Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-30

News has been received in
Vienna that peace between Tur-
key and the Balkan allies will DE
signed Monday by the plenipo-
tentiaries at Baghtche. according
to news agency dispatch from
the Austrian capital.
RIEKA, Montenegro. November go
The bombardment of the Turkish fortress
of Scutari was resumed by the Monte
negrins today. Their artillery has been
reinforced
King Nicholas and his staff have left
for Grusa. near Scutari, to superintend
the operations of the .,esieging army
The Montenegrin government has des-
ignated three delegates to proceed to
Sofia to take part in the eventual peace
negotiations.
More Optimistic Reports.
LONDON, November 0.-A slight re-
taxation OF tension in the international
pol tical situation has come today Win
he optimistic announcement from ofnclai
sources in Corstantinople that the neSo-
tiations between the Bulgarian and Turk
.sh plenipotentiaries at the village OF
Paghtche, on the Tchatalja lines, are
Ikely to result In a speedy signature
,eing written to the terms of an armistlce
The real menace to European peace,
however i'm the shape OF the AuStro-
Servian difficulty. still persists Tne as
sertions of the rulers of Austria Hungary
and Russia, the two great empires most
immediately concerned, that they desre
20 maintain peace have not put an emu
20 their active preparations for war.
Diplomats feel that once hostilities have
been definitely adjourned, ana the aIileo
Balkan nations are in position TO cal
.ulate their gains, there will be mucn
better chance of bridging the gulf at
present separating Austria-Hungary ana
Servia 1t is thought generally tnat Bull
garia then would be In a better sltuauon
10 bring her influence to bear in favor or
compromise
Are Not Oyersanguine.
The announcement that Montenegro
has appointed delegates to participate IN
the eventual peace negotiations to be held
at Sofia, The Bulgarian capital. is taken
% indicate that the Balkan allies possess
Information pointing to an early settle
ment.
Observers here, however, are not dis-
posed to be oversanguine as to the out
come of the negotiations They prefer 10
wait until some kind Of an asreement nas
oeen reached between the Bulgarians and
Turks on the question of the fate OF the
Turkish stronghold at Adrianople
The allies are said TO have large num-
,ers of men who are proceeding IN Greek
transports from the Gulf Of Salonik either
or Gallipoli peninsula. which separates
he Dardanel es from the Aegean sea, OF
o join the allied army at TchataiJa
No news has been received concerning
hese transports as yet. and the dlsposal
" the men they carry. in the event an
,rmistice is arranged, would present
ome difficulty.
Ready for Possible Rupture.
The government is actively preparing
or a possible rupture of the peace nego-
iations and a resumption of hostiiities.
avs the Daily Telegraph's Constantinople
correspondent.
The streets are again swarming with
soldiers The Lule Burgas veterans are
preparing to return to the front and the
Redifs are marching to barracks to be
provided with uniforms and equipment.
The great square in front Of the ministry
y war is a veritable camp, where thou
sands of recruits are awaiting orders to
march
II hopes OF peace are entertained there
certa My never have been more ardent
preparations. Since Thursday the gov
srnment has been OBSERVING such COM
,lete silence regarding the peace pour
parlers that even the ambassadors are
absolutely lacking in knowledge of their
precise position.
In any case there is no indication
hat the Bulgarians have abandoned their
principle for the surrender of Adriano-
pie. The government journal SABBATH de-
clares that Adrianople must not be an
Ottoman Alsace-L Lorraine The article in
3icates a great change in Turkish hopes
ey advising the Bulgars to content them
selves with the acceptance of frontiers" 4"