Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-20
Porte Decides to Call National
Assembly Tuesday TO Dis
cuss Demands Of the Allied
Enemies,
LITTLE KINGDOMS TO
APPEAL TO POWERS
II MosIems Fail to Yield ADJ
rianopIe and War is Resumed
Conditions VIII be Harder
Next Time,

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ny Morning Journal special Leased wlreA
London. Jan. ig~The pofte'a deci-
sion 10 call 4 national assembly Tues
day. to take under adyiscmcnt the
Balkan situation. probably hefaids
further concessions independent OF
Turkeys concessions which could NOT
be Yielded hy the cabinet without
riskine lts fall
In any ease, the Balkan delegates
In London do not believe the parte's
reply TO the Joint note of the powers
viii he such flat refusal as was
fofoshndowed from constnntinoplc
Yesterdays dispatches reported
that the Turkish government had
reached decision not to ccde Adria-
nople or the Aegean islands, hut was
willing 10 enter into negotiations re-
specting those islands some distance
removed from IA, Dardanellcs.
II Turkeys answer Is unsatlsfac-
tory. the allies IN Difference 20 Europe
will ask the powers whether thet
have means to compel Turkey to COM
ply with their wishes.
II not the allies VIII carry out the
plan already announced for fesump-
ton of the war. In such event. the al
lies will not recognize the undertake
ing oonsenting 20 an autonomous Al
hania. OF the promise Of Sertia ana
Montenegro to retire from the Adrlat-
ic. Questioned ns TO the possibility In
this cnse Of Austria employing force,
the head of one OF the delegations
said today
I'VE shall see whether the triple
entente. aud especially Russia. VIII
permit such action on the part Of Aus
ARIA. n We are forced TO flrlai another
war. the cost of which ls nearly
81. 600, 00a daily We will not aban-
don territories nlready occupied nm
less driven out by force THAT would
mean a European war. II Austria
were permitted % march on HelRrade
and 10 lombard our troops on the Ad-
rlatic and we were crushed, We should
prefer to become Ausirians, rather
than belong TO the slav race when
our mother Russia lacks the force
or viii 10 protect us.
Although the report eamc from CON
stantnople that another engagement
between the Turkish and Greek fleets
had occurred sunday. no confirmation
of this has been received. and nresum-
ably the dispatches refer 90 engage
ments Of Saturday night Some dis
are noticeable IN the names
of tho vessels engaged. as Port Said
dispatch announced the arrival Of the
cruiser llanldicn there az 2 o'clock
Saturday morning and adds that at
ter homhpfdng SYRIA she encountered
two small Greek cruisers off Port
Said. a running fieht ensued, hut the
Hamidieh made good her escape with
the loss Of one anchor The Hamidieh
was reported as having been
one Of the Turkish squadron IN tho
OF the Durdanellea with
the creek squadron.
A Dardanolcs dispatch to the Daily
Mail. describing saturdays fight. says
that the Greek afmored cruiser leor-
eio ANoroff appeared and was attack
I'd hy the baiileshlps khcyr Ed-Din,
nmrharossa. Torgut Reis and Messu
dioh and the cruiser Medlidieh, which
remained IN single file with the small
Il ships behind them
The Avereff twice passed In front.
irving 20 outflank them. but was kept
eff by q terrific fire from the Barba-
rossa and Targni Reis The Averofc
then attacked the BarharOssa alone
aud the two flagships exchanged
shots. the shells falling all around
them Seven other Greek warships
were behind the Averoff. but took no
part In The firing. The Turkish ves-
sells slowly retreated towards sediI
fahf They continued 10 fire, hut tho
Greek flagship ceased firing and re-
Joined the other Greek ships More
than 500 shots were exchanged. but
only few hits were scored.
The Turkish fleet. according 70 the
correspondent appears to be intact.
The Constantinople correspondent
OF ihs Times expresses the view that
the Hsmidiehs raid on syra was in
tended 20 draw the Greek flagship
Georgio Ageroff away to enable tho
main squadron TO issue from the Dar-
danelles and attack the other Greek
vessels. The porte. the correspondent
says. will await the decision Of the
assembly before replying 70
the powers note. Ii is believed that
tho government intends TO offer con-
aessions. bringing the Thracean from
tier further east than previously was