The herald., 1897-05-15
FURIOUS
FIGHTING
Ends in Defeat of Turkish
Squadron
THE TURK TALKS OF TERMS
BUT THE SULTAN Is BUSY PRAY
ING TILL TOMORROW
Possession Of the Greek Fleet De-
manded, to Which England will
Offer Strong Objection
BUT THE SULTAN Is BUSY PRAY
ING TILL TOMORROW
Associated Press Special wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
ARTA, May 14,-6 p. m.-Desperate
fighting has been in progress all day neal
Griboro. on the road to Philippiada. The
two companies Of sappers and squad
ron of cavalry attacked the Turks, who
were almost without artillery. The
Greeks forced the first Turkish line OF
defense, but met with stubborn resist
ence at the eecond. In several places the
bayonets were so close to the cannon
that the former could not be used. AL
ready 500 Of the Greeks are hors du COM
bat. The battle still continues as this
dispatch Is being sent.
9 p. p.-The fighting et Griboro has
ceased and the Greeks have occupied
various heights In the neighborhood.
Twenty-Five officers and 400 men are hors
du combat. The battle will be resumed
tomorrow.
Since p. m. the gunboat fiotilla has
been attacking Nicopolis, inside the Gulf
of Ambracsia, with q simultaneous at
tack proceeding from the land side. The
Turkish batteries replied vigorously and
firmly resisted the attack. The coming
on Of darkness stopped the engagement.
All the Greek efforts are now concentrat-
ed upon capturing Nicopolis and Preuz
before advancing to Pentepigadia.
THE TURKS RETIRE
DOMOKOs, May IA p.m-The
Turks have retired in the direction Of
Pharsalos.
MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENTS
ATHENS. May 14.-Advices from
headquarters Of the Greek army at
Domokos announce that the Turkish
forces are executing movements which
are believed to foreshadow an attack
upon the Greek position. It Is reported
that the Turkish left wing has evacu-
ated Almyros, and is moving toward
Pharsaloe to the right rear Of the place.
General Smolenski, commanding the
Greek right wing. has reoccupied Almy-
ros, restoring telegraphic communica-
tion with Greek headquarters. Unless
the rearward movement Of the Turks is
the result Of the action of the
powers, 1t is believed to indi-
cate that Edhem Pasha is again con-
centrating his troops, preparatory to
making general attack upon the main
Greek stronghold.
The Greeks have captured Nikolpolis,
Turkish fortress on the peninsula,
upon which Prevesa is situated. Eighty
Turks were killed. The Greek troops,
the dispatch adds, re-occupy Souloura
without opposition.
TURKISH TERMS
NEW YORK, May IA special to
the World from London says: The ap-
parently authentic statement that Tur-
key intends to demand the ceding of the
Greek fleet as an essential condition Of
peace Is eagerly discussed here, both by
the press and politicians. It is contend
ed that II Turkey gets the Greek ships
1t will be equivalent to handing them
over to Russia, thus upsetting the bal
ance Of naval power in the Mediterra-
mean.
Sir Charles Dixie said to World rep
resentative, who saw him in the House
of Commons: III Turkey gets the Greek
fleet it will be tantamount to taking its
value. in money from Greece, thus fur
ther embarrassing her. but with no cor
responding naval advantages to Turkey.
for the Sultan will allow the ships to go
to ruin in three or four years. when they
viii, be of no further use to any power.
I am intensely Hellenophile, and hate
to even think Of the suffering Greece
will undergo by reason Of Turkish ex-
action.
The moral effect on Europe of the
subjugation Of Greece regard as ruin
Gus, and especially damaging to British
interests. Greece is the only country in
Eastern Europe in complete sympathy
with our Western ideas of civilization
and progress, and the only one which
will be at all likely to assist England
II Eastern complications arise. She has
failed disastrously in her gallantly in
spired struggle. and as have. said, the
moral effect of her failure Is certain to
make itself felt injuriously in future de-
velopments of the Eastern question"
Sir Charles Dixie expressed these
views with impressive earnestness.
The World representative next saw
Mr.. James O'Kelly. M. p, a close stu
dent of foreign politics, who expressed
precisely the same views. He said: "If
the powers allow Turkey to deprive
Greece Of her fleet it will be
a grievous, almost irreparable, loss
to Greece; but the ships won't be worth
sixpence in year. as they will be
totally neglected by the Sultan's Gov
ernment." a
Several Liberal members with whom
the World representative spoke declined
to believe that the powers will permit
Turkey to inflict such gratuitous hu-
initiation on Greece. Some thought the
Greek commanders would be justified In
sinking their ships rather than surren-
der them.
The feeling Of the Government minis
ters is that Greece can expect NO mercy
and should be profoundly thankful for
any terms the powers may succeed in
obtaining for her from her conqueror.
This spirit is rejected in the Conserva-
tive press. which now has nothing but
derision for Greece and unqualified COM
demnation for her actions from hrst to-
last s
8, THHssuLrAN JOYOUS.
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