Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
Each Side Calls Others De-
mands Preposterous.
TOWING DOWN NECESSARY
Bulgaria Is Said to Be Ready to Re-
sumo War.
RECRUITS OF 1914 SUMMONED
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Has Plan
That Would Break Up System
Of Alliances.

LONDON, December 27.-The peace en-
yoys. both of the Balkan states and of
Turkey. have adopted the attitude of in
tractability toward their opponents pro-
posed terms of settlement. which was an
ticipated. Each side declared that the
others demands are preposterous
Third parties who are in touch with
both groups of negotiators share this
opinion. and intimate that a period of
whiting is necessary to transform the
proposals and counter proposals into such
shape as will enable the peace con-
ferences. assisted by the friendly pressure
OF the powers, to strike bargain. This,
it is thought, will occur in due time.
Regarded as Impossible.
AS a matter of fact. the proposals of
the Balkan allies. by which they would
come into possession of the coast of the
Sea Of Marmosa, is regarded as quite as
impossible of achievement as is the Turk
iSh demand that the Ottoman empire be
allowed to maintain a suzerainty over
the coast of the Aegean sea. including
the city Of Saleniki. The powers. it is
pointed out, would promptly veto the
project of the allies. which would. IL
carried into effect, give Bulgaria practical
control OF the Dardanelles.
The Bulgarian delegates have author
lied the Morning Post to state that Bull
Saria is prepared to vest the control of
the Sultan Selim Mosque at Adrianople
Iermanently in the hands of the sultan's
representatives and to make all possible
..oncessions To Turkish religious feelings
,ssociated with AdrianOple.
Preparing to Resume War.
EERLIN. December 27.-Bulgaria is
10 special dispatch from Rustchuk
bulgaria. The correspondent says the
bulgarian war minister has called up
the recruits due to be enrolled only In
1914 and has summoned all able-bodied
men up to the age of sixty to the colors.
Large supplies of ammunitions of war
and provisions have reached Rustchuk
Russian steamer, which came up
the Danube. Two other steamers brought
hospital supplies. and there were eighty
physicians and corps OF nurses on
board.
Turks Driven Back.
LONDON, December "a Durazzo dis
patch to the Times under date of De-
cember % says:
After four days fighting in the dis
trict between Baba.and Daitchi, ten miles
north of Alessio. the Turks were driven
out of the neutral zone Friday. They
lost several hundred killed and wounded,
while the Servian casualties numbered
zoo
"A Greek steamer has brought to Du-
razzo great quantities Of war stores and
twelve guns from Saloniki for the Serv-
isns at Alessio-'
Archduke's Ambitious Plan.
PARIS. December 27-According to the
Vienna correspondent o. the Journal.
friend of Archduke Franz Ferdinand is
authority for the disclosure of an am
bilious plan which the archduke has con-
ceived and is now actively endeavoring
to make effective. If the plan is success
full 1t is expected to have the effect Of
completely breaking up at one stroke
the political forms and the system of
alliances of the Europe of today.
In a word. the archduke aims at the
creation of a vast Slav empire of the
south under the crown of the Hapsburgs.
He is now preparing a coup d'etat in
Austria Hungary to clear the way for the
first part of his program. which Is the
liberation of the disconnected and ILL
assorted peoples who form the monarchy.
Having thus made a clean sweep of the
existing political conditions he will pro-
restoring the ancient and historical king
doms and founding new principalities.
Members of Confederation.
The new confederation, according to
the same authority. is to include the
autonomous Kingdoms Of Hungary, Bo-
hernia and Poland. each with its own
personal ruler: Servia, with its frontiers
extended by recent victories and still fur
Their increased by the inclusion Of Slavo-
MIA; Montenegro. enlarged by part Of
Dalmatia and part of Herzegovina, and
the other Balkan states
Poland is said to have been quick to
grasp the plan, and has signified unani-
nous adhesion. Bulgaria is favorably dis
posed, and active pourparlers are now go
ing on between Emperor Ferdinand and
Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Servia, il is
also said. is beginning to realize the adj
Nantages of the scheme.