Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-07
Bulgaria Is Forced by Rouma-
mia to Accept the Modi-
fled Frontier.
TURKEY is TO BE MADE
TO EvACUATE ADRIANOPLE
Powers Take First Step to Compel
Observance Of Treaty-More Ter
ritory for Montenegro.

BUCHAREST. August 7.-Peace has
been concluded between the Balkan states
by the delegates of Servia, Greece. Monte
negro. Roumania and Bulgaria The agree
ment was arrived at only after another
exhibition Of the utter helplessness OF
Bulgaria to face her ring Of enemies.
The discussions in the peace confer
ence threatened to become interminable.
but M Majoresco. the Roumanian pre-
mier and president OF the conference.
clinched matters by threatening that I'M
less Bulgaria accepted the modified from
tier proposed by the allies Roumania's
army would occupy Sofia next Saturday.
This threat had the desired effect. and
an agreement was arrived at after numer-
Gus private consultations between the
delegates and four-hour sitting Of the
conference.
Frontier Disappoints Bulgarians.
Tho frontier, as agreed to. starts at a
point on the old frontier west of the
Struma river. follows the watershed to
west Of tho town of Strumnitza; thence
runs almost through the Struma valley
to the Belesh mountains and thence
easterly in almost q straight line TO the
Mesta river, thus leaving the town OF
Strumnitza. the port OF Lagos ana ran
thi, to Bulgaria and the port OF havala
to Greece.
The new frontier is a deep disap,,
pointment to the Bulgarians, VINO sun
nurse hopes for its eventual revision
by the powers.
The war between the former Balkan
allies who had fought shoulder to
shoulder against Turkey began July l:
On that date the Servian minister Oh
the interior declared that Servia was
at war with Bulgaria The same DAY
Greece also announced tnat q STATE OF
war existed. Roumania declared war
July 10 and moved her troops over the
Bulgarian frontier.
The trouble between the allies arose
from the difficulty of dividing the terri
tory captured by them from Turkey.
Powers Move Against Turkey.
LONDON. August THE representa-
tives Of the powers took the first step at
Constantinople today to compel Turkey
to evacuate the fortress Of Adrianople.
which her troops yeoccupied after war
broke out between the former Balkan
allies. The diplomatic body demanded
that the Turkish government should re-
spect the treaty signed In London De-
tween the former belligerentS
that the contemplated action of the
powers in the event of the present de-
mand made by them proving futile
will be such as to render further hos
tilities between Bulgaria and Turkey
unnecessary.
More Territory for Montenegro.
The Times says that Montenegro will
receive from Servia an extension of
territory east and south corresponding
to the aid Montenegro rendered Servia
in the war with Bulgaria.
It adds that Vodena and Florina will be
Greek, as also will be the Saloniki-
Monastir railway to within about
twenty-five hlometers OF its head.
The newspaper considers that the
treaty of Bucharest will be only a pro-
visional settlement of the difficulties It
says that both Russia and Austria are
opposed to Greece having Kavala, and
that the powers are almost certain to
insist upon a revision Of the treaty to
meet their views.