The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-12-05
ALLIES GUT LOOSE |
FROM THE GREEKS
Bulgaria and Turkey viii Sign
an ArmistiCe.
GREECE MUST FIGHT ALONE
Balkan States Decide to Ignore the
Protests Of Athens and Make
Terms to End War
With Ottoman.

" EHu war
With Ottoman.
London, Dec. A complete break
down of the peace negotiations with
resumption Of hostilities between
Turkey and the allies is indicated in
the cables from Constantinople. A
dispatch to the Central News says
the Greek contentious for adhesion to
the armistice, which include demand
for the evacuation of Chios and Myte-
lene and the surrender Of Janina, are
found unacceptable, and recon-
mencement of hostilities Is thought
probable in we'll informed circles.
London, Dec. 1.-The terms of the
armistice between the Turkish and
garia provide that the truce shall
continue during the whole period OF
the peace negotiations, that Turkey
shall have the right to revictual all
her besieged fortresses. and that the
blockade of the Aegean and Adriatic
coasts of European Turkey shall be
raised.
The armistice will be signed at
Baghtche, on the lines of Tchatalja,
with or without Greece being a party
to- it, according TO information OBJ.
tanned from authoritative quarters at
Sofia.
Greece Must Fight Alone.
Greece will be left to continue the
war alone against Turkey If she sc
desires.
Adrianople is the obstacle thai
threatened to wreck the negotiations
for a truce. The Turks have abso
mtely refused to surrender the strong
hold, and the Bulgarians have yielded
ON this point Greece, however, ex
poets that in case Turkey ultimately
retains her northern fortress, Bull
garia viii more actively dispute the
Hellenic claims to the possession o.
Salonika.
IL il stated that the representatives
OF the allied Balkan nations have &C
ceded to the request of the Turks tha
the peace negotiations take place II
London.
Uneasy Feeling Prevails.
A feeling of uneasiness prevails II
diplomatic circles, due to the wide
spread fear that out Of the dispute
between Bulgaria and Greece vii
come serious complications that will
still further involve the European
powers.
The mobilization of troops by Aus
tria continues. A dispatch from
Vienna states that force OF 100000
soldiers have been secretly masset
around Semlin, a town in Hungary
Just across the River Save from Bel
grade, the Servian capital. The force
IL well provisioned and equipped foi
field service.
To Arbitrate on Salonika.
Both Greeks and Bulgarians have
agreed that the final disposition OF
Salonika should be left to diplomatic
negotiations
There are 10000 refugees at Salon
ika. all in a deplorable condition
After the arrival of the troops they
were elected from the mosques and
other buildings and driven to the
open spaces around the town, where
they were without shelter, exposed
to the cold and drenching rain, starry
ing and wallowing I'm filth. Numbers
died from exposure and hunger. while
had appeared
The Turkish prisoners in the con.
centration camp we're living under
similar appalling conditions. Although
the Turkish Red Crescent was we'll
equipped, the Turkish military hos.
pital was In a terrible condition,
without bandages, medicines or com
forts, and the only food was moldy
bread.
Switzerland Makes Preparation.
Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. 4-Even
Switzerland appears to be preparing
for the eventuality of war
The federal government is filling
the various military storehouses with
wheat and corn. ordered from the
United States and Canada. A large
quantity consisting of 572 carloads,
is on the way to Zurich from Rotter-
dam. while other cargoes ordered by
the Swiss government are still atioat.
The hostilities in the Balkans have
had the effect of greatly reducing
Russian shipments of grain.
Outlines Austrian War Plans.
The Belgrade correspondent of the
Chronicle gives an outline of the Aus
trian war plans and says:
Austria is forming three armies
two directed against Russia and one
against Servia. The first, or northern,
army. to defend Galicia. is being con-
centrated in the fortified triangle form.
ed by Gracow. Tomaszow and Pre-
myl Around Lemberg and along the
/ frontier Entertainments are being dug
and the vast plain is being covered
with wire entanglements to check the
possible advance of Russian cavalry.
The second or eastern army Is
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