Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-20
| THE WAR STOPPED.
An Armistice Signed Between the
Greeks and Turks.
IT Was BROUGHT ABOUT BY RUSSIA.
The Terms Of Peace VIII Probably Be
Negotiated Directly Between Turkey
and Greece-The Greek Defeat at
DOmOkOs Decisive.

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Turkey, sustained by Germany, was in
sisting upon the annexation Of Thes
sally and an indemnity of $5O,OOO,OOO a.
the price of peace with Greece, ant
thereby endangering not only thu
peace of the Balkans, but that of al
Europe. Russia brought down heavily
her mailed hand and atone strong dip
lomatic stroke scattered complica.
tions to the winds. This happened
quietly but effectively Monday after
noon. The sultan saw that within 8
few hours he would have sure.enougf
army hammering away at his gates
and he tumbled over more thar
one pyramid of skulls in his
haste to comply, Germany, the
silent partner, appreciated the potent
significance Of the czar's quiet play in
the game Of diplomacy, wherein the
modified army Of Bulgaria should
soon figure as a powerful trump, and
the kaiser yielded, too, in hurry,
hardly more dignifed than that of his
insolent puppet, Abdul Hamid. There
was indeed sudden and unexpected
change in the political situation short
ly before noon yesterday Russia qui-
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 Sofa 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 11:35 o'clock orders were tele-
graphed to Edheln Pasha to cease hos
tilities.
1t transpires that the czar 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. Tewfik Pasha,
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 armistice. 1t is now believed that
the terms of peace will be negotiated
between Turkey and Greece.
1t is officially stated that Germany
has instructed her ambassador at Con-
stantinople to request the porte to
grant fortnight's armistice, which,
it is understood was signed at 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, May 19.-London is still
accounts Of the battle of
Domokos from the Turkish side, but it
Is evident that the Greek defeat was
and decisive. 1t is believed
that Edhem Pasha will 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.