The herald., 1897-05-20

Greeks and also replied to the dispatch
of the czar saying he was happy to full
fill his wish.
The Turkish minister of war today
contracted for 100000 Mauser rifles.
WILL TAKE LESS
LONDON, May 19-The Daily Tele-
graphs correspondent at CONSTANT
nople says that the sultan has stated to
Baron Calice, the Austro-H Hungarian
ambassador, that he is willing to modify
the terms of peace which were formu-
lated under the pressure of irritation at
fresh Greek attacks in Epirus.
The Standards correspondent at Con-
stantinople says: An imperial trade just
issued orders the immediate dispatch
of commission, including the German
engineer of the Anatolian railway, to
inspect the railway in Thessaly. to re-
pair it and to draw plans for its junction
with the Turkish line at Monastair.
This indicates an intention to transfer
the line to the Deutschebank syndicate
and to take permanent hold on Thes-
sally.
THE WILL OF ALLAH
LONDON, May 19.-According to a
dispatch to the Daily MAIL Vienna the
Tageblatt says: The sultan has con-
suited the Shiek vi Islam, who has de-
clared it to be the will of Allah that
ThesSaly should be reunited to Turkey.
Should he act upon this religious prompt
ing it may be extremely difficult for the
powers 70 prevent his purpose from be-
ing carried out
The Times correspondent at Athens
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tice has caused a general feeling of un-
easiness here. kilograms are much de-
layed, and the strangeSt rumors are cur
rent. Reports of panic, Of flight come
from all the towns in the district around
Lamia and Stylis. The Turkish attack
at Pourka and other positions in the
Othrys range has compelled the army
to retreat toward Ortna and Thermopy-
lac, while the disagreement Of the fourth
infantry regiment at Aidinitza threat
ems the retreat of the main force.
The correspondent of the Daily Mail at
Athens says that Emperor William wired
10 the German ambassador at Constan-
tinople on Tuesday to obtain an imme-
diate audience with the sultan and press
him strongly to agree to an armistice.
THE GREEK DEFENSE
ATHENS, May 20.-The government
has ordered Gen. Smolenski to occupy
Thermopylae and Nelos (Maloe), which
will constitute the chief line of Greek
defense.
A dispatch just received e a. n.y. from
Arta, says that when the Greek and
Turkish delegates met late yesterday
to discuss the armistice, the latter de-
clared that they would submit the pro-
posal of the Greeks to Edhem Pasha,
and pending the arrival of instructions
for twenty-four hours.
An official bulletin just issued says:
The Turks attacked the army of the
crown prince the moment it reached the
line of the Othrys range. The fourth
infantry regiment was disiodged from
Aidinitza, northwest of Lamia, and the
are precipitately evacuating
Lamia. The eastern squadron has been
ordered to proceed to Stylis, on the north
coast of the gulf of Lamia, and there to
land Col. Vassos and his troops. Gen.
Smolenski has been appointed general
of brigade, commanding the first divi-
sion.
Turkey demands as a condition of
armistice that all Turkish territory in
Epirus shall be evacuated, and the
bridges of the Arta neutralized.
A dispatch from Lamia says that the
bulk of the Greek army now occupies
Phourka, and the crown prince is at
Tarataza, near Lamia.