The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-15
ALLIES BREAK
| OFF ARMIST|CE
Order Their Troops in the
Field to Prepare to
- Fight
A LAST CHANCE
FOR THE TURKS
Can Prevent Renewal of
War by Yielding
at Once

London, Jan. I5.--The peace delegates
of all the Balkan states yesterday in.
formed Sir Edward Grey, the British
fofeign secretary, that they were au-
thorized to terminate the armstice with
Turkey Immediately unless the Turks
agreed to the terms offered by the al
lies, including the cession OF Adrianople
and the Egean Islands.
| 1t was said later that the delegates
of the allies had decided definitely to
break off the peace negotiations here
simultaneously with the presentation to
the Turkish government of the note of
the European powers. The resolution
is to be communicated to the Porte in
a formal note.
At the same time it was decided to
instruct the commanders of the armed
forces of the Balkan allies in the field
to terminate the armistice which has
been in operation since Dec. 3.
The threatening note OF the allies TO
the Turks is to be worded in such a
way that it will become effective only
in the event of the Ottoman govern
ment refusing compliance with the ad
vice given to it by the ambassadors
of the European powers. The members
of the Balkan league are of the opin-
ion that the note drafted by the Euro
pean diplomats is so lacking in force
that it requires the emphasis which, they
think, will be supplied by their threat
to continue hostilities
Every state in the Balkan alliance is
making active preparations to resume
the war, according to NJ. Fenizelos, pre-.
mier of Greece and chief plenipotentiary
of that country in the peace confer
ence.
Il have no hope that the Turkish
grand council viii declare for peace"
NJ Venizelos said yesterday, and if the
council decides on war of course the
peace negotiations here will not be re-
sumed.
1T is very apparent to us that Tur-
key while procrastinating, is making |
to renew the fighting, and |
we simply shall beat her to it,
Nothing, probably. will be done by |
us to-day, but by tomorrow, if the |
Turks have. made no overtures for the !
of the peace conference, the |
Balkan delegates undoubtedly will with
iraw from London and the four states
will serve notice on the Porte that the
var will be resumed within four days.
This action will be taken regardless of
he note that the great powers have
prepared to present to Turkey.
''ln the event that war is resumed,
he bulk of the Greek army will be inn
transferred from the siege of
Ianina to the Tchataldja lines. where
low the Bulgarians are encamped alone.
Our first move, of course, would be
directed against Adrianople."
DIR. Daneff and NJ Venilozos, accom-
,anied by the other Balkan ENJOYS, were
n conference yesterday with Sir Ed
ward Grey, at the foreign office. II was
t this conference that they informed
he foreign secretary of their orders to
erminate the armistice.
The Turkish ENJOYS, Rechid Pasha,
lsman Nazami Pasha and Tewfik Pasha,
Fere still in London awaiting advices
rom Constantinople, where the decision
I the grand council still was unknown.
he Ottoman delegates had nothing to
ny, but it was believed that they were
onfident that the war would be resumed,
ossily within the week.
In diplomatic circles the outlook was
dmittedly dark. 1t was conceded as
robable that the Turkish grand coun
j would declare for war, as the young Z
urk and militarst factions were in !
ne ascendant, and the grand vizier,
tamil Pasha, could not well oppose
1em without sacrificing his ministry !
nd perhaps himself.
With Turkey and the Balkan allies
penly preparing for further fighting
nd the great powers hesitating and
ffering among themselves, it was adj ]
lifted that peace seemed a long way
I. The ambassadors at Constantinople
ave held up for two days their note
the Porte, because Germany suggest r.
a few changes and the London am d
lssadors were without authority to in k
rvene. u