Show THE efflin 1 1 east F ftp crisis rapidly approaching and a false move may result in war in near future a hungary seems to be medi tating break ng treaty of beri n while armies are said to be mobilizing on the borders london events which threaten to change the political face of europe are with lightning rapidity almost overnight the horizon of the near east which seemed gradually as suming a peaceful appearance has become crowded with war clouds news has reached here sources that two definite strokes are impending which cannot fail to bring matters to a crisis and perhaps force an immediate war one is the procia matlon of prince ferdinand of the independence of bulgaria which will include rumelia taking for himself the title of czar the other is an announcement by austria hungary of the practical annexation of the brov inces of bosnia and herzegovina as appendages of the austro hungarian crown either action will he equivalent to the tearing up of the treaty of berlin while prince ferdinand s course seems almost certain to precipitate a war between bulgaria and turkey before these possibilities the quarrel over the east Ru mellan section of the orient railway sinks into insign fi cance both armies are reported to e quietly and swiftly mobilizing on the borders bulgaria is said to be buying up munitions and horses on i extensive scale the bulgarians have faith in their army which has reached a high state of efficiency though it Is perhaps lack ing in officers and the war for which bulgaria has been suspected of pre paring could be fought with more advantage tor her now than when the government had time to beor its forces which have become enervated bv corruption and neglect of the old regime the emperor of austria it is under stood has dispatched a letter to th president of france setting forth his intentions regarding bosn a and her although the contents of tl e letter are kept secret and he Is send ing similar not s to other powers english public opinion is with tur key in the bulgarian dl pite as all the powers except aultna seem to ie and it remains to be seen what the english attitude will be toward annexation it that becomes a fact austria Is suspected of encouraging the recent bulgarian turkish trouble for her own interests but the british government has made proposals to the two countries looking to the set of the railway case and the caber powers have agree to give sup port to the plan which contemplates the temporary restoration of the rail a ay to turkey to save her face and then transference from the company to bulgaria |