Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-02
CONCENTRATION OF TURKS
Carried Out With Secrecy-other
News About the Peace Terms.

London, Dec. "A wireless dispatch to
the Morning Post from the Dardanelles,
dated last Friday, and sent by way of
Constanza, reports that the concentra-
ton of Turkish troops has been carried
out with secrecy and that there are now
two divisions of the Asian forces on the
Gallipoli peninsula, with a large force of
artillery The dispatch says the lines
of Bulaca, a short distance north of the
town Of Gallipoli, and the heights COM
handing the western coast line are
strongly held and that the troops there
should be able to prevent any attempt
at landing on the part of the allies
Telegraphing from Sofia, the Daily
Mails correspondent asserts that the al
lies will demand from Turkey as a war
indemnity 94S.00O000 ($240 0t0, 000) The
correspondent at Gonstantnople of the
same newspaper says:
After the armistice is signed an inter
val of a week will elapse for the ap-
pointment of plenipotentiaries to nego-
tate peace The Bulgarians have shown
considerable Cancellation in the last few
days. They are beginning to realize they
are too exhausted ever to break the
ginning to dispute among themselves,
which is an additional reason lor wishing
to finish the war quickly"
The Russian minister at Belgrade, NJ
Hartwig, is quoted by the correspondent
of the Daily Telegraph as declaring that
Russia has always advised Servia to OBJ
serve moderation and to act in harmony
with the Great Powers. He added that
it was quite untrue to say that Russia
had advised Servia to oppose the creation
of an autonomous Albania.
The correspondent says it is understood
that Servia will offer no objection to the
existence of independent Albania, but he
believes that the question of a seaport
for Servia will disturb Eurogean peace.
a Constantinople dispatcn to tine Tele-
graph quotes the Turkish foreign min
lister as saying that the protocol of the
armistice contains no statement of gen.
eral conditions of peace but merely pro-
vides for military status quo
The minister further declared that Tur-
key is now in a position to negotiate
favorable terms because Tcatalja has
been rendered impregnable
A Brndisa dispatch to the same paper
Greece is growing. There is no parti-
,tion treaty between the allies and Bull
garia is trying to magnify the result of
her victories while minimizing those oil
Serva and Greece.
Bulgaria is claiming disproportionate
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in the conquered terrific
ry. Ferdinand wishes Bulgaria to be as
large as Greece and Servia combined,
but his anxiety to claim the lions share
of the spoils jeopardizes the successful
termination of the war. Servias hands
are tied by a secret anti-Austrian treaty
with Bulgaria.
a dispatch from Durazze to the DAILY
Telegraph says:
1.-THE Servians entered Durazzo without
firing a shot. They We're actually well
coined by the citizens.
'An Austrian steamer with wireless
left the harbor as the Servians arrived.
cutting off Geographic communication.
which existed only through her wireless
service.
Replying to the assurances of the
priests that their reception was peaceful,
the Servian officer announced that the
Servians would bring peace and good
order and having reached Durazzo their
grand enterprise was ended. The crowd
exclaimed Long live Servian and its
Kingi' -
Turkish squadron of nine ships has
arrived in the Dardanelles, according to
a dispatch to the Daily Mail.