The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-23

and three in the southeast of the
Austro-Hungarian empire, say the
news advices.
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London, November 22-The efforts to-
ward peace in the Balkans made no vis-
ible progress today. Exchanges of artil-
1ery fire and infantry "Reminiscences pro-
ceedec along the Tehatalja lines and Ma
yin Pasha. the Turkish commander-in-
chief. In a despatch to Constantinoplei
claims that an infantry battle occurred
in front Of the center of his position.
and that the Bulgarians left several thou
sand dead before the Turkish outer works.
Little credenee is placed in this report,
however.
Elsewhere in the war zone the military
situation remains unchanged. The Ser
vlan forces, advancing toward the Adri-
attic, are meeting with hardships in the
barren mountainous country which is
buried deep 10 snow and the allies are
still harassing what remains OF the T;lr-
kish army that was driven from Monastir.
Important Town Occupied
The Bulgarians have occupied the i'm
portant town of Dedeaghatch, the termi-
nus Of the saloniki railway on the Aegean
sea.
The Turkish cruiser Hamidieh came into
port at Constantinople today damaged
from a Bulgarian torpedo. The Turkish
claim that the Hamideh sank two of the
Bulgarian's torpedo boats which she was
engaged yesterday has not yet been con-
firmed
The peace negotiations are believed by
sAe diplomats to have only been susnend7
ed by reason rf 5ruihe Tefussti q az
cent the first offer Of the allies and 10
then, the Turkish position appears to be
one OF awaiting expectantly for another
hid The best opinion in London IS that
a compromise will be effected between
the beligerents. and that the powers are
using their good efforts behind the scenes
with this end in view
Reports from Sofia say that Turkeys
rejection OF the proffered terms for an
ar1nistiee occasioned no surprise there.
Three Bulgarians. representing the three
northern kingdoms have started for the
front with the expectation of meeting the
Turkish peace plenpotentiaries. The
Greek military attaehe with the Bulgarian
army win join the Bulgarian plenipoten-
tiaries. A cessation of hostilities is not
necessarily expected to follow the depar-
ture Of the representatives of the allies
on The mission of peace,
Will Not Enter Constantinople
whatever basis for an armistice may be
reached it is expected that It will leave
in abeyance for the negotiations for
peace treaty the amount of territory
Turkey will eventually be permitted to
retain. The contract. 1t is expected. will
include BuIgaria's renunciation of lnten-i
tion TO enter Constantinople
Reports emanating from Vienna an
nounce that the Albanians will proclaim
their independence tomorrow at Durazzo.
from which place the Servians are yet five
or six days march, and that there will be
q joint Austrian and Italian naval demon
stration off that port.
The visit of the Austrian crown prince
to Emperor William which is officially
stated to be for the purpose OF keeping
"A long standing shooting engagement,
and Berlin despatch saying the Austrian
field marshal. Won Schemua spent the day
there in consultation with General Count
Won Moltke, chief of star of the German
army. keep alive speculation concerning
the plans Of the triple alliance.
No diplomatic secret was ever better
kept than the terms of the Balkan al
lance, but the signs of possible dIffN-
ences over a division of spoils are crop
ping out. The Greek semi-offcial press
claims that the issue of the war would
have been greatly different. except for
the immense services of the Greek fleet
in preventing 10000 Turks from Asia Mi
nor joining the army in Thrace. The
claim also is made that the Greek army
and fleet have accomplished as much as
the three other allies combined
Telegraphing Friday, the Times eorre-
spondent at Constantinople says:
Nazim Met Savoff
.There is reason TO believe that Nazim
Pasha, the Turkish commander in chief,
met General savoff. the Bulgarian COM
mander. outside the Tchatalja lines today
and discussed an armistice."
A despatch 10 the same newspaper from
Sofia says
Il understand that Bulgaria will not
l1SlST on the SufIfItUtl bl Tic 4Eidtdlia
lines. but will adhere to all the other con-
ditions Of her reply to<Turkey's plea for
an armistice.
There is strong reason for both sides
10 make peace. Apart from other con-
siderations Bulgaria desires TO conform
with the wishes of the triple entente, the
members OF which are attempting to dis
suade against the occupation OF Constan-
tinople.
"A Iln11arian etatasr,an sa4a IN me- to-
day: Unless Turkey accepts our condi-
t.ons we will disclaim responsibility and
shall occupy Constantinopie at all costs.
According to the Chronicles Vienna cor
respondent three classes OF the Austrian
regervists have been called our. About
$4,000 men. he says. have massed around
the Servian frontiers and equally steady
preparations are going forward in Gall
cia:
~lf is reported tonight that the Don
Cassocks have been mobilized and that
the Russian authorities are holding all
available rolling stock on the lines rum
ring to the Austrian frontier says A de-
srach to the Daily Mali from Vienna
According to my information Austria
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