The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-24
AflhME
WITH WAR FIRES
FROM BALKANS

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CONTINUED From Fret Pags)
OF respectable strength-two monitors.
two torpedo boats and four gVnpo&ts.
all Of comparatively recent construe-
tion. and well armed.
Budapest mad no means OF know
ing. however for since early to-dsy
the strictest censorship IN years hao
prevailed. Cnyer penalties the news
papers were forbidden TO mention army
or navy movements. The censorship
covered telegraph and telephone. The
mails were watched. Except at the
risk Of arrest. the war could not be
discussed publicly.
i, was not only on the Danube that
Austria was preparing Tor war. On
and Its preparations were still more
formidable There was good author
,ty for the statement that II had $780,
900 troops modified t3-nfght. Part OF
this force was gathered along the
southern frontier. ready for immediate
advance into Albania and into Ser
via itself.
A larger part. however. was being
massed along the Russian frontier.
OF Servia Austria IL not at all afraid.
II II prepared to defy tho entire Bal
kan alliance IL necessary. Russia.
however. also wants that Adriatic
coast. Just as Austria will have II
to all intents and purposes IL Albanian
independence 10 established. Russia
will have It to all intents and pur-
poses thr oush it, influence over Servia
II Servia gets its Adriatic window"
The moment Austria declares hostilt-
ties against Seryia. Russia conss-
Quentiy IL expected to declare nostil-
tiles against Austria. How many men
Russia has under arms was not known
here except to few men In the high
est Official positions. The Car has
was certain. Also II was certain that
there was a heavy movement toward
the Austrian frontier. just as the Aus
trian troops were moving toward the
forntier OF Russia.
Nn0Gla's Sarcastic ReDly.
Rumors were current that Austria
had demanded Of Russia what this
movement meant. and that Russia had
replied sarcastically that It mad to
do only with Russia's own internal
affairs The rumors were not con-
frmed. They were not regarded as Of
much Significance at any rate. Every
one knew what the movement meant
J. Mahlon Barnes. OF the Cigar
Makers Union. for ten years national
treasurer of the Socialist party. the
recent manager Of the Debs campaign
for the presidency. and himself q de-
feate: candidate for CONGRESSMAN in
ventfon hall. He was listening to the
closing clamor of the big convention.
and tie hour was S:45.
To the door came Bill Haywood.
but he didn't enter.
Come on in and get your trim.
minss." said Barnes. the Socialist.
"Humph: I guess you got yours all
right" said Bill. trucuientiy.
Bill weighs ESQ pounds Barnes
weighs perhaps l25-
We'll, I'm a good trades union man.
anyw;sy," returned Barnes in the tones
that turn away wrath.
Wrath didn't turn, however, and
Barnes rebounded from the business
up agaInet the doorway.
Big Bill turned and went away from
there In hurry. But Sam Gompers
had seen the Incident Down came
oft this week.
There's Bill Haywood" he roared
Hes Just ASSAULTED one Of our dele
Gates
Starving and determined to take food |
from the enemy. tho Turkish defenders !
OF Aorianople sailed out yesterday. !
fought for half a day aud were driven |
back inside their defenses. beaten
There they continues to light ana
starve. $
The Turks maintained that the |
cholera epidemic at the rear OF the |
TchatalJa Notifications Was subsid- |
ing Foreign observers said they
could see no signs Of an Improvement
The BASartans, IN q new line Of DO
sitions several miles beck OF tho ones |
they lad previously captured along |
the Tchatalja 'front.' were believed
really to be stamping cut the disease
by virtue OF the higher and healthier
situation cf their places OF encamp-
ment.
More emissaries frvm the allies were
on their way to submit to the Turks
more liberal terms for an armistice,
pending negotiations for permanent
peace, than those which the Sultan
rejected earlier In the week. 6ufActent
details were lacking to warrant a.
guess whether the new terms were or
. nature which the TURKS were likely
to accept.