Delegates Begin Armistice Talk.

New York Times 100 years ago today, November 25, 1912:
Constantinople Optimistic on Result of the Negotiations Opened Near Tchatalja.
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Special Cable to The New York Times.
    LONDON, Monday, Nov. 25.— The Daily Mail's correspondent at Constantinople telegraphs:
    "Negotiations for an armistice began to-day at a place near the town of Tchatalja between the three Bulgarian and three Turkish delegates. The Turkish Commander in Chief, Nazim Pasha, Gen. Hadi Pasha, and Rechid Pasha, Minister of Commerce, are the three Ottoman delegates.
    "Nazim Pasha had a conversation yesterday with Gen. Savoff, the Bulgarian Commander in Chief.
    "If the conditions for the armistice recently proposed by the Bulgarians are modified negotiations for peace will probably begin immediately."
    The Daily Telegraph Constantinople correspondent says:
    "For the moment there is a suspension of hostilities at Tchatalja.
    "It seems, indeed, that the Bulgarians have perceptibly drawn back their troops, and for a few days at least matters will again be in the hands of the diplomatists. The Sublime Porte has changed its Plenipotentiaries, Izzet Pasha being replaced by Hadi Pasha, who discharged the functions of Chief of the General Staff after the departure of Izzet for Yemen. This change, it is stated, was caused by political considerations, Shadan Bey has been replaced by Reshid Pasha, formerly Ambassador to Vienna and now Minister of Commerce. The reason of this change was the desire to oppose Deputy Daneww by a civil personality of equal importance. Nizami Pasha has been retained and will arrive to-morrow,
    "The Turkish and Bulgarian plenipotentiaries to-day got in touch by writing, the object of their correspondence being simply to fix the date and place of their forthcoming conference, which it is thought in diplomatic circles will be held to-morrow or, at latest, on Tuesday at a spot between the Tchatalja lines and the Bulgarian advanced posts.
    "The Ottoman Government does not give up the idea of negotiating, but appears to be decided not to accept as part of the discussion the surrender of Adrianople, Janina, and Scutari, all the more so because it is returning to its hope of breaking up the Balkan coalition and inducing Greece to negotiate separately.
    In Ottoman circles the conviction also exists that Montenegro is completely exhausted and with inadequate artillery is absolutely incapable of capturing Scutari.
    As for Servia, it is stated that England and France have informed Russia that they will not risk a war in order to insure for Servia a port on the Adriatic Sea, while Germany is reported to have assured Austria of support with all her strength as in the Bosnian affair, so that Servia would find herself alone in the face of Austria in her most critical position.
    This view of the situation inspires civil circles with the hope that with sufficient firmness peace can be concluded on a basis of preservation of the whole of Thrace, with Adrianople and Lule Burgas, and autonomies in Macedonia with Christian or even foreign Governors, but with maintenance of the sovereignty of the Sultan.
    "As for military circles, they are much more sanguine. They consider that now, with an accumulation of fresh troops and the restoration of the morale of the old troops, the Tchatalja lines are impregnable, and that if negotiations were broken off Turkey could immediately assume a vigorous offense.
    "I have reason to believe that the advice of certain military attachés is not altogether unconnected with the birth and development of this state of feeling. All the Ambassadors, however, are far from sharing it. I know that one Ambassador said to an important member of the Cabinet, 'By fixing your gaze too long on the European provinces you run the risk of imperiling the Asiatic provinces.' "