Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-05-27
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Assveilcslf TAretIt 70 the Porte and :.
snaartlhE RebaR g Germany-or
lers FOR CESS lan 81 Ho.t,,,,,..
NJ Are Telssraphed 4. Edhem pn.n.
-sIobilisation - tho Buls.r,,n
Array q Rnssia's In.tisat,,,
AIarns the Porte.
nstantinople May q. There wos
= sudden and unexpected change in
the political situation shortly before
noon. Russia quietly showed hor
hand and thereby forced GERMANY and
Turkey out ofi the game TO all intcnts
md purposes. Turkey, supported Nv
Germany, was practically defyiur
Russia, France, Austria, Great Rrit
ain and Italy, insisting upon the on
nexation Of Thessaly in addition to !,
huge war indemnity, ard. seemingly
was determined to march upon Ath.
ems.
The ministers received official ,d-
vices from Sofia announcing tho,
orders had been issued for the partio,
mobilization Of the Bulgarian army
possibly at the instigati6n Of Russia
There was a hurried consultation Of
the ministers. The war party was for
further defiance, but lin the end pacific
coiihsels seemed to have prevailed.
for orders were teleeraphed to, Edhem
Pasha. the Turkish commander-in.
chief in Thessaly. to cease hostilities
The peace negotiations will now be-
undertaken in real earnest and the
Greeks will most likely be spared apv
furthe. humiliat ion.S Id
1t appears that the GEAR made a iii.
rect appeal to the sultan to order his
troops to cease hostilitiess and arrange
an armistice. and this coupled with
the fact that most serious results
would have ensued IL Turkey had per-
sisted in her defiant attitude, brought
about the present state OF affairs. It
is believed that the terms OF peace will
be negotiated directly: between Turkey
and Greece,
Berlin, May 90. It Is announced
that the German ambassador at Con-
stantinople has finally been instructed
to cooperate with the other ambas-
6ad0rs in .the efforts to secure. an
armistice between Turkey and Greece.
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London, May 20. The officials of the
british foreign Office confirm the re.
fort that the Turkish commanders
he 7sNYs
the Greek commanders Tor an armis-
tice.
London, May 20. The correspondent
of the Telegraph at Athens says he
has absolute proofs that one of the
powers has made serious underhand
attempts to undo the work of the Eu-
ropean concert.
Athens, May 20 The communica-
tion from the Turkish to the Greek
commander at Arta which followed
the raising Of the fiag Of truce by the
former, was in Turkish, and ran as
follows: 'On condition that no Greek
soldier belonging to any arm of the
service remains on territory of the Of
toman empire, we have orders that
an armistice shall be concluded on
sea and land with q view Of arriving
at an understanding. Yussuf, Chief of
STAFF
The Greek commander telegraphed
to Athens for instructions and the
government replied: I'VE authorize
you to suspend hostilities in order to
discuss the condi tions of an armistice."
The government in notifying the en-
voys Of the powers as to this proposal
said that as Greece had entrusted her
interests to, the powers it was for
them to negotiate the conditions Of an
understanding.
london, May 20. dispatch to the
Chronicle from Athens says that 1t is
stated that Germany has. instructed
her ambassador at Constantinople to
request the porte to grant a fortnights
arnlistice, which 1t is understood has
been signed.