Turks Welcome The War.

New York Times 100 years ago today, October 10, 1912:
Feel Grim Delight at the Chance to Get at Their Enemies.
By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times.
    LONDON, Thursday, Oct. 10.— A telegram to The Daily Mail from Constantinople says:
    "If war does come it will be in grim mood and with fierce delight that the Turks will at last face their enemies. The Turkish papers this morning (Wednesday) hail yesterday, with its declaration of war, as a day of festival.
    "Conspicuous in the great crowd of men, soldiery and civilians, at the railway station this morning was a closer brougham guarded by eunuchs, with wooden panels where the glass of the windows should be, and round which peeped the black silk-veiled faces of Turkish ladies. It was the wife and mother of a young Turkish officer, whose wish to see him till the very last moment caused them to transgress so far against the rule that keeps members of the harem in the background on all public occasions.
    "Major Izzet Bey, commanding at Pera, who has been appointed to supervise the war correspondents generally, promises plenty of hardships for the campaign. 'You can make up your minds to be hungry,' he said to me this morning. The war correspondents are to leave with the General Staff.
    "While I write this telegram rough, khaki-clad troops still tramp past the window in full war kit. Some wear the regular fez-shaped calpak, others have the gray cloth, turbanlike headdress of the Kurds. Just now a company of white skull-rapped Albanian reserves — gaunt, big-boned follows — are passing clapping their muscular hands and scouting in chorus, 'Padishahim Choke Yasha!' (Long live the Padishah!)"

The Powers Not Trusted.
    William Maxwell, The Daily Mail's special correspondent at Sofia, wires under yesterday's date:
    "Premier Gueschoff to-day admitted to me that the proposals of the powers were unsatisfactory, seeing that they did not give guarantees. He added:
    " 'We have spent so much and raised so many hopes that we cannot draw back without something substantial.'
    "This sentence describes both the difficulty and danger. The Government dare not recede. The people do not trust the powers, who talk once more of carrying out the solemn engagements made by them thirty years ago. The least they expect is that Bulgaria should share in the supervision of reforms. This, said the Premier, was under consideration.
    "The Premier still professes hopes of peace, though he could not suspend the preparations for war.
    "There is no pause in the war preparations. This afternoon the flags of twelve regiments were blessed by priests of the Greek Church in the palace grounds. The solemn, picturesque ceremonial was witnessed by the King and many people.
    "The Council sat till 8 o'clock tonight to consider the powers' note. The Greek and Servian Ministers conferred with the President of the Council. No decision was arrived at as to framing a reply. I have good authority for saying that probably no reply will be given, as the form of the note demands no reply. It is more probable that an ultimatum will be presented to Turkey in a few days."