Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-05-20
GREEKS DEFEATED.
Turks Occupy Domokos and Are In
Possession Of Thessaly.
GREAT EXCITEMENT At ATHENS.
What Il Thought About Turkeys Demands
for Peace-Plot to Murder King George
Of Greece Discovered and Many
Arrests Made.

LONDON, May ls.-The Daily Tele.
graphs Special correspondent with the
Turkish forces in Thessaly, telegraph.
ing late last night, says: "Edhem
Pasha has moved on from point to
point and finally occupied Domokos.
The Greeks have sustained crushing
defeat"
The latest news from the seat OF hos
tilities, by way of Athens, shows that
the battle yesterday ceased about nine
o'clock in the evening, but will prob
ably be resumed this morning. Thus
far, no account of the fighting has been
received from the Turkish side. 1t is
evident from the Greek account that
the Greeks have suffered a serious de-
feat, and If the left wing has given
way, as appears probable, Edhem
Pasha may be able to cut off the Greek
retreat and separate Gen. Smolenski,
at Sourpi, from the main army.
This is Edhem Pasha's reply to the
foolish attempt Of Col. Manos to snatch
= victory in Epirus. If Greece had
prevented Manos from playing this
last card Of gambler, Turkey might
perhaps have ceased hostilities. As it
Is now, she is in full possession Of
Thessaly, and the powers will find the
task of protecting Greece more diff
cult than ever.
The dispatches from Athens repre-
sent the populace as astounded when
the news Of the fighting came. They
had hoped to the last that the powers
would prevent Turkey from going fur
Their. One report represents the Greek
government as threatening to take ex-
IRENE and desperate steps unless
Europe arrests the progress Of the in
vaders.
The correspondent of the Daily Tel
egraph at Athens says; This after
noon Monday has been one Of great
excitement. The whole city turned
out to discuss the news Of the fighting,
and the newspapers issued special edi-
tons. The impatient crowds gathered
around the offices Of the ministry of
marine, questioned everybody coming
out, and finally invaded the building.
The minister of justice, M. Triauta-
flaca, announced the news as it was
received to the anxious crowd"
A Constantinople dispatch says that
all the powers have agreed to protest
against the cession of Thessaly to Tur-
key and the abolition of the capitula-
tons. The newspapers Of st. Peters
burg protest vigorously against the
Excessive and unacceptable" condi-
lions which Turkey demands as the
price Of peace with Greece. They de.
clare that If Turkey insists upon them,
Europe will be obliged to abandon
mediation. The Novoe Vremya says
that In the event Of Turkeys insist.
ance upon the terms she has presented
the powers will have to take practical
measures to preserve Greece from the
pretensiops which threaten her ma
tional existence" The Paris Temps,
referring to the peace terms demand
by Turkey, says; Europe cannot con-
sent to the cession Of Thessaly. On
the firmness which the powers now dis
play depends the success Of the whole
scheme for reforms and the peace Of
Europe"
A dispatch from Berlin says it is re-
ported there that plot to murder
King George has been discovered at
Athens and that many arrests have
been made.