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Show P INTEND I DRIVE TURKS I mm ASIA Jsumption of Hostilities Tomorrow To-morrow Will Mean Follow-lrs Follow-lrs of Mahomet- Must mt Leave Europe. JKly' slight hope of peace remains ;iWbassadors Making a Final 'Wfort to Bring Belligerents jBtogether; Armistice Ends jk at 7 Monday Night. JlBNDON. Feb. 3 In. Turkish and lKin headquarters tho erpoclation Hpem intenso tho whole day of somo lMfe5y the powers, either collectivoly fcparatcly, to avert the throntonod , Russia and Austria tho two na-jft'niost na-jft'niost interested in noar-eastern fwtitras, and Great Britain, which llfKpecnliar Teaqons as host of the Heronce, for wishing to seo if; sue-' sue-' 'Mpare looted to particularly for an jjBfrto bridge tho narrow giilC which atcd the- rcace torms of tho oom- vnfcougli the delegates thanked Eng-Jjffin Eng-Jjffin glowing terms for her hospi- By, homo of tliom think Bho did not JK'flg much assistance as she might VHffgiTon, Thoy point out that they riiBj'tL peal dislanco front the Balkan tiffEs to London, which Jn soino ways Jpt adapted to intercourse between HaUous, only "becauso they trusted TjEBritiali influence in favor of peace w.Ba make itself strongly felt. Tho RlKatcs of this mind oppose tho idea jjjBjjtoming to London for the conclu-'Rof conclu-'Rof peace, if tho war is ronewod. bassa'dors Meet. embassadors of tho powors mot .mY and later notified their respec-KHjBreniinontB respec-KHjBreniinontB that tho sense of the Kag 1713 that the Turkish reply to JfcMww'erc' note afforded a possible Kfor resuming pcaco ncgotiatiojis. (SHt suggested bringing thin view to jjlBWontion of Bulgaria, but any at-JBkby.tia at-JBkby.tia powers toward a reconcil-ifcuof reconcil-ifcuof tho belligerents is hampered JWjo-fact that only two days remain -Be tbo armistice ends. l.tBsTiirkish delegates haro received WRctions from their government to Br tho declaration to tho rcpresen-Bk rcpresen-Bk oC the powers and to tho Brit-JwBrciKn Brit-JwBrciKn secretary, Sir Edward Grey, -lorkey desires pcaco and hias lK'Wjgrcat sacrifices to attain this ob-M'U ob-M'U tvoII as to show deference to 6 ,B?n'or's wishes, hut canuol. 030 ex Hjl to accept terms "wounding her Bb' aul cauauig internal disorders. OfJHfs Desire Peace. 'PBB-1"'1 V:,slm a"d Is"iza,ni Pasha, ?BiDK to tlio embassadors, added to 1 1 Bug'";,' Ktaleinont such strong 0118 f tllcir dcsirfi ior peace Bpich condemnation of what they iPB' ungenerous conduct" of Z&zQh an,i tho advisability of the Broms reaching a compromise, Bhey gave the impression that tho Ba government perhaps is ready iBMurthor concessions in tho mat-A mat-A B. aerianoplo. A P.Ien5Potontiarie5. speak- IA Cat, V todayi asserted riB.wn auothf campaign which- ftw1.0. them absolute dictators of '.!lm, 7 own terms nnd would !KmipJi a,nbl.tions to absorb jMwnTurfcer entirely, -which would inclndo Constantinople. Dr. Daneff, head of the Bulgarians, naid: "Wo loavo England, having shown the world that the Balkan union is not a bluff, but a real and important factor fac-tor iu near-pastern politics. We intend that our alliance shall remain alive and intact. "Tho foaturo of tho situation which stands out is tho umliv of tho great powors nnl tho fact that nono of them desires to take advantage of tho troublous troub-lous state of affairs iu the near-oast I am convinced that all tlio powors desire de-sire pcaco. Tho allies ivill always regard re-gard tho collective, note of tho powers to Turkey aa their magna charta. "The immodiato futuro rests with rifles and guns. Probably tho contest mil be short and sharp. Probablv there is in storo JTor the world a bigger surprise sur-prise thau tho earlier events of tho -war' provided. fI have noticed in some quarters a disposition to accuso us of not exhibiting exhibit-ing a conciliatory spirit. Ts tho public aware that in deference to the powers the allios, on three scparato occasions, dcforrecL th6 final act? To romaiu longer -would' bo undignified and ridiculous.' ri-diculous.' ' Says Troops Are UniteH. CN&TATTINOP'LEI, Feb. 1. The grand vizier, Arahmoud Shefkot Pasha, haB issued a statement denying the report, of fighting among tho troops of tho Tchatalja army. J-Je savs tho troops wore nevor more united "in their devotion to the fathorland, as the enemy en-emy would find to their cost. The grand vizier expressed the .belief .be-lief thafc Rumania would not reaoh an arcoment with Bulgaria. Ho had never shared the belief of those who for the last throe months had counted on tho support of Rumania and ho sin-corely sin-corely hoped that Rumania would have no occasion to regret hor attitude in tho war. Russia Preparing. ST. PETERSBURG, Fob. .. Genoral Rennenkampff, one of tho few successful success-ful Russian gonorals in tho Russo-Japanese war, has been appointed commander-in-chief of tho troops in the Tilna district. His forco includes fivo army corps and will form tho main wostcrn army in easy of war. The Russian government is of tho opinion that the new Turkish proposals to tho powers furnish a possible basis for further noKotialions with tho Balkan Bal-kan nations. The foroiirn offico today began an active interchange of view's with the other powers in hopo of pro-vonting pro-vonting tho renewal of hostilities ovon at this lato hour. Tho chancos of success, suc-cess, however, aro considered slonder. Fighting in Trenches. SOFIA, Fob. 1. Turkish deserters who reached tho Bulgarian headquarters at Dcmotica today told of tho recurrence recur-rence of sanguinary conflicts between rival factions of Turkish troops in the Tchatnl.ia lines. The deserters declared that they fled from tho Turkish enmps becauBO the Young Turks wore persecuting partisans of the lato G'ommandor-in-Chiof Naziin Pasha, who was killed during tho outbreak out-break at Constantinople. Republican Ideas. IONDON, Feb. 3. A tondency toward to-ward ultra-ropublican ideas is developing develop-ing Jn the military party in Constantinople, Constanti-nople, according to a dispatch from tho Turkish capital. The Ottoman government govern-ment is said to show an inclination to inaTto corjcesEiong to this faction. Tho European embassadors in Constantinople Con-stantinople aro conferring with a view to taking a new step to avert tho resumption re-sumption of tho war. |