THE BALKANS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 70, 28 July 1913, Page 5

THE BALKANS.

THE POWERS AT WORK.

DEMANDS FOP PEACE

[By Electric Telegraph—uopyrightj [United Press Association.] London, July 26.

Pouter states that Greece denies the report that she desires to prolong Hostilities. If Bulgaria wants peace she need only approach the Allien simultaneously. Both are agreed not to accord an armistice separately. The Austrian Ministers at Belgrade and others have demanded the cessation of war. They will not permit further humiliation of Bulgaria. If Greece and Servia are obdurate, Roumania. acting as mandatory of Austria and Russia, will prevent the attack on Solia.

Belgrade, July 20. Peasants buried 857 Bulgarians killed at Pirot.

Athens, July 26. It is scmi-officially stated that Austria and Russia are exerting pressure 3n Sofia to compel Bulgaria to accept the Allies' conditions. Otherwise Bulgaria has nothing to hope for.

It is reported that M. Zenizelos replied in the negative, to the Austrollussian requests. Bucharest, July 2G.

Tn response to M. Ghenadieff's (Premier of Greece) appeal, Roumania has stopped her advance 15 kilometres from Sofia.

Rome, July 26. ft is stated that the Powers are prepared to authorise Russia to occupy Armenia in order to compel Turkey to withdraw behind the Enosline, and thus prevent Turkey from drawing reinforcements from Asia.

Athens, July 27

The delegates from the different States have started for Bucharest'to discuss the holding of an armistice conference at Nisch, simultaneously with the peace preliminaries at Bucharest.

The .'Allies have refused Bulgaria a three days' truce.

GREECE AND SERVIA

THE TURKISH PRAYER

(Received 8.46 a.m.) Salonika, July 27

The Greeks yesterday ocupied Xantiic after the Bulgarians, had pillaged "he -town and carried off the Greek metropolitan and eighty notables. Their fate is unknown.

Belgrade, July 27

The Servians have completed the investment of Widini Some official denial is given to the rumour that Servia ind Greece have come to an understanding with Turkey with the object if taking action against Bulgaria. Constantinople, July 27.

The Mosques were crowded at a .hanksgiving service for the recovery >f Adrianople.