SIGNING THE ARMISTICE

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 137, 6 December 1912, Page 7

SIGNING THE ARMISTICE

WHY GREECE DELAYED. (Received December 6, 8 a.m.) SOFIA, sth December. The Turks declined the Greek claim to surrender the town of Janina and the islands in the /Egean Sea, principally Mitzlene and Lemnos, captured by the Greek fleet. Thereupon the Greek delegates,, in the absence of instructions, withheld their signatures to the armistice, but were granted twenty-four hours wherein to communicate with Athens. a touching" appeal, servia and bulgaria's FEARS. LONDON, sth December. Router's Agency states that after learning the latest terms, the Greek Government made a touching appeal to the Allies, beseeching them not to take a course calculated to weaken and endan-ger-the league. lhe Government offered all Greece's naval and military resources in the event of Turkey not accepting less damaging terms. , The Athens correspondent of The Times states that Greece's action in refusing to sign the armistice was not taken' for selfish ends, but to benefit the Allies, since the raising of the Greek blockade would assist the Turks to secure supplies. The Daily Telegraph's correspondent says the precise causes leading to Servia arid Bulgaria signing the armistice dgainst Greece's wishes Were that they 'ivere jperhaps under tte fear of Rumanian intervention, and a grave dispute with Austria. ATHENS, sth December. An official communique declares that the Greek action in connection with the aiirristice was taken in agreement with the other allies. DELEGATES DEEPLY MOVED. CONSTANTINOPLE, sth Dec. After the signing of the armistice the delegates were d&eply moved and shook hands. General Savoff, of the Bulgarian Army, congratulated Nazim Pasha oq. the Turkish heroism, and 'Nazim Pasha replied tnat the ' Bulgarians were chivalrous foes.