Saturday, November 24, 2012

Powers' Movements Cause Disquiet.

New York Times 100 years ago today, November 24, 1912:
By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times.
    LONDON, Sunday, Nov. 24.—Perplexing and disquieting reports of the mobilization of the Russian, Austrian, and German Armies stand out conspicuously in the war news of the night, throwing into marked contrast the general lack of activity along the Tchatalja lines and of decisive action to bring about peace.
    A curious feature of the alarmist reports concerning the great powers arming for the fray is that they emanate from quarters far distant from the reported scenes of the mobilization. Thus Vienna has stories of Russia's great military activity, Berlin tells of Austria's serious preparations, and Prague sends out a report that 180,000 reservists of five German army corps have been ordered to rejoin their regiments.
    Much significance is seen in the fact that the strictest censorship has been established by Austro-Hungary to prevent the publication of any news about military measures or the transmission of information about them.
    According to one statement, the object of Archduke Francis Ferdinand's visit to Germany is to obtain the mediation of Emperor William between Austria and Russia. The influence of the latter power in Belgrade, it is asserted, is overwhelming.
    Attempts are being made in Berlin to minimize the importance of the conference there of Field Marshal Schemua. the Austrian Chief of Staff, with Count von Moltke of the German General Staff. It is asserted that this is only the usual visit, exchanged between Vienna and Berlin, and it is asserted that if the visit was concerned with the question of action by the allied armies, the Austro-Hungarian Chief of Staff would have been received by the Emperor himself.
    There has been some fighting at Tchatalja and Adrianople, but it has been of an undecisive character.
    The Bulgarians are reported to have isolated Gallipoli by the capture of the town of Malgara and the road leading to Gallipoli from Rodosto.

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