Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-29
Negotiations Halted by Allies
in Note to Turkey.
ARMISTICE is NOT BROKEN
Ferment Among Islam Troops Leads
to Action by Balkans.
PEACE OF EUROPE HELD SAFE
Several Bulgarian ENJOYS Leave
London-Porte Expected to
Make Concessions.

LONDON. January 2a-The note draft
ed by the peace delegates OF the allies
was delivered by Stojan Novakovitch.
head of the Servian delegation, 10 Re-
chad Pashs shortly after noon today.
The determining factor impelling the
allies TO this course OF action was the
receipt of reports during the night ana
again this morning OF grave ferment
among the Turkish troops stationed on the
Tchataija lines. a large portion OF whom
appear to be unwilling TO follow the lead
of the Young Turks
1t is considered here that. in view OF
the internal complications in Turkey.
Mahmoud Shefket Pasha. the new grand
vizier. may yield before the energetic &C.
of the allies.
Text of the Allies Note.
The text of the note handed by the
Balkan delegates to Rechad Pasha today
was as follows:
The plenipotentiaries OF the allied Ball
kan states, having since the suspension
awaited in vain for three weeks the re- ~
from the Ottoman plenipotentiaries To
their last demands. and events which hava
occurred in Constantinople appearing tn
conclusion of peace, are. TO their great
regret. obliged to declare that the peace
negotiations commenced in London De-
cember l6 last are broken off
The note. il viii be observed does not
denounce the arnistice. This will deVolve
on the governments OF the Balkan states
when they consider the moment oppor-
tune.
Gravity of Situation Shown.
The gravity OF the situation at Con-
stantirople is shown by the large naval
forces concentrated 10y the European pow
ers at the entrance to the Dardanelles
Even Austria-Hungary, which in the
past has refused to join the other powers
In naval coercive measures has now or
dered two warships to be n readiness 20
start for the east at any moment.
While the clouds are gathering over
ConStantinople the astronomers who
make a study of the European iirna-
ment consider that the general peace of
Europe is no longer in danger
AS proof of this they point ont that
Italy has Just dishanded an army OF
100000 soldiers who served in Tripoi.
Several ENJOYS Leave London.
Rechad Pasha this morning expressed
the hope that the powers, realizing the
unfair treatment which has been inflicted
on Turkey would help the porte to sur
mount its present difficulties, thus insur-
ing the definite political and economic
settlement of the whole eastern problem"
Several members of the Bulgarian peace
mission left London today, including 7.
Theodoroff, the Bulgarian minister OF
finance. and Lieut.. Tsanoff, a graduate
of Harvard, who has been acting as at
tache and who is returning to join his
regiment.
Concessions Expected in Reply.
CoNSTANrINoPLE. January a.-Im-
porteRt concessions will, il Is expected.
be made by Turkey in her reply to the
joins note of the European powers. The
response will be handed to Margrave
Johann de Pallavicini, Austro-Hungarian
ambassador 10 Turkey, as dean of tho
diplomatic corps here. either this evening
or tomorrow morning.
The basis of the solution proposed by
Turkey is said to be different from any
yet mooted.
Hands off all the Turkish possessions
in Asia was Germany's pointed mott
fcation today to every one concerned.
II was given by the German ambas-
sador to Turkey in the course OF a
speech at the Teutonia Clubs annual
dinner in honor of Emperor Williams
birthday.