Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-01-21
Allies Give Ottoman Gov
ernment Fourteen Days
to Accept Terms or War
is to be Resumed.
ADRIANOPLE is NOT
IN BAD CONDITION
Bulgarians Learn That the
Fortress is Able to With
stand for Some Months
and Change Plans.

London, Jan. 2O.-Bulgarla, SerV1a
and Montenegro today presented an
ultimatum to Turkey giving the Otto
man government fourteen days IN
which to make favorable reply to
their demands, according to dispatches
from Constantinople.
Full power to declare the resump-
tion of hostilities against Turkey was
telegraphed today to DR.. S. Daneff,
leader of the Bulgarian delegation. and
his colleagues by the Bulgarian
premier, J. Guechoff, who told them
10 exercise it whenever in their
opinion further peace negotiations be-
came useless. =.
The representatives of the Balkan
allies will therefore directly notify
General Savoff the Bulgarian COM
mander in chief. that the armistice has
ended, as soon as it becomes apparent
that there is no hope of the peace
plenipotentiaries reaching a mutually
satisfactory arrangement. Hostilities
will commence four days afterward.
Supplies Not Exhausted.
The Bulearians have now discovered
that they have been completely misled
il, regard to the conditions prevailing
In the beleagured Turkish fortress OF
Adrianople, and have consequently de-
cided that a prompt change In their
policy is needed.
Two weeks ago they were informed
that the fall of the fortress could be
expected hourly, but recent council
OF war held at Mustapha Pasha, under
the presidency of King Ferdinand
came to the conclusion that Shukrf
Pasha, the Turkish commander in
Adrianople had been able to econ
omize the supplies in the fortress t.,
such an extent that garrison would be
able to resist perhaps for several
months more.
Shurikta Pasha, it appears, deluded
tie Bulgarians by means of false re-
ports spread by supposed deserters
who reached the Bulgarian lines
drawn aronnd the city. ......-
The commanders Of the Bulgarian
forces now know the. truth and Bull
garia has determined to force speedy
solution, so as to put an end to the
heavy expenditures and permit the
men under arms who comprise virtual
ly the whole of the able bodied male
population of Bulgaria, to return to
agricultural work. Otherwise it is
thought the next harvest will be lost.
The next meeting Of the ambassa'
dors of the European powers at the
British foreign office has been post
poned until Wednesday owing to alb.
sence from town of two of the ambas-
sadors. s
The Servians have decided to pre-
sent tomorrow to the powers
memorandum which they have drafted
detailing their intention in regard to
the territorial changes arising out Of
the war. Servia will ask to be per-
mitted to occupy. permanently the
eastern part Of the district of Novi-
pazar, bordering on the Servian from
tier, and also the entire region east
!, ward from the river Drin to Lake
.Ochrida. as well as the fortress OF
IMonastir which the Servian troops
captured from the Turks after severe
flight.
Says Turk Vessels Were Hit.
Athens Greece, Jan. 20.-A Greek
officer who participated in the naval
battle between Greek and Turkish
fleets off the Dardanelles on Saturday
and who closely followed all the Incl
dents of the fight, says that during the
pursuit Of the Turkish war vessels by
the Greeks the battleships Kheyr-Ed-
din, Barbarossa and Torgut Refs slack
Eened speed and showed list to star
Flboard He believes that both vessels
Rwere in sinking condition when they
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