Show TURKS Will I ITRA TREAT TRA T WITH GREEKS AlSO Peace Conference in London Halted Pending Arrival of Fresh Instructions From Porte for Ottoman Delegates GREAT POWERS AGREE ON AUTONOMY OF ALBANIA Servia Becoming Impatient at Delay in the Negotiations Hungary Austria-Hungary Continues Making War Preparations CO TI Dec 20 Thc The The instructions forwarded by the time Ottoman Ottoman Ot Ot- t- t toman towan government o to 10 Pasha the tho leader lender of the Turkish peace pence dole dele delegation gation ill in London authorize him to treat trent with the Greek delegates ates without their previous precious signature of time the armistice arm I ishee protocol The Thc Turkish delegation is ordered to apply l at nt tomorrows tomorrow's meeting mcclin for permission permission per- per mk mission ion fo for the tHo of or the fortress of In official circles g hero here It Is 18 explained that tt the time change of of oi the tho Turkish attitude toward Greece Greece- Is tho result It sult of the thc fact that the situation In regard to Greece has now turned so much to tho the advantage on ad adman adman- t tage ge of or Turkey that the Turkish gov gov- go government would demand exceptional conditions cos before signing an armistice with Greece to CU 1 Might The rne h flagship Din cd rh ed Barbarossa which according to reports report from Athens was practically destroyed destro by Greek shells during tho the recent fight of off tho tiro Dardanelles straits was presented presented pre pre- b by the sultan of ot Turkey o. with tho historic flag flown b by the battleship I at the tho bombardment of Sebastopol Sebastopol Se- Se In 1654 1859 The captain of the na flagship was presented presented pre pre- to the sultan sultan- who congratulated him and tho the r rest st of tho the Turkish navy J. on time the outcome of or the tho action It appears appears that tho the flagship was struck struck- by two Greek shells but the damage done to the tho vessel was In In- In significant One man was killed and eight others wounded D During tho the called so-called battle the commander of the Turkish and an Greek fleets eJects exchanged pleasantries by wire wire- I les less The Greek Greek- admiral telegraphed I We Wo have o occupied 1 tho the island Islan of Ten Ten- Ten Ten-I ados and await your our orders to which I I the Turkish a admiral replied Your I shells are arc falling wide I would roe roe- you take better aim I Scrims erh crl x losing II I Belgrade Belglade Dec Dee 20 The O-The The newspapers hero herony say ny they are firmly of the belief that the thc Turks s are arc making all sorts of e excuses at the at-the the peace conference In London Lon Lon- don In order to 10 gain aln time to complete the reorganization of or their arm army and start th time the w war r anew The Tho papers demand deman demand de de- man mand that thal the allies force the Turks immediately to make peace or resume hostilities DJavId Pasha commander of tho the thoI Seventh Turkish army corps corp w who ho re retreated retreated retreated re- re treated towards after his de defeat defeat de- de I feat cat at nt Monastir has sent a special dol- dol Continued on Page PaJe 17 Ii Col Column 9 4 4 OTTOMANS MANS WILL 11 NEGOTIATE WITH GREEK ENVOYS Continued From p Page Jo 13 to the Servian h headquarters a quarters to state that his men men- are suffering from tho plague and diphtheria He lIe made a request that 00 portions of at serum erum besent bo be sent him him and tho the Servian chief of or staff has ordered that the tho request be complied compiled complied com com- plied piled with Continue War Jr Preparations Montenegro Dec Aus O-Aus- 20 Aus- Aus tro Hungarian Hung military preparations continuo continue without cessation Large numbers numbers num num- bers arrive arrhe dally daily In Dalmatia Numerous steamships havo have been converted converted converted con con- Into transports and extensive fortifications are under construction Hun Austria Hungary Austria ar Is la spending a day to defray deCray the expenses of or the tho mobilization of of- her har arm army according to toan toan toan an estimate made by a a. correspondent Ju Just t returned from Galicia Austria The rhe whole of tho the commercial and In Industrial Industrial industrial In- In life lIfo of tho the country has han been disorganized he said In Galicia neither money nor food Is to be had and tho the wealthier part purt of tho population has hastied fled tied from the country countr At t tho the same time the stricken fear-stricken pea peasants ants are becoming tho the pre prey of ot dishonest dishonest dis dis- honest speculators Groups of oC men are arc cornering all tho the gold old and silver sil- sil Il- Il ver vcr coin with which tho they bU buy all nil tho the paper money mone they the can find 1 at a heavy discount and ond then send It to Austria proper where It Is good for tor Its face taco value u c. c on Autonomy for tor Albania London Jondon Dec Dee 20 The 0 The Tho slow and devious de- de Ious process of or diplomacy Is Ie nd anc advancing In lag ing toward a solution of the near- near eastern puzzle at a snails snail's pace Jace Tho rho only definite nt of or tho day was an agreement by the tho ambassadors ambassadors dors of or the time six great European powers that their governments would woul accept in principle autonomy autonom for Albania and a guarantee to Servia of or a n commercial port on the thc Adriatic sea Having plu passed ed this milestone In their deliberations tho the amba ambassadorial conference adjourned over o Christmas Christma I Tho The Balkan delegates enjoyed 1 the hospitality of tho the lord lorel mayor of or orI I London at a Mansion house luncheon Tho They mingled in the mo most t. t friendly fashion partook of the famous Mansion j i turtle soup and amid listened to an anI I optimistic speech by Premier Acquith i Tho sublime porto porte has empowered Its envoys to Include the Greek delegates dole dele gates sates In tho the n negotiations for peace and anda a mes messenger or ong-or with tho documents containing con con- Is expected to taming this decision reach London tomorrow t The Tho Turkish delegates havo been In Instructed InI In- In I according to another report to lO raise the question question- of the status of or Immediately and If Bulgaria I persists In dem demanding Its surrender or to break off oft the tho peace negotiations but diplomats generally are skeptical of or orthis this story While the agreement of or the tho ambassadors ambas ambas- ambassadors of at the tho powers on oti autonomy for I II Albania is an an- Important step tho the workIng working work work- I I ing lag out of details of or the tho scheme will willbo willI willbe I bo be ono one of time the most difficult problems a a. European conference ever or has hag grappled with Tho rho Economist notifies financiers and investors to o expect In the time coming year loans totaling to re repair repair ro- ro pair pall the losses c caused raised b by try the tho war and stud tho the mobilization In Itus Russia la Austria a and Ita Italy Tho The newspaper estimates tho cost of or tho war at ot using as asa asa asa a basis basin of reckoning tho the fact that there are aro men men- un under er arms arms i 1 Turks nul Bulgarians SerIan Ser Ser- Ian Greeks and ond Monto- Monto I at at an expense of 10 shillings per par man |