Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-28
THIRD PARTY
IS NECESSARY
T0REACHPEACE
Both Sides at Conference
Stand Out at Opponents
Demand in London; In
tervention is Needed.

London, Dec. 27.-The peace ENJOYS
key have adopted the expected atti-
tude of intractability toward their
opponents proposed terms OF settle
ment. Each side declared that the
others demands are preposerous. Third
parties who are in touch with both
groupes of negotiators share this opin-
ion and intimate a period of whiting
is necessary to transfer the proposals
and counter proposals into such shape
as will enable the peace conference.
assisted by the friendly pressure OF
the powers, to strike bargain. This
1t is thought, will occur in due time.
AS a matter Of fact. the proposal Of
the Balkan allies by which they would
come into possession Of the coast OF
the sea of Marmora is regarded as
quite as impossible of achievement as
is the Turkish demand that the Otto
man empire be allowed to maintain a
suzerainty over the coast of the
Aegean sea, including the city OF Sa-
loniki.
The powers, it is pointed out, would
promptly veto the project of the allies
which would if carried into effect give
Bulgaria practical control Of the Oar.
danelles. -.~--..
Bulgaria to be- Ready.
Berlin, Dec. 27-Bulgaria is pre-
pairing to resume the war, according to
special dispatch from Rustchuk,
Bulgaria. The correspondent says the
Bulgarian war minister has called up
the recruits to be enrolled only in
1914 and has summoned all able
bodied men up to the age of sixty to
the colors
Large supplies Of munitions Of war
and provisions have reached Rustchuck
on Russian steamer which came up
the Danube. Two other steamers
brought large number Of calvary
horses and hospital supplies and there
were eighty physicians and a corps Of
nurses on board. go .,..
I@ Turks Return Home.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 27.-The
exodus of the Turks from Europe
virtually has begun. according to let
ter received by the American Red
Cross. The letter says that the Red
Cross already has aided more than
100000 Turkish refugees to leave
Eudope and to take up agriculture IN
Asia Minor The families are agri-
culturists and they represent for the
most part the primitive portion of the
Turkish population. .4.
"The situation is very Interesting"
says the Red Cross correspondent.
speaking Of the farmers desertion Of
their homes in Europe "for loaded into
their bullock carts are their families
and the crude implements of their
trade. To all appearances the imple-
ments are Of the same design as those
used before the time of the apostles" I"
The farms across the Bosphorus are
provided free by the Ottoman gov
ernment.
=. Wants to Rule Albania.
Paris, Dec. 27.-Prince Ahmed Fuad.
an uncle Of the Khedive of Egypt Is
preparing to enter Albania at the head
OF 10000 troops and to proclaim him.
self prince of Albania, according to a
correspondent of the Temps. The
place Of origin Of the dispatch Is not
given. '.
The correspondent states that
Prince Ahmed Fuad intends to disem-
bark at the Albanian port of Avlona
or some neighboring point on the
coast. Prince Ahmed Fuad, who Is Of
Albania descent, recently exchanged
visits with Count Won Berchtholdt,
the tro-Hungary foreign minister
in Vienna.
He was at that time regarded as a
serious candidate for the throne Of
Albania.
Ismal Kemnal Bey, the Albania
leader was asked whether Prince
Ahmed Fuad would be acceptable to
the Albanians. declared that the ques-
ton of selecting head of the state
would be decided in accordance with
the wishes Of the people OF the forma
ton of definite government.
Prince Ahmed Fuad was later re-
port to be on the way to London to
conduct a personal campaign in his
own Lehalf. .-- ".