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Show 111 10S1I mm Official Indications That the Ottoman Emp Will Soon Be Involve in Conflict. BALKAN STATES MA TAKE OPPOSITE S: Greece and Italy May cide to Take Up An With England, Fraiv i and Russia. WASHINGTON', AuK. i situation has ariseu in tho Balkan . over the possible entry of Turkei"' the European war, according to o i advices to the American jjuvon ' from various sources. 'j' Turkey has not yet giveo (ircal r ain, France and Russia a natisfi''" explanation of the entry into the-danellea the-danellea of tho German cruisers Q and Breslau. When it was fin ! ported that Turkey had purchased' " vessels, Great Britain, Frame Russia demanded that the crcwsV two ships be repatriated immedj Today's dispatches revealed th.yt man crews were still aboard tiie ers. . Increases Scope of War. 1 Many Washington diplomats it iar with the situation consider it:" tically certain that should Turke- bi with Germany and Austria, Italy .' abandon her position of neutralit a join Great Britain, Russia, Franc ,'r Servia, who could count also upo -; assistance of Greece. . Greece is under martial law wi army mobilized along the fr . watching Turkey's movcmenU.-troops movcmenU.-troops of the Ottoman empire quietly mobilizing without publij to that effect. .Italy's order r'o ilization on August 27 is believe) to be due to some extent to Tui military activity. I Threatened Massacre. j The United States is watchid situation in Turkey principally bj of the presonce there of hundrt American missionaries. Euihs Morgenthau has been making Jo) ports on the situation, and tor t a week ago, the situation alarming. The governor of one t Turkish provinces had threatened sacre to Americans if Turkey and land went to war. J Mr. Morganthau immediately cussed the subject with the Tt foreign office and received assui that if any subordinate official made such threats they would bi sured and that Americans wou accorded respect and courtesy ii eventuality. For a time the Washington gt ment had under consideration si tion from Embassador Morga f that a warship be sent, to Turke salutary effect, but on the recei reassuring advices from him the was abandoned and officials her declare there is no cause for ala The cruisers North Carolina Tennessee, now in Europoan watt a mission of relief, would be able in case of emergency to Americans away. Latest "P;' that Americans feel safe and that 'onlv difficulty -is in casbine lett credit, a problem, however, rapid ., ing solved by the American g( ' ment 's board of relief. The cruiser North Carolina pro will visit Turkey and other cou: of southern Europe with gold Mr i icans. |