BALKAN SPOILS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1637, 2 January 1913, Page 5

BALKAN SPOILS.

DELEGATES AND THE MAPr A FRANK EXPOSITION. SERVIAN OUTRAGES. STORIES Off BRUTAL MURDERS. By. Teleiranh—Press Association— Copyright (Reo, January 1, 9.45 p.m.) London, January 1. Renter states that private conversations botV'een Resbid Pasha (Turkey) andM. Daneff (Bulgarian) resulted in a frank exposition of the whole situation. M; Daneff advanced important arguments in favour of a direct settlement. I. ■ ; WITHIN ADRIANOPLE. : AGITATION FOR SURRENDER. (Reo. January 1, 9.45 pjn.j ■j London, January 1. Bulgarian reports assert that the oivil population at Adrianople is attempting to compel the military authorities to surrender. Threats have been made to shoot the commander. ■ The armistice opportunely saved the town from the horrors of an internal up r heaval, ..■■'■' PEACE BY EXHAUSTION. ALLIES' DIFFERENCES. (Reo. January 1, 9.45 p.m.) London, January 1. The "Doily Telegraph's" Vienna correspondent states that .opinion in competent ; circles is hopeful of peace, ■ bcoauso Turkey is financially exhausted, and the Bulgarian army is exhausted.. Coupled with this there are' serious .differences bejtweon the Allies/ ' King Ferdinand is alleged to be ill. He is.suffering from.the effects of etoitement, with fits of melancholy, , Besides hor difficulties with Groeco, Buigaria's relations with Servia are visibly worse. The Servian newspaper "Straga": says that, tho cleft between Servia and is widening over the division of /territory.', '. ". ',' ; • '. '~:

/. RUMANIA'S DEMANDS, SLICE OF BULGARIA WANTED. (Reo. January 2,' 0.45 a.m.) •'.,■."•: Vienna, January 1. ' The "Neue. Freio Presso" states that Rumania claims as a'reward for hor'neu-. trfllity in the war the cession of about 1151 square miles of Bulgarian territory and the protection of her national rights, UNREST IN, CONSTANTiNOPIE. ■ DISQUIETING SITUATION. (Eecl January 2, 0.45' a.m.);' '■■'J'/' Vienna, January 1. Tho "Reichpost" states that there is a disquieting situation in Constantinople. This is : due, to tho : fears' that'. Kurdish troops now there or arriving may refuse to roturn empty-handed, and possibly attempt to plunder Constantinople. ; . The nowspaper -urges the return of the Austrian warships to the Bosphorus, ■ . EVASION RESENTED. ■■ ALLIES AND THE PEACE TERMS. : , ; ':',- (Reo.' Januaryj 2, 0.45 !a,m.) :■ j. '.-■: ' ' " " ; London, January i. ' The Balkan delegates to the Peace feronce strongly resent Turkey's suggestion.to refer'most of tho questions to the Powers. They jpoint out that the 'armistice waß concluded to enable Turkey to negotiate with the Allies, and'not with tie Powers./'.,

TORTURE BY BULGARIANS. -■ : AUSTRIAN LADY'S ALLEGATIONS.' •; (Hob. January 2, 0.45 a.m.) '-'. Vienna, January 1. An Austrian lady : living at Kavalla states that Whan the Bulgarian irregulars took the! town they inhumanly butohered 115-Moslems, and also murdered twelve hundred at Serrea. , Tho people of Xanthie, tfho took refuge in tho mosques, were hacked to, pieces, When oil tho. Turks wero killed," tho Bulgarians attacked ;tho Jews, tho wealthiest of whom wore carried off and tortercd until they had paid .£II,OOO ' in ransoms. "MUCH EXAGGERATED." AUSTRIAN ■WAR PREPARATIONS. (Roc. January 2, 0.45 a.m.) London, January 1. Reutor'e Agency states that the reports of military preparations: in Austria in connection with tho Adriatio question aro much : exaggerated. The peace footing of tho army lias been increased by only 50,000. WAR TALK CONTINUES. , Constantinople, December 31. Tho agitation in the army in favour of the renewal of hostilities continues. THE MOSLEM MASSACRES. APPEAT, TO EUROPEAN SOVEREIGNS Constantinople, December 31. Turkish, Senators have telegraphed to the European sovereigns drawing their attention ' to. the ■ massacres whioh, notwithstanding the armistice, threaten to exterminate the Moslems, and beseeohing their inlluonce to prevent a recurrence of the outrages. ■ AT FORT BIZANI. Athens, December 31. ,The Turks at Fort Bizani renewed their impetuous assaults through the night and were repulsed with considerable losses.