The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-15
THREATEN TO MARCH
ON BULGAR CAPITAL
Greeks aud Serbs Want Peace
Signed on the
Battlefield.
ENGLAND WON'T STEP IN
King Ferdinand in Statement
Denies Reported Bulgarian
Atrocities.
Speciai CaDir Despdsch to TRr SrS.

Special Cdb'e Despdsch TO TRK srS.
LONDON. July l5.-The statement OF
Sir Edward Grey in the House Of Com
mons last night that Great Britain
would take no steps to impose peace ON
the Balkan allies fairly covers the stu
alton in the near East.
Fighting seems to have ceased. al
though tales of Bulgarian atrocities
continue to come in. These are vigor-
ously denied by King Ferdinand in
statement published here.
The Rumanian operation In Bulgaria
have so far been bloodless for the very
good reason that the Rumanian army
finds nothing opposing it.
The Turkish Ambassador at Vienna
, Is credited with the statement that the
Turkish advance will not be beyond the
Enos- Midia line. which includes the
territory left to Turkey by the London
treaty Of peace. and that Turkey IN
any case does not want another war.
Dispatches received here announce
/ the departure Of Premier Venizelos OF
Greece from Doran on his way to Nish
in Scrvia, where he is to meet NJ.
Pasitch. the Seryian Premier. and II Is
presumed that the meeting Is for the
purpose of comforting regarding the
terms on which their Governments are
prepared to make peace. which. accord
ing to an Athens despatch to the Daily
Telegraph. are: Sign peace on the
battlefield or otherwise push the war
into Sofa itself
kins Ferdinand's Statement.
King Ferdinand. in statement pub
lished In the London Evening NeicS.
says:
THE stories and reports which the
Greeks and Servians have been ctrcu-
lating in Europe concerning so-called
outrages committed by my troops upon
| the Greek and Servian populations in
|, Macedonia are absolutely unfOunded
and are published with the object Of
creating a bad impression.
| "Systematic attacks and prosecutions
have been directed against the Bull
garian element In Macedonia by the
Servians and the Greeks. The districts
Of KastOria. Florina and Vodena have
been cleared OF all we'll educated men,
and the prisons OF Sa!onica are over
flowing with innocent Bulgarians
Great numbers of Bulgarians have been
transported from their homes In the
country to Greece and to the islands
in the .f.gean Sea. The same
cruel regime has been applied to the
| Bulgarians in the regions occupied b!
the Servians. The purely Bulgarian
town Of Kukush has been completely
burned by the Greek troops"
a
nand concludes. on arriving in Sofia
gave terrifying accounts Of the hor'
rible deeds committed by the Servians
and the Greeks. The Bulgarian
Government is ready to come to ar
international inquiry which will en-
tighten the world concerning the storie.
OF these excesses."
STR r. Grey's Explanation.
Sir Edward Grey in repudiating thu
suggestion that Great Britain shoult
intervene In the Balkans said:
"It must be obvious to every one tina
mere words from the outside can have
no effect on the situation. which Is this
Bulgaria has appealed to Russia T.
secure cessation Of hOstilities. Greece
, and Servia are willing to agree to THU
cessation, as to the conditions o
which I am not fully informed. but the!
insist that Bulgaria shall accept them
I'm regard to the Turkish advance
: we are assured that II Is the intention
Of the Ottoman Government to OcGup.
only the territory to the boundary line
which was agreed on In the treaty q
| peace signed by the Balkan States will
Turkey. Up to the present no cxcep
ton has been taken to this action b.
Turkey.
1.-THE best prospect which 7 can pu
before the House In that the war whicl
ia now proceeding In so horrible an
exhausting that II should not last Ions
, It's mere intensity should bring II l.
a conclusion. ! see every prospect o
the Powers continuing In touch witt
each other 10 overcome any complica
tions In the future as they have don
up to the present time"
:. Replying to question In the Hous
this afternoon MIR. Acland. Parlia
: mentary Under Secretary for Foreigl
Affairs. said the Government had re
ceived the specific account sent out h
Greece Of atrocities which II was al
4 legged had been committed by the Bul
1 garian troops.
1t was impossible. he said, for tn
I Government to investigate all tn
| charges and countercharges that ha
4 been made In regard to these atrocities
! II could do no more than record II
, deep regret at these occurrences an
! the painful impression which they ha