Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-05
Powers Make Concessions to
Allies and HostiIities May
Soon End.
BULGARIA WINS POINT
FIXING. FRONTIER LINE
Financial Questions, Such as Indem-
nifty. to Be Left to a Technical
Commission.

SOFIA. Bulgaria. April 5-The pros
pect for peace in the Balkans looked
very bright today. Although the allies,
, in their reply to the mediation sugges-
tions of the powers, demanded numer-
Gus and radical changes, the powers
promptly replied with concessions de-
signed to bring a prompt cessation of
hostilities.
In a note presented to the Bulgarian
government today the powers proposed
that the Thracian frontier should be
formed by a line drawn from Midia, on
the Black sea, to Enos, on the Aegean
sea. This would give Bulgaria both
banks of the River Martha, in accord
ance with her demands.
1t is also suggested that all financial
questions. such as the indemnity,
should be left to the decision of a
technical commission to meet in Paris.
Propositions of the Powers.
The propositions of the powers were
as follows:
ID The frontier of Turkey shall start
at Enos and end at Midia All terri
tories west of this line shall go to the
allied states. with the exception of AL
bania. the delimitation OF which shall
be fixed by the powers.
CD The question of the Aegean Is
lands shall be settled by the powers.
CD Turkey shall abandon all claims
to Crete.
t4) The powers cannot favorably en-
tertain the demand for indemnity
t5) AS soon as these bases are ac-
cepted hostilities shall cease
Offer Counter. Propositions.
The reply Of the Balkan allies con-
tains the following counter PROPOSE
tions:
CD In. the definite determination of
the frontier of the province of Thrace
the line indicated in the conditions
formulated by the powers shall be taken
as a basis and not as definitive line.
90 The islands in the Aegean sea
shall go to the Balkan allies.
t3) The allies consider they should
know beforehand the frontiers proposed
for the future state of Albania. trust
ing they will. be in conformity with
those they proposed in London.
~ The allies demand for war in
demnity must be accepted in principle,
the task Of fixing the amount being left
to commission. which is to study finan-
cial questions. and on which the Ball
kan allies will be represented.
f0 The allies agree that the opera
tions of war shall cease as soon as the
above conditions have been favorably re-
ceived.
Powers Block Montenegrin Port.
CETTINJE. Montenegro, April 5.-The
blocade of the Montenegrin seaport of
Antivari was definitely begun today.
Eight foreign wayships representing the
European powers formed a semi-circle
before the harbor. The fleet is composed
of three Austrian. two Italian, one Brit
ism, one German and one French warship.
Rumor Posr Has Fallen.
BELGRADE, Servia. April 5.-No con-
nrmation has been received here OF the
rumor that the Turkish fortress of
Scutari has fallen to the Montenegrin
and Servian besiegers.
The allied armies outside the city sum-
moned the Turkish commander to sur
render so as to avoid further useless
bIoodshed. but the Ottoman leader replied
that he intended to fight to the last ex-
tremity. The bombardment was there
upon reopened, and a general assault by
the Montenegrin and Servian troops was
ordered.