The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-15
TURKEY REFUSES TO
MAKE ANY CONCESSIONS
Balkan States Insist That If They
Resume War They Will Enter
Capital.
Ii Victorious They Will Make Fur
ther Demands On the Turk
ish Empire.

LONDON. Jan. 14-t'nless unfore.
seen events should change the current
ol aHalrS. the war in the near east
VIII he resumed within a week and
Europe VIII witness the horrors or
a winter campaign
The allies have firmly made nm their
minds To take up arms a second time.
Inc Turks last week were threatening
10 leave London and LEI matters take
Whatever course they might Now the
halhan delegates are convinced that
me Turks are merely drifting with
out liked policy. and they have de-
cided 10 end the seemingly fruitless
ueDates and wire pulling and begin
th' Dattles anew where they left off
more than a month ago.
Fail To Meet.
me Ottoman government failed 10
convene the grand council TODAY and
apparently has no intention of meet
ing the allies ultimatum on Adrianople
The allies do not believe IN the effica.
cH o. the note which the powers will
present at Consiantinople. because IL
couched in TOO mild terms and
simply advises Turkey TO submit 10
inc late OF war and abandon Adrian.
ople Tor fear of complications i'm other
TdIts OF the empire ~ "A time when
lurkey could not find moral or fnan.
cial support in Europe
me Turkish government knows
'hat ms means nothing. because IL il
a"dr" mat the powers will be unable
10 agree on any Coercive measures.
/ nus the presentation by the powers
ol the note. IL Is pointed out. might
hot mean simply the opening OF a new
chapter IN the already wearisome din.
tomato parlcyings and the shifting
oi the discussion from a debate be-
tween the belligerents 10 one between
Turkey and the powers.
Allies Sound Warning.
The Balkan Kingdoms. moreover.
are anxious TO obtain relief from the
heaNN burdens of keeping their ar.
mrs on war footing indefinitely.
Wishing however. TO observe all the
uIplonauc courtesies. they have given
'he powers reasonable time to agree
on the note. frame il and present II 70
turkey hut this once done ~ Tor.
hey as l. probable. fails 10 Weld
they are determined to act TbeiI.
governments have agreed 10 call an.
other sitting Of the conference.
through Sir Edward Grey or Rechad
fasha. who. according to the rotation
followed. would be the next presiding
oihcer They will then simply an.
nounce their decision definitely TO
IN 'hr negotiations aud also thank
EhSland for the hospitality extended
ana III" conditions OF fair play under
when the discussion, occurred.
Oenounce Armistiee.
Immediately afterward. Sofia Ret.
grade. and Cct'inje will denounce tho
armistice. and the Servian Bulgarian
and Moutencgrin commanders viii
hoilfF the Turkish headou3rte-s tbst
hosiilities will be- resumed within az
hours. ''
me allies say that 70 is easy 70 pre-
ulct me course Of events. After thev
nave stormed Tchatalja. they propb.
'sy. Turkey will Le ready 70 code
Ndrianoplr. JUS as after the Italians
landed to- Tripoli she offered n mako
concessions which previously she had
sirenuously refused. and as after tho
victories Of the Palkan states she
consented 10 grant reforms they had
Ndlhly asked for O. years
N'er their second resort 10 arme
10" Balkan delegates assert. their
peace terms viii ho different from
mos" Turkey is now rejecting Tbov
declare Tint Bulgaria will not bo SAT.
ISh"d "" a frontier nuc from Rodos.
io io N.d'1 bur will draw 10 inst be.
Tor" fh" ga" of Cor-tlrtinrgIle. and
ih'' ~uE-e-f war indemnity OF
s-"'.oU0 oy" or more