The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-20
Report That Armistice
Has Been Arranged
Appears Unfounded.
TURKS MAY MAKE
FURTHER STAND
Recent Decentralization Remedied
and Army Is Well Supplied
With Food and Ammunition.
Prospects Of European Dis
sessions Become Daily
More Menacing.

that an armistice had been agreed to
by the Bulgarian and Turks along the
Tchatalja lines for the burial OF the
dead appears to have been unfounded.
Dispatches from Maxim Pashs. the
Turkish commander-in.chief. show
that the artillery duel continued
thr0ughout the day. The Turks claim
successes against the Buigarians. but
there IL nothing to Indicate that the
Bulgarians have made any serious at
tempt to penetrate tho nnesG The
battle may be ended At any moment
by Turkey accepting the allies terms
for an armistice. which II said to In
clude the surrender OF the Tchatal1a
lines. Adrianopie. Durazzo and Scutari.
There IL q possibility. however. that
Turkey may decline to surrender Tcha-
talja- While her western army has
been completely defeated, she still pos
sesses. according to the correspondents
at the front, . homogeneous army De-
hind the Tchatalja Notifications. largely
composed of some Of her best lighting
material from the Asiatic provinces.
which has not yet been in action.
Moreover. the generalization and dis
organization which followed the Kirk
Killtsseh and Lule Burgas retreats ap-
Dear to have been remedied. and tho
army is now well supplied with zoos
End ammunition.
May Make Further Stand.
Under these circumstances the Porte
may be induced to make furtner
stand In the hope OF securing easier
peace conditions Evidently Bulgaria
has brought up all her available forces
N.Hc
the Servian troops. but the task OK
crushing the Turkish defense may
prove a dIfhcult one.
The prospect OF European dissenssone
arising out of the 0etueEnens OF the
numerous territorial claims to be AZ
ranged after the war becomes das1y
more menac.ng. Austria has not pre-
scented an actual ultimAtum 10 serviA
setting q time limit for reply to
certain inquiries which she has Doe-
INFLATED. but short Of that the reta-
tIons between the two countries axe
very strained. and Servia's evident In
tent3on toward Duraz1o VIII be STU
another defiance OF Austria.
Cuccola. In the Austrian house.
warned the members to be ready for
the rsse Of powerful navies- This 10
one Of the stEns Of Encouragement OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a. 3 result OF the
war. which Is likely to keep the Euro
pean chancellorfes In a state Of ten
eion for a long time TO come.
Both Austria and Russia are taking
measures 90 they viii be prepared tor
any eventuaftiee. It 10 reported to-
n,eht from St Petersburg that Russia
n purchaaang several hundred guns
abroad
ACCORDING to Q dispatch from Bel
Grade. the disposition Of Xonastir was
not provided for by prior agreement BY
che allies. and likely win cause trou-
BILE. The Servians wish to establish
SAslr cleams. and Il II intended the
King Of Servia shall make trtumpha1
entry into the city.
On the other hand, the Bulsar1aus
claim mat Nonastir II situated In .
predomsnantly Bulgarian district while
the Greeks contend that the leading
part Of the population 10 OF Greek ma
aionaiity
The Austrian correspondents consid-
or the breach with Servia over the
treatment Of the Austrian consuls Sc
rsoua A Budapest message TO the
Daily Telegraph says:
Count Won Berchthold II wont to
act without faltering when the time
for talking IL past The conversations
with the Servian governmental there
still be a government At Belgrade
rapidly are drawing 20 an rusatisfac-
tory close. Servia will have 1t in her
power for q couple OF days longer to
offer apologies and make amends for
her breach Of international Law, but
after the lapse Of that brief delay the
government will de-
I;berately proceed to enforce rights
and vindicate their honor from q wan
tor affront that startled into jealous
watchfuIness all parties of the Austro-
Hungarian nation
II contrary to reasonable expecta-
ton. Servia pDves obstinate. the next
step vii! be to dispatch a summary
note In the nature o. an uitima.um.
setting forth the grievance and de-
manding speedy redress!
Aaseus O. T0vk1so pSOpSA0p.
Sofa November is.--The allied Bal
kan Nations to-day as0cnted to the
Turkish proposal to discuss the terms
Of an armistice and eventually peace.
II n understood that the terms Of
the allies for an armistice are moder-
ate. and tAat Turkey may save Con-
.tantinopIe " she accepts them.
Respecting Albania. IL is said In
we'll Informed quarters. that the Bai-
kan league prob3biy will not object
60 that country remaining under the
.uzerain,y cf th. sultan. and that the
powers win acauiesce IN this
PS>OS0sseuse1vses WBU Meet.
cons,an;fropls. November - Gi:3e
r. M,-The Porte Tomorrow will APP
rcfp. ricnipesr rtiaries 90. meet the
Eulxsrian Observation-Disclosures with re.
gard g. an rrmSgffre
An ,,HscfsI note Issued Tonight says
that :h~ T,riesrfsn government has re-
piled Co the yorte's recent cemmuni-
~atscn respecting an armisstce. sud
st,s r.uIgsris - ready 10 enter Into
relation, with the Tu,kish plen1-
pcsens.aries with q view % the con-.
clusSon n. the srmssttce end 70 djseuo0
csoOt'ons % yseee