Turks Again Take Courage.

New York Times 100 years ago today, November 9, 1912:
    CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 8.— Rumors have been current for a day or two that the Ministry was unstable, owing to its request for mediation by the European powers, but the newspapers say this situation has given way before the demand of the army and of public opinion that the war be continued. The common danger seems to have united all parties. This is shown by the perfervid outburst of the newspapers of all political shades, urging a fight to a finish.
    The explanation of this new-born unanimity may be found in the suggestion of a high Government official that even if it were found impossible to hold the lines at Tchatalja, other defenses were possible before the enemy could reach this city. Every male who has reached the age of nineteen years will be expected to be ready to perform his share in the duty of protecting the capital.
    Mahmoud Shevket Pasha, ex-Minister of War, saw Kiamil Pasha, the Grand Vizier, to-day. It is reported that Shevket will be appointed Inspector General of the Army.
    Many Moslems are said to have sworn to sacrifice their lives in order to safeguard the glory of Islam. The commanders of the foreign warships in the port assembled to-day on the French cruiser Leon Gambetta, to arrange for concerted action, should naval assistance become necessary for the maintenance of order in the city. Rear Admiral Louis Dartige du Fournot of the French Navy presided as the senior officer present. He afterward ascended the Galata Tower to study the lay of the land.
    The Austrian and Italian war vessels and the second cruisers of the other powers have not yet arrived.