The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-13
A Battle May Be Brewing.

Athens, May 12.-The fact that ther is
no news OF lighting must be regarded as
good news, but an uneasy feeling exists
here. The Turks are trying to out flank
the Greek position at Domoskos and the
delay in the Porte's reply is also inter
preted to mean that Turkey does not in
tend to cease her hostilities. kilograms
| from the front report that both armies
are concentrating in anticipation of an
| engagement.
| The city continues quiet, though it is
| believed that the numerous italian volun-
teers and socialists now here will en-
deaYOr to fOnent a revolution. leading I'D
| to republic. But the Greeks are devoted
| to the monarchial idea and the worst that
| is likely to happen will be change of
| sovereign.
| The return of the Crown Prince Con.
stantin to the capital might produce dis
| turbances, but he is likely to be discrete
enough to avoid Athens for a time.
Turkey Will Acede.
| London, May 13-The Rome CORE
| spondent of the Daily Mail SAYS II as
certain at the italian foreign office that
| Turkey will certainly acceded to the re-
quest for an armistice and will place her
self in the hands Of the powers. The gen
eral conditions of the indemnity and a
strategic rectifcation Of frontier, upon
which Turkey insists, have been already
acQuiesced in by the powers. 1t is proba-
| BILE that the powers will land additional
troops in Crete"
Unfavorable To the Turks.
London, May 13.-A despatch to the
Standard from Constantinople says can
imperial trade has been issued directing
military governors to give preference to
natives, wherever possible, in making
official appointments. In Thessaly the
official reports are not favorable The
! Turkish reconnaissance in force at Do
mokos has been repulsed and the attack
on Arta which promised to be successful,
has also resulted in check 1t is be-
lieved that Edhem Pasha is developing
| an out-fanking movement with the right
and left wings, with view of rendering
| the Greek position at Domokos unten-
able. -
Turkey Demands Ind dsmnity.
London, May 13.-The Berlin CORE
| spodent OF the Daily News says that he
| learns on excellent authority that the
| Turkish government demands a war in
demnity of three millions of pounds and
the right to occupy Thessaly until it is
paid
Turkey Resents Mediation.
London, May 13.-The Greek correspon-
dent of the Daily Telegraph at Constanti-
nople, says: ''The Sultan resents the
mediation of the powers and desires to
negotiate with Greece directly. If this is
refused the Turkish demands will be
more exacting.
Word of Fight.
| Arta, May 12.-The Greeks under Col.
Bairactaris, have advanced toward Phil
ippia After sharp outposts skirmishes
| the Turks retired on Salopoulo and the
Greeks re-occupied the heights of Imaret.
Government Not Responsible.
London, May 12.-The correspondent of
| the Times at Athens says: HOwing to
the delay in arranging the armistice, the
government has addressed a strong pro-
| test to the Powers declining to hear the
responsibility for further bloodshed and
lead to serious complications.
why Sultan and Pope Never Sneak.
| London, May 12.-The Rome CORE
spondent of the Standard gives today the
| history of the discontinuance of relations
between the Porte and the Vatican. He
saws: "Last summer the Pone in an
autograph letter begged the Sultan to
protect the Christians in Crete The
| papal delegate, Mgr Ponetti obtained an
audience with the Yildiz KiosI and for
| mally presented the letter.
The. Sultan evidently irritated in an