"A WAR OF LIBERATION."

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 May 1913, Page 5

"A WAR OF LIBERATION."

PRELIMINARY PEACE TREATY

GREECE AND BULGARIA

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ATHENS, May 13.

It is semi-officially stated that though Greece intimated in April that she intended strengthening her occupation of Leftera and elsewhere, and Bulgaria promised to withdraw, the latter attacked the Greek artillery when attempting to carry out the olan.

LONDON, May 13.

The Allies' reply takes note of t*Te ex elusion o. f the reservations relating to Albania ari'j the Islands. Nevertheless they cannot believe that they will not be allowed to discuss questions affecting their vital interests and arising out of a victorious war of liberation. The Allies agree that the difference between the two standpoints ought not to interrupt the peace negotiations. The newspapers declare that now the reservations are reduced there is a pious wish that there may be nothing to prevent the signing of the preliminary peace treatv immediately.

International detachments have landed at Sangiovanni, and the formal transfer of Scutari has been fixed for Thursday.

SOFIA. May 13

M. Sarafoff. the former Minister at Constantinople, is proceeding to Athens to negotiate in conjunction with the Bulgarian Minister fc:' an agreement delimit ing the frontier. The recent encounters were due to the Greeks attempting to occupy strategic points. Rmonstrances on the subject have been addressed to Greece.