Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-19
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London, Noy. l9.--Thc m,ti"ns ui
tho Balkan confcderaCy, satisfied
with victory, today signincd their
Willingness to treat for terms fos
peace, at the request of the van.
uuishcd Turkish empire.
The lustrc Of their success has
been only slightly dimmcd hy their
temporary failure to overcome the
rallied Turkish army at the gates of
'onSiantInoplc and enter the otto
man capital.
The stubborn defense encountered
10y the Bulgariuns at the line of lurti-
hcutiuns ut TChntnlJa and thr roaliza-
ton that enormous slaughter would
bc necessary To pierce them at TIA,
point OF bayonct. with every pros
pcct that their ranks would Ice dcci-
mated by cholera before they had
attained success. doubtless proved
the deciding factors In inducing tn"
conquerors to listen ~ the urgings
of the great powers ana refrain from
pressing come tn victory.
simultaneously with the despatch
To the grand vizlcr Of their agree
mcnt to appoint peace plcnipotcn-
tlaries, the allied Balkan nations
notified the European powers of the
step they had taken and thanked
them for their offer of mediation
They added that mediation was "a
longer necessary. as the porte had
addressed Itself directly Ia the BAL
al "a al N.ttHh
Turkey without outside Intervention,
That the terms OF the VlCtOrs viii
he drastic IL known, hut the powers
ARE doing their utmost to make them
less harsh than was at first reported,
without attempting Ia rob the Bal
kan cOnfrdcracy of he fruits of its
months war
with the Jealous eyes Of Russia on
cOnsthntinOplr, with the rcCrudCs-
CcnCr of the AustrO- Srrvian difficulty
on the other side OF what hitherto
has been known M European Tur-
key and with ROumunln inquirlnR
what dhe may expect out of the
spells, there seems To observers ev-
cry lnduccmcnt for the Balkan ma
lions 10 keep their demands within
moderate limits.
The occupation of Allesio by tn,
combined Scrvian and MontcncBrin
armies. giving them another fuuthOld
on the Adrlatic sea, II considered I'm
diplomatic circles likely 10 Rggravutc
the AustrO- ScryIan dispute, which
has again become critical.
Emperor Francis Joseph Is report
cd To have remarked: I'VE are In
favor Of peace, but not ~ peace at
any price. We ran not stand every
thing"
Tho Austro- Hungarian cabinet haS
sent a sharp note To- tho ScTviar
government at Belgrade demanding
precise reply to all the questions
at issue. The Zcit says the nOtS wal
distinctly threatening IN tone. and
adds:
vigorous military measures vii
! give emphasis to the diplomatic de
mand. should Scrvia's answer agaiT
he unsatisfactory"
Some papers assert that servln Is
preparing 10 concentrate her mar
forces on the Austrian frontier,
| Diplomatic circles do not exclude
the possibility that the Scrvians, re
gyms WI wv HSWlP"'"s w NV ''"''
In AustrO- Hungary ma on the sup
, port Of her Balkan allies, may chal
I lenRe the issue.
| First oflcial intimatIon sent out b.
|, the Bulgarian government at Soft
|, that lighting between the Bulgarian
and Turkish armies had taken place
Mt TchntalJa. arrived here this after
noon. II consists merely OF the la
comic sentence;
The day before yesterday ant
yesterday the Bulgarian army On
gagged the Turks In battle on the al
yanced points Of the TchaialJa line
with n view 10 preparing the grOun'
for It's further operations"