The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-20
FOR A CESSATION.
Powers Considering the Question-Late
News From the Battlefield.
Ilt ls9l by AssocIated Press.

Copyright 1897 by Associated Press.
London, April ID .. MIN spite
of the fact that the hOstilities on the
Greek frontier nave caused but little
excitement here, communication has
been in progress all day long between
the foreign office and Rome. France
and Athens. II is reported tonight
that among other matters considered
Is the expediency of ordering the inter-
national ileets to leave Cretan waters
and to 20 in the direction of Salonica
and the Dardanelles 10 watch the fight
ing with view to localizing il, IL neces-
sary. by naval intervention. Should
this suggestion, which is understood to
emanate from the Italian foreign Of
flee. be acted upon. it is probable that
only half the fleet of foreign warships
would be Withdrawn for such a pur-
pose. the other half remaining to con-
tinue the Cretan blockade.
There Is said to be a sharp difference
of opinion between the military powers,
Russia. Austro- Hungary and Germany
and the maritime powers. Great Brit
ain, France and Italy, as to the most
cxpditious and least violent methods Of
compelling cessation of hostilities
should this result not he reached by
the exercise of diplomatic pressure at
Athens and Constantinople. The likeli-
hood is that the force to he employed
by Europe, II a resort To force become
necessary. would he by sea. as the con-
tingencies Of military Intervention
might he more serious than the hostili-
ties now in progress. II is reported at
the foreign Office that the communica-
tion received here from the Marquis Of
Salisbury after his interview with
Queen Victoria at Nice. supports the
h.aY I,-ts fesl, at.t te-
using its utmost energy TO per-
suade both the eombatants to make a
! cessation Of the conflict at the stage
which it has reached now.
NJ. HanotauX, who received the Greek
minister To France to-day. IL under
stood To have assured him that while
France could net tolerate the indefinite
prolongation Of war. and would never
consent to any essential Modification Of
the existing territories Of Greece and
| Turkey, she would continue for the
present her policy Of interference
| except so far as Intervention might he
I necessary to prevent the spread OF the
contest to other combatants.
/ The situation on the frontier has not.
according to the latest advices. been
materially modified to-day. Both the
Turks and the Greeks are resting from
/ the tremendous exertions of Friday.
/ Saturday and Sunday. The troops Of
Edhem Pasha were half dead with fa-
tigue and hunger when firing slacken ID
/ last night. Most of them flung them
I selves down where they stood on the
bare ground To sleep. The Turkish
commander-in-chief prudently decided
/ Ia allow his army To rest to-day. As
| details come in II becomes more and
more apparent that the fighting in Mi
louna pass was Of the most stubborn
and savage character. The Turks
/ fought like devils. and the Greeks re-
sisted in the spirit II their ancestors.
I The most inexplicable fact in con-
pection with the whole engagement is
/ the comparatively small number killed
All the special correspondents agree as
to this The Turks appear to have
fired as wildly with their rifles AT Mi
louna pass as they did at Arta. where
the fighting consisted Of an artillery
duel between the rival batteries on each
/ side VI the riyeI, lasting about iouT