The Balkan War

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 274, 11 April 1913, Page 5

The Balkan War

THE SLAIN THOUSANDS. CONSTANTINOPLE CONSPIRACY IBy Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Constantinople, April 9. The belligerents at West ChataMja spent yesterday burying the dead. '(The 'Turks buried 4000 Bulgarians. The Porte has ordered detectives to! surround Prince Wahid-ed-Din's palace, and has forbidden the Prince to Ifcasve, alleging that he is conspiring to baeome: Siltan. About 250 officers and people' implicated in the conspiracy have been; arrested.

The ferment in the army is growing, ■and Enver Bey's life is threatened. I*AN-SLAV MOVEMENT GROWING. St. Petersburg, April 9. ; There is much public indignation -at' a police order, due to the Pam-Slav! movement, prohibiting all meetings and street demonstrations.

A great Slav demonstration is iboing, prepared in Moscow.

WELL-EARNED REST. Sofia, April "0. Two classes of Territorials, numbering '20,000, haVe been sent to their "homes on unlimited furlough.

THE ATTACK ON SCUTARI. RUSSIAN PRESS OUTBURSTS. Vienna, April '9. It is reported that a fresh Servian contingent for Scutari disembarked at; ''Salonika. The attack on Scutari as < delayed by difficulties in placing the siege; guns in position. <

The St. Petersburg National press! continues to publish outbursts against! the naval demonstration, but Conservative and Liberal papers counsel mofiera-) ition, and bid the Slavs remain cofifcent 1 with their present achievements.

SERVIA OBSTINATE. ; i Belgrade, April 9. , The Servian, reply to the Powers I ■states that as she is still at war with' 'Turkey she cannot cease hostilities, but' will withdraw her troops when peaee 'is! •signed, or Scutari falls. With refer-1 •ence to the demand for guarantees of' •piotection of both Catholics and Mo-| hammedans, Servia declares she cannot! 'be -satisfied with any demand whicli is' •contrary to the rights of a Sovereign! 'State. 'The Servian constitution amply .-guarantees religious freedom. !

"THE POWERS' REPLY. THE PEACE TERMS. 'CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES. "Received 11. 12.10 a.m. London, April 10. 'lt : is understood that the Powers' re•jily to the .'Allies practically accepts the Bulgarian demand for the Enosmidia •frontier -to run in a straight line be'tween, the'terminals, instead of the route •via 'Ergene arid the Maritza river. The ■reply'formulated by the Powers adheres 'to the 'indemnity, the Albanian fron•tiers arid the 'Aegean proposals. It recommends the cessation of hostilities.

There are persistent rumors in European capitals that Montenegro has been 'Offered a million loan in compensation "for a further strip of coast territory. Austria refuses to participate in guaranteeing the loan, and will not allow •territorial compensation at the expense | ■of .Albania. il ■Cettinje, April 10. The Government has refused, on mili-tary-grounds,-to to the Turkish -commander at Scutari the Grand Vizier's Instructions to permit the civil population to leave. "The Government has asked for an explanation of Austria's action in withholding at Cattaro a consignment of goods tor Montenegro. Salonika, April 10. Fifteen -thousand inhabitants, at Kolonia have protested against the inclusion in the Albanian demand for union ■with Greece. Malta. April 10. The warships Duke of Edinburgh and Medea have been ordered eastwards, .find others have been ordered to be held tn readiness