Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-18
eMoLENsKr's BRIGADE

tMOLENslNI's BRIGADE
ATHENS, May IS.--Gen. S molenski's
brigade has been ordered to proueed to
Neamizili whence 1t will be COR
veyed in transports to Stylis ON the
gulf Of Lama AM r.jtin the re.
mainder OF the Greek army via Lamia.
1t 10 officially stated that the retreat oil
the troops OF Crown Prince Coustau.
tine townrdsthe Oinry mountains was
affected in good order.
The entire Greek losses were 220
men, including many officers. The
Turkish loss Is said TO be thousands.
The Greek eastern quaurou Ia Iyirg
ct Neamlxili to pi0tect the embarka.
tion OF General s molenski's troops.
The government has renewed its
protest to the representatives OF the
powers against the attack OF the Turk
Ism troops at D0mo kos, after Greece
unreservedly had placed her interests
In the hands OF the powers.
GREECE CANNOT ACCEPT TURKEYS
PROPOSITION.
NEW YORK, May 1S.-A specisl to
the Journal rom Athens says:
The greatest Indignation and unbe-
liei are expressed w. the reported
terms OF peace offered by Turkey-the
loss Of TheseaJy and q heavy inuem-
nifty.
Minister Scouladis said in an inter-
view that the terms had not yet been
officially presented by the Porte.
He said: Greece would rather SEQ
the Turks In Athens and leave it 10
our people to get out of the interna-
tional uifllcnlty produced thereby
than to accept sucn terms an reported.
Being asked II the great powers
would occupy Athens II The city were
threatened ny the Turks, ne replied:
"We might accept that but rather
burn Athens than to allow Turkish
occupation. We believe our troops
Will hold their present position"
People are anxlously awaiting the
action OF the ministry in the present
crlsis. Orders or csnsure are threat
ened by the opposition and II they are
successful Carapanos 10 the prospective
new premier.
Captain Batter, of Orlando, Fla,
organizer OF the Anglican ericsn de.
taohment, has received this special
wire from DomokoA:
"fhe fighting was very severe. The
foreign legion is sufficiently sup
ported, anu was o,nspicuous for It's
bravery. The Americans were well to
the Iore."
Premier Rail- was found In state
of great Indignation. He was asked
how II came to paas that during the
negotiations the Turks maue an at
taos.
II warned the mipisters here" he
declared, "that Turkey was preparing
for new attack. They refused to be.
lievc me. Let the Turks come to Atm
ems, Notwithstanding the wishes anu
orders Of the powers, AMI the power
iessnsas OF the CONCERT will be shown
once Tor ALP
With this he left to 60 to the palace.
One OF the ambassadors Of the great
powers said that Rail- had asked them
to Intervene ut Constantinople anu
ooiige turkey to stop the troops. The
ambassador continued:
"We could only reply that we had
done our best but Iewfik declared II
was impossible Tor him TO propose that
the sultan recall his Troops"
PANIC AT ARIA.
NEW York. May ls.--A speei.I to
tue Herald from Corfu says:
The Greeks have retreated to the
Turkish frontier Of Epirus after a
heavy fight. About "a officers and a
thousand men are hors lie combat.
A panic prevails at Aria on the
Greek frontier, as u Turkish invasion
10 feared.
COL. Manos has been recalled and
Nicholas Smolenski, brother of GEN.
erai Smolenski, takea command.