Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-04
Balkan ENJOYS Determined
to Stand Pat on Their De-
mands for the Fortress of
Adrianople.>
AUSTRIA AND ITALY
NURSING A PLAN
Expect to Take Hand in
Administration of At
fairs in Albania Under
( Eye of European Powers

London. Jan. 3-The ninth session
of the peace conference was opened in
st. James palace at O'Clock this
evening. The proceedings were pre-
sided over by ex-Premier Lazar Miyus-
kovitch, the head of the Montenegro
delegation.
The Balkan peace envoys have de-
cided, It was declared this morning,
to put the direct question to the Turk
ish delegation tonight whether the
Ottoman government Is prepared to
cede the fortress of Adrianople forth
with.
Unless the Turks give favorable
answer within twenty-four hours the
conference will be suspended. No other
question will be considered by the
allies until this point has been
settled. IS
stojan Novakovitch, the leader Of
the Servian delegation, said this morn
ing he was sure the allies would
ultimately carry their pont.
Turkey" he added, Twill probably
continue to resist giving up Adrian
ople, but facts will soon be stronger
than theories and she will be com
pelled to give way FugitiXess from In i the
besieged city as well as s4information
obtained from Turkish and British
sources in Constantinople. indicate
that the condition of the beleagured
fortress is an untenable one and that
it's capitulation is merely question of
days, perhaps hours. Once Adrianople
has fallen into the possession Of the
allits and it's garrison has become
prisoners of the besiegers the prob
lem will solve ITSELF"
Representatives of the Albanian pro-
visiOna1 government sent to the Brit
ish foreign office this morning maps
on which the future frontier of Albania
as desired by them were marked II
accepted this would deprive Greece,
Servia and Montenegro of half of the
territories they have conquered since
the beginning Of hostilities.
,. Austria and Italy Plan.
The Austrian and Italian ambassa-
dors to Great Britain exchanged views
today concerning the future internal
administration of Albania. 1t is said
this administration is to have budget
by the European powers
and body of military police in the
island of Crete formed of native
soldiers with officers and non-commis-
stoned officers drawn from the mill
tary forces Of the European powers.
Probably Austria-Hungary and Italy
will be entrusted with the naval polic-
ing of the Albanian coast. The opening
Of today's peace conference at st.
James palace was postponed until g.
o'clock this evening to enable the
Turkish delegates to fully digest fresh
received from CONSTANT
nople and to put them into proper
shape for preservation.
May Resume War.
Sofia, Jan. 3.-King Ferdinand of
Bulgaria, in an address today, made
some significant remarks on the situa-
ton which are regarded as threat
that war may be resumed After ex-
pressing the hope that an agreement
might still be reached by the peace
conference he said:
"Should the impenetrable will Of
God be otherwise we will not hesitate
at a new recourse to arms to compel
he enemy to give complete and
equitable satisfaction for all our pre-
,ious sacrifices"
Rumored Fall Of AdrianopIe.
Paris, Jan. "a rumor that the
Turkish fortress Of Adrianople has
ALLEN into the hands of the besiegers
was current on the Bourse here today.
Servia Hears Rumors.
London, Jan. 3.-Advices received by
he Servian peace delegation today
Indicated that the condition of Adrian
)ple was desperate and that it's capitu-
alton was perhaps only a question Of
hours.