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Athens. May Alan armistice be.
tween the Turkish and Greek troops ia
Thessaly. to extend over period of IL
days. was formally concluded Thurs
day.
Constantinople. May 21.--An armis-
tice was also formally concluded Thurs
day for seven days between the Turkish
and Greek troops on the frontiers of
Epirus.
Gambia, Island OF Crete. May a.
The Cretan insurgents have received i'm
structions from Athens TO accept an
autonomous form of government on
condition that the Turkish troops shall
be previously withdrawn from the is
land. The insurgents appear to APP
prove of this plan for the settlement
of their grievances.
London, May IA dispatch to the
Standard from Athens says that 500
Greek volunteers from America have ar
rived there.
Athens. May 25.-The Greek govern
ment as reply TO the notification sent
by Edhem Pasha. commander of the
Turkish army in Thessaly, that he is
empowered 10 negotiate the terms of
peace with Greece direct, has informed
the ministers of the powers here that,
as Greece has already confirmed her
interests to the powers, there is no rea-
son why she should negotiate directly
with Turkey.
London, May 25.-The correspondent
OF the Standard at Constantinople says:
1.-THE peace negotiations continue. IL
is asserted that the amount of indem-
nifty will be reduced TO S,00O,0 900 Tires,
100000 TO be paid in cash TO Tur-
key and 100000 to be accepted by Rus
sia as part payment of indemnity owed
her by Turkey.
Athens, May 25.-The intentions of
the sultan are greatly distrusted here.
and il is believed that he is avoiding
negotiations for peace through the
powers because he wants Edham Pasha
to march to Athens.
Athens, May 25.-The Cretan chiefs
have sent document to the Greek gov
5 eminent declaring that they are unani-
mously in favor of political union with
Greece, but asking the advice of the
government as to the best course to
pursue consistently and with due re-
gard to national interests.
London, May 90. - The Athens corre-
spondent of the Standard says the pow
will not be allowed to evade the condi-
tions OF the armistice.
Vienna, May 26. - The Neue Freic
Presse publishes dispatch from Con-
stantinople saying that Germany has
finally approved the conditions of peace
and that the identical note of the pow
ers on the subject was presented to the
Turkish government Tuesday.
London, May 26.-The aspect of east
ern affairs is less peaceful. Turkey is
sending 1000 more troops 10 Thessaly,
and II is said that the sultan has prom
ised his ministers not TO relax his hold
upon that province. The note of the
powers certainly does not yield on a
single point, and states even that the
peace conference must be held ut Con-
stantinople, and not at Pharsalos, but
the sincerity of both Germany and
Russia is doubted, and any sign of dis
sension among the powers makes for
obstinacy on the part OF the sultan.
II is reported from Vienna that EN-
peror Nicholas has advised King
George, for his own safety, to appoint a
military governor with exceptional
powers and TO concentrate 5000 picked
troops at Athens.
A dispatch to the Daily News from
Constantineple says that the identical
note of the powers which was presented
TO the Turkish government Tuesday en-
bodying the terms of peace 10 which
they will agree declines TO permit the
abolition Of the capitulations in the
case of Greek subjects or the annexa.
ton of Thessaly, but is much milder In
tone than was at first understood. The
correspondent of the Times says the
note expresses the views Of the powers
''in deferentially suggestive FORM"
London, May 26.-Thc correspondent
of the Times at Athens snys: The tor
rent of recrimination, denunciation and
bitter invectives which was checked by
the fear of the immediate Turkish adj
vance TO Athens has broken out afresh,
now that this danger has been removed
by the armistice. The authors of the
war policy, equally with those who are
held responsible for the disasters, are
being dragged before the bar of public
opinion. So far as the official culprits
ere concerned IL is believed that the
government will appoint commission
of inquiry to punish the guilty. A
thorough investigation into the ambu-
lance and commissariat departments
will probably entail scandalous dis
closures.
Plea for Arbitration.