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Show SERVIA EXHIBITS WARLIKE SPIRIT . Appearances Indicate There Is Doubt of Europe's Power I to Keep Peace. TUKREY MAINTAINING VERY DISCREET SILENCE London Seat of Negotiations Looking to Conference of the Powers in Question. Tho Servian national assembly is in secret session this afternoon discussing tho attitude to bp adopted towird Austria-Hungary. Tho dologatei aro pervaded per-vaded by a warlike spirit and even as they assembled a mob burned two Austrian Aus-trian flags in the streets of Belgrade. The Servian capital is consequently at tho danger point. Austria-Hungary bas sorved notice upon Servia that she will toicrate no such "provokation" and that she is prepared for eventualities. Loudon is the seat of negotiations between M.. Iswolsky, tho Russian minister min-ister of foreign affairs, and Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign secretary, looking to the convocation of an international inter-national conference to maintain peace. Evidence of Hostility. Tho Servian delegates evidenced their hostile tendencies this morning by electing to tho presidency of the assembly assem-bly a man well known to bo in favor of war with Austria-Hungary. A mem-bor mem-bor of the Servian cabinet said yesterday yester-day that hostilities hardly could be avoided. Priuce Nicholas of Montenegro has expressed his deep sympathy with tho people of Bosnia and Hcrzogovina and declared that he was no longer under obligations to observe tho stipulations of tho treaty of Berlin referring to Montenegro, ne is believed to have asked the king officially to support him in his claims. Turkey Keeps Quiet. Turkey is following a contained and prudont course, under tho tutelage of Great Britain. . Tho report that threo Austrian gendarmes wore killod by Servians on the Bosnia frontier yesterday has not been confirmed. This is oiuy.one of a number of more or less sensational and unsupported rumors current in Europe. Austria-Hungary could throw 150,000 men across the Servian frontier in twenty-four hours. ... . . The Servian reservists will .ioin the colors tomorrow. "Tho czar of Bulgaria" will make Continued on Page Two. ilr SERVIA EXHIBITS If WARLIKE SPIRIT I-' : Continued from Pago One. Li his triumphal .entry into Servia nest W Monday. EXCITING SCENES AS .ASSEMBLY IS OPENED . BELGRADE, Oct. 10. Even in offi- cial circles it is now believed that war 5s unavoidable. M. Pasics, minister of war, m an m- terview with the Associated Press corre- ' spondent, declared that tho situation ' was most critical, adding: I "Hostilities can bo hardly avoided." :, A big mass meeting was held this morning, after which the demonstrators inarched to the Skup Chitina, tho members mem-bers of which aro assembling, clamoring m, for war. Tho feeling among the people Jj againsc members of the assembly is ap- 5' parently warlike. The news that tho i Austrian monitors, which are coming p down the Danube, havo reached the J; Servian frontier is already beginning to alarm the people. . The extraordinary session of the Skup Chitina, or national assembly, w summoned to deal with the existing y crisis, was opened this morning amid scenes of great excitement. Tho war- fl like sentiment of tho delegates was very noticeable, and this spirit was given expression by the prompt election elec-tion to the presidency of the assembly of Professor Jovanitst one of tho most I important agitators m favor of war . with Austria-Hungary. Two Austrian flags were burned by a mob in Theater square this morning. |
