The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
Dulee-TuAkISn War ENDS.
ARNusiTCE SIGNED, FIGHTING
CEASES AND PEACE IN SIGHT.
turkey and All Allies Except Greece
Represented I'm Signature--That
Athens Government Has Not Ac-
cesied tn Protocol Susceptible of
Serious Interprctation--TcrIn of
Truce Not Definitely Known.

London. Dec. 3.-The protocol ar
ranging an armistice was signed late
this evening by the Turkish and Bull
. garian delegates. the latter represent
ing also Servia and Montenegro.
Prior to- this there had been a long
sitting of the Turkish council Of min
isters to consider fresh proposals sub
mitted by the allies.
Apparently the Greek delegates did
not sign the protocol. AT present
nothing Is definitely known on this
point nor OF the term OF the armistice
as revised today.
Terms OF the armst.ce as accepted
by Bulgaria. provides that the truce
shall continue during the entire period
of the peace negotiations.
Turkey Is TO have the right OF re-
victualling all her besieged forces and
all the detached bodies of Ottoman
troops remaining in Macedonia and
elsewhere IA well rs the Turkish
populations In various parts Of the
theatre OF war
The allied Balkan nations are to
furnish safe conduct for the revic-
tuailing parties. and the Ottoman con-
voys are to be .perr,itted to pass, II
necessary. through forces of the al
lies.
The blockade Of the Aegean and
Adriatic coasts OF European Turkey
is to be raised.
The fact that the negotiations for
the armistiee were regarded as an in
tegral part OF the peace negotiations
also helped Turkey to secure more
favorable terms than would have
been granted under other circum-
stances.
The refusal of Greece to sign the
armistice In susceptible Of different in
terpretations In the first place. as
. tacit armAstice has been In existence
for more than a week already, II is
not impossible that the negotiations
may have served to- bring about an
agreement on the general principles
OF peace terms. such as would prom
ise the speedy arrangement Of a peace
treaty when the conference meets. as
In now expected, in London. In this
case the fact that Greece Is standing
out from the armistlce protocol would
not BE- Of a. sat Importance
In the second place the Greek alb
steniion may mean a serious split
among the allies. arising from jeai.
ousfes concerning the possession Of
saloniki and the insistence OF the
Greeks on the capitulation Of Adrian
ople. scutari and Janina.
Other points which may influence
the situation are TO be found in the
fact that Turkey recently agreed to
conclude separate treaty with
Greece; that Bulgaria appare ntiy is
not unwilling to enter In an alliance
with Turkey. and that the allies are
desirous that Turkey shall enter tn.
Balkan customs league.
There is rumor In Sofia that
suggestion has been made to substi-
tute Roumania for Greece In the Bal
Kan league II seems clear from the
report thac Bulgaria will ignore the
Greek effort to land an army In Gal
iipoiis peninsula and to send her flee,
TO attack the Dardaneiles, that the re-
iations bstween Greece and Bulgaria
are seratly strained and these signs
OF dissension among the allies leave
the situation full OF dangerous possi-
bilities
It is reported that France is trying
to persuade Greece to adopt less un-
yielding attitude. IL In understood that
the financial pressure and the exhaus-
ton Of their forces had muct. 20 do
with the willingness OF Bulgaria and
servia To conclude peace. and In this
respect Greece. which gained her VIC
tories with less expense. Is better able
To continue hostiiities.
Adrianople was the obstacle which
threatened to wreck the parleys be-
tween the pienipoto ntiaries OF Turkey
and OF the Balkan allies when they
hrst opened at Baghtche. and Adrian
ople appeared again at the end OF the
negotiations as the most serious hin
drance to the attainment OF an agree
ment.
During the first session Of the dele
gates the Turks absolutely refused to
consider the surrender Of the strong
hold OF Adrianople and when the Bull
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