The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23
TURNING POINT
REACHED TO-DAY

tContinueu FROM rrSt ihbc'
done. and the admission OF the creeks
to participation in the conference has
further from theiS goaS than ever.
In the meantime the situation mas
changed 20 Turkeys detriment: hence
the demand for permission to reprovi-
sion the fortresscr
The Telegraph says the Servian dele
gate. NJ Noyakavitch. made a protest
against an attack made few DAYS ago
by Turks from Scutari against Ser
vians at Alessio. and has declared that
unless the Turks observed the armis-
uce Servia would resume onenslYe
operations and leave the responsibility
TO tho Turkish government
The Montenegrin delegateS Joined in
the protest on the ground tnat the
commander at Scutari had refused 10
recognize the arinistHe.
Rechad Pasha. in reply. recounted
tn effort the Porte had made and was
still making TO induce the commander
at Scutari to observe the arm'stice.
lie expressed the hope that the mel
dents would not recur.
Tenedos Bombarded.
Athens. December 22.-The Governor
of Tenedos. in dispatches To-Day re-
ports that the Turkish battleship LOT
gut Refs the cruiser Medjidleh anu
three destroyers appeared at II S4"on
this morning before the entrance VI
the Dardanelles. The warships re-
forts the destrOyers advanced anu
fred twenty shots on Tenedos, "hele
the Turkish inhabitants tried 10 hois
the Turkish flag and put OH III '"a'S
10 welcome the warships. ..,....
The small force OF Greek oiueJaVA9
on the island fred on the mutlnsers.
killing three of them aud wounnIhe
twelve. The Turkish shells dld no
damage and the destroyers quickly re
tired into the Dardanelles m
CnFfadr0n
I,emnos was notified. and steamed ~
pursuit OF the enemy, headed ~ ~
admirars flagship The "oN.rno .t,,,t.
Tenedos has been ordered 10 institute
martial law. ats
Admiral Count Ouriotis. in a dis-
match 10 the government. expresses I'M
opinion that the Turkish hassnar
Kheyr- Ed Din Barbarossa, toSet,
Assar-l-Tewhk. must have been ol
abled in the last naval enBaeeilcn''
as otherwise they would have accom-
panied the feet to-day, because ~.
flagship and the MessUdien are .s,n
only turkish warships armed WIN
The War Office to-day issued re-
mort OF successful operations D"loIc
Janina, lasting three days. The 'srr.-.o
heat or successive attacks and ioiSeN
- Tnrks 10 retire all along the hhe.
The report adds that reinforceihe".s
arr. being constantly sent for"arn ~
aid the Greeks in their eampSis"
against Janina-
Allies Are Conhderst. ,
London. December 22.-Tne ~
delegates are so little apprehensive OF
a rupture OF the peace ne Sotlat4ohs.
according 10 the Morning Post. th9t
thew already contemplate the posi-
bility OF 4 further conference belhs
held IN London 70 arrange the tertl-
torial boundaries between the Sihes
themselves after peace IL slghen
IT appears that the delegates ar
not empowered TO arrange ! teTrltv
rial settlement. but they are strc,SI!
IMPRESSED with the neutral atmospn' =,
Of London for this meeting. even II
new delegates are appointed.
Creeks Oufnumbercd.
An Athens dispatch TO the DaliF
Telegraph. says the Greeks are OUT
numbered by the Turkish forces IN
Epirus and have serious Campaign
before them. r cote.
Referring TO the occupation OF Gori,-
"a the dNAatch says that Loco TURK
ish troops. fugitives from MonastI.
had concentrated az Goritza inree
divisions Of the Creek army from iot
ina advanced by three routes. ana an
extensive battle occuUed. The TURKS
retreated tonar Jan!na.