Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-02-01
PEACE DELEGATES /.
\. LEAVING LONDON
European Powers are Great
ly Discouraged at the
Action Of ENJOYS.
ARE EAGER TO FIGHT.
Representatives of Porte Say Country
Will Never Give up Adrianople to
The Balkan Allies.

London, Feb. 1.--Greece, the only
belligerent in Balkan war who did not
sign the armistice agreement of
Baghtche, was the first actually tt
withdraw her peace delegates, from
London. Eleutherois Venizelos, Pre-
mier of Greece,who headed the Greek
delegation, today left for Athens By
way of Salonika. DR.. STREET, Greek
minister ate Vienna, also left London
today for his diplomatic post.
A close second to the Greeks, Sto-
jan Novakovitch, the Servian chief,
left today for Belgrade, accompanied
by all his colleagues except M. Yes
mitch, the Servian minister to France.
The powers have not given up hope
of bringing about peace without fur
ther war in the Balkans, but it was
known that the ambassadors were
much discouraged.
The actual departure of the Bal
kan delegates did not strengthen the
belief that the allies were blufting,
and at the same time diplomats were
reading an alleged newspaper inter
view with Mahmud Shefket Pasha,
Turkish Grand Wiser, a seasoned war
rior, in which he declared that the
Turkish government could never con-
sent to give up Adrianople. Shefket
said that if his ministry should at
tempt to hand over the holy city they
would meet the same fate as Kaimil
Pasha and his adherents.
Optimists who have parsistently be-
lieved that both Bulgars and Otto
mans were bluffing and that neither
would fight again, today therefore
were not so certain of their conten-
ton.
Rechid Pasha and all the Turks
were still in London today and the
chief of the Turkish cnvoys said he
had no definite plan for returning to
Constantinople.
Advices from the Turkish city said
that the disturbances among the Cha
tealja troops had been put down by the
Young Turks and that no further rev.
olutionary happenings were anticipat-
cd.
AS he was leaving from Victoria
Station, Premier Venizelos said:
"The reason for resuming the war,
is that peace negotiations that do not
bring peacs are more costly than war.
"The expense of maintaining $780,
600 men in the field gradually is ex-
hausting the resources of the Balkan
allies.It is costing Greece alone ST.
100000 day and it is said Bulgaria
is spending 100000 day.
"The Turks know this we'll, and are
therefore playing the usual Ottoman
game of procrastination, hoping to
wear US out.
"The resumption of peace negotia-
tions now is an impissibility, but we
hope to return to London and sign a
treaty after Turkeys fate is sealed"
The powers ambassadors consulted
again today at the foreign Office at
tempting to devise a means of pre-
venting actual resumption of hostili-
ties.
Advices from Sofia this Afternoon
said that the Bulgarion troops, under
command of General Savoff, were
making active preparations to resume
the bombardment of Adrianople the
first moment after the official expira
tion of the armistice at Z p. m. Mon
day.
Constantinople, Feb. 1.-Reports
coming from Chatalja today said
skirmishes already were in progress
between the Turkish and Bulgarian
troops encamped there In spite of tn
protocol agreement that four days
must elapse before the formal denur
ciation of the armistice and the actu
al resumption of hostilities. 1t wa
said that several sharp skirmishes ha
taken place between the opposing sol
diers the men acting without knowl
edge of their commanding officers.
It is known that the Turkish troop
are eager to fight. Unless they can 6
home to their families, with psaee 9:
sured, they would rather hight tha
canp idly on eas lines.