Evening star., 1912-11-19
EIGHT-HOUR ARMISTICE
FOR BURIAL OF DEAD
Respite Agreed to Between Contend
ing Forces at Tchatalja.
TOWN OF ALESSIO CAPTURED
Servians and Montenegrins Occupy
Chief Source of Supply for Be-
seiged Garrison of Scutari.
Many Killed at Monastir.

SOFIA, Bulgaria. November 70.
The allied Balkan nations today
assented to the Turkish proposal
to discuss the terms of an armis-
tice and eventual peace.
The reply sent to the dispatch
of the grand vizier to King Fer
dinand of Bulgaria says:
The Bulgarian government,
after agreement with the allied
cabinets of Servia, Montenegro
and Greece, informs the porte that
plenipotentiaries have been ap-
pointed with instructions to ar
range with the conmander-in-
chief of the Turkish armies the
conditions of an armistice and
subsequently to proceed to the
conclusion of peace
LONDON. November 19.-An eight-hour
armistice has been agreed to between the
that both armies may bury their dead.
Constantinople.
Alsssio Is Captured.
RIEKA, Aoptenegro. November 1a-A
combined army OF Servian and Monte
negrin troops today occupied the town OF
Alessie, near the Adriatic coast. Alessio
has been the chief source Of supply for
the besiegsd Turkish garrison of Scu-
tart Although only small place OF
5000 Inhabitants its possession is Of great
Importance.
The Montenegrin and Servian armies
met before Alessio yesterday afternoon.
The combined forces then made an as
sault OF such ierceness that the Turks
hoisted the white flag in the evening.
The Servian and Montenegrin troops en-
tered the town today. Their losses were
not great.
Lose 10000 at Monastir.
BELGRADE. servia. November 19.-The
Turkish casualties during the three days
lighting prior to the fall of Monastir be-
fore the attack of the Servian troops are
reported to have been 10000. Great
quantities of modern field guns, rifles and
supplies fell into the hands of the Ser
vians.
The Servian government considers that
with the fall OF Nonastir the work of the
Servian armies in Macedonia can be re-
gardeo a. complete In exactly one
month they have swept the Turks from
the whole of old Servia and have captur-
ed booty worth many millions.
King Peter of Servia will make a
triumphal entry into Monastir in few
days. The decoration OF the streets to
welcome him has begun.
Repulsed at Tchatalja.
The artillery fight along the lines Of
Icnatatja vas less violent yesterday than
Sunday. according to a report of Nazim
Pssha, the Turkish commander -in-chief
Firing. however. occurred along the whole
line of forufications. He continued:
We repulsed the enemy's infantry,
who tried to advance at some points"
International Tangles.
VIENNA, Austria. November 1a-Se-
rious international Incidents are reported
TO have occurred after the occupation of
the Adriatic port OF San Giovanni di Me-
dua by the Montenegrins Saturday ac-
cording to the correspondent Of the
cnt teiegraphs. that the Turkish troops
evacuated San Giovanni di Medua on
the arrival OF Montenegr!n column and
he declares that an Austrian courier from
Scutari was fired upon by the Montene-
grin troops
When the Montenegrin commander.
Gen. Martinovitch. arrived at San Gio-
Nanni di Medua Sunday he ordered the
seizure of the Austrian mail bags lying
there and destined for Scutari.
The Montenegrin general then told his
troops. according to the correspondent.
10 remove all the goods on board the Aus
trian LLOYD magazine vessel anchored in
the port. and he had all the other Aus
trian craft lying there searched.
Allies Are Willing.
LONDON. November lD.-The nations
OF the Balkan confederacy today signified
their willingness to treat for terms of
peace at the request of the Turkish en-
pire
The stubborn defense encountered by
the Bulgarians at the line of Notifications
at Tchatalja and the realization that enor-
NOUS slaughter would be necessary to
pierce them at the point OF the bayone.
with ever. prospect that their ranks
would be decimated by cholera before
they had attained success, doubtless
proved deciding factors in inducing the
allies to listen 20 the urgings of the great
powers and refrain from pressing on 10
the Turkish capital.
simultaneously with the dispatch to the
grand vizier of their agreement to an.
point peace plenipotentiaries the allied
Balkan nations notified the European
powers OF the step they had taken, and
thanked them for their offer of mediation
That the terms of the allies will be
drastic is expected. but the European
powers are doing their utmost to make
hem less harsh than was at first mooted
without attempting to rob the Balkar
confederacy of the fruits of the month {