Servian Demand Rejected.

New York Times 100 years ago today, October 2, 1912:
    CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 1.— The Cabinet, after a prolonged meeting, to-night decided to order the partial mobilization of the army. The exact orders are for the present secret.
    The Cabinet also rejected the Servian demand respecting the transport of ammunition through the Turkish lines. This action is in reply to a note sent to the Porte by the Servian Minister, Dr. Nenadovitch, in which he requested the Porte either to sanction the passage of the ammunition at present detained by the Turkish authorities or to return it to France.
    Servia has now stopped consignments of ammunition from Germany for Turkey.
    Bulgaria has suspended freight traffic between Turkey and Bulgaria and has commandeered all the cars for military
    The Porte has decided to detain all Greek vessels now in Turkish waters in order to requisition their services for the transport of troops.
    The Council of Ministers sat throughout the day from 10 o'clock in the morning. In addition to the Ministers, Hadi Pasha, the chief of the staff, and Abdullah Pasha, the Commander of the Reserves in European Turkey, were present. Afterward a decree ordering the partial mobilization of the army was submitted to the Sultan for his approval.
    Although no communication has yet been presented to the Porte by any of the Balkan States with reference to Macedonia, it is the opinion of an influential section of the diplomats here that they will formulate a demand for Macedonian autonomy, which Turkey is certain to refuse.
    War will then be inevitable unless the powers succeed In restraining Bulgaria and Servia. This could be done most effectively by a threat of occupation by Austria and Russia of those two kingdoms if they should embark on hostilities against Turkey. But it is doubted if Austria and Russia will be able to agree upon such joint action.
    Consequently, it is regarded as not improbable that Austria, backed by Germany, will act singly. Or it may be that war can be staved off by assembling a European conference.
    It is reported that the Turkish Government is about to address a circular to the powers in which it repudiates responsibility for the crisis, which, it says, has arisen in consequence of the provocative attitude of the Balkan States.