Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-17


natural and usual method OF Orientai
bargaining. They would not be seri-
Gus did they not force "a continuance
OF the fighting.
With the failures OF the Greek dash
In Epirus, there IL no chance to make
u further stand unless at Tbormopylae,
which by vlriure Of lite natural conu!-
lions Ia an immensely strong position,
from which the Turks wouid have the
greatest difficulty In disloiging them
from the r1cks.
AT Domokos tho Greek troops muet
be suffering severely from the heavy
raiDe, as they have no tents. me
capture or evacuation OF tho town Is
only question OF a lew days.
Tho Turks have been seen at the
pneses east and west of Domokos, anu
Con. Smolenski has warned the crown
prince to expect an attack.
AS TO the terms on which peace VIII
finally be declared, the general belief
in Lfiiclal CT. Giles II that they Will be
settled by European conference.
THE GREEK ARMY.
LONDON, May 10. - The Daily
Mall's correspondent at Copenhagen
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the following dispatcn from Athens:
The Remnant OF the Greek army IL q
mass OF utterly demoralized aud I'M
disciplined men, hostile to their otfi.
GERS, never pretending TO sBiu,e the
crown priuce, without food OF shelter,
aud suffering the greatest hardshIpt.
Fever is spreading among them. GaD.
5molenski is cold.shuuldered by his
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SITUATION AT ARTA.
LONDON, May l6.--The correspond.
ent OF the Daily Chronicle at Aria
telegraphs Saturday at noon, eaying:
We retired from our position at lawn
in good order, but with heavy loss.
Reinforcement was impossible. We
are now established about mile south
OF Imafet. The Turks began creeping
down at 8 O'Clock. can see groups OF
them searching the rocks along onr
yesterdays liBes, but 1 think we
Drought all our killed and wounded
with uP. A big gun from the Aria
barra chs 10 now driving them back,
but they arc gathering In large num-
beers In the woods behind Gretznitza
and we expect them to attack 10 on
the right.
Yesterday the idayor drove cut
everybody able to bear arms to the
scene of action, while the women anu
childfen atoou on the surrounding
heights aud the walls OF Aria to watch
the battle all day long through the
drenching rain.
CONSTANTINE SAYS THE GREEKS ARE
ALL RIGHT.
NEW YORK, May 16.-A dispatch to
the Press rom Domokos snys: Crown
Prince Constantine said today: 81 W Ell
to dcuy emphaticslly the sensational
reports now current that the army Ia
starving and In want for lack OF rs-
tons. We have plenty Of food, cub.
s,aptial food, aud the soldiers are ali
imbued with the best OF spirits and
excellent health.
"rhere has been no pitched battle
between the opposing armies up to the
present time, and many OF the younger
officers and q majority u the troops
demand q final battle before peace me-
gotlatious are ended.
81 wish to deny positively that /
have lest a single gun during the or
eratious agaiuet the TURKS.
~ believe 1 shall be able to hold this
place (Domokot) with the army have
at my command against double our
number OF Turks. l consider DomokOs
the strongest position We have held,
even Htro oyer Tor defense under
modern conditions than Thermopylae
would be, and II l am beaten here do
not favor making stand ct that
place."
The army is entirely In the dark as
to the present status OF the peace ne
gotia,ions. Wild rumors Of all sorts
are current among the troops, VINO
are in highly nervous state, owing to
their constant expectation OF receiv.
ing an attack from the Turks.
THE POWERS TO INTERFERE.
LONDON, May 1.-THE Times cor.
TespDnuent ut Athens says: Today
Sunday NJ. Rail-, the premier, visited
the various legations AMI obtained as
surances that the power' would un.
dertake to prevent an off5usive action
on the part OF the Turks, providing the
Greek forces maintained a strictly
defensive attitude. On this under
standing he Immediately wire1 TO the
commanders OF the three GreeG
divisions ut Domokos, B0urpi anu
Arts, instructing them u abstain
from ali hostile action unless attacked
by the enemy.
The only Greek force now In Turk.
ish territory is the band Epirote vol.
unteers led by Botzaris, winch landed
at PreveFs. Tnis force will now pro.
coed westward along the coast, whore
IL will be taken oil by the Greek feet,
The losses IL Griboro were the
heaviest since the beginning of the
war. Seven officers were Killed. Re-
qniems were sung today IN all tue
churches, and the opposition papers
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