The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-27
ula II TulEEI.
FIGHTING CONTINUES AND
PEACE NOT IN SIGHT.
PO~ers Relieved To b. Working Be-
hind Scenes With Settlement In
View.

London. Nov. 22.--The efforts to-
ward peace In the Turkish Balkan
war made no visible progress today.
Exchanges OF artillery fire and infan-
Try reconnoisances proceeded along
the TchAtaljs lines. Nazim Pasha. the
Turkish commander In chief. In q dis
patch to Constantinople claims that
an infantry battle occurred In front
OF the centre Of his positions and that
the BulSarians left several thousand
dead before the Turkish outworks.
Not much credence is placed In this
report, however. Elsewhere In the
war zone the military situation re-
mains unchanged. The servian forces
advancing toward the Adriatic. are
buried deep In snow.
The Bulgarians have occupied the
important town of Dedeashatch. the
terminus Of the saioniki railway on
,ths Aegean sec.
The Turkish cruiser Hsmidish came
snto port at Constantinopie damaged
-from q Bulgarian torpedo. The Turk
tsh claim that the Hamidleh sank two
OF the bulgarian torpedo boats with
which she was engaged yesterday has
not yet been confirmed.
Il u believed that the peace nego.
tiations have been only temporarily
suspended. The best opinion In Lon
don is that . compromise viii be ef-
fected between the beli'ssrents and
that the powers are using their good
ofaces behind the scenes with this end
7 In view.
Reports from Soma say that Tur-
keys rejection OF the profYered terms
for an armistice occasioned no sur
prise there. Three Buigarisns. repre-
senting the three northern kingdoms.
have started for the front with the
expectation Of meeting the Turkish
peace pienipotentiaries. The Greek
military attache with the Bulgarian
army will Join the Bulgarian pienipo-
sentiaries A cessation OF hostilities
10 not necessarily expected to follow
the departure Of the representati, Q
Of the allies on the mission Of peace.
Whatever basis for an armistice
may be reached. Il Is expected that
will leave In allegiance for the ne
8otiations OF q peace treaty the
amount ~ ter-,.o-y Turkey win even
5ualiy be permitted TO retain. The
! contrac'. Il is expected viii include
Euigaria's renunciation of intention 20
enter Constantinople.
HepoEis emsnating from Vienna an
nounced that the Aibanians will pro-
claim their independence tomorrow at
Duraxzo. from which place the Ser
|: visns are yet Ave or six days march
and that there will a Joint Austrian
and Italian naval demonstration of
that port.
The visit Of the Austrian crown
prince to Emperor william. which ID
onsciaiiy stated to be for the purpose
OF keeping q long standing shooting
engagement. and Berlin dispatch
saying the Austrian field marshal.
Won schemua. spent the day there
In consultation with Gen. Count Won
Aoitke. chief OF staff OF the German
army. keep alive speculation con-
corning the plan OF the triple alliance
No diplomatic secret was ever bet
ter kept thaa the terms OF the Balkan
alliance, but the signs OF possible dif-
ferences over a division of the spoils
are cropping out. The Greek semi.
-oficiai press claims that the issue ui
the war would have been greatly DIFF
ferent except for the immense ser
vices OF the Greek fleet In preventing
100000 Turks from Asia Minor Join.
Ing the army In Thrace. The claim
also In made that the Greek army and
feet have accomplished an much a.
the three other allies ,mbined.