THE BALKAN WAR

Evening Star, Issue 15073, 3 January 1913, Page 6

THE BALKAN WAR

PEACE CONFERENCE. TURKEY REQUIRES TIME TO CONSTDEjTthE LATEST DEMANDS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, January 1. M. Yenezelos presided when the Conference was resumed. The lurks agreed to the Allies' demand that all the negotiations should, be conducted en bloc. The Turks stated that as Crete was controlled by the Powers it would be. advisable to seek their opinion before a decision was arrived at, but the Allies insisted that Turkey must relinquish her rights in Crete, adding that perhaps later on the Allies would address the Powers on the subject. The Turks suggested that as the regions belonged to Asia Minor they were unable to accede to the Allies' demands for their cession. The Allies also declared that the Turks must prepare a definite map of the Turco-Bulna.rian frontier. Reshid Pasha intimated that he would seek fresh instructions on the various points. When the- Ambassadors' Conference is resumed it will discuss the three projects for the delimitation of Albania propounded by the Balkan Allies, Russia, and Austria. Austria's proposal widely diverges from the others. THE STUMBLING-BLOCK. ADRIANOPLE AND THE iEGEANS. LONDON, January 2. (Received January 3, at 10.55 a.m.) M. Daneff. President of the Bulgarian Parliament, and a delegate to the Peace Conference, when interviewed, said t'->at Adrianople and the Mgeaa Islands must be surrendered. Unless to-morrow's conference acceded to the Allies' terms, negotiations would be broken off. Reshid Pasha, one of Turkey's Jelegates, when uiterviewid. said tnat'Turkey had already abandoned pnoim-ms feiritory, hecause she was beaten. But she did not intend to abu;idc:i either Adriar.ople or the /Tgeans. BULGARIA'S AMBITION. TO ACQUIRE MACEDONIA. LONDON, January 1. The 'Daily Telegraph's' Constantinople correspondent says there is an impression in certain circles that a- direct TurcoBulgarian understanding exists in regard to Macedonian autonomy, the object being to deprive Greece of Salonica and to permit Bulgaria to become- master of Macedonia iater. OMINOUS SIGNS. TURKISH ACTIVITY. VIENNA, January 2. .(Received January 3, at, 9.30 a.m.) Great military activity is being shown by Turkey Over 6,000 fresh tloops are camped in the vicinity of Constantinople. ■ Large naval orders and orders for ammunition ha\e been placed in Germany. Servia is also active. Eighty thousand La-.dsturni have been summoned for service. THE FIGHTING-'AT BIZANI.

ATHENS, January 2. (Received January 3, at 8 a.m.) The Grecian forces repulsed all further [ Turkish attacks. An artillery duel is progressing. Mr Palmer Newbold, a member of the Balkans Committee, was killed while fighting at Bizani as a volunteer with the Grecian forces. GREECE'S CLAIM. THE SPOILS OF WAR. BERLIN, January 2. (Received January o, at 8 a.m.) The 'Frankfurter ZeitungV Constantinople correspondent states that the Crown Prince of Greece has required the, Ottoman Bank at Salcmca to hold at his disposal the revenues collected against, the Ottoman public debt. He explains his claim to the surplus by describing the latter as booty: The Public Debt Commission are protesting against his action.