Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-23

Beth the Turkish and Bulgarian ar
mics are supposed to have constructed
new works at Tchatalja.
The Greek community in London
gave a banquet, tonight in honor of
the Greek delegates. The Greek minis
ter. j. Gennadius, presided. Premier
Nenizeios was given a great ovation
when he arose to speak, and there were
cheers for Crete. The Premier said that
a victorious war would not only
spread the geographical boundaries of
the nation, but strengthen the nations
soul.
Gen. Dangelis, chief of the Greek staff,
in responding to a toast to the Greek
forces, paid high tribute to the crown
prince, who during the war. he said. had
displayed such military virtues as to
prove himself one of the greatest gen.
erals in Europe. BY the work of the
cron prince and the energies of Premier
Venzelos, Greece, he predicted. would be-
come state to be reckoned with in Eu-
rope.
The Bulgarian minister gave a lunch
in honor of the Bulgarian delegation
An Athens dispatch to the Daily
Telegraph says that the Greeks are
now outnumbered by the Turkish
forces in Epirus and have a serious
campaign before them. Referring to
the occupation of Goritza, the dispatch
says that $4,000 Turkish troops, fugi-
tives from Monastir. had concentrated
at Goritza. Three divisions of the
Greek army from Fiorina advanced
by three routes, and, after an extern
siVe battle occupied the town. The
Turks retreated toward Janina.
The Balkan delegates are so little
apprehensive of a rupture of the
peace negotiations, according to the
Morning Post, that they already con-
template the possibility of further
conference being held in London to
arrange the territorial boundaries be-
tween the allies themselves, after
peace is signed. 1t appears that the
delegates are not empowered to ar
range territorial settlement, but they
arc strongly impressed with the neu-
trail atmosphere of London for this
work, even if new delegates are APP
pointed.
a Constantnople dispatch to the
Times says it is asserted that during
the armistice negotiations the Porte
has received assurances from the Bull
garlans that they would consent to
the reVlctuallins' of Adrianople. after
the peace negotiations opened
a Durazzo dispatch to the Times
describes sorties of the Turkish
troops. One of eight battalions with
artillery marched down the river Drin,
Wednesday, burning villages on the
way. The Turks crossed into the Ser
wan zone ard attacked the Servians.
afNn listed all day and the
Turks were routed and driven across
4ltt4. Blu me Servians made no
pursuit, as they were under orders
not to cross the limits of the neutral
zone.
According 10 the Daily Telegraph
the contention of the Turkish delegates
is that the admission of Greece into
the peace conferences introduced an
unexpected element which is likely
indefinitely to proloniy the proceed
ings, owing to the necessity Of set
ting difficult problems like Crete and
the fate of tie Aegean islands.
The Turks argued that when the ar
mistice was arranged they did not
haggle about the revictulating of the
fortresses because they supposed that
they had to deal only with Bulgaria,
Servia and Montenegro and that peace
would be quickly concluded.
Instead of this, nothing has yet been
done and the admission of the Greeks to
participation in the conference has result
ed in keeping the delegates further from