Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-01
A GREEK VICTORY.
The Turks Rspulsed at Vsl'StIno
With Heavy Loss.
iNnRE REGIMENT DEoIMATED.
Lord Sal sblrY Proposes Contrere
The sultan tlaims Sorereig.
nifty over gypi Now.

ATHENS, May Dispatches from
Pharsais, the hea qnarters OF thu
Greek army in Thessaly, give fur.
Their particulars Of tue recent Fighting
between Turks and Gsoeks nj Velea.
tho, ten miles west OF Volo, the
junction Of the railroad connecting
volo with Larisaa aud Pharsaia.
Tne Turkish attacking force consisted
oil 5000 infantry, 900 cavalry anu 10
guns. The charge Of the Turkish
cavsIry were firmly witnsioJd by
Evzones posted on Karaulasi hill.
The entire Turkish regiment was
d oinnsted. Four Turkish tquairons
which attempted to charge were 70.
csived with u combined rifle and
| shraplel fire which mowen down
several hundred.
Greek irregulars co-operated with
the regulars. Fifty Greeks were killed
and u major and Ave subaiternt
wounded.
A detachment OF Turkish cavalry
from Larisss approached The railway
| between Pnarsaia anu Domoko, which
town 10 about ten miles south Of
Ptafsals In the Greek rear. The
| Greek artillery opened fire upon the
| enemy nj long range anu after heavy
capnOuadinR forced the Turks to retire,
the Greek cavalry purtuiDg them.
| The Turkish COMMANDER apparently
| wished to surprise the Greeks at Phar-
| salR, and sent Two army corps against
them, one from Trlkala, anu the other
| rom Larissa.
TOUCHING ON THE KoYPTIAN CUES
TIoN.
PARIS, May Ia dispatch from
| Suhs, Bulgaria. 10 the GauiOis alleges
that NJ. Rail-, the Greek premier, has
s.mi.ofiicisIiy intimated tnat Greece
| gratefully will acce pit tue mediation OF
the powers, and thar Turkey has signi-
fed that rne VIII be satisfied win b
war indemnify, guaranteed by the
temporary iuIrenuer oil the Greek
feet. The GsulOie addt:
| >"The sultan, CONSCIOUS OF hts
strength In consequence OF the sue.
cesses OF the Turkish iorces In
rheesaly, Ia resolved to claim the
sovereignty over Egypt or obtain q
more egecuve recognition thereof"
DISCUSSING THE CoNFERENoE.
LONDON, May Lit is semi-offi cially
announced that this MaIquie vI
Ss,lbury. has proposed 10 ;tA.,owers
that conferences be- helo at Paris 10
discuss measures with u view 10 end.
log the war between Turkey anu
| Greece.
This powers are discussiog the propo.
sition, but the acceptance 10 regarded
| as doubtful.
COLONEL vAssos MAY BE RECALLED.
ATHENS, May lit Is reported n ere
that Colonel Vassos liz about to be re-
called from the Island Of Crete.
GREEK MINISTERS LEAVE FOR
PHARSALA.
LONDON, May IA dispatch to
the Evening News from Athens says
NJ. Theotukls took the ostn as minis.
ter OF the interior yesterday evening
and left the Greek capital with the
minister Of war, Colonel Teammates,
Tor Pharsala, headquarters OF the
Greek army, where IL is reported the
Greek troops have successfully re-
pulsed hesvy attack OF the Turks.
RuMoR THAT THE KING HAS FLED.
NEW York, May IA dispatch to
the Herald from 5aionica says: An
Englisnman who arrived here last
night from Volo where he had been
four days says that the scene Of panic
anu confusion are indescri0acle. Law
and order have disappeared and ali
sem blance of ORDER Ia gone. The town
is strewn with baggage and people are
clamoring and waiting for ships which
do not come. Rifles are being promis.
l al a Pa,
thrown In heaps In the streets and the
people fill their pockets with them.
The Epglisbmsu cav ths Greek
troOps alight al VelestiBo. Fugitivss
rushing Ia without money nor provls.
ions intermingled with the BUluiers
who had throw IL their arms away 30 ss
net to impede their flight. He ALSO
saw the captain OF an American snip
who lett Athens on the 2Sth. He said
tho people were terribly bitter against.
the royal family aid would kill any OF
Its members IL they could get at them.
They accused Prince Constantine OF
having betrayed the army and being
IN collusion with the Russians.
The latest ue heard was that the
king had taken refuge on q Russian
waTship. The streets were Iull OF
armed people shops, having been plum.
0ered.
THE PRINCES OF WALES ACTIVE.
NEw YORK, May LA dispatch
10 the journal from London saye:
There Is a persistent rumor in Lon
don that serious disagreement has
arisen between the Princess OF Wales
and the rest OF the court over the stu.
alton in Greece. Tne princess arrived
in England after visit to her Ialher,
the KING Of Denmark, who ID
the father, as che 10 the sis.
ter, of the king OF Greece.
Ever since the Cretain question was
nrst raised tue princess hiss been a
strong partisan Ut Greece. She took
pains To make her preference public
ana In the Daily Chronicle started a
fund in aid Of Greece, by subscribing
to 1t eagerly anu cheeriuiiy TO use her
expression.
On her return from Copenhagen
she has used every influence 10 inuucs
the government to taae her brUther'd
part against the Turkish oppressor anu
her action In the matter Is calculated
10 lead to serious embarrassment
Oi course 1t would bs humiliating Il
tho Danish royal family, II King
George was to lose the throne anu
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