The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-04
SERv|l Takes PORT.
sEIzES DURAZZO IN SPITE OF
AUsTRIA's ATTITUDE AND AL
BANIAN STAND.
Negotiations For Peace are Progress
sing at Baghtchc and Great Powers
are Exchanging Proposals for Con-
fcrcncc to Settle Whole Question.

London. Nov. 2s.-The Servians. ig-
noring the proclamation Of Albanian
independence. have occupied the port
OF Durazzo without resistance. This
Information comes I'm a direct dis
patch from that town tonight. Thus
the conflict is raised to acute form be-
tween Austria and Servia and II re-
mains to be seen whether the Aus
trian government will take any direct
action or will be content to leave the
question for after the war settlement.
The servia action, coupled with
tne cnhnently warlike feeling prevail
Ing at Vienna, Is likely TO keep Eu-
rope In a state of anxiety. on the
other hand the fact that the negotia-
uons are progressing at Baghtche anu
that there Is no sign OF the resump-
ton OF operations on the TchataIja
lines while the great powers are ex-
Changing proposals for the assembling
OF European conference. all make
Tor peaceful settlement.
Should the proposed conference
materialize - for apparently Austria
has not yet consented to participate
IL would be considered as preparatory
TO later conference. which would
include the Balkan States ana Tur-
xey, for a final settlement of all uues-
lions. Nothing as to where the con-
ference will take place has been given
out Great secrecy is preserved re-
sardins the conference at Baghtche
and II Is not known whether the prin-
cipies are discussing on armistice or
peace.
III Is reported from Rome that a
provisional Albanian government has
been constituted at Avalon by so AL |
oanian delegates.
The Turkish feet with the exception
of the cruiser Hamidieh is reported |
ny special correspondents IA Constan- |
inopie to be ready to 20 out and
hsht- 1t Is still doubtful. however.
whether the Ottoman military author
ties will agree TO allow Its use against
the Greek feet despite the reported
Intention OF the Greeks to transport
large forces to Xeros bay behind the
Dardanelles. The move would seem
20 give the Turkish destroyers the
chance for which Turkish naval OFF,
GERS profess to long.
ro-rui schcvket Pasha is now IN
-9mmand OF the garrison guarding !
the forts OF the Dardanelles. The !
troops under his command have been !
Strongly reinforced and ar, said To- /
=, nhcr at least four divisions.
report Of the arrest of 500 |
TuFk~N Ulcers and a number of
civilian. !rcluding DR.. Nazim Bey,
tn CHIEF organizer OF the committee |
o. Union Il Progress. by the Greeks |
h salonis.. Is telegraphed by a spe-
ei'u cor~"sac adent. The arrested men |
hsvc been ported by Greece. The |
&C err' Fpondrnr says this step by the |
VI lks as lstified because the |
Trrks sloia.-i the terms of capitu-
lat on. broke their parole and got |
away ,u some cases by using fraudu-
lem. obtained passports.
The correspondent adds that the |
importance OF this development will |
be understood when 1t Is realized |
that the character of the war In Ma
cedonia has changed and that the
Greek army is now seriously harassed
by numerous guerilla bands largely
composed OF liberated soldiers.
Moreover the Bulgarian command
ers have complained that Turkish
officers have left by steamer from
saloniki To proceed TO Constantinople
for the purpose OF joining their com
rades fighting at Tchatalja.
II was discovered that DIR. Nazim
Bey was organizing meetings and
leading numerous intrigues against
authorities.