The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-03
GREECE NAMED LEADER
IN WAR GAME OF DELAY
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leasiness that counteracted the pre-
mier's cheerfulness The government
was informed by the Bulgarian pienr
potentiary at the place where peace
negotiations are being conducted, tnat
the Greek envoy had received some
sort OF instructions from Athens ana
that the conference had been re
sumed II was agreed that today
meeting would determine whether
truce will start Immediately or hght-
ing be resumed.
CoNSTANTINOPLE. Dec. 3.-The
Greek plenipotentiary commissioned
IN act in the Balkan Turkish peace
negotiations today was still without
from Athens, and the
proposed protocol for a 14-day armis-
ice was unsigned.
AS on the other two days that have
elapsed since the initial day set for
signing the agreement, II vas givsn
lout that the truce would be signed
today or tomorrow"
In oficial circles II was conceded
that the delay was ominous as IL was
sakep 10 indicate that Greece was
preparing to refuse the proposition
that Turkey be allowed TO reprovislcn
her bsleaguered towns daily durinS
the cessation Of war. Greek ofhcials
ia various European capitals, was
known. had fatty said that such an
agreement would be 10 give up what
ever advantage the allies had won,
and Il was thought that the Greek
government was seeking the most OF
Elective method in which TO refuse tie
proposed protocol.
LONDON, Dec. 3.-With the truce
flor peace negotiations net agreed
upon, those interested In the war
game today were busy with specule-
I,ion on the probable causes of the
delay.
Greece, Il was said, was playing for
time in the hope that Russia might
lintercede In the disputes among the
allies over the proposed division Vi
occupied TERRITORY.
Bulgaria was said to be not adverse
Ito a little delay, hoping that Adr'.
anopie might fall in the meantime,
and thus give her an additional
, weapon with which to force more ac-
Ivantageous peace terms.
Turkey. too, was said To be pur-
suing a Fabian policy In the hope thai
some contingency miSht precipitate
some other power into the contrr-
lyersy. thus relieving Turkey of
share OF her responsibilities. From
new quarter today came news OF
preparation for war. This Is Roumania
which so far has taken no part In the
Balkan conflict. The Roumanians, II
Was stated, are working to obtain
some advantage from the partition OF
| European Turkey. So far they nave
worked Automatically, but troops ne
being modified and equipped TO take
the field, and IL Is asserto hat =
Rournania cannot by diplomacy. make
Bulgaria recognize nsr claims TO
recognition in the Turkish adjust.
ment, she will try II by force OF arms.
PARIS. Dec. 3.-It was apparent to-
lday that the JinPc speech OF ChanccE
Ilor Won Bethmann-HoIlweg, In the'
German Reichstag, brought no start
ling results II Russia construed tho
Ichanc ellor's vehenence as warning,
as all the diplomats ard war expers
did, she gave no sitn OF IL.
Close analysists OF the European
situation took Won Bethmann-Holf
Iwegs declaration To mean that Ger
Iinan5 might have a chip on her
shoulder, but at the same time size
was sure that no other nation had any
desire to knock 1t OF.
II was said here that the Balkan
reace negotiations would be conduct
cd on neutral territory, Budapest,
bucharest and also some point In
Switzerland, being tentatively under
consideration by the ENJOYS.
VIENNA, Dec Authorization
reached here today that by hurried
and secret troop mobilization, Austria
has massed 100000 soldiers around
Semlip, a town In Hungary, just across
the save river, from Belgrade, the
SerYian capital This. IL was said,
completed Austria's preparations for
possible war With Servia. There was
nothing i'm the days Developments TO
Indicate that hostilities were immi-
nent.
The troops. 1t was reported. were
heavily armed and provisioned for
field service and trains from several
Austrian military depots carried down