The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-30
DIPLOMATS LOOK
FOR SETTLEMEh
OF BALKAN WAa !
Intervention is Not Conten1~
plated. But Overtures
Are Under Way
MUST BE ON BASIS
OF ALLIES VICTORY
Beginning of the End of War
Drama Now Being Play
ed--Sultan's Army
Inundated

LONDON. oct. as.--Dipionlatic n4sS
gutiations looking toward IN caf433
termination Of the Balkan war are 4k
progress among the powers t0nt8u<3a
but as has been pc inted out by tho IMx
ternational News Service there
got atoms, in contrast TO the enrft0&M
overtures of NJ. Poincaire, are bell
conducted ON basis that tentativ03z
comedies Turkish defeat.
Active Intervention is not confeM
plated, according to the best inf0rAs
ed authorities In London, nor III Il 0511
pected that there will be any set@4
GUS difficulties to settle among tMM
powers. AT the earliest possible rn9~
ment the hopelessness OF cont.nui01
the struggle will be impressed
Turkey and treatment with the BaikM1
allies urged.
Austria Is Leader. ssz
AS Austria ia very plainly the feAQ&a
err of the Interested foreign poWot1
dispatches from Vienna today are e.
special Importance. The AustriA4n
Hungarian foreign Office announc94
today at the conclusion of q long 1a41
sion OF the Austrian cabinet, THAT ~
tria was ready to cooperate in the fMx&
terests of peace with the other POW
ers so long as no desire to ifnpG1
Austr an interests was manifested. AN
: AN~N-~~sNs~~
| been ordered.
The result OF the visit OF the Briti1
minister at Cettinje, and the Montene
grin foreign minister TO the camp 0&
King Nicholas, at Dieka, yesterdays f
not known.
| George for Presidency.
/ King Nicholas, az the monarch cAeS3S
sen 10 nominate King George
t Greece. for the presidency Uf t1f5
United States of the Balkans. 10 re-
gardad as Il most influential factor tlf&
the new alliance, and IL thought thM4
/ the British ministers sought to aacaEs$
| tain his attitude toward peace at Co.
| behest Of the other powers.
! The telegram OF the Car OF Ru8e51
to King Peter. of Servia, congratulatsS|
ling him on the successes of his ar1nX
lis not taken seriously, at least not M
| Germany, despite the fact that 1t N&x
| widely construed today as a WARMTH
to Austria-and therefore to Geru1aM
to keep out" German military Mn&1
also ridicule the idea that the trir1
entente England. France and Ga1
as propitious for a war against CT
many
Decisive hattie On.
CONSTANINOPLE. Oct. 2s.-NAxl0
Pasha, minister of war and commaM&
er In chief Of the Turkish army, Ex47
today advised the government in
telegram from the front that the mm
Turkish army, which occupied q pn11
ton near Demotika during the b
ties Of Kirk kilisseh and Arianor
has engaged the main Bulgarian arua1$
and the crucial battle OF the war u II
progress
According to the minister's t431
gram, the battle Is waging along ~
entire front, which extends over
! hundred miles. and 50 far the Tux1
have steadily pressed the Buigarte
back.
The Turkish army number 150.o(
men. and the Bulgarian forces a1S
composed of fully that many troupe
Beginning Of the End.
. LONDON. Oct. 29.--The beGinn3
Of the end of the great Balkan M
drama Is being PLAYED tonight, N
TO e. climax, the military critics ARR
that will mean Overwhelming dek1t
and humiliation for the armies of q
, sultan.
All day the main divisions 0f
| federated Balkan armies have ~
, wheeling into position for three IT.
, ties Victories in which will BRING
| a successful conclusion the tr0t11
, jous enveloping campaign, and tn
, the troops OF the rebeliious Stax4
. the gates Of Constantinople and
! lonica, whore only Impoverished
Z fenses remain. S*
These battles are expected h0N4
y | according to International NeWaS
1 vice dispatches fnorn tho wax eehk&
| | The ButgarianS are marching 0M
, ! the Erskine river 10 attack the 1l
! Turkish force between Eski-BahAN
I.uIe Rergas, the Servsans are Ak
, 10 attack the Turks at veies. or
: pril, the capture of which VIII
., them clear path to Mona4tixs
most important post In MacedN
and the main Greek force. only Al1
, miles south of the Seryian diviS
: is approaching Janina with the 01
a / OF securing control of the entire n0l1
T western portion of the sailtansNs
) ! minions in Europe.
/ Sultan Holds Narrow Strip
VI The sultan. whose troops. -
4 being henmed In en- all sideM
!. | badly demoralized. tonight hoidMS
r invaded and completely under hi4a
4 tro, only q strip Of territory, vN
n from forty to fifty miles wide
! the Turkish south coast ffCNx
' Bosphorous to the west coast r.
Gulf of Saionica-
: The only Turkish resistance
i. portance is being made 81
v There the Montenexrins are
I desperately To disl0dge the
= garrison. Much OF the city he
: destroyed ny lire. bnt the TtaKs
holding out with fAnatieai deaN
Il ton. s. "
| aay was that III TripotAusse M
: ish town. which Was occupl49
i | Greeks on the way II
IA Greeks first ocrun5sd xhe c11
i tania ana tho Fifth xafk
4 occupied the town " 1gevSN
II sssThs.s main n Greek &&8&&