Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-03
Surrender of AdrianopIe
Only Move That Will
Avert a Renewal.
BALKANS HELD UNFAIR
Turkey Declares the First Shot
Must Be Fired by the
Enemy.

London, Feb. 3.-War between Turk
ey and the Balkan nations will begin
at I o'clock this evening unless the
last peace efforts OF the powers sue
ceed or Turkey decides at the 11th
hour TO surrender 1t has even been
decided who shall fire the first shot,
as Turkey has stated she will allow
her adversaries to take the aggres-
sive.
The immediate object of the armies
OF the allies is to capture Adrianople.
Upon this fortress the combined Bull
garian and Servian armies viii con-
centrate their exertions. For the
present the Bulgarian generals will
simply try to hold the Turkish troops
AT Tchatalja.
KING At THE FRONT.
King Nicholas of Montenegro has
already started again for the Turkish
fortress Of Scutari. The king him
ed attack. The Servian armies have
completed their campaign, and now
have placed many OF their troops at
the disposal OF their comrades z-t1
the field. Some, however, must be
kept in at Bania, where rising against
invaders has been organized. IL is
declared that the Albanians, with
10000 rifles In command OF Austrian
officers, have taken the fed. 1t is
rumored they fought a battle at Die
bra. where the ServiAns lost heavily.
The Albauians are said TO have been
greatly irritated by wholesale arrests
Of those suspected Of being interest
Ell in the provisional government.
TURKS STILL HOPE.
Constanunople. Feb. 3.-Outcome OF
representations made by the British
and German ministers at the Bulgar-
San capital was awaited here this
morning with strained tenseness. Al
though the armistice is scheduled to
end at this evening Ottoman officials
have not yet lost hope that resumption
Of hostiities will be avoided.
The German communication TO the
government OF King Ferdinand OF Bull
Earfa was even more direct in its
terms than was that OF Great Britain
in urging a peaceful settlement. Ger
many declared she considered the
new Turkish proposals adequate, while
both Great Britain and Germany in
timated the intractability on the part
Of the Balkan nations was not approx
ed by the powers.
ALL PRECAUTIONS TAKEN.
Meanwhile Turkey has not been neg
lectiug precautions for all eventual
tiles Movements OF troops and war
stores has been incessant the past
week. while hospitals at the front
have been cleaned and patients remov-
ed 10 infirmaries in this city.
REVOLT AMONG TURKS.
Berlin. Feb. 3.-Some indication Ot
the trouble the young Turks are hav
ing with the Turkish army is found
I'm dispatches today The army appears
feething with the germ of revolt be
cause OF the assassination of Nazin
Pasha, its beloved commander. Enyel
Bey. the young Turk leader, went by
automobile to the headquarters Of the
army at Hademkoui to win the sup
port OF the troops. but the soldiery
forcibly prevented him from alighting
]; is regarded too late to stop insurrec
ton in the ranks. Kurdish cavalrl
stationed in the Asiatic section OF Con
stantinople and in Great Gelays bar
racks today made formal demand 10
the execution OF the murderers OF Ma
sim Pasha. The men refused to ODE!
the war minister's demand TO return
20 their homes.