Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-02-01
BULCARS TO
END ARM|ST|CE
Army Is Ordered TO Terminate
Truce at Once.
TURKS TO MAKE OFFERS
Fresh Peace Proposals Are Expect
ed In the Ottoman Answer to the
Powers.

Powers.
A dispatch from Sofia. Bulgaria.
says:
I'm accordance with the decision OF
he government. army headquarters
! ave been ordered to terminate the
armistice today"
The peace negotiations In London,
which have reached deadlock over
the cession OF Adrianople on Jan. 9.
finally were broken by note which
the plcnipotentiaries of the Balkan al.
lies presented to Rechad Pasha. head
OF the Turkish delegation.
| Notwithstanding this rupture. there
are still optimists In the diplomatic
world who hope a resumption OF the
war may yet be averted. either by
fresh proposals that Turkey Is report
ed to be including in the note she will
deliver 20 the powers or through the
fall OF Adrianople before activities can
be begun again at the Tchatalja lines.
A majority OF the Balkan delegates
refuse to admit the likelihood OF either
contingency. believing that the life OF
the Young Turk government depends
upon the resumption of the war. even
though the allies were willing to post
pone the conflict They are OF the opin-
ion that the present failure OF diplo-
macy is. at the worst. only an inter-
Jude. however. for they will leave four
representatives In London to under.
take the settlement anew.
The text OF the note handed to Re-
chad Pasha follows:
"The plenipotentiaries OF the allied
Balkan states. having since the sus-
pension OF the work OF the peace con-
ference awaited in vain for three
weeks the reply of the Ottoman pleni-
potentiaries 10 their last demands. and
events which have occurred In Con-
stantinople appearing to have Destroy
ed hope of arriving at the conclusion
OF peace. are to their great regret
obliged to declare that the peace nego-
tiations commenced in London on Dec
l6 last are broken of"
| The note. 1t will be observed. does
not denounce the armistice. This will
devolve on the governments OF the
Balkan states when they consider the
moment opportune.
The plan OF the allied governments
SO far as the plenipotentiaries are In.
formed is to concentrate their forces
on Adrianople. They believe that few
days bombardment by the big siege
batteries. which surround Adrianople.
will bring about its capitulation.
The Balkan representatives declare
that all reports that Rumania would
aid Bulgaria against Turkey are un-
founded. and they add that II Rumania
should take advantage of the oppor-
tunity 10 gain her territorial claims by
force while the Bulgarian army is EN-.
gagged with Turkey. Bulgaria would let
her occupy the territory she demands.
at as soon as the Bulgarian army dis
posed OF the Turks the Bulgars would
turn their attention TO the Rumanians
and attempt TO make them pay dearly
for this racial disloyalty. which the
| Bulgarians consider would be treason.
The allies expect that preliminary
treaty of peace will be signed in Adria-
nople by the victorious Bulgarian and
Servian generals. and this will be en-
bodies In the treaty which will be con.
scluded in London. for which each dele
cation is leaving one representative in
London TO await the reopening Of the
| conference.