The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-09
GREEKS THEN EVACUATE
VOLO.
At the Request of Consuls
Sailors Are Landed From
Foreign Warships.
GEORGES FLEET WITHDRAWN
BY AGREEMENT.
Now the Entire Greek Army In
Thessaly VIII Be Concentrated
at Dhomoko.

CONSTANTINOPLE,T TURKEY, May s.
The Sun correspondent learns that Edhem
Pasha has telegraphed TO the Porte that
the British and French Consuls at Volo,
ACCOMPANIED by sailors bearing their
national flags, came to Velestino and in
formed him that the Greeks were evac-
uatIng the city, after aving released the
convicts. They added that sailors from
foreign warships had been landed to pro-
visionally protect the property of ConsuIs,
but speedy protection was needed to save
the city from fire and pillage. Edhem
Pasha adds that he accordingly dis
patched 5000 men, who occupied the town
and outskirts.
Earlier Edhem Pasha telegraphed that
after G bloody battle with $4,000 Greeks he
captured Velestino, and would advance
to-day to Volo, whittier the Greek army
fed after leaving Y elestino.
The Sultan has telegraphed to the mill
tary authorities in Asia Minor, ordering
eleven regiments of Hamdich cavalry sent
TO the front Immediately. and transport
steamers have been dispatched to the
Black Sea to convey the troops to the
Greek coast.
Official bulletins have been issued an
nouncing the capture OF Pharsala, where
the Turks seized large quantities of pro-
visions and ammunition,
a panic occurred in the Galata quarter
yesterday, growing out of fear that the
remaining Greeks would be massacred.
The police used the butts of their rifles
upon the heads of sympathetic crowds of
Greeks, VINO gathered on the quay watch
ing the departure of a steamer with
hundreds of Greeks on board, and many
of them were severely injured. The
charge of the police appeared wholly un-
provoked. The police announce they
have received q warming that two
Christian Cretans have arrived with the
intention of assassinating the German and
Russian ambassadors. The story is
doubtless untrue, but will serve as cloak
for further brutality toward Christians
under the guise OF protecting Embassa-
dors.
ATHENS, GREECE, May 8-Edhem
Pasha has promised the foreign Consuls
who went from Volo to VeIestino TO con-
fer with him that he will respect life and
property at Volo if the commander of the
Greek squadron Of that place will agree
not to fire at his army after its occupation
of the town, and as a guarantee OF his in
ha
withdraw his fleet. The proposition on
the part of Edhem Pasha has been ac-
cepted by the Greek commander. The
entire Greek army in Thessaly will be
concentrated at Dhomoko.
LONDON, Eng, May 8.-Dispatches re-
,ceived here this afternoon say the foreign
warships landed sailors and marines at
Volo in accordance with the request of
the British, French and Italian consuls,
who asked that men be sent ashore to pro-
tect the town. The assurance is given
that the Turkish occupation of Volo
will be absolutely peaceful and perfect
order main tanned.
a dispatch from Athens to the Central
News says that Greece notified the powers
she would recall the officers and sappers
from Crete and promised gradually to
. withdraw all troops from the island. The
powers thereupon offered to mediate be-
tween her and Turkey on condition that
Greece should unreservedly contide her
interests to the powers.
Greece, the dispatch adds, objects to
this condition. Other dispatches from
Athens in the main confirm the dispatch
TO the Central News. 1t is doubtful. how
ever. whether the powers have yet offered
to mediate. Pourparlers are proceeding
with reference to conditions, but effective
mediation is not regarded as immediate.
VIENNA, AUSTRIA. May st is semi
officially declared the attitude OF Greece
regarding Crete being an ambiguous ques-
ton the Intervention of the powers is
temporarily at standstill.