeder- atlon to force the issue and inaugurate This could easily have been done by Greece seating in the Greek parlia- nient the deputies from Crete. which was certain to prove a casus helh to Turkey. Greece, however. declined to accept responsibility for starting the flame of battle.
 Weary of Ottoman Promises.
 Montenegro was then picked for the, task She had a long standing quar- rel with Turkey over the boundary question and Turkeys refusal to grant satisfaction was seized upon as jus- tification for Montenegro's resort to arms. A prominent diplomat said to- night: f Tt looks as if our fine European diplomacy had been beaten by the cleverness of. the Balkan states. These states have grown weary Of Ottoman promises. Turkeys recent decision to inaugurate reforms, which were con- sidered unsatisfactory, and the slow ness and hesitancy of certain powers to join in urgent intervention has led the Balkan people to feel that the bat tlefield was the only sure means of exacting what they felt to be justice"
 Bulgarian Sentiment for War.
 It is not doubted here that cooler heads in Bulgaria have been against the war from the start, but popular excitement Is at such a high pitch that that country will practically be driven to war to satisfy public opin- ion.
 In the failure of intervention. every fibre of energy will be exerted by the great powers to prevent the war flame from engulfng Europe It is realized that all depends on the eventual at- titude of Austria, which. according to late advices. has already mobilized four army corps-in Croatia, Bosnia, Herze- govina and southern Hungary-and stands ready to occupy the Sanjak of Novipazar should this coveted strate- gic territory be menaced by the Sery- ians and Montenegrins.
 No Complications Between Russia and
 Austria.
 Despite Russian sympathy for the Slav brethren of the Balkans, whose political welfare Russia has fostered no complications are anticipated be. tween Russia and Austria.
 Confirmation of the forces impellins King Ferdinad to go to war is foun( Tn letter just received at Paris by brother Of a Bulgarian captain now a the front. The officer wrote;
 Bulgarian Captains Letter.
 This week brings decisive events Either the powers must effectivel, guarantee the cessation of the centurr old practice of prosecuting and mas sacring Christians, or we make wa, But, if the Bulgarian government Der mits itself to be disarmed by the DOW CTS, 1t will be the signal of a reyolu ton. Every Bulgarian ardently de sires war. Our mothers, daughter. sweethearts. have seen us off to in front, stoically, heroically, and withou a tear. They simply said: Goodbye God watch over you and help you t victory!'"
 A Slaughter Expected.
 In conclusion the writer of the lette expresses the opinion that they woul soon be before the walls of Adrian ople, and added:
 Without doubt it will be anoth, terrible Mukden. But if 100000 of /, fall at Adrianople, 300,000 will renal to march on Constantinople."
 The real story of how the Balks powers forestalled and outwitted El ropean intervention is also told the official advices from Cettinje IT Austrian and Russian representatiy presented the note in the name of u powers, warning the Balkan stat against war at il o'clock in the nor ing, but two and a half hours earli the Montenegrin government hs handed his passports to the Ottom; charge. Thus the Montenegrin cat net was in position to say that t representations of the powers can too late, a rupture of diplomatic rel tions having already occurred T note was as follows:
 Note From the Powers.
 ''The governments of Russia al Austria declare to tho Balkan state
 'First-That the powers energet cAlly reproye any measure suscepi