Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-10-18
.SULTAKS AID PLEA
ISSUES PROCLAMATION TO PEG
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 your ancestors. Fight with the
courage of those ancestors"
Thus the sultan of Turkey ended
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 hositilities.
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 temming 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 accuses 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 il
/ in the other powers.
n All the stock markets suffered 4;
v demoralizing day. Berlin appears t
8 have been the most distressed. Brit
|. ish consols reached the lowest poin
a in history. The Rossoauj, st. Peters
the operations Of clique of bear spec
burg, says the fall in prices was du'
3 less to the Balkan situation than t
a 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 IL
l. very short time the eastern horizon
L will be ablaze. We may express tw'
hopes-that the area of conflagratiol
4 will be limited, and that whateve
-. may be the issue of the conflict be
g tween the combatants one result wi.
| ensue, that the boundary of freedom
n and good government will be ex
8 tended"
|. War Is Sure.
, London, Oct. 14.-War in the Bal
= kans is now only matter OF a few
days. The replies of the Balkan state
n to the powers note, virtually rejecting
-. Intervention, was delivered at tn,
+ various capitals Monday and at tn,
h same time notes virtually in the shap.
e of an ultimatum will be sent to Tur
: key, demanding autonomy for tn,
C Macedonian provinces.
= Trains Toward the Frontier.
London.-The movement of the Bul
garian army began Sunday, according
to Sofia dispatch to the Daily Tele
. graph, trains proceeding toward tn,
}, frontier every two hours.
a The hitch in the negotiations be
tween Italy and Turkey, the CORE
/ spondent Of the Telegraph asserts, i,
D not serious, and peace settlement /,