Evening star., 1897-05-04
Report That 5000 Greeks Are
Fighting Near Pentipigadia.
LONDON AD4CEs INDICATE PEACE
Secretary curzoa Says the Powers
Are Ready TOR Mediation.
KING GEORGE A sPECULAToR

LONDON, May A special dispatch re-
ceived here from Arta this afternoon says
that force of 6.0OO Greeks commanded by
COL Bairactharis, while advancing on
Pentepigadia, has been engaged by the
Turks. A battle according to this dispatch,
Is now in progress.
LONDON, May 4.-The difficulty of say
ing what has actually occurred at the seat
OF war continues, but the presumption
from the known facts Of the military sit
uatton Is that Edhem Pasha is feeling the
Greek position at Pharsalos preparatory
to delivering a general attack. Edhem
Pasha's repeated assaults on the wings of
the Greek formation have probably the
object of compelling Prince Constantine to
send them reinforcements, and thus weak
en- his center at Pharsalos. We may soon,
therefore, expect to hear that Edhem
Pasha has struck hard at this weakened
point.
Greece Giving Up the Game.
1t looks as though Greece were giving up
the game in Crete. and the recall of Col.
Vassos can only be regarded as making
for peace. and is apparently the first step
in that direction.
Greece may thus regain the friendship
of the powers. which have always stipu-
lated this amende before using their good
offices at Constantinople. The appointment
of a nominal succes essor to Col. Vass IS is
undoubtedly only blind to allay popular
protests.
Emperor Williams Comment.
CONSTANTINOPLE. May At has been
decided to increase the strength of the Tur-
kish army in the European provinces to
100000 men, in order to be prepared for all
emergencies. Including the troops in Ana
tolia, Turkey will soon have $4,000 troops
under arms
Four transports, with Turkish troops on
board. passed through the Dardanelles on
Sunday. on their way to Aagean sea. Their
ultimate destination Is not known.
Turks Avoid Further Fighting.
ATHENS, May 4.-The Ephemeris says
that. owing to the war, the fetes in cele-
bration of the kings birthday have been
postponed. :.
A parsonage conntcted with the court
says that Emperor William of Germany,
In admitting the superiority of the Greek
over the Turkish artillery, expressed sur
prise that Greece had never employed Ger
man officers to organize her artillery
which. he added. If well organized, would
be excellent. II
ROME, May 4s-An Athens dispatch tc
II Corriere Della, Sera of Milan, says that
Riccotti Garibaldi has had long confer
eEce with King George who seemed more
preoccupied with hiSf position in the eyes
of the powers than with the war"
His majesty, itaappears, was in excellent
hunor. 4..i 81 idw r-e -t
Continuing. the dispatch asserts that Mr.
Rail-, the Greek premier. after suggesting
that Riccotti Garibaldi should enroll Greeks
among the Italian volunteers, now requests
him to suspend the enrolment of Italians,
leading to the belief that secret negotiations
to end the war are proceeding
Turks Avoid Further Fighting.
ATHENS, May "A dispatch from Phar-
salos says the Turks have avoided making
any further attack upon Velestino, con-
tenting themselves with reconnoitering the
neighborhood of that place. The Greeks.
it is announced. occupy strong positions,
which cradle them to repulse superior
forces.
King Georges SpeculatiOns.
PARIS. May 4.-The Gil Bias says the
King of Greece used the crisis in the
affairs of his country to speculate in
Greek and Turkish bonds with the result
that his majesty has cleared 3OOOO,0OO to
35,OOO.OO0 francs.
CurxOn ON Mediation.
LONDON, May 4.-The parliamentary
secretary for the foreign Office, Mr.. George
n. Cur zon, in the house OF commons today,
replying to question. said that oommuni-
cations on the subject of mediation were
continually passing between the powers,
who earnestly desire to see the war be-
tween Greece and Turkey ended
But" he added. ''the first essential to
successful mediation is evidence that the
belligerents are prepared to accept it,