The Washington herald., 1912-12-02

ment Of diplomatic clearing house,
composed OF the ambassadors OF thu
great powers, 10 exchange views on al
the questions arising out Of the presen
imbrogiio. Is gaining ground daily, ant
the Pail Mall Gazette predicts that u
will be an accomplished fact within G
few days. This will greatly facilitate thu
peace negotiations which are TO follow
the announcement OF the armistice, a
IL will be hardly possible for the coun
tries involved to arrange a treaty Of
peace without constant consultation witt
the other powers.
The personnel OF the provisional govern
ment arranged in Albania several days
ago has been given out. Ismal Kemil-
hey, a Mussulman. Is president Of the
country. and the vice president Is a
Catholic, whose name will be made pub
lie In a short time. The Albanian flag
raising which followed Immediately upon
the proclamation OF freedom. came after
a day Of consultation over various mat
tiers, at the close OF which 1t was an
nounced that the country was under the
protection OF the powers The new gov
eminent has advised the people OF the
country not to oppose the Servians. Al
bania, however, Is an extremely nebulous
state at present, as the country is with
out definite geographical boundaries. The
Albanian people have ealways resented
the paying OF taxes to any government.
The final settlement Of their future is a
problem that Is almost as serious as the
settlement Of the controversy between
Servia and Austria over the control of
the Albanian port on the Adriatic.
Terms of Peace.
The main terms of peace, according to
the correspondent Of lie Temps at Con-
stantinople, are:
Greece to get Epirus.
Servia to again come into possession OF
Old Servia and Novibazar.
Bulgaria will acquire Thrace, follow
ing the frontier from Midia to Dedeag-
hatch or Kavala. but excluding Adrian
ople, which remains in Turkish territory.
Autonomy will be granted Macedonia
with SalonikI as the capital
Albania. minus the part coded to
Montenegro and also the provinces,
is placed under the sIzerainty Of the
Balkan alliance.
The admission of Turkey to the Bal
kan league of states.
Those who will attach their sigma
lures to the armlstice when the time
shall have arrived. are: Maxim Pasha,
minister of war for Turkey: Reched
Pasha and Ria Pasha. also represent
ing Turkey; Gen. Savo1, commander
in-chief of the Bulgarian army DT.
Daner, president OF the Bulgarian
Chamber of Deputies, and Gen. Fit
chez, Bulgarian chief OF stan.
1t is provided that fortified places may
be provisioned. and that the siege OF
Turkish ports and islands be raised.
The Turks are reported to be strength
ening the land forces in the vicinity Of
the Dardanelles very materially.
Two divisions of the Asian forces are
now on the Gallipoli Peninsula with
large force Of artillery.
Servia has issued an official denial OF
the reports that she is concentrating
troops on the northern frontier and forti-
flying Belgrade and other towns.
The Austrian newspapers are viewing
the situation more hopefully, several vi
emma papers to-day declaring that the
crisis has passed.
The military governor Of Saloniki, in
order to preserve order. has issued orders
disarming the whole population without
distinction as to race, creed, or color.
The EIontenegrins bombarded Scutart
for two hours yesterday without result,
and was resumed to-day under the per
sonaI direction of King Nicholas.