BALKAN-WAR.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1612, 2 December 1912, Page 5

BALKAN-WAR.

PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. MORE FAVOURABLE OUTLOOK REPORTED. ! POWERS TO CONFERBy Teleßraph—Preea ABSoolation-Copyriglit (Rec. December 2, 1 a.m.) Constantinople, December L ' A protocol declaring an armistice is to bo signed to-day. . (Reo, December 1, 6.6 p.m.) Constantinople, November 80. Nazim Pasha, the principal Turkish representative in the peace negotiations, nfter conferring with the other delegates, returned bo the capital. It wae afterwards officially announced that the peace pourparlors were proceeding satisfactorily, and it was hoped that an armistice for one or two days would bo arranged.TURKEY'S NEW FRONTIER. BULGARIAN CONCESSIONS. London, November 29. The "Daily Chronicle's" Constantinople correspondent states that each 6ide at Bagchekeui entertained the other at dinner. Bulgaria is, he says, conciliatory and less firm about Adrianople. The Turks suggest that a new frontier at Kirk Kiliese would be too near Constantinople. The Bulgarians desire '■ a frontier from Mustafa Pasha to DedeIgeach, along the Uaritza Eiver, the port at ICavala, on the Aegean Sea, becoming Bulgarian. , The peace delegates are discussing the question of Turkey entering the Bulgarian Customs Union. CONGRESS OF THE POWERS. BEITISH PROPOSAL. London, November E9. It is understood that Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary, favours the ambassadors of the Powers meeting at a European capital to exchange views on the situation. In order, to save time,- Servia's claims in connection with the Adriatic will be excluded from the discussion. j ' Later. Sir Edward Grey merely sounded the Powers as to whether a conference would be acceptable. The principal difficulty with regard to Austria's preliminary demands for Albanian autonomy is the exclusion of Servia from the Adriatic. NEW INTERNATIONAL TREATY. OUTLINE OP PROPOSALS. Berlin, Novembor 29. The "Vossische ZeitungV' Paris correspondent says the Powers' Conference will be asked to guarantee the independence of Albania provisionally and to internationalise the Albanian coast line. The Powers will also bo asked not to pursuo territorial aggrandisement on the iEgean Sea, ond to agree to tie revision of the status of the Dardanelles on the principle of. equal rights to all nations. GERMANY READY. STATEMENT BY WAR MINISTER. Berlin, November 29/ Speaking in the Reichstag, the German. War Minister, General von Heeringen, in reply to questions, eaid that Germany was fully prepared in the event of war. Runs on the post office banks at Konigsberg and Posen necessitated the Chancellor (Herr Bethmann Hollwegg) telegraphing the authorities that there was nothing to justify excitement in Germany, and that no special military measures had been taken. ■

BULGARIAN OPERATIONS. NEAEING ADEIANOPLE. ; Sofia, November 29. • The Bulgarians are within 1100 yds. of Adrianople. The Consuls hoisted their flags to proteot the consulates. .The garrison through various causes is reduced to half. After a desperate resistance, two Tartish battalions surrendered to the Bulgarians between Dedegcach, on the. iEgean Sea, and Dimotika. The prisoners inolnde' two pashas, 252 officers, and a thousand, horses.' ■ ' MACEDONIA SUBDUED. LAST TOWN CAPTURED. Belgrade, November 29. With the capture of Dibra, where the Monastir troops rallied, the whole of Macedonia is now subdued. Two Turkish regiments surrendered to the Servians. SIEGE OFYANINA. TUEKS EEINFOECED. Athens, November 29. Ueneral Sapountzaki, whose headquarters are at Arta, is attacking the Yanina forts in Epirus. . Tho three ohief forts have thirty-three nine-centimetre Krupps, and there is a long line of smaller forts. . ■ ■ The Turkish garrison' of 20,000, under Essad Pasha, has-been heavily reinforced by Albanians.. PRESIDENT OF ALBANIA. FORMAL PROCLAMATION. , . (Eec, December 1, 5.5 p.m.) London, November SO. A message from Durazzo, Albania, 6tate3 that Ismail Keraal Bey, formerly a member of the Turkish Parliament, has been proclaimed President of Albania. Rome, November 29. The Albanian Provisional Government has sent the following message to Italy: —"Albanians aim to livo in peace with the Balkan States, and become an element of stability among them' We are con- , vinced that civilised nations will estend their friendly welcome and protection."