Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-05
Turkish Ambassador at Lon
don Directed by Ottoman
Government to Arrange
for Peace Treaty. '-
BALKANS HAVE + ..
OWN PEACE PLANS
Statement From Official
Source Sets Forth on
What Grounds the Victors
Will Settle.

LOnQOn, NOV. 81 ue uIhiSA oLn
bassador here has been directed by
the Ottoman government to inform
Great Britain of Turkeys willingness
to receive assistance in bringing about
a suspension of hostilities with a
view of arranging for a settlement.
Tewfik Pasha Immediately on re-
ceipt Of the communication from
Constantinople went to the foreign
Office and conferred with Sir Edward
Grey, the British foreign minister, for
two hours.
The Balkan nations and Greece are
persistent in their determination that
Turkey must arrange directly with
them the terms Of peace without the
intervention of the European powers.
This attitude is emphasized in state.
ment from official source which says:
THE Turkish proposal of peace is
satisfactory insofar as it shows o de.
!. sire to prevent further bloodshed.
''As regards foreign Intervention,
however, there seems to be no chance
Of the Balkan states listening to any
of the councils while treating fer the
arrangements Of conditions of peace.
These must be settled between the
Balkan states and Turkey direct.
1T may at this stage be declared
that the whole campaign was pre-
arranged and has SO far been carried
out entirely in accordance with the
program. For considerable time an
oficer Of the Greek military staff, Col.
Dousmainis was engaged at Sofia pre-.
pairing the military details, while the
political program was largely If not
entirely the work of Premier Venize-
los Of Greece. . .a.
.'The union of the Balkan states at
this moment is more close, hearty and
intimate than it has ever been for
1t has been welded by blood and com.
mon sacrifice. There is not the least
danger that any disagreement as to
the division of territory or the posi-
tions of the frontiers will disturb it.
1t may be assumed that inasmuch as
the details of the campaign were ar
ranged with the greatest care the
same procedure will be followed both
at the conclusion of hostilities and
subsequent political considerations"
Those powers thus far consulted
have responded to Turkeys appeal for
mediation by declaring that they could
make only proposals for peace and
could not approach the Balkan nations
with request for an armistice.
Some of the governments have
pointed out that Turkeys proposal for
a cessation of hostilities, in other
words, an armistice, would offend the
Balkan victors. Other governments
take the position that it would be an
- ~ To- xu fo,
the moment. .-.-
and the Turkish armies, which the
porte has at last admitted have been
beaten, must keep on with their un.
equal struggle against the victorious
invaders. s.,
It Is hoped and believed still that
the powers will soon find a formula
under which they can offer their good
offices.
Prisoners Pitable Sight.
Belgrade, Nov A batch of
prisoners numbering 1850, chiefly
Aranaut tribesmen and other irreg.
ulars, captured by the Servian troops
In Macedonia, arrived here today
under escort. They present a pitable
sight. All Of them were barefcoted
and In rags and almost starving.
German War Ships Leave.
Kiel, Germany, Nov. 4.-The Ger
man armored cruiser Goeben sailed to.
day by way of Skagen and the protect
ed cruiser Breslau will follow this aft
ernoon by way Of the Kiel canal. The |
Goeben is to go to Constantinople and
tho presIau tO Smyrna
The cruiser Vineta has left Corfu for
Constantinople. the Hertha Tor !
Salonik and the Geier for Haifi.
Rear Admiral Trumnerel has been |
placed In command of the German
war ships in Turkish waters.
Turks Were RepuIsed.
London, Nov. 4.-The Turkish army
occupying the line from Tchorlu to
Istrandia was repulsed today by the |
Bulgarians on the east flank accord |
ing to news agency dispatch from
Sofia.