The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-21
THE WAR STOPPED.
An Armistice Signed Between the
Greeks and Turks.
III WAS BROUGHT ABOUT By RUSSIA.
The Terms OF PesOl WI Probably BE
Negotiated Directly Betweoa Turkey
and Greeoo-The Greek Defeat st
DoInOk0s Decisive.

CONsTAETINOPLE, May 10. - When
sustained by Germany, vas In
sisting upon the annexation OF Thes-
sally and an indemnify of S5O,O00,Q 600 as
the price Of peace with Greece, and
thereby endangering not only the
peace Of the Balkans, but that Of all
Europe. Russia brought down heavily
her mailed hand and atone strong dip
lomatic stroke scattered complies
tions to the winds This happened
quietly but effectively Monday after
noon. The sultan saw that within q
few hours he would have e sure-enOugh
army hammering away at his gates,
and he tumbled over more than
one pyramid Of skulls in his
haste to comply, Germany, the
silent partner, appreciated the potent
significance Of the cars quiet play in
the game of diplomacy, wherein the
modified army of Bulgaria should
soon figure as B powerful trump, and
the kaiser yielded, too, in a hurry
hardly more digniied than that Of his
insolent puppet, Abdul Hamid. There
was indeed a sudden and unexpected
change in the political situation short
" before noon yesterday. Russia quiz
city showed her hand and thereby
forced Germany and Turkey out of the
game, to all intents and purposes.
The ministers received official advices
from Sofia yesterday announcing that
orders had been issued for the partial
mobilization Of the Bulgarian army,
possibly at the instigation Of Russia.
There was a hurried consultation Of
the ministers. The war party was for
further defiance, but in the end pacific
counsels seemed to have prevailed, for
at 1885 o'clock orders were tele-
graphed to Edhem Pasha to cease hos
tilities.
1t transpires that the car made a
direct appeal to the sultan to order his
troops to cease hostilities and arrange
an armistice, and this, coupled with
the fact that most serious results would
have ensued If Turkey had persisted in
her defiant attitude, brought about the
present state of affairs. Tewiik Pashs,
the Turkish minister OF foreign affairs,
called upon the doyen of the diplomatic
corps, Baron Won Calico, yesterday
morning, to convey to the foreign min
listers the sultan's decision to arrange
an aTmistice. 1t is now believed chat
the terms of peace will be negotiated
directly between Turkey and Greece.
1t is officially stated that Germany
has instructed her ambassador at Con-
stantinople to request the porte to
grant a fortnights armistice, which,
it is understood, was signed ut seven
o'clock yesterday evening. Orders
have been sent to the Greek COM
mander in Epirus to cease fighting, in
view of the armistice.
GREEK DEFEAT COMPLETE.
LONDON, NAV 1g.-London is still
without accounts of the battle Of
DOmokos from the Turkish side, but 1t
is evident that the Greek defeat was
complete and decisive. 1t is believed
that Edhem Pasha viii insist upOn the
surrender TO him of the passes over
the Othrys range before he consents to
an armistice, but, save for a small force
Of Turkish cavalry following the re-
treating Greeks, the Turks have not
attempted to attack the Greek rear
guard The war is virtually ended.