Greece, Bulgaria, Servia Mobilize.

New York Times 100 years ago today, October 1, 1912:
All Prepare for War with Turkey — Intense Excitement and Enthusiasm in Belgrade.
POWERS ARE MUCH ALARMED
Doing Their Best to Prevent a Conflict, but Are Prepared for the Worst.
TURKEY SUMMONS RESERVES
Russia's Suggestion of Intervention In Turkey Coldly Received by Great Britain.
Special Cable to The New York Times.
    LONDON, Tuesday, Oct. 1.— The situation in the Balkans has assumed a most menacing aspect, and in diplomatic quarters in London it is regarded as extremely serious. The only hope is that the unanimity among the powers in urging a pacific attitude upon the Balkan States may prevent hostilities.
    Considerable activity prevails at the various embassies here. M. Sazonoff, the Russian Foreign Minister, was in conference yesterday with the Italian and Turkish Ambassadors and the Servian Chargé d'Affaires. A statement issued at the Foreign Office on the termination of M. Sazonoff's visit to London said that he and the Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey, found themselves "in complete accord in the desire to work for peace."
    Dispatches from Near Eastern capitals announce that Greece, Bulgaria, and Servia have ordered the mobilisation of their armies, and that the Servian Minister to Turkey has presented a note with the declaration that if a satisfactory reply to the Servian demands is not forthcoming to-night (Tuesday) he will quit the Turkish capital.
    The orders for the mobilization of the Bulgarian and Servian Armies were given simultaneously — a fact which is significant in connection with recent reports of a military understanding between Bulgaria, Servia, Greece, and Montenegro.
    A message received from Vienna late last night asserts that these four States are about to present an ultimatum to Turkey demanding autonomy for Macedonia, but this statement lacks official corroboration.
    A Constantinople dispatch says that Great Britain and Russia are urging on the Porte the need for the immediate execution of the promised reforms and are applying pressure to induce the Turks to modify their military preparations, which are undoubtedly calculated to exercise a provocative effect upon their neighbors. These remonstrances have had effect, in that the Porte now declares that there is no intention to carry out "grand manoeuvres" in Adrianople, and that it is merely a question of calling up the Rumelian Redifs for six weeks' training.
    According to The Daily Mail's Berlin correspondent, war panic conditions prevailed on the Börse there yesterday, due not only to the fears of a conflict in the Balkans, but also to the report that Russia had just completed a successful mobilization of her troops along the German and Austrian frontier. All the leading securities fell as a result of the sales by timid investors.
    The Times's Paris correspondent says:
    "Alarming as is the appearance of the news from the Near East, official feeling here at present is optimistic. No confirmation has been received at the Quai d'Orsay of the reported presentation of a joint Serbo-Bulgarian note to Turkey demanding autonomy for Macedonia.
    "The situation, however, is naturally recognized as very grave."

    BELGRADE, Sept. 30.—War preparations are being carried on with feverish haste.
    A general mobilization or the Servian Army has been ordered, and, it is expected, will be well under way within twenty-four hours. The publication of news of military movements is forbidden.
    According to newspaper reports, the Servian Minister to Turkey, Dr. Nenadovitch, has left Constantinople for Belgrade. Belgrade is seething with excitement. The streets are full of uniformed reservists, and the railway stations are crowded with men on their way to join the colors.
    The mobilization of the Bulgarian Army simultaneously with that of Servia has added enthusiasm to the occasion.