Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-24

London, Nov. 23.-Austria took steps
today to support Albanian's declaration
of independence, If necessary, by force
Of arms. The declaration was issued
nominaliy by the Albanian chieftains.
today To support Albania's declaration
diplomats said. If recognized by
Servia, they added, there will be no
clash of the powers at present over the
Balkans if disregarded the clash will
come within few hours.
Albania is bounded on the west by
the Adriatic sea. Servia is wholly an
inland country. 1t wants a window"
on the Adriatic. 1t was for such
window" that it joined Bulgaria. Mon
tenegro and Greece in fighting Tur-
key. The allies have won. Servia will
get it's "window'-unless Austria pre-
vents.
There are two reasons why Austria
prefers to keep Servia's window
closed. First, Austria covets the east
ern coast of the Adriatic for itself.
Secondly, and in the end, perhaps most
important, Austria's southeastern prov
inces, which match with the Servian
frontier, are peopled mainly by Slavs.
The Servians also are Slavs, and II
Servia attains the measure of power
which, through possession of an Adri-
attic window it seems likely to attain,
these southeastern subjects of Austria
are deemed certain to secede from
Austria and unite with their Servian
kinsmen.
Albania will not become really inde-
pendent 1t was agreed here Ii 1t does
become nominally Independent, Aus
trian influence in it's counsels Will be
paramount, the diplomats said, and the
influence of Italy, Austria's ally. and
also ambitious for the right to say
concerning the politics of the eastern
Adriatic coast, will have the second
voice in debating the new states poll
icies. So a nominally independent AL
bania means no window for Servia
on the Adriatic sea.
FIotilla Leaves Budapest.
The Albanian declaration was issued
early In the day. Before nightfall
Austria's Danube river flotilla had lsst
Budapest, Hungary, for the. Servian
capital, Belgrade. For a fresh water
flotilla it is of respectable strength
two monitors, two torpedo boats, and
four gunboats, all of comparatively
recent construction and well armed.
Budapest was instantly wild with
aDNltty W hHoW IL WeiA tie'o pSti uS
clared. 1t had to. The Austrian gov
ernment was uncertain whether Servia
would fight or yield. If the former. the
flotilla was on a mission of war.
Budapest had no means of know
!, ing, however, since early today, the
strictest censorship in years had pre-
vailed. Under the heaviest penalties
the newspapers were forbidden to men,
tion army or ravy movements. The
censorship covered telegraphs and tele-
phones. The mails were watched. Ex-
cept at the risk Of arrest the possibil-
tiles of war could not even be discussed
publicly. 1t was not only on the Dan
ube that Austria was preparing fol
hostilities. It's naval strength In the
Adriatic was ready to strike. On land
its preparations were still more for
midable. There was good authority
for the statement that it had 100000
troops mobilized tonight. Part of this
force was gathered along the southern
H frontier, ready for immediate advance
I into Albania and into Servia itself. A
large part. however. was being massed
along the Russian frontier. =
So OF Servia, Austria is not at al
afraid. 1t is prepared to defy the en-
tire Balkan alliance II necessary. Rus
sia. however. also wants that Adriatit