Evening journal., 1913-08-28
GOSSIP OF THECOU
FLAME
BY FLAsEUR.

King decided that IL should be re-
tanned by the family as a memorial
of the late admiral's long service and
in proof of the estimation in which
his character was held by his sove-
reign and his brother officer. Il is
now IN possession Of the Rev. l.. p.
Williams-Freeman.
The baton resembles the baton of
the British field marshal. except that
the staff is blue, whereas the staff of
the field marshal's baton is crimson.
A telescope, which belonged to Capt.
James Cook. the world circumnaviga.
tor, during his last voyage, has been
presented to the museum. II was
given by Capt. Cook to Lieut. George
Gilbert, Of the British ship Discovery.
The officer died shortly after the re-
turn of the expedition, and the tele-
scope became the property of his
father. Lieut.. Joseph Gilbert, master
OF the ship Resolution. It then pass
ed to his granddaughter Emma. wife
OF DR.. James Doran, and from her to
Mr. Alban Doran.
Peace has been concluded between
Roumania and Bulgaria. BY the treaty
considerable accession of territory
south of the Danube, including the
strong fortress of Silistria on that
river and the port of Baltiik on the
EuXine. This is in compensation for
part of Bessarabla and the (Kilia)
mouth of the Danube taken from
Roumania by Russia in 1878.
Bucharest thus is to have an approach
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route than at present over the fever
laden marshes of the Dobrudscha
Bulgarias new frontier toward Ser
via follows the watershed to the west
of the Struma River to the town of
Strunitza. In the main. this line con-
ours with the eastern boundary of the
Vilayet of Monastir. all of which, it
would seem. falls to Servia.
Greece gets practically the whole of
Macedonia, together with the ports
peninsula of Chalkis and the import
ant harbor of Saloniki The city of
Seres, recently the scene of a hor-
Irible massacre, also is valuable
prize drawn by the Greeks.
The London peace conference has
fixed the boundaries of Albania to-
ward Servia and Montenegro. The
southern frontier still remains to be
determined But il is settled that
Greece will not be permitted to ex-
tend her conquests beyond Janina.
Greece claims the islands in the
Aegean Sea. including Lemnos. guard
ing the entrance to the Bosphorus.
Ethnically. also historically, these is
lands are Hellenic, but geographical
ly number OF them are part of Asia
Minor. Others again were captured
and occupied by Italy during the
/ iTripolitan war, but were TO be re-
turned to Turkey. II is not so sure
that Italy would be willing to cede
them to possible future commercial
and naval rival in the Mediterranean.
as Greece may become.
Enver Pasha's boast that Turkey in
tends to retain Adrianople is not. like
ily to cause any difficulties. for the
Sultan has been given TO understand
that the terms Of the London treaty
must be respected. We believe that
the sublime porte will be glad Ia
yield TO the powers and thus Save it's
face in Europe. beginning with the
attack on Turkey by the allies and
ending with the attack upon Bull
garia by Servia and Greece. caused
S5S,000 lives TO he sacrificed-not
lcounting the msssacres The expendi-
iture for war ammunition alone Is
given as billion and a quarter dol