The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-29
PEACE TALKS
DOUBTFUL
Turkey Refuses to Surrender
Adrianople
M AY CONTINUE WAR
May Continue the War-Bulgaria Must
Sacrifice 10000 Men to Carry
the Tchatalja
Lines.
M AY CONTINUE WAR

Vienna, Nov. 2s.--The negotiations
which are proceeding at Tchataldja are
preliminary to peace, not to an armis'
tice, but the outcome is doubtful.
Turkey refuses to surrender Adrian
ople, Scutari and Janna. She also re-
fuses TO pay war indemnity.
Bulgaria is unable to break the Tchat-
aldja line without sacrificing 10000 mon.
Mediation by the powers is under con
sideration The Russian ambassador at
Coustantinople is endeavoring to recon-
ellie the views of the belligerents.
am authorized to affirm that En-
ropean congress to settle the question
arising out of the Balkan war is wholly
unacceptable to several European eabi-
nets, including that of Austria, except
as an international registering office.
Optimism reigns in Austria Hungary
now. The search for elements of com
posure is general and every political in
cident, trivial or indifferent, receives cor
responding favorable Interpretation
Tuesday evening certain grave measures
ordered several days before which seem
ingly impaired color to the apprehen-
sions that diplomacy might be unable
70 settle the international difficulties,
were suddenly countermanded and the
eclipse of interest in military matters is
complete.
The pourparlers Of the belligerents are
hanging fire, as / foreshadowed on Sum
day. | expressed the opinion that il
would be more practicable to discuss con.
ditions preliminary to peace than those
OF an armstice. That is now being done.
Turkish reserves are arriving daily
from Asia Minor. They are well fed and
well clad and full OF vigor.
Under these circumstances the Turkish
will refuse to discuss the
surrender of Adrianople, Seutari and
Janina. No greater error could have
been committed than to attempt to i'm
pose such hard conditions on a country
which still possesses vast military re-
serves and which only needs to carry OIL
the war another month to counterfeit the
splendid victories Of the allies and turn
the tables on Bulgaria.
Greece is wisely moderate and viii |
benefit correspondingly
| am informed from Turkish source |
that Adrianople may hold out for an
other fortnight. The Bulgarisns threat
IN that if hostilities are resumed they |
will advance on Constantinople and then
insist on annexing the city, but their
,wn generals confess that they cannot
break the Tehataldja lines without hay-
ng 10000 men killed and wounded,
which Ii more than Bulgaria can afford.
am assured by an influential Turk
sh informant that the Porte in no case
viii assent to the payment of war in
emnity. The differences between the
wo parties are growing. | am informed
hat Turkey has resolved to temporize
nd II necessary carry on the war until
bulgaria loses the advantages she has
von. Under such conditions perhaps
he most satisfactory and expeditions re
ults could be obtained by the mediation
{ the powers which the allies recently
refused.
The Russian ambassador at Constan-
nople is working hard to reconcile the I
onficting views of the belligerents and
opes to succeed.