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Show TURKS LEAVE HURRIEDLY Conference at St James Brought to Abrupt Close by Ottomans. London Dec 19. Th peace plenipotentiaries pleni-potentiaries of the Bnlkan nations and Turkey were In session at SL .lamps palace" today for only about three-quarters three-quarters of an hour Tnen Rcchld Pasha and Sallh Pasha hurriedly loft the palace and went to their hotel. They refused to give reporters any Information. War May Be Continued. Whether peace Is to be declared between Turkey and the Balkan allies, al-lies, or whether the war is to bo continued, con-tinued, Is to bo expected to be settled set-tled within 4S hours. In diplomatic circles in London tho opinion prevails that If tho throny obstacles which are UKely to present themselves at the sessions or the peace conference in St. James palace today and tomorrow can ho surmounted surmount-ed or circumvented, peace will he assured. as-sured. Revictualing Serious Problem. The revictualing of the Turkish fortress for-tress of Adrlanople, on which the Turks are reported to Insist as a condition con-dition to the waiving of their demand de-mand that Greece should sign the ar-mlslico, ar-mlslico, .is a most troublesome point, and If the Turks maintain their attitude atti-tude It means that they are still determined de-termined on their plan for retalnlug control of that fortress Turks Demands. The Turkish government has authorized au-thorized Its delegates to propose that Adrlanople and all other besieged Turkish towus shall be rcvlctualcd, and If the proposal Is not accepted by the delegates of the Balkan allies negotiations ne-gotiations are to be bro:;cn oif, according ac-cording to a news agency dispatch received here from Constantinople Good Offices of Powers Needed. It Is said hero that should Turkey carry her point in regard to the re-victualing re-victualing of the garrison of Adriano-pie Adriano-pie It would Imply that the possession of that fortress would ultimately re main In the hands of the porte It is believed that by tomorrow the demands de-mands of tho allies will have been presented and that at that crucial timo the good offices of the great powers will be needed The ambassadors of the great European Eu-ropean powers do not meet Sir Edward Ed-ward Grey at the British foreign office today They have decided to meet tomorrow afternoon and then adjourn until after Christmas |