Turkey Tried To Wean Greece.

New York Times 100 years ago today, October 19, 1912:
Fear of Greek Warships Believed to be Behind Her Efforts.
    CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 18.— Doubt prevailed here up to the last moment whether Greece would finally throw in her lot with her Balkan allies. It is an unquestionable fact that the Turkish Government made serious efforts to have Greece withdraw her allegiance to the confederation. It seems probable, however, that Turkey was prompted in this respect chiefly by a desire to gain time in view of the superiority of the Greek fleet in the Aegean Sea.
    Turkey also at the last moment offered to send a new Minister to Athens, one who would be more acceptable to the Greeks than Mukhtar Bey, but this effort likewise proved futile in warding off Greece's declaration of hostilities.

GREEKS HERE GIVE $110,000.
Eleven Hundred Men Sailed Yesterday and 1,300 Go To-day.
    The local Greek consulate and the headquarters of the Pan Hellenic Union were thronged with Greeks all day, eager for news from home. Many of them came to contribute money. The contributions thus far have reached $110,000, and officers of the Pan Hellenic Union think the total will reach $500,000 within two weeks.
    The Greek liner Themistocles sailed from Brooklyn yesterday for Greece with 1,100 volunteers and reservists of the Greek army. Another Greek steamer, Venezia, will sail to-day with 1,300 men.