TURKEY'S LIMIT

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1647, 14 January 1913, Page 7

TURKEY'S LIMIT

.-*:■ , ♦ ■——- PEACE CONFERENCE CRISIS. ADRIANOPLE RETAINED. POWERS TO REFUSE FINANCIAL "'"■''■:'-. -.■-. /AID. • /':■ :' ■ . _ Bj Teleswh—Pres» AaaooiaUon-OoDrrtebt (Reo. January 14, 0.40 a.m.) '. /■ ' , London, January 13. • The'latest development in connection with the Peace Conference rupture is that Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, hag endeavoured to ■ induce Reschid. Pasha and Towfik Pasha, the Turkish dolegates,:not to break off negotiations. He stated that ho was prepared, as honorary president, to reopen 'the conference, but the Turks declined to meet the Allies again, declaring thtat thoy had reached the limit of their concessions. A Joint Note by the Powers will probably bo presented to Turkey to-day. It is understood that it will bo firm in tone, and will counsel her to give up Adrianople, reserving tho question of the Aegean Islands for settlement by tho Powers who will afford Turkoy financial assistance if she accepts tho proposition. Otherwise financial aid will ba withhold. TURKISH GRAND'COUNCIL TO MEET. REINFORCEMENTS AT CHATALJA. '■ (Rec. January 13, 11.25 p.m.) Constantinople, January ,13. Cabinet is summoning the Grand Connoil to decide the question of peace or war. (Eeinforcoments from Heraklea and Ismad have been sent to Chatalja, where between 150,000 and 200,000 troops arq now concentrated. RUMANIA'S. DEMANDS. A BULGARIAN OFFEE. (Eeo. January.,M, 0.10 a.m.) London, January 13. M. Daneff, President of the Bulgarian National Assembly, has offered to cede •to (Rumania eomo ;unpopulated country, and to razo a fort near Silistrio, but statos that Bulgaria will not concede any centre, of population., Sofia,' January 12. The semi-official newspaper "Mir," commenting .on Rumania's claim to Bulgarian territory, say 9 that Rumania, like the Powers, expected tho Allies to bo defeated. Had she joined tho Allies they might have accomplished without bloodshed the task of freeing the Christians. Rumania can only regret tho loss of a propitious opportunity'instead of claiming Bulgarian territory. • WAR ONBERVIA. ALBANIANS WILL JOIN IN PRAT. (Reo, January 13, 11.25 p.m.) ' Vienna, January IS. Servian military advioes state that oil thousand Albanians assembled at Albassan and proclaimed war. against Scrvia, Albanians are gathering from all sides to oppose the Servians. Tho ' Albanian populaco ,is enduring shocking privations in consequence of th< devastation of tho oohntry during tho Servian maToh, and starvation roigns at Prlsren.'' * > ADRIANOPLE REyiCTUALLED, BULGARIAN CONVOY SEIZED. London, January 12. Renter's Agency states that it is be< lieved'that the Turkish Commander has partially roviotualled Adrianoplo, by seizing, in epito of the armistice, a food convoy intended for tho Bulgarians at Chatalja. ' SORTIE BY TURKISH FLEET. Athens, January 12. , The Turkish fleet made a sortie from the Dardanelles, but returned when the Greek fleet appeared. TURKS ATTACK 'MONTENEGRINS. • , Catlnjo, January 12. Turks at Tarabosoh: attacked the l&itenegrins, but'were repulsed. Tho Monte nogrins are bitter because the Turks hav< failed to recognise, the armistice, ana threaten to 'resume fighting. OUTRAGES IN EPIRUS. Athens, JSnuary 12. Advices, from Corfu stato that Turk! and Albanians burnt 120 houses in th< rillage of Koramizza. in Epini9, and tortured and .massacred thirty women anc children who had taken, refuge in i cave. Outrage's and burnings are said to havi taken placo in other villages in Epirus. AEROPLANES FOR AUSTRIA. (Reo. January 13, 11.25 p.m.) Vienna,. January 13. The "Neue -Froi Prosse" states tha the Austro-Hungarian War Offioe has or dered seventy aeroplanes, to ba delivers by the end of February.