Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-30
'HELEGRAPHIC.
FIGHT AT PHARSALA
The Turks Preparing an Attack From
Two Sides.
GREEKS MAY HAVE TO RETREAT
Bumors That Europe VIII Intervene
Notes on ihe Progr. IS. Of the
Conf CT.

ATHENS, April 20. II p.m.-The
correspo ndent of the Associated Press
says that according to dispatch from
PhnrsaIa, Gen. BmolenssPs brigade
has been engaged since O'Clock this
afternoon In fierce conflict with the
Turkish army beyond Velestino In the
direction OF Aivlale. A battalion oil
Evzones and battery OF artillery
have been sent to reinforce the Greeks,
whose positions appear to be favor
able.
LONDON, April 29.-The Athens
correspondent OF the STANDARD says;
The Turkish army or It's advance
guard has followed up the success be-
fore Larisss, and at o O'Clock this
evening Thursday began an altacs IN
iorce on the Greek positions NJ fhsf'
sala.
Reports of the prospects of the In
terveption OF the powers are very con-
fusing, while the news from the seat
OF war 10 very indecisive. IL appears
that the Turks are preparing .imui.
tapeousIy to attack the Greeks at
Phnrsala from the east and west. AL
ready there are rumors that the GreeRs
finl their position untenebie, anu are
prepnring 10 fall back ON Thermopylae.
The renorts from Cunstsntinople by
way OF Vienna that Oman Pasha 10
going to Janina with 10000 additional
troops Is not con frmeu.
The Standards Con,tantisople cor
respondent will cay tomorrow: Nochat
Pashs's division is resting ut ryrnavo,
awaiting achievements. One.haii It's
strength has been plHced hors du com.
bat by the recent fighting. Hand
Pasha's division is slowly following
the remnants OF the shattered GfeeR
army toward Volo.
The divls,on OF Nomboub Pasha Is
marching on Trikals. Edhem Pasha
expects that the Turkish forces at
Janina will remain on the defensive
until they are reinforced or are ordered
10 CO. operate with him in Thestaiy.
Although there 10 no good reason to
believe that Bulgaria aud 5ervia VIII
disturb the peace, tho Turkish stall 10
studying plan OF campaign to DO
followed In the event OF Servian and
Bulgarian aggression.
1t Is rumured TINT q large force OF
Turkish troops is being quietly gath
cred at Smyrna, with view of land.
ing in Crete to expel Col. Vassos.
ASKING FOR MEDIATION.
LONDON, April 29.-The correspond
ent OF me Daily Chronicle says u 10
inserted at the Italian foreign office
that Greece has privately addressed
France, Englsnd and Russia for the
purpose OF invoking their mediation
between her and Turkey.
BERLIN, April 20.--rhe Frankfort
Zeilung publishes u dispatch fom
Coustantinople saying that owing to
the Greek foreign minister having
made request to the Russian ministsr
at A Athens, the ambassadors OF Great
Britain, France ana Russia at Con-
staptinople have asked the Turkish
government to grant Greece an
urmistice.
THE sULTAN's CONDITIONS.
LONDON, April 29.-Ail the talk
row, says the Daily Msil's Berlin
correspondent, is OF tho iuterventi II
OF the poweis. Even Germany wishes
to save Greece from the consequence
Of defeat, nnu 1t 10 said in Berlin OIL.
ciaI circles that the powers will inter-
vene OF their own initiative II Greece
d0es not invite them.
According to uispatcb from Con.
sianiinople to the L5kal Anzeiger, the
Sultan will accept the following con-
uitions as the basis for peace:
The withdrawal OF the troops from
Greece and the re.establishment Of
tbs frontier.
Greece to DO excluded from all the
sdvaa tages OF ospitulations, and to
pay indemnify.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 29.-The
advantages wnicn Turkey viii de-
rive from the war are already discussed
IN high quarters. where II 10 DECLARED
that Turkey should IN any cAse be re-
leased from the obligations imposed
upon her in regard To Crete ana the