Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-20
May Cede Adrianople, But
Insist on Retaining
Aegean Islands.
YOUNG TURK FOR WAR
Report That Balkan Allies Have De-
livcred Ultimatum That Armistice
Would Terminate in Two Weeks.

Constantinople, Jan. 20.-The Coun
ell of Ministers in session all day, fur
ther considering the Porte's proposed
reply to the joint note of the powers
Greatly fatigued by their lobors on
Sunday, which lasted far into the
night, the ministers were still divided
on the advisability of adopting the
reply to the powers drafted by Nora
Gunghan Effendi, secretary for for
eign affairs. He favored fiat refusal
to give up Adrianople and the Aegean
Islands lying near the Dardanelles
straits.
The Grand Council of the empire,
which the sultan has called for Tues
day, will take up the war situation
and probably will have the last word
in answering the powers,but the Porte
desires to have ready some practice!
suggestions to submit to the council,
and hence the activity Of the minis
ters.
1t is believed by those best informed
that the Grand Council will favor
reace and probably will counsel the
cess!on Of Adrianople as trade fl:
sne Aegean Islands. This undoubtedly
would cause serious friction among the
lilies. Adrianople would fall to Ru:-
garia, it being in that part of Turkey
ir Europe which is nearest the Pal
earian frontier,@while it is Greece w'.a
demands the islands.
There are others though, who douhs
that the council will take a pacific
stand. The young Turks will be q
pawer in the body that will convene
LON orrow, and they are for more ws--.
Fully 100000 Turkish soldiers have
nave been brought over from Asia
Minor, since the signing of tie arms
tice and the war party may override
I.iamil Pasha, the Grand V:;ier. VINO
!, the foremost advocate Of peace.
ondon, Jan. 2O.-The military cX-
pcrts were g. sixes and sevens today
in their Interpretations of -" moves
IN the r,a:; Of the Balkan-TurEi:h
war game, md diplomats were ha1d
put to 1igul2 out exactly what n1igst
he expected.
All of the Turkish and Balkan peace
plenipotentiaries were yet in London,
without definite instructions from
their cabinets to do anything, and
there was no sign of the early re-
of peace negotiations that
Rechid Pasha, DR.: Daneff and M.
Venizelos Turks, Bulgarians and
Greek chiefs met last week.
The news from Constantinople that
Noradunghian Effendi, foreign minis
ter, favored the rejection of the ad-
vices conveyed in the powers note to
Turkey gave the alarmists some
ground for pessimist, but the more
hopeful believed that the peace party
would prevail in the Turkish council.
Official advices from Athens stated
that neither side suffered seriously in
Saturdays naval engagement outside
the Dardanelles.
The ambassadors and the peace en-
voys marked time while they awaited
advices that would call them together
the former at the foreign Office and the
latter at st. James Palace. ~
A. news agency dispatch form Con-
stantinople. today said that represen-
/, .atives of the Balkan allies had de-
livered an ultimatum to the Porte,
saying that the arnlistice would be
Terminated in fourteen days, were a
peace agreement not made in the mean
time, including the cession of Adria-
nople. .-r ..~ ...e,