Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-15
THE WAR NEWS.
Turkey Desires to Negotiate Direct
ly with Greece.
SITUATION At The CREEK CAPITAL.
Tho Ambassadors Of the Powers Present :
Collective Memorandum to the Turkish
Government Proposing nm Armistico
Between Turkey and Greece.

LONDON, May lathe correspondent
Of the Daily Telegraph ut Constanti-
nople says the sultan resents the mcdi-
alton of the powers and desires to nc
gotiatc with Greece directly. II this
10 refused the Turkish demands will be
more exacting. The Berlin CORE
spondent Of the Daily News says the
Turkish government demanded war
indemnity Of sl5, 900, 900, and the right
to occupy Thessaly until II Is paid.
The Rome correspondent of the Daily
Mail says: 81 asccrtaincd Mt the Ital-
ian foreign Office that Turkey will GER
tainly acccdc to the request for an ar
mistice, and will place herself in the
hands of the powers. The general
conditions of indemnity and stra-
tegic rcctification of frontier upon
which Turkey insists have been al
ready acquicsccd in by the powers.
1t Is probable that the powers will
land additional troops in Crete. -
The Athens correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle says: 1.-The govern
mcnt is becoming seriously discou-
tented with the diplomatic situation
and the opinion is growing that it
would be better to continue the strug-
gle than to submit to terms wounding
the national honor. Some of the pow
crs favor small indemnity, n moditi.
cation of the frontier and n limitation
Of the Greek fleet. But this would
never be accepted by Greece. She
possesses the right to veto the de-
cisions of the powers" The Times
correspondent Mt Gambia says: ut ID
feared that autonomy will fail to pacify
Crete, owing to the opposition of the
10000 Crctan Mohammcdans on the
island, who fear that autonomy will
end in union with Greece; while the
insurgents IRE still defiant and actually
talk of resisting the departure of the
Greek troops"
TIE SITUATION AT ATHENS.
ATHENS, May 13.-The fact that there
Is no news of renewed fighting must be
regarded us good news, but an uneasy
feeling exists here. The Turks are
trying to outflank the Greek position
at Domolos, and the delay in the
porte's reply is also interpreted to
mean that Turkey does not intend to
cease hostilities. kilograms from the
front report that both parties are con-
centrating in anticipation of an en-
gagement.
The city continues quiet, though 1t
Is believed that the numerous Italian
volunteers and socialists now here will
endcavor to fomcnt u revolution lead
ing up to republic. But the Greeks
are devoted to the monarchical idca,
and the worst that is likely to happen
will be change OF sovereigns. Owing
to the delay in arranging the armis-
tice, the government has addressed
strong protest to the powers, declin-
ing to bear the responsibility should
further bloodshed occur and lead to
serious complications.
A MEMORANDUM PRESENTED To TURKEY.
CoNsrANTINOpLE, May lS.-Thc am
bassadors of the powers held n pro-
longed conference yesterday. Mt the
close of which they presented to the
Turkish government n collective mem,
orandum proposing an armisticc be-
tween Turkey and Greece on the basis
Of the negotiations for peace now in
progress through the powers. The
which was presented to
Tewfik Pasha. the Turkish
to foreign affairs, by the dean
Of the diplomatic corps, Baron De-
Calico, the Austro-IIungarian ambas-
sador, enumerates the conditions which
have been accepted by Greece, and
bcgs the porte to issue the necessary
orders to arrest the progress of the
troops.