Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-14
Great Britain Has Prepared
st. James Palace, With
Peaceful Suggestions in
Evidence Everywhere.
DELEGATIONS ARE
NEARLY ALL PRESENT
nenipotentiaries Being En-
tertained Prior to Confer
ence; Greeks in Fight
Take Guns From Turks.

AOHuoH, Lee. l5.--Ine fOrmal work
OF the peace delegates representing
the Ottoman empire and the allied
Balkan nations will begin next Mon
day, when the delegates will open dis
cussions which, IL successful. will have
the effect of remaking the map OF the
near east
When the plenipotentiaries gather
with their secretaries and stenograph-
ers. group of forty or fifty all told,
In the historic st. James palace, they
will find themselves amid surround
ings most conducive to peace. .,
The picture gallery" which has
been selected as the conference room,
Is the most secluded apartment in the
palace. 1t oyerlooks century old
grass grown quadrangle entirely shut
off from the turmoil Of tho London
streets. On the gallery's walls are
hung portraits of all the English
sovereigns from Henry VIII, with that
Of Edward the Peacemakern'. In a
prominent position.
A long table stretches down the
middle of the gallery and on this are
placed silver mounted portfolios for
all the plenipotentiaries and a massive.
silver lnkpfassinyssdaaiiclarsyv6 represented
by Charles II to his privy councillors
The mantlepieces at each end ~ the
gallery are ornamented with quaint
bronze candelabra OF the early
Georgian period, the principal feature
of which is formed by massive bronze
figures holding aloft garlanis oi
peace.
Greeks Take Turkish Point.
Athens, Greece, Dec. IA general
offensive movement along the whole
line was begun Monday by the Greek
army operating in Epirus. the north
westerly portion of the Balkan
peninsula.
After repeated attacks the Greek
troops occupied at the point of bay
onet the Turkish advanced posts tow
ard the Visali fortifications and camp.
ed there.
The Greeks captured three quick
firing cannon, a large quantity OF war
materials and many tents.
General Sapountzakis,. who was In
command of the Greek army, reports
from Pentepigedia that his troops
fought with vigor during the entire
day With the view of drawing on
portion OF the Turkish troops concen-
tratinglin the fortress of Janina when
the Greeks were about to make a
frontal attack, two battalions OF Greek
infantry supported by four field guns
were landed at Santi Quaranta, to the
northwest of Janina. Il
The division was successfully car
ried out. The Turks as soon as they
learned of the landing OF the Greek
troops sent out eight battalions with
two batteries Of siege guns to engage
them. After a skirmish the Greek
troops were embarked and made for
another part of the coast of Epirus.
The Greek lost only five killed and
nineteen wounded.
The operations at Epirus are PROV
ing costly, however. General Sapount-
zakis admitted in a dispatch received
here today that about 200 Of hi msen
were wounded in yesterdays battle
with the Turks. The number killed
was not mentioned. The dispatch
reads:
"At $50 o'clock in the morning our
army opened general attack on the
right wing and in spite of the inces-
SAINT fire of the Turks, occupied Aeto-
rachon. Our artillery firing with mar
velous precision, succeeded after q
four hour duel in silencing the hostile
batteries at Lagatora. Our wounded
numbered about 200. The battle was
interrupted by the fall Of night
BuIaars in London.
London. Dec. 49, Bulgarian dele.
gates to the peace conference arrived
here today They were met by the
Bulgarian minister and the ofiicials Of
the Bulgarian legation.
The Turkish peace pleniponten-
tiaries are expected to reach here to-
night:
With this exception all those who
are to participate in the conference are
now in London. The plenipotentiaries
representing Bulgaria. Servia. Monte
negro and Greece spent the greater
part Of the day in making official calls
and getting acquainted with each
other. Each delegation is sumptuously
housed in separate hotel Several
functions are being arranged in their
honor.
The Duchess Of Sutherland will en-
Itertain them at Stratford House on De-
cember l9. The lord mayor Of London