Sultan Prays For Victory.

New York Times 100 years ago today, October 10, 1912:
    CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 9.— The Sultan went to the Top Kapu Palace to-day to pray over the relics of the Prophet treasured there, for the success of the Ottoman arms.
    Fighting continues around Berani. The Turkish Government awaits coming events with calm assurance, according to Noradundghian Effendi, the Ottoman Foreign Minister. In an interview given to The Associated Press to-day, he said:
    "We face the future with perfect confidence. I should like to point out, however, that the declaration of war by Montenegro was made contrary to the practice adopted by all civilized States. It went against the stipulation of The Hague Convention, of which Montenegro was a signatory.
    "In the first place, no attempt was made to seek the good offices of a third party in order to find a means of avoiding a conflict.
    "Secondly, the declaration of war did not put forth any real or tangible cause for war.
    "Thirdly, Montenegro opened hostilities without granting the usual preliminary delay and actually before the declaration of war was presented to the Porte."
    The Turkish Government has decided to make a selection from among the Greek vessels detained in Turkish ports, and will hold those best suited for military transport purposes and release the others.