The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-20
White Flag Indicating an
Armistice Flying on
the Frontier.
Turkey Willing to rlodify
the Original Terms of
PeaceProposed.

AONOOXNs WAY ZV-IQe 11IueS COrres
spondent at Athens says: The news
Of a fortnight's armdstice has caused a
general feeling Of uneasiness here. Tel
egrams are much delayed and the
strangest rumors are current. Reports
OF panic and Of flight come from all
the towns In the district around Lamia
and Stylis. The Turkish attack at
Pourta and other positions In the
Othyrs range has compelled the army
to retreat toward Mount Oetna and
Thermopylae; while the dislodgement
of the Fourth Infantry regiment at
AidinitZa threatens the retreat Of the
main force
A dispatch just received e a. n.) from
Arta says that when the Greek and
Turkish delegates met late yesterday to
discuss the armistice the latter declar-
ed that they would submit the proposal
of the Greeks to Edham Pasha and
pending the arrival of instructions from
him, would agree to an armistice for
twenty-four hours.
The Daily Telegraph's correspondent
at Constantinople says the sultan has
stated to Baron de Calice, the Austro-
Hungarian amba ssador. that he is
which were formulated under the pres
sure of irritations at fresh Greek at
tacks in Epirus.
The latest reports from Athens show
that skirmishes took place in many
places yesterday. The Turkish COM
manders in Thessaly, pending definite
orders from Edhem Pasha, will only
accept an ,armistice of twenty-four
hours. There is little doubt, however,
that fortnight's armistice will be
arranged. It Is difficult to ascertain
exactly what occurred after the re-
treat from DomokOs. Apparently the
Turks continued to advance and, either
in ignorance or wilfully ignoring the
armistice negotiations, attacked the
Greek rear guard. After several COM
bats, lasting three or four hours, the
Greeks were compelled, about o'clock
in the morning, to retire toward Lamia.
cONSTANTINoPLE, May 19.-An
official statement was published this
evening, which, after briefly reciting
the Turkish side of the war, up to the
battle of Domokos, says: "The czar
sent to the sultan a special telegram
expressing his sincere sentiments in
reaffirming the pacific views Of the
powers and noting with appreciation
the success Of the imperial troops. The
capture of Domokos forming the nat
ural limit of the defensive operations
and the government being desirous of
giving fresh proof of it's pacific inten-
ton. the cabient decided, and it's de-
cision was confirmed by an Trade, to
cease hostilities upon conditions to be
arranged by the respective command
ers. The conditions Of peace, following
the armistice, will assure the future
rights and dignity Of the imperial
government, the frontiers Of Turkey
and the preservation of general peace"
An official Of the Turkish foreign
Office, in an interview today, after
dwelling upon the provocative atti-
tude of Greece and the earnest efforts
made by Turkey to prevent war, said:
During the months war Turkey has
suffered serious loss of life and prop
erty, and the peace conditions put for
ward cannot but be regarded as mod
crate and as wholly justified. Never
theless, the government is possibly pre-
pared to modify its demands in regard
to the indemnity and the cession of
Thessaly in view of the bankrupt con-
cific desires"
In TeSdrQ TO THe dDOlltlOl Ol tHS
capitulations in favor of Greek sub
jects in Turkey, 1t is impossible for
the government in the interests Of the
country, to make any modtf1cationS
Even Servia and Roumania in every
sense the superiors of Greece, have not
these privileges and Greece cannot be
allowed to retain exceptional rights
which she has so scandalously abused.
1t is confidently hoped therefore that
Europe will have sufficient sense of
justice not to press Turkey upon this
point. She is determined not to yield
and should Europe attempt to impose a
sacrifice, by force of arms, the stu
alton created would be most detri-
mental to general peace. The Turkish
population would become excited by
such injustice. The government could
not hold itself responsible for the grave
consequences which would follow and
the powers would, in the end, undoubt-
edly have cause to deplore deeply the
result Of such action.
The telegram of the car appealing to
the sultan to cease hostilitieS against
Greece, which was couched in the most
friendly terms, is regarded as being
very significant as showing the pacific
intentions of the car, while 1t is also
politically important in the line or
checking German influence at the Yil-
diz Kiosk, which influence has con-
s'derably increased since the outbreak
Of the war with Greece. I'he action OF
the czaa- has had a marked impression
upon the Turkish government which is
already showing a more conciliatory
disposition, promising the conclusion cf
an equitable peace.
Edhem Pasha wires that the Turkish
camp has been transferred to Domol1os,
where he has hoisted the Ottoman flag.
ATHENS, May 19.-A dispatch re-
ceiyed here from Larnia, dated 10
o'clock this morning. announces that
the white flag has been hoisted between
the armies Of Greece and Turkey and
that Crown Prince Constantine has
been authorised to suspend hostillties
with the view cf concluding arrange
merits Tor an arrT,istice. A panic pre-
watts at Lanlta owing to the report that
tho criminals will be released from the