Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-31
TO STORM ApRIANoPLE
Bombardment has Been Scheduled to
... Beoin Monday Eveninu.

Bombardment has Been Scheduled to
Begin Monday Evening.
London, January 30.-The curtain
may rise on the second act Of the Bal
kan war next Monday. The Allies de-
nounced the armistice at o'clock to-
night and If events take the pre-
Adrianople will be started after an in
terval Of four days. Indeed the bonn
bardment has been scheduled for Z
o'clock Monday evening. Yet, even at
this eleventh hour, war is in no wise
assured. Only a few hours before the
Allies proclaimed their momentous de-
cision, the Ottoman government pre-
sented its reply to the joint note Of the
Powers Of January II. a..
Never has diplomatic problem TAX
en- such swift and surprising changes
as these negotiations for peace. The
Young Turks, who seized the govern
ment with shouts Of defiance, have un-
dergone marvellous transformation.
Instead of drawing the battle line at
the question Of surrendering Adrian
ople, they offer a compromise, which
comes so near meeting the Bulgarian
demands that settlement should not
be impossible and they leave the Ae-
gean islands to the disposition Of the
Powers. ....
The difference between what Con-
stantinople Is ready to give and what
Bulgaria Is willing to accept has been
reduced to such small proportions that
even some Of the Balkan delegates be-
,ieve a compromise may yet be agreed
upon. Constantinople now asks simply
the retention of that section of Adrian
ople where the holy shpines are situ-
ated. Bulgaria always meant to leave
the mosques and shrines to Turkey and
even to confer the right Of extra terri
tory, thus giving them something of
the status of the Vatican in Rome. The
vital differences between the two ma
tions amount merely to Turkeys de-
maniing the shrines and the sections
surrounding them.
The Thracian frontier line therefore,
with the exception Of the town OF Adri-
anople, practically has been agreed to,
as Turkey is ready to leave to the Pow
ers the disposition of the land on the
| right bank Of the Martha river, which
conditions, as is known, the Allies are
satisfied to accept. The question of the
Aegean islands also practically has
been solved. as the Porte Is disposed to
leave their settlement to the Powers.
Doctor Daneff, head of the Bulgarian
delegation, said with reference to Tur-
keys reply:
1T is not of a character to form the
basis for fresh negotiations" This, how
ever, is simply public statement, pos
sibly made to exercise more pressure
on Constantinople. A majority Of the
Allies, apparently, trust that a COM
promise will be reached.
All the Powers have urged the Allies
to do their utmost to prevent the re-
sumption Of hostilities, because of
grave complications that otherwise
might arise Whatever happens, the
Greek premier, Mr.. Venizelos. will
leave London tomorrow. He will visit
friends in the country and expects to
depart from England Saturday or Sun
day.
| M. Novakovitch, head of the Servian
delegation, has arranged to go home In
day or two, but will return If the ne
gotiations are resumed. Doctor Daneff
will leave early next week.
The ambassadorial conference will
meet tomorrow morning to consider
the Porte's reply.