Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-14
Conditions of Accepting Pow
erS' Mediation.
PRELIMINARIES TO PEACE
Fierce But Unsuccessful Assault on
Adrianople.
REPORTED SERvIAN ATR0CITY
Three Hundred Albanians Said to
Have Been Shot Down in
Cold Blood.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, March 14.-The reply
of the Balkan allies on the question OF
mediation by the powers was presented
today to the foreign legations here. 1t
declares that the Balkan nations will ac-
cept European mediation on the follow
ing conditions:
First-As a basis of negotiations for
the delimitation of the territory by Tur-
key and the Balkan allies line shall be
drawn from Rodosto on the sea of Mar
mora to Cape Malaria, seven miles south
of Midia on the Black sea. Excluding
the peninsula of Gallipoli. which shall
main Turkish. all territories west of the
line. including Adrianople and Scutari.
shall be coded to the allies.
Second-Turkey shall cede the islands
In the Aegean sea to the allies.
Third-Turkey shall renounce all her
interests in the Island OF Crete.
Fourth-The porte shall consent in
principle to the payment of a war in
demnity. the amount of which shall be
fixed when peace has been concluded and
also to the payment to private individ-
uals OF compensation for damage caused
prior to the war. The allies shall par
ticipate In the deliberations regarding
the indemnities.
F1fth-The allies reserve the right to
settle by definite treaty of peace the
treatment to be shown their subjects and
their trade in the Ottoman empire as well
as the guarantees to be given regarding
the privileges of the orthodox churches
and the legal standing OF their racial
brothers who are Ottoman subjects.
The military operations shall not be In
terrupted.
Allies Repulsed at Adrianople.
LONDON. March IA fierce but I'M
successful assault was made on the south
front OF the Turkish fortress of Adrian
ople last night. According to a dispatch
from Constantinople the besieging Bulga-
rians and Servians sustained heavy losses
and were eventually repulsed all along
the line.
A strong squadron Of Greek warships
has been sent in search of the Turkish
cruiser Hamidieh, which, except for the
attacks on the Servian transports. ap-
pears to have done no serious damage.
The Durazzo correspondent Of the
Vienna Reichspost accuses the Servians
of burning villages in that neighborhood
and thereby causing the death OF many
women and children.
The Turkish government 10 unable to
meet treasury bills to the amount of 3d.
go, 600, which fell due yesterday.
Conditions Of Allies.
BELGRADE. March IA government
newspaper publishes the conditions on
which the Balkan allies are willing to
accept the powers mediation. Hostilities
are to continue until the peace treaty is
signed. The basis Of negotiations will be
the same as laid before the Ottoman del
egates at London December %. The
frontier lines are to extend from Midia
to Rodosto. The GallipOli peninsula is
to remain in Turkeys possession, but all
territories to the west, with the excep-
ton of Albania, must be surrendered to
the allies.
Adrianople and Scutari must be sur
rendered before the negotiations begin.
The Aegean Islands are to be ceded to
Greece and Turkey must pay an indem-
nifty, the amount Of which will be de-
termined later.
Turkey must guarantee the full rights
of Balkan subjects residing in Turkish
territories.
Three Hundred Shot.
FRANKFORT-ON-TH Ger
many. March 14.-Three hundred Alba
MAN Inhabitants of LUNA. in the Turkish
province of Kossovo. were shot without
trial by Servian troops yesterday. &C.