Mediation Accepted By Balkan Allies.

New York Times 100 years ago today, March 12, 1913:
But They Demand an Indemnity from Turkey — Hostilities to Continue.
AUSTRIAN ORDER TO SERVIA
Says She Must Not Send Troops to Scutari — Austria and Russia to Demobilize on Their Frontier.
By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times.
    LONDON, Wednesday, March 12.— Austria and Russia have jointly announced their intention to demobilize the troops massed on their frontier.
    The Balkan allies have decided to accept the mediation of the powers in order to end the war with Turkey, but they will continue fighting until a preliminary treaty is drawn up.
    The Rumanian and Bulgarian Governments have submitted their dispute to the mediation of M. Sazonoff, the Russian Foreign Minister.

    SOFIA. March 11.— The official newspaper Mir says that the Balkan allies have accepted the proposal for European mediation.
    The allies stipulate, however, that Turkey must pay an indemnity.
    Hostilities, it is further stated, will continue during the negotiations.

    BELGRADE. March 11.— The Austrian Government to-day took a step tantamount to forbidding Servia to send her troops to assist the Montenegrins in capturing the Turkish fortress of Scutari.
    The Austrian Minister to Servia, Baron von Ugron von Abranfalva, informed Premier Pasitch that his Government objected to the Servian troops assisting in the siege of Scutari, which was to become the capital of Albania, and he requested the recall of any Servian troops which hail been dispatched there.
    The Servian Premier in reply pointed out that under her treaty arrangements Servia was compelled to assist her allies without regard to the future of Scutari.
    Scutari has been besieged without any material success by the Montenegrins since soon after the beginning of the Balkan War. Its capture and inclusion in the Kingdom of Montenegro were the chief reasons for King Nicholas's action in joining in the hostilities.
    When the European powers decided in principle on on autonomous Albania, in which Scutari was to to included, the King of Montenegro insisted that he would enter the fortress at the head of his troops, declaring that otherwise the reign of his family was doomed. In the meantime the Servian troops had completed their campaign in Macedonia and Albania, and had advanced to the Adriatic Coast at Durazzo, whence, on March 7, they dispatched on board transports 5,000 Servian troops, including artillery, to assist in the siege of Scutari.
    It was this activity of Servia which Called forth the Austrian protest.

    VIENNA, March 11.— It is stated here that the Austro-Russian agreement to demobilize will affect only the Russian frontier. It makes no provision with respect to Austria's southeastern frontier.
    Austria, it is understood, has taken steps at London to induce the powers to act collectively in demanding from the Servian Government an explanation regarding the dispatch of additional troops by Servia to Durazzo.
    Growing irritation is displayed by the military party here at Servia's action, which is believed to be encouraged by the apparent helplessness and dilatory procedure of the ambassadorial conference in London. As it is well known that Servia has no real desire to see Montenegro become more powerful; her action in assisting in the attack on Scutari excites suspicion at Vienna, where the opinion is held that it is designed to strengthen the Servian position on the Adriatic.
    The organs of the military party are urging Austria to take vigorous steps to guard her threatened interests, without further regard for the "selfish aims of the other powers." In the meantime, it is declared, the forces assembled on the Servian frontier cannot be weakened to the slightest extent by dispersing any of the reservists.