Balkans At Peace; Bulgaria Yields.

New York Times 100 years ago today, August 7, 1913:
Rumanian Threats to Occupy Sofia Compel Her Acquiescence.
TURKEY STILL DEFIANT
Says She Will Hold Adrianople to the Last Extremity — Demobilizatlon Expected.
By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times.
    LONDON, Aug. 6.— Peace has been concluded in the Balkans, so far as the former allies are concerned; but Turkey has regained Adrianople, and declares that she will resist to the last extremity any attempt to dislodge her from the city which the Bulgarians captured.
    Bulgaria's submission to Servia, Greece, and Montenegro is due to Rumania's interference. Up to yesterday King Ferdinand's Government struggled to continue the negotiations, but Rumania threatened to occupy Sofia on Saturday unless Bulgaria gave way on all points at issue.
    Gen, Nelson A. Miles arrived in London yesterday from Sofia. He will return to the United States in ten days. He reiterated his statements made to The New York Times that Bulgaria did not declare war upon Greece and Servia, but was invaded; also that she committed no atrocities, and could have coped successfully with Greece and Servia but for the interference of Rumania.
    In Gen. Miles's opinion, Great Britain should take the initiative in forcing Turkey to adhere to the treaty of London and evacuate Adrianople; but there is a strong current of opinion in this country in favor of letting some other powers pull the chestnuts out of the fire.

    BUCHAREST, Aug. 6.— Peace was conclude to-night among the Balkan States, and the preliminary treaty will be signed to-morrow by the delegates of Servia, Greece, Montenegro, Rumania, and Bulgaria. The agreement was arrived at only after another exhibition of the utter helplessness of Bulgaria to face her ring of enemies.
    The new frontier, as agreed upon, starts at a point on the old frontier west, of the Struma River, follows the watershed to the west of the town of Strumitza, thence runs almost through the Struma Valley to the Belesh Mountains, and thence easterly in almost a straight line to the Mesta River. This leaves the town of Strumitza, the port of Lagos, and Xanthi to Bulgaria, and the port of Kavala to Greece. The establishment of the new frontier is a deep disappointment to the Bulgarians, who still nurse hopes for its eventual revision by the powers.
    It is believed that an agreement for the demobilization of the various armies will be signed to-morrow. The news that peace had been arranged caused great rejoicings here.

    LONDON, Thursday. Aug. 7.— The second Balkan peace conference having concluded peace on a basis of compromise which is unsatisfactory to all the States concerned, except possibly Rumania, the question is being asked how soon before a third Balkan war will break out.
    Bulgaria has obtained under the agreement arrived at in Bucharest to-day a considerable portion of Northern Macedonia — much more than the allies were at first inclined to give her — and also about sixty miles of the Aegean seaboard, which will enable her to build her projected railway from Philippopolis to the sea.
    Bulgaria, however, deeply resents being deprived of Kavala, a port on Kavala Bay, which goes to Greece under the agreement. Also she is confronted with the task of expelling the Turks from Adrianople, it being clear that the powers will do nothing in this direction. Bulgaria will seek to introduce in the peace protocol to be signed at Bucharest to-morrow a reservation practically appealing to the European powers for a subsequent revision of the peace treaty.
    Full details of the new frontier line are still unknown, but apparently the whole of the disputed country between the northly courses of the Vardar and Struma Rivers goes to Servia, including Ovchepolye, Veles, Istip, and Kotchana, while Demirhissar, Seres, Drama, and Kavala fall to Greece.
    The Times says to-day that Montenegro will receive from Servia an extension of territory east and south corresponding to the aid Montenegro rendered Servia in the war with Bulgaria. It adds that Vodena and Florina will be Greek, as also will be the Salonika-Monastir Railway to within about eight miles of its head.