Arizona republican., 1912-12-28
Announces She Will Not Withdraw Single Soldier From Southern Frontier Until Complete Evacua- tiOn is Effected
PEACE ENVOYS
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Will Consider Reply of the Ottoman to Original De- mands and Are Prepared With New Terms for Basis of Agreement
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LONDON, Dec. 27.-The cores says he learns that the Austrian gov errment will not withdraw a single soldier from the southern frontier un- til the Servians evacuate Durazzo.
 Turkeys reply to the demands made several days ago by the Bal kan allies as a basis for peace in southeastern Europe will be delivered tomorrow at the peace conference at St. James palace.
 Interest however, has again shifted from this phase of the situation and Centered tonight on the question of the intention of Austria with respect to the Balkans.
 The peace delegates are prepared to consider the reply of the ottoman government and counter proposals and startling though the latter may he, this simply points to future ne gotiatiOns.
 It is well known that Turkey does not in the least hope to obtain her demands and also has no intention of resuming the war that may result ia further disaster
 That this is the situation seems to receive confirmation from the feet that several attempts have al- ready been made unofficially by mem ters of the Turkish delegation to get the Montenegrin, Servian and Greek delegates to recede from the demand that Adrianople be surren- dered. promising in return that Fur key will not object to a respective enlargement territorially. These ad- vancements and reports emaninating from Constantinople, that Bulgaria is negotiating terms direct with Turkey and there considered, have as their basic purposes an attempt to divide the allies.
 Representatives of the Balkan states have resisted all temptations placed in their way and today pres ent as united a front as they did the first day of the negotiations and are just as determined as ever to have their own way in concluding peace
 Instead of diminishing, the excite ment is growing among the Servian and Montenegrin delegations over what is considered Austrias plans in the Balkans. That that dual mon- archy seems determined to carry out the plans is considered proved by the fact that they have snot yet begun to demobilize the big army recently called to colors It is now consider ed certain that at the resumption of the Ambassadorial conference on January 2, Austria will urge repre- sentatives of Europe to make the territory of autonomous Albania as large as possible, including Prisrend, Djacova and Scutari
 Tn the meanwhile, Austria is temp ting Montenegro by proposing in eX- change for Austria's support and oc- cupation of Scutari by Montenegro that Austria be given possession Of the mountains dominating Cattero. which would thus become such an impregnable naval stronghold as to make the Vienna government the real master of the Adriatic Sea. Italy, the power chiefly interested in the proposed scheme which gives her ri val the coveted supremacy of a sea orce considered Venetian lake. Russia Is anxious to prevent the Aus trian project. which if successful would stifle the Mucsovite ambition to obtain an outlet to the Adriatic.