WHERE WORDS FAIL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 60, 16 July 1913, Page 5

WHERE WORDS FAIL.

POWERS WAIT FOR PEACE.

UCLGARIA’S APPEAL TO 11T SSL A

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in the House ol Commons Sir Edward Grey (.Minister for Foreign Affairs;, replying to Mr Mason s sug-

gestion that the Towers should impose an armistice in the Balkans, rcmaiked Utat in view of the passions that accompanied the struggle and the appalling risks incurred by the combatants mere words were outside the pale of the Towers, and were unlike lv to affect the situation. Bulgaria liad appealed to Russia to secuxe a cessation of the hostilities, and Ser via and Greece had agreed upon the conditions which they insist Bulgaria must accept before the cessation. 1 was vitally important that the Bowers should continue mutually to con suit. There was every reason to behlieve that matters would be brought to a satisfactory termination.

the peace preliminaries

Athens, July 15

It is stated that Servia and Greece will shortly ask tho Powers to com inuicate to Bulgaria the preliminary terms of peace, which must be signet, oa tho battlefield. It is hinted tlia, the conditions will not be final if the negotiations are prolonged, in which case the Servians and Greeks w;l. march on Sofia.

Salonika, July 15

M, Venezelos (Greek Premier) has gone to Nish to confer with M. Pasic regarding the Serbo-Greek terms o, peace.

G R EEK IRR EG ULA R IT i ES. Sofia, July 15

The Government blames tho Greet Irregulars for firing Seres, and adds, “While the Bulgarian troops were er, deavoring to extinguish the flames, irregulars massacred two hundred of the Bulgarian population, including women children, old men, wounded and sick soldiers, and civil officials.”

THE BATTLE OF KUSTENDTL

Vienna, July 15

Tho rest of the Servians are'advancing towards Sofia, and a great battle is raging outside Kustendil. The Bulgarians are offering a heroic resistance. There has been terrible slaughter or both sides.

Sofia, July 15

It is semi-officially announced thathe Greek irregulars landed at Lef tera and occupied the town of Pravil massacring nearly the whole of th Bulgarian Mussulman population Those escaping arrived at Drama. Fifteen thousand fugitives bar reached Gornadjumaya and fifty thou sand are en route foodless. It is authoritatively stated that Bui garia has recalled her armies fron Servian territory, thus emphasisin' her sincerity in giving Russia ful powers.

Constantinople, July 15. Turkey will not advance heyond th Enos Midia line.

The retreating Bulgarians burne' all the villages through which the; traversed.