THE BALKANS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 4, 30 December 1912, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.)

(United Press [Association.)

Constantinople, December 25

Ten thousand Turkish soldiers have died of disease at Chataldja. The cholera has disappeared, but the army is suffering from dysentery, 10 per cent, of the cases being fatal. THE eight with disease,, Santa Sofia has been disinfected and cleared of the interned deserters, seven hundred of whom died in a mosque. THE TURKISH TROOPS. Constantinople, December 27. Officers are returning to Chataldja owing to complaints that the troops objected to be, exposed to the bleak uplands while the officers were amusing themselves at Constantinople. .

v the FATE OF SCUTARI

'Vienna, December 28

The ‘Neue Freie Presso’ says that Austria objects to Montenegro securing Scutari, which is exclusively inhabited by Albanians, and must be incorporated as a new Albanian State.

THE PEACE CONFERENCE

London, December 29

The Turks presented , counter proposals to the conference. After discussion, the conference adjourned until Monday. - ;■ ‘ /. ' i It is semi-officially stated that the counter-proposals include the tion of Adrianople, the conversion of Macedonia into a neutral -State, with Salonika as the capital under a Protestant prince chosen by the Allies on the Sultan’s nomination, and that Albania shall be autonomous under the Sultan’s -sovereignty, under a prince of the Imperial Ottoman family, chosen for a quinquennium, with the possibility of a renewal of the appointment. All'Aegean islands, the proposals ask, must remain Turkish. The Cretan question is beyond the scope of the conference. The coun-ter-proposals proving unacceptable, the Turks have declared that they must recommunicate with Constantinople. ' •; TURKEY’S PROCRASTINATION.

(Received 8.30 a.in.) r Londoli) December 29. ' *’ Reuter that yesterday’s meeting of Balkan the feeling in ’regard tSohTurkey’s sincerity for peace. Tim is now am* increased feeling thatEshe is seeking to gain time....., The Allies hint that unless Monday’s meeting produces more reasonable proposals, they will take decisive measures. The Turkish delegates refused a definite, answer as to whether ‘proposals was then last word. i (Received 8.30 a m.) • : .1 • f ’J} London; December 29., All reports of yesterday’s conference show' that the'Turks -ignore the result of the war and the terntoij now in the Allies’" occupation. ABE LEVY', HERO. PLANTED SERVIAN FLAG ON TURKISH RAMPART.

HUMOITR IN’ BATTLE.

Delightful stores'*' of the battle oi Kumanovo are told by the Belgrade corespondent of, the Jouraa de Geneve 1 A body of infantry that had advanced too far 'was repeatedly 01 dered to halt and lie down, and le the artillery behind it to prepare tm wav for a general advance. - men at last resignedly obeyed the older but when they noticed the havo. wraught by the shrapnel they tmne< round and shouted furiously at tin gunnersh* I ‘Hi! stop that! There won - , be any Tur‘ks left for us! , One of the heroes of the day wa, an insignificant-looking little reservist a Jewish tailor; named Abraham Levy of the 7th Servian Regiment of in fantrv There was precious little o. the- soldier in him, judging Hom lm outer man. He was a regular little malingerer, who shook with fear a the sound of every shot firedl by < rrun. There was no need to tell Him to lie down. He stretched himsel full length on the, ground as soon a. his comrades knelt down to fare. Suddenly the colonel gave the oidei to rise and deliver,-an attack. . H regiment rushed forward, but m the very first moment the standard-beaiei fell mortally wounded. The flag was nicked up by a man who rushed u the front of the attacking force, anc was the first to climb the rampar. and there plant the flag with a HuiiaThe regiment hardly knew how t' believe its eyes. The dashing warnoi was none other than the little tailor, breathless but smiling. His com rades crowded round and showerec congratulations upon him. '\ hcl the babble was over the Crown Prince came to thank, the soldiers, and in sdoing asked to see the one who hac shown himself the bravest of the brave. All hands pointed at the little tailor. The Prince compliment ed him on the courage he had shown “Sire,” stammered the modes' 1 frightened little fellow, “I am indebted for my good luck to my presence of mind arid a -little calculation 1 made. “I can understand the part player by presence of mind, but what hac any calculation to do with your act of bravery?” “It is quite simple,” answered the little tailor. “It was only 200 yard? to the Turkish position, and 880 yard: to our own. I calculated that it war less dangerous to go on than to go back. And my reckoning proved correct.” The Prince gave the readyreckoner'£lo as a reward for his arithmetic. ’