Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22
SULTAN NOT INCLINED
TO CEASE OPERATIONS
Would Like to Occupy Domokos
Before Acceding to the Demands
for an ArmiStice.
RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IS NOW SEEN
AZ Present Everything Depends On
the Action OF the SuItan---The
Greeks Are Preparing To
Attack Preycsa,

Corfu, May 15.-Twenty Italian volun-
teers have arrived here and proceeded
To Athens. The Greek ships of war are
bombarding PreveSa and the Hellenic
troops are advancing into Epirus, also
upon PreVesa. The Greek army in
Epirus has again taken the field. There
has been landed at Louros 5000 soldiers
with two field batteries commanded by
Colonel Botzaris, who are advancing
toward PreVesa. The Turkish troops in
Prevesa took flight. Seven hundred
Turkish troops are besieged in Nicopo-
lis. In the sklrmishes the Greeks lost
sixteen wounded II the Turks sixty.
Colonel Basractaris has left Arta with
a force of 5000 men and is marching on
Philippiada, The Hellenic warships
protected the landing Of troops by FIR
ing.
Constantinople, May l5.-The foreign
ambassadors held another conference
yesterday, after which Baron de Calico.
the Austro-Hungarian ambassador,
called upon Tewhk Pasha, the Turkish
minister of foreign affairs, and renewed
the proposal of an armistice, which was
presented yesterday. The opinion il
general in Turkish circles that until tho
occupation of Domokos, which is mo.
mentarlly expected, the porte will not
grant al armistice.
London, May 1.-THE Athens corre-
spondent of the Daily Mai says that
the government continues 10 setd men
to the front and is purchasing large
quantities Of war material.
The correspondent of the StCndard at
Constantinople says:
"Edhem Pasha has wired to the porte
that he is quite certain of being able to
capture Domokos and The Greek army
as well; and in response, pressing orders
have been sent To the Turkish staff to go
ahead with the greatest energy regard.
less OF diplomacy. General military OPP
erations continue here on the largest
scale
The correspondent of the Morning
Post at Domokos, under yesterdays
date, says:
1T has been decided to e~vacuate this
position, and a large number Of troops
have already left. 1t is freely asserted
that the wal is over"
The Athens correspondent OF the Daily
Chronicle says; Another Greek force
under Colonel Botzaris is advancing
from Louros to cooperate with Colonel
Balractaris. Prevesa is closely besieged
by land and being bombarded from the
sea. 1t is reported hat an attempt will
be made to take il by storm"
a dispatch to the Times from Athens
confirms the report that the inaction Of
the Turkish army Is due to the interven-
ton of Russia. Colonel Biaractaris and
a brigade have been ordered to go to
.IIpirus to protect the Greek peasantry
against Turkish cruelty.
The Times this morning says:
Greco Turkish news received yes
terday does not change the situation.
Everything is depending on the porte's
action. There is no confirmation of the
report printed by the journal Of Paris
that an armistice had been arranged.
The sultan's position is Il little stronger
than King Georges and therefore il is
not surprising that, while the war feel
ing is so strong, he hesitates at taking
a step which could be construed at Con
stantinople as a surrender of Ottoman
interests. In addition to this is the fact
hat the feast of Bairam began yester
day, lasting until Sunday, and offers
excuse of delay"
The Athens correspondent of the Dai.
~ Telegraph says:
IN. Rail-, who visited the captured
Turkish steamer Georgios On her arri.
Val here, informed me hat the govern
mcnt has decided to treat the vessel as
"a prize Of war II to utilize her as a
transport ship.
There has been NJ real attack by
the Greek fleet upon Prevesa, but only
a bombardment to facilitate the land
ing of troops. The Turkish fortresses
at Kikopolis and Preversa fired o
on the fleet and now landward, proving
that the Greek army is advancing. Tele.
graphic communication has been Gu
between Prcvesa and Janina, and The
Turks have retreated to Palaiocastro.
THE action Of the fleet enabled 800,
volunteers to land on the Louros side
and the Greek gunners destroyed sew,
eral conveys bound for Prevesa.'