The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-26

London, April 25.-[Copyright by the
Associated Pressl.-What seems likely
to be the last week of the war is en-
tered upon today
1t is difficult, from the tangle of con-
! hicting kilograms, to understand the
exact position of affairs.
Following the Greek defeat at La
rissa. the opinion today is almost unan-
imous that the end is in sight, and this
view is proba bly, shared by the powers,
as they are already moving to inter-
vene.
1t is believed that Intervention will
first take the form of a suggestion of
| armistice. to which the combatants
would, no doubt, agree.
Since yesterday afternoon, the Brit
ish foreign office has been in close COM
muDication with the other members of
! the European concert, Great Britain
suggesting that the time has now ar
| rived for them TO act. The French,
German and italian governments have
already responded, offering to agree,
1 though the German government adds
! as condition that il will be necessary
to enact a pledge from Greece TO obey
the mandate of Europe, when this man
date is again given.
The British foreign office believes
that Greece will give this pledge. as the
disasters which have overtaken her
have demonstrated that Turkey still
possesses formidable fighting ma
chine, fact which must have a sober
ing effect upon the popular demand for
war at Athens, and which will permit
the Greek nation to climb down with
out disgrace, after superb vfndica
ton Of the personal courage of the
Greek troops, and gratifying demon
stration of Hellenic patriotism.
If the Greeks listen to reason, it is
not improbable that decision would
be reached by Thursday. before which
it Is not supposed here that Edhem
Pasha or Osrnan Pasha will have time
to do more than appear at Pharsala.
Dispatches from Aria somewhat
modify yesterdays reports and tone
down the glowing prospects, although
the Athenians are still hoping that the
capture of Janina will come as an off
set TO the retreat from Thessalv.
There is no confirmation of the report
that white flag has been seen flying
over the Provesa citadel, and Pentepi-
gadia has not yet been captured.
Colonel Coumaudouros, with a bat
talon of 1900 engaged $500 Turks at
$3.50 p. m. yesterday Saturday on the
plain in front of Pantepigadia. The
The result is not vet known here,
though it is understood that the
Greeks lost $50 killed and wounded.
Colonel Coumaudouros had no artil-
lery.
Colonel Manos has returned to Arta
with the third division. The second
brigade under Colonel Bozares, is 20
kilometers from Arta- Its forward
movement is reported interrupted.
The situation is curious and perplex-
ing. Each day there have been actions
carried out With every circumstances
of war by one organized army against
the other, yet, so far as is known here
there has been no declaration of war.
The old military adage that war often
declares itself. evidently applies in this
instance. The Turks have invariably
been the aggressors. and when the
Greeks at various points have CALAMITY
repealed the army and followed up
their successes, orders have been inva-
riably received compelling them to
stop just short of the complete occu- |
patton of the conquered positions.
These orders, in many cases, have in
volved the abandonment of the fruits /
of much fighting, with heavy loss, and /
the spectacle is repeatedly witnessed !
by a victorious force retiring to its old /
positions.
This state of things creates the ut
most establishment and gives rise to a
very free adverse comment. The Greek |
troops can only suppose that POLITICAL /
instead of military reasons govern the !
situation. For three days in succession 1
were the Greeks drawn ND in battle |
array in front of Trynavo and opposite |
the mouth of Milouna pass with inter
walls of brief artilleray duels. sometimes
with the sputtering fire of sharp shoot
ers. with a constant march and coun-
ter-marching all over the field, itself a
most wearisome exercise, and this kind
Of thing may speedily become democrat
zing, as it assuredly is most confus-
ng.