The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-18
TURKEY AND GREECE
CONTINUE THE WAR
Another Naval Battle Is in
Progress at the Entrance
Of the Dardanelle Straits.
Peace Plenipotentiaries
VIII Gather for Another
Conference on Thursday
Morning.

London. Dee tT.--Ar obstacle Vas
encountered early today ~ the plea
tpotcntariaa of the Balkan allies and
- ths Ottoman empire Who are gath-
ered here with the oh3ect of bringing
about peace. TIE absence ~ 0rceces
siEnature a. the arwistioe protocol was
the cause q the hitch IN the proccsd-
inrs and the delerates found u neces-
aary 60 adjourn without efectinG any
real business They vii not meet
aenfn untii lats On Thursday afternoon
sna n the meantime wtii communicate
vita their bone governments.
n ~ Understood that the pcwcra of
fhe Turkish pienipcasntiaFies Do not
aufhorfas them 20 recognise the Hellenic
deleEAten uniess 0reece signs the ar
miniioe. Thanefore taey were obliged
20 refer the matter 20 Constantinopls
befcre proceeding with the conference
The Greek representatives refused
20 slRn tke protocni when invited 20
% 80 today. pointing out that q would
make not practical difference. ns the
silies we're united ana the decisions
reachad hv he ncmberM of the Balkan
iaaxaa void - blndinH on 0reers
saeane xiih tNs other flelnhest - ne
WAISTS MEDIATION.
In speaking todaY On a. Hnh1ect q
ssaf-Sissp sfeies5p rmsaeJl2qp,h = shs hs~d of tSs
servian delegation said
''The ehoioe - the United States 80
mediator would he an sxcellent one.
The only fears In this connection are
that the distance of the United States
from the scene and its lack q hnowl-
vdge ~ the different complex problems
agitatinE the Balkan peoples might
hamper itn action. while = European
country would md itself In reader
condition. having for years followed
the aspirations - the different races
oonstitutins the Balkan family"
y. Novnlfovitch. taking everything
into consideration. thinks the best man
nov n Europe 70 carry out the work
~ mediation successfully would he
Premier Polncars q France. who has
psid 80 much dlsinterosted attention 90
The Balkan eonhagration. n the chosce
~ that statesman saws NJ Novnkovttch.
should give umhraEe o. Germany. then
en- Eng inh statesman uliRAf he added:
and n even this should not ~ con
sidered an fuf1rient guarantee - inn
rarttalitv. tn the sense that an leKiti-
mate interests would ~ taken into ac-
count not only ~ the holligsrsnts. but
- the great powers. an Italian states
man miEht - Joined % them Belong
ing 20 Ire triple alliance. Italy repre-
sents in thst combination o. powers.
according 90 ~ Novnkovttch. an eIr-
ment quite dinerent from Csrmanya
decided friendship for Austria
DELAYS HURTFUL
NJ. Nownkovttch declared Turkey
customary policy u delaying discus
sions and postponinE decisions would
the time h@ only hurtfui 20 Ottoman
interests Esrvta. he said for INSTANCE
had already conquered an that she de-
sired % poHsesH. while Montsnosro.
Greece ard Bulgaria within . month
wouid $50 the fortressea ~ scutart. Js-
nina and Adrianople capitulate from
hunger
~ NovaknEftch pointed cut that
A Adrinnnrle. With tEh.0oo inhahitants
and about so.eoo soldiers IN enc Far-
risun and Scufari nnd Janina each
With ahout aa ceo inha ahitants and 80 ooo
garrison could not be re-yttictua Id
under the terms ~ the armisties while
fho provisions and ammunition stored
in thoss places could not last more
than three wu~Es
Both Adrianorls ana Ecutnria. n.
said entirely surrounded b. ha~tfls
forces while Ianina sfiu has an open |
me 20 TIE north. bat even Ia that al.
rectian che Greek forces are rapidly
ths fortress Besides. TIA
country. he declared q not IN . condl- !
tion O. provide adequate supplies