The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17

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 Dalmatian and was at one time a pro. lessor in Austria. Later he became min ister of justice in Montenegro and codi- fled the Montenegrin law. But the a1- ministration at Vienna considering him anti-Austrian, obliged King Nicholas tn get rid of him. Then King Ferdinand of Bulgaria took him as tutor to his chil- dren; but Sofia also proved insecure. De- voinovich was in Italy when the war broke out, and King Nicholas Sent a special envoy to ask him to go to Get tinje as private secretary to his majesty.
 The first encounter between the allies and the Turks will come tomorrow. A climax will be reached when both sides exchange their respective propositions for the conclusion of peace
 The Allies are prepared to grant com plete amnesty to the Mussulman popula- tion in the territories they annex for any acts of hostility during the war the re- turn of all prisoners, the recognition of the spiritual sovereignty of the Sultan over Mussulmans becoming subjects of the Balkan states, and the free admnistra- tion by the Mussulmans of their pious foundations in the Balkans. To these con- ditions has now been added the taking over by the Balkan states of that part of the Ottoman public debt corresponding to the territories which they annex unless the powers controlling the Ottoman debt allow them to deduct that part from the war indemnity imposed upon Turkey, which would thus remain the only debtor.
 Rumors of Turkish Terms
 The terms formulated by Turkey have been kept secret, but it may be asserted on good authority that they include the renunciation by both sides of any money transaction under the form of indemnity or otherwise, except the taking over by the Balkan states of a portion of the Ot- toman public debt approximately to the new territories they acquire.
 They provide also that the Sultan shall have a representative in the territories passing to the allies, where Ottoman courts shall be instituted for Mussulman subjects.
 Adrianope the first Turkish capital in Europe. and surrounding territory shall remain to Turkey.
 The Turco- Bulgarian frontier south of Adrianople shall be marked by the Marit- "a river, while the territory west of Maritza as far as the Struma river would go to Bulgaria, which thus would have the port of Kavala, to which she has long aspired.
 Furthermore, Turkey will demand that Saioniki, over the possession of which it is pointed out serious Greco Bulgarian antagonism has arisen, shall remain to Turkey. and together with Monastir and Scutari and their respective districts shall form Ottoman territory surrounding AL bania.
 Servia is to have Uskup. Pristina. Mitrovitza and Part Of the Sanjak of Noyipazar. the remaining part going to Montenegro.
 Turkey Claims Aegean Islands
 To Bulgaria is conceded the island of II. of the other islands in the Aegean, in- | cluding samothrace. Imbros Lemnos and Mitylene, together with those now occupied by Italy, because the latter | belong to Asiatic Turkey. But the ad- ministration at Constantinople pledges | itself to obtain from England. Russia, 1 France and Italy the four protective powers in Crete. their consent that this l island shall be annexed to Greece
 These terms would give the allies | four -fifths of the territory which few weeks ago was European Turkey, but notwithstanding what seems to be a great concession, comparison of the terms of the allies with those of Fur key is sufficient to show the immense gulf separating them.
 Even admitting many concessions are made on both sides an ultimate under standing appears extremely difficult. Because of this, the idea of mediation has been put forward. All the dele gates however, declare emphatically that they know nothing about media tion, and that it Is extraneous to their mission here, which is limited to the negotiation of peace, without even the power of concluding 1t. For the con clusion of peace either they or others must receive the authorization of their respective governments.
 The delegates did not refuse to dis cuss the question unofficially and re- marked that it would be impossible for Russia or Austria to mediate, as both of these powers are too interested in the settlement; nor could Germany. because she is bound to Austria. nor could Italy because of the recent war between that country and Turkey.
 There only remained England and France. which might be acceptable to both parties. but their selection might give umbrage to Germany and Austria. 1
 United States Available
 It was pointed out that the only great , lower absolutely disinterested and impar- tial is the United States, and that if 1t were possible to bring about something of the same intervention which in 1905 led to the conclusion of peace between Russia and Japan, this might lead to actual me- diation.
 This would not be the first time that ac- ton by the United States has made itself felt in a matter concerning Turkey Ifn- official intervention by the United States had beneficent effect in the Turko-Ital- ian war, when last June the American ambassador at Rome, after an under standing with the Italian premier, noti- fled the American ambassador at Con- stantinople of the peace conditions pro- posed by Italy, which were exactly those embodied in the treaty of Lausanne.
 Ambassador Rockhill, representing a country without territorial or other aspirations in the Ottoman empire, was the main instrument Tn convincing the porte of the useessnes of resistance and the advisability of coming to terms with Italy. The negotiations through Ambas- sadors OBrien and Rockhill reached so