The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-09
SalOniki Falls Into Their Hands-TerribIe Mas
 sacres by M0slems
END OF THE WAR
 IS DRAWING NEAR
United States Will Send Two Cruisers to C0nstantinople to Look After The American Interests.
 Appeal for Holy War

London. November S.--Judging from to- nights dispatches Constantnople virtu- ally has abandoned hope of the ability of the Turks to offer serious resistance at the Tchatalja line and is viewing the necessity of calling the citys manhood to the defense of the city itself. IT this is the case the end of the war cannot be far distant.
 The Greeks achieved the crowning fea- ture of their campaign by occupying sa- lonil1i. It is not known yet whether the Turkish garrison of 15.o0o evacuated tho city prior to the coming of the Greeks or surrendered. It is believed however, : that they evacuated.
 The Greeks still must capture Janina. Adrianople and Scutari also hold out, but it is reported that the two principal forts. outside of Adrianople, have been cap tured. A dispatch to the Vienna Reichs- post says pour parlers for the surrender Y of Adrianople have begun
 Difficulties Formidable
 With the approach of the end of the VI ar diplomatic difficulties are becoming more formidable. They are taking the form of a conflict between the triple alli- snce and .he triple entente which may prove almost an unbearable strain on European diplomacy. The situation is so grave that special meeting of the Brit jsh cabinet was summoned today to hear the views of Sir Edward Grey, the for eign minister, as a result of his recent conferences with all the interested Euro pean representatives in London and also to prepare for statement on the sub ject which Premier Asquith is to make at the mayors banquet at the guild hall to- morrow night.
 There is reason to believe that Austria has made it clear to Servia and to the powers that she never will consent to Ser via occupying Albania or ports on the Adriatic. It is reported the powers re- ceatly have approached the Balkan allies with a view to ascertaining on what terms they were prepared to accept peace. It is understood the allied were not dis Posed to commit themselves and insisted y4sipon direct negotiations with Turkey. It is. believed the only definite o,ttcoihe of the European pour parlers thus far is an understanding that the Turks shall not bc driven from Constantinople.
 Turkey Will Not Appeal to Allies
 One result Of the conflict of the powers over the division of the spoils undeubt- edly has been to strengthen Turkey s determination not to appeal to the allies tor peace but to resist to the end.
 It is asserted in Vienna that the minis ters of Germany and Italy in Belgrade have. been instructed to declare that the triple alliance would regard the appear ance of Servia on the Adriatic as contra " to their interests. The general belief is that the conflicting interests of the powers will necessitate the calling of a European conference to endeavor to ar range a compromise agreement.
 The Daily Mail says that it learns that the defeated Turkish troops already are swsrning into constantinople from Goha- talja and camping in the narrow, crowded streets of the Stamboul quarter.
 The St. Petersburg correspondent of tho Daily Mail declares that Russian dip lonnats are making every endeavor to in- sure Servia receiving the port of Durazzo 53 miles south of Scutari on the Adriatie.
 Kiamil Pasha Bitter
 In an interview at Constantinople with the grand vizier. kiamil Pasha, the Daily Mails correspondent says Kiami conl- plained bitterly of the attitude Of the powers as altogether inconsistent and in- comprehensble.
 Before the war" I<iamil said 10 the correspondent, the powers declared that the status quo must be maintained Now when we look to them to stop the war and arrest the advance of the Bulgarians as they stopped the Russians in 1873. we find they have forgotten their firm intention and their only counsel is to submit.
 If King Ferdinand is permitted to en- ter CcDstsntnople grave catastrophe will result. I warned the ambassadors Of this when they asked permission to bring in q second guard ship l told them they could bring the whole of their fleets if they 6esired but even that would be in- sufficient to avert calamities to foreign- CTS throughout Turkey if Ferdinand en- ters Constantinope
 Is Pathetic Figure
 dispatch 10 the Daily News from Con stantinople, sent by wireless from the steamer Princpessa Maria, says:
 ''As a result of the crash of the Ot toman world the most pathetic figure probably is Kiamil Pasha, the grand viz fer an old, bent man, striving to restore order from the chaos which was none of his making He alone appears to re- tain a vestige of authority. Even he .
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