Balkan States Fear Powers.

New York Times 100 years ago today, November 1, 1912:
Suspicious That They May Be Robbed of the Fruits of Victory.
Special Cable to The New York Times.
    LONDON, Friday, Nov. 1.— A special dispatch to The London Times from Sofia says:
    "The news of the victory at Lule-Burgas has been received here without any public demonstrations, and the fear is generally expressed that in the hour of her triumph Bulgaria may now, as in 1885, be deprived of the reward of victory.
    "Rumors of the imminence of Austro-Hungarian and Rumanian mobilization gain ground, and no great confidence is felt that the powers of the Triple entente will obtain fair play for those who have risked everything in the cause of freedom.
    "The importance of yesterday's victory is fully understood. With the rout of Nazim Pasha's army the campaign is believed to be practically over, and nothing is now needed but the fall of Adrianople to render the Bulgarian triumph complete. It is thought that this event cannot now long be deferred, as the investment of the city can now be rapidly carried out.
    "Within the next few days momentous decisions will probably be taken by the great powers and the peace of Europe will be at stake.
    "Whether the concert holds together or breaks up, I have reason to believe that the four Balkan States will hold firmly to their programme. They have already undergone enormous sacrifices and are prepared to face every eventuality.
    "Only those who have been brought into close contact with the terrible realities of war can estimate the extent of those sacrifices. Here in Sofia the wounded are arriving literally by thousands. All the larger public buildings have been transformed into hospitals, as well as many private houses. In the military school, which I visited to-day, beds cannot be provided for all the patients, and many are laid on the bare floors. I noticed that all the Turkish patients had beds. The wounded from the last great battle, both Bulgarians and Turks, have yet to arrive, and how arrangements can be made to accommodate them it is hard to say.

France Proposes Mediation.
    The Vienna correspondent of The Daily Mail wires as follows:
    "The French Government has come forward with a proposal to the great powers for mediation between Turkey and the Balkan League. The news was confirmed to me to-night in an official quarter, where, however, it was stated that nothing could be said for the present regarding the nature of Premier Poincaré's proposal, which was being examined by the Vienna Cabinet, but I learn on unimpeachable authority that the proposal, while couched in general terms, outlines the form in which the powers shall intervene to stop the war.
    "There is apparently no question of Bulgaria and Turkey negotiating peace terms directly between themselves, but the powers have reason to believe that Turkey will negotiate through them.
    "A feeling of outspoken pessimism prevails in well-informed quarters here. 'The situation is only peaceable,' a competent personage said to me this evening, 'as long as Austria-Hungary does not feel that attempts are being made to neglect her legitimate interests in the Balkans. If she were forced to come to that conclusion, I must admit that I should be prepared for anything.'

Pessimism In Vienna.
    "I have spoken with leading personages of the diplomatic body in Vienna to-day, and everywhere I find the same state of tension. It is unanimously believed that the task of Europe, confronted by four victorious armies already establishing themselves on Turkish soil, is extremely dangerous. What will Europe do, it is asked, if the Balkan allies refuse to accept the territorial extensions which, it is now generally anticipated, Europe will offer to them? Will Europe risk a general conflagration by attempting to wrest with the sword what the victors have won with the sword?
    "The only certainty of the entire situation so far as Austria-Hungary is concerned is that the dual monarchy has made preparations for every eventuality, and that if the moment should come to strike, her preparedness is such that a blow can be delivered in any direction with the utmost rapidity."