Russia Will Not Fight For Servia.

New York Times 100 years ago today, November 14, 1912:
Declares She Will Not Go to War Over Question of a Port on the Adriatic.
KING NICHOLAS IS DEFIANT
Denies Austrian Minister's Contention — Europe Regards the Situation as Much More Hopeful.
    ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 13.— Russia does not intend to go to war over the question whether Servia shall obtain a port on the Adriatic Sea, according to Sergius Sazonoff, the Russian Foreign Minister.
    M. Sazonoff informed M. Popovitch, the Servian Minister here, that this decision had been reached as the result of conversations between the German Ambassador to Russia and himself.
    The Novoe Vremya and other newspapers denounce the Russian Government's policy as one of vacillation and surrender.
    Premier Kokovtzoff expressed the opinion to-day that the dispute between Servia and Austria would be settled by compromise.
    A special meeting of the Cabinet was held this afternoon. All the Ministers attended and the Balkan question was taken under advisement.
    According to The Novoe Vremya, the troops which ordinarily would be disbanded about the middle of this month will be retained with the colors until the middle of January.
    The Council of Ministers to-day decided to order mobilization in the six western military districts.
    It is asserted that the King said that he would consider the representations of the Austrian Minister as null and void.