The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-14
THREATEN TOTAKE
UP H0sT|L|T|Es
There Has Been Cessation
Of Fighting sisee.
December 8. %
GREECE DID NOT
SIGN AGREEMENT
Her Troops Have Continued w..,r.
War with Varying sucoess-ro.e.
ress of scutasi Il Practically n.
vuleEnable.

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London. Jan. ll.-A decidon
20 break mp the peace conferencS
simultaneously with the nresents.
Hon TO the Turkish goyernment a.
tIle note OF the European pOwers
Wae reached today BY the chiefe
" the peace delegations Of the
Balkan allies. s--o
AZ the samo time IL was decided
10 instruct the Commanders Of the
armed forces Of the allies in the
neIa TO terminate the armistfco.
Wlch mas been In operation since
December 8.
The! The resolution Of the repressn-
sas talves OF Bulgaria. Greeco.
communicated TO the no-t. ~ 4, \
formal note.
Since December 3. ho.taf,tss.
between Bulgaria and servia IN
the one side and Turkey ON tho
other, have entirely ceased.
Greece. which did not sisn Tho
armistice protocol. however. has
continued fighting against TurIxev.
Doth on land and sea. with vary.
ing success. Montenegro also.
which was nominally . party to
the armistice. has been engaged IN
the interim in many severe
skirmishes with troops forminr
tne garrison OF the Turkish tort.
fess OF Scutart. which shows no
aen OF Yielding. It Is believed the
ottoman troops there, most Of
whom form Q part of the re9ular
army, are fairly well provided
with food and ammunition. "a
scsltari was always a great center
OF the grain trade and contains =
large arsenal.
The threatening note of the
allies to the Turks Is to be word.
ed In such q way that 1t will be.
come effective only in the event Of
!ne ottoman governments refus.
Ing compliance with the advice
the European Powers.
Members of the Balkan leaeue
are Of the opinion that the note
drafted by European diplomats
is SO diluted that 1t requires the
admixture of . vitalizing tonic.
and this theey will be supplied by
their threat to continue hostiIi.
ties.
Latest advices received by tho
Turkish delegates show the Otto
man grand council has not yet
met at Constantinople and that
probably 1t will not meet. Il IA
understood that Kiamil PaShA.
grand ytsier, will in all probable.
ity resign, should the situation
develop in such q way that the
grand council will be called Ia.
gether.
The opinion is expressed that
Turkey will reject the advice Of
the European powers and hostili.
Representatives declare ta1s % 1 4oo..
900 of their troops arc concen.
trated around the fortress Of
Adrianople and along the Tcha4.
ALA lines and they are ready 10
face all events. General Boyvitch.
the Servisn hero of Monastir, 6.
serts that within two days Adrian.
ople can be captured.
London. Jan. 1l.-sir Edva.
'rey. the British foreign secretar1
nd the ambassadors of tho powers a.
aaking valiant efforts to bring abou
settlement between Turkey and th
Ialkan allies In the direction Of poaoe
hey have had additional interview
nth DR.. Danen and Rechad Pashs
eads OF the Bulgarian and Turkiel
elegates respectively. advising mod
ration on both sides ana warninl
hem that either party. II through ob
ttnacy 1t should plunge Europe int
'ar again. would incur hoav
eight of disapproval.
lenipotentiaries is that the definit
AHf9fnn
rom Constantinople. Whatever con
essions and compromises the Balka,
,ague may make. the allies will neye
onsent to the remuneration of Adrian
pie. which the Turks make tho sin,
ua non Of peace.
Much is hoped for here from
liamil Pasha. the grand vizier. q me,
( great ability and extraordinary IN
uence. He Is perhaps the most DOW
rful among the Ottoman statesmen
ke has succeeded in restoring tn,
ood relations between Turkey an,
ne Triple Entente. and thus far ha
cen able to prevent the powers from
aking an active anti-Turkish attitude
While progress toward peace is at
tandsttll here. the Balkan delegate
re endeavoring to obtain advantage
or themselves in the partition Of tn,
territory. The kings o
bulgaria. Greece and Montenegro ar,
'orking actively among their rela
ives and friends on the other thrones
( Europe. to influence the powers II
avor Of the claims of their countries
is known they have spent specia
nvoys to some of the capitals to sup
ort the work Of their regular diplo
1ats.
The Greeks are continuing the fight
1g In Epirus. where even today sharI
took place with the Turks
According to several dispatches t
Venibelos. the Greek forces
re doing their utmost to surround
anina. Their efforts are now beinf
irected to the north. where the Turkl
ave kept communications open anG
ave thus been able to obtain supplies
has been difficult therefore to take
1e city by starving 1t out.
The Turkish delegates have not ye,
lken steps to carry out their threat.
, leave London. Diplomats consider
nat 1t would be great breach OF
tiQuette for any of the delegates tc
o before another melting Of the con.
erence was held. If only for the pur.
ose Of formally ending the negotia.
ons. It might be construed as 4
light to England. which is entertain.
Is the conference. and to the British
oreign secretary. as honorary presi.
ent.