Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
Stipulation That Position of Bel
ligerents Will Be Unchanged.
ALBANIAN FLAG IS HOISTED
Greeks Who Took Refuge in Mosque
in Village of Mavrova Killed
by Band of Turkish
Troops.

Der 3o.-The cabinet has ap-
proved the protocol of an armis-
tice, which will be signed at ?
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. An
trade has been issued sanctionine
the protocol.
The armistice will be signed
by the Turks on the one hand
and the Bulgarians on the other
i'm behalf of the four allies. 1t will
thus apply not merely to Tchatalja
and Adrianople, but to all Turkey
in Europe.
The armistice will last as long
as the preliminary negotiations
for peace continue.
Position of Belligerents.
1t is stipulated that the posi-
ton of the belligerents shall re-
main exactly as at the time of
signature.
Up to the present there have
been no pourparlers on the sub
ject of the terms of peace. There
fore statements with reference to
the fate of Adrianople and the
demarcation of new frontiers are
unfounded.
Brief War Coming to End.
LONDON. November 30-The second
month of the shortest great European
war in history closes under brighter
auspices than the statesmen who have
been handling the tangled skein of con-
flicting national interests dared to pre-
dict. An armistice will be signed Sunday
afternoon i'm the sultans palace car by
the delegates of the belhgerent states
who have been comforting there in an ap-
parently conciliatory atmosphere, and
Incidentally, consuming luxurious lunch
cons prepared by Constantinople' fore
most French chef.
follow on terms which will avoid a clash
with Austria is strong in all the cap
itals. From Constantinople, Sofia and
Belgrade the press agencies, whic., speak
WIFI the voices OIL tnelf governments,
predict settlement and portray a gen.
eral desire to end the war.
Interest in Adrianople.
Chief interest centers in Adrianople
where .ne Turkish garrison, with dimin-
| ishing ammunition and short rations, still
| makes heroic resistance against the Ser
vians and Bulgars with their Gordon of
artillery steadily crowding closer around
the citadel.
The project for establishing diplomatic
clearing house composed of the am
bassadors of the powers in some capital,
to exchange views on the Balkan queS-
ton during the period of upheaval gains
strength The Pail Ma Gazetts predicts
that it will be arranged within two days.
While Turkey and the Balkan states may
arrange treaty of peace by direct ne
gotiatiOns. they can hardly do this with
out constant consultations with the
powers.
A conference of Albanian politicians at
AvlOna has launched provisional gov
ernment, with Ismail kemal Bey, Mus
sulman, as president, and Catholic vice
president. The Albanian flag has been
raised and Albania has been proclaimed
a neutral state under the protection of
the powers.
A Nebulous State.
ly nebulous state, since Albania is with
out definite geographical boundaries and
almost without roads, and the people here
tofore have fOstered deep-rooted pre-
judice against paying taxes to any gov
ernment. The final settlement of their
| future problem is second only to that of
| reconcilng Servia and Austria over
| Servia's determination to retain "a port
| on the Adriatic sea.
While the danger that the beligerents
] may fail to settle their differences and
| hostilties may be resumed after the
| period of negotiations, looms large, the
| fact that the armies before CONSTANT
nople have practca ly reached dead
! lock is the strongest force making for
! peace Military experts consider that it
! to break the Tchatalja works, while it
would be equally impossible for the
| Turks to succeed in an offensive move
ment.
Bulgaria has come to the end of her
| resources in men and has called out the
! drafts of 1918 and 1914, who are youths
| of seventeen and sixteen years, while one
| army corps In front of Adrianople con-
sists of old men.
England Is Stirred.
The threat that Great Britain may be
| involved in the death struggle for Euro
| pean supremacy End the object lesson of
great armies quickly mobilized by small
| states have given great impetus to the
! movement for compulsory military serv-
| ice. Several conservative leaders have
I fnt FOR l,-&