Evening star., 1897-05-03
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Turks Willing to Stop Fighting Five
Days.
MORE RUMORS OF INTERVENTION
Belief That Greece is Ready to
Confess Failure.
KING GEORGE REPORTED SICK

LONDON. May 3.-Dispatches today note
little change In the eastern situation. In
tervention is in the air and will probably
take definite form speedily. There is no
doubt the Greeks are about ready to con-
fess failure, and the reported sickness Of
PRICE George perhaps foretells his de-
Iarture from the country. The representa-
tiycs of the powers at Athens have held
frequent meetings, and it is believed they
are drawing up a plan to terminate the
war.
LONDON. May IA special dispatch from
Athens announces that Edhem Pasha has
sent an officer with flag of truce to the
Greek headquarters, asking for an armistice
of five days.
A-other dispatch from Athens says it is
again reported that Bulgarian irreguiars to
the number of about 2OO men have crossed
the frontier in Macedonia
War May Soon Cease.
CoNSTANTINOPHE May 3.-In inf1u-
entail Turkish circles the opinion is ex-
pressed that the war with Greece will soon
terminate. 1t is pointed out that while
Turkey was forced into the war by Greek
aggression and the counsels of certain of
the powers. she will not gain any advau-
the Slav element in the Balkans. 1t is
held that the successes attained by the ,rur-
klsh troops in Greece are all the Turkish
government could desire
IN spite of the talk of peace however
the preparations for war show no signs of
eeaSihg. ne whole of the landsturm. or
hnus'dhfuz second reserve), belonging tn
tne thlrd army corps, stationed in the Sa
ioi-icd district, has been called out
VI. R"iIi Seeks Intervention.
ROME, May 3-Oficial disnatcbes fro,,,
Athens received here today saw that the
GieeA premier, NJ. RalIi, continues nepo-
uatIcns with the view of securing the in
terFention Of France. Russia and Great
Britain IN favor of an armistice.
King George Has spnsms.
PARIS. May 3.-An Athens dispatch to
the Figaro asserts that King George fs
suffering from cardiaeal spasms, and that
his physician insists that a change of air.
10 the Island Of Milo or to the Island of
Syra, is necessary.
The Campaign in Epirus
ATHENS, May 3--Advices from Aria
say that the chief local authorities and
about one hundred inhabitants of that
place have returned there. Panic, how
ever. still prevails at Arta. All the stores
are closed and the military authorities
are said to be contemplating further with
draHal of the Greek troops in that vicinity.
In the direction of FIllipiada flames are
visible. An armed Greek priest has been
atie-ipting to restore the morale of the
tro~ps at Arta by preaching in the public
square a crusade against the Turks.
CCNsTANTINOPLE, May 3-The COM
msn1er of the Turkish forces at Janina.
Epirds. teiegraphs that the Turks have re-
captured and occupied Louros.
ATHENS. May 3.-A dispatch from Aria
say that the Turks have occupied the
bric sc az Louros.
BERLIN. May IA dispatch from Rome
says 'he Italian government has instructed
the commander of an Italian warship at
faiFas, west coast of Greece, to protect
German interests there.
Summary Of the Situation.
ATHENS. May 3-The diplomatic situa-
uoi may be summed up as follows:
No request for mediation has been or
will be addressed by Greece TO the powers
until the ministers OF war and marine re-
port upon the state of the Greek forces
at pharsalos and elsewhere
The powers have not offered mediation
a!thousn they do not conceal the fact
that request for Intervention will be
nightly acceptable to them
Tie minister of foreign affairs, NJ Skou-
louGis, says the military situation has
Srea'lv improved in both Epirus and Thes-
saiS ana that the victory of the Greeks
over the Turks at Velestino was brilliant.
ATHENS, May 3-The ministers of war
ana marine have left Pharsalos for Ath-
ems after long conference with Prince
constantine and the headquarters staff.
coNsTANTINOPLE, May at is off,
cla4iy reiterated that tine reports of Tur
kish reverses at Velestino are unfounded.
cRETANs OFFERED AUTONOMY.