The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-03
BULGARIA
HAS MADE
CONCESSION
Hour Of Arnlistice Ends at 7
O'clock Tonight
Turks Declare They VIII Fire
the First Shot
. Turkey Bankrupt-Allies En-
barraSSed-Want Loans

London, Feb. 3.--The Balkan war
begins at Z o'clock this evening unless
the peace efforts of the powers sue
ceeds or Turkey decides at the
eleventh hour to surrender. 1t has
even been decided who is to fire the
first shot, Turkey stating she would
not allow her adversaries to take the
aggressive.
The immediate object of the armies
of the allies is to capture Adrianople
and Scutari. For the present the
Bulgarians will simply try to hold the
Turkish troops at Tchatalja.
The Servians must keep many
troops in Albania where a rising
against the invaders has been organiz-
,ed.t 1t is declared the Albanians with
$4,000 @, rifles commanded by the
Austrians are taking to the field, and
it is rumored, fought, a battle at Dibra
where the SerVians lost heavily
Bulgaria made a small concession
today, consenting to a proposal of the
powers for Turkey to appoint a repre-
sentative to reside at Adrianople after
the cession of the city to the allies.
The finances of all the states con-
eerned in the war are in condition
of decentralization and Turkey will
emerge from the conflict practically
bankrupt. ...,.. ...
Sir Richard Crawford, adviser to
the Turkish minister of finance since
1911, arranged here for two loans of
$2,500,0o9 each, to meet the pressing
needs of the porte. AS they depend
on a peaceful settlement, the prospec-
tive resumption of war deRriNes
turkey even of this slender resource.
The European powers are so inter-
ested in the Ottoman finances that q
scheme is being developed to safe
guard the foreign investors and pro
tect the Turkish treasury against mis-
management. An extension of
European control is contemplated, to
permit more. supervision and as
surance of money not to be expended
on objects for which it is not allotted.
Turks Prepared.
Constantinople, Feb. 3.-The out
come of the representations made by
the British and German ministers at
the Bulgarian capital are awaited here
with much anxiety. Although the
armistiCe is scheduled to end at this
evening, the Ottoman officials hope
the resumption of hostilities will be
avoided. s..g
Germany told Bulgaria she consid-
cred the new Turkish proposals were
adequate and both Germany and Eng
land intimated the intractability on
the part of the Balkan nations is
not approved by the powers.
In the meantime Turkey is not neg
lecting precautions, the movement of
troops and stores being incessant and
the hospitals cleared.
Internal Strife.
Berlin, Feb. 3.-An indication of the
trouble the young Turks are hav-
ing with the Turkish army is found in
the dispatches received herei The
army appears in spirit of revolt be-
cause of the assassination of Nazim
Pasha, the beloved commander-in-
chief Enver Bey, the young Turk
leader, who has taken prominent part
in the recent events in the capital,
went to headquarters of the army at
Hademkeui to win the support of the
troops. but the soldiery prevented him
aIighting from the AUTOMOBILES.
The Kurdich cavalry, stationed in
the Asiatic section, demand the exc
cution of the murderers of Nazim
Pasha. Shukri Pasha, the command
er at AdrianopIe, has ordered an in
vestigation of the circumstances of
Nazim's death.