The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-23
Greeks Leaving Turkey.

Greeks Leaving Turkey.
Constantinoplc. April g-The French
ambassador. NJ. Cambon. has notified thu
porte that the French government intends
/ 10 TAX" under It's protection the Greek
/ Catholics IN the Turkish empire. As Yet
IL has not been declared which power Will
protect the orthodox Greeks. The exodus
OF Greeks from all parts of the empire and
particularly from constantinople. contu-
ues,
Constantinople April l.-,Delayed In
transmissiun.l-The Turkish squadron
still remains in the Dardanelles Their
Is much comment here on the disgrace
| or lzzet Bey, until recently the favorlt
adviser OF the sultan. lzzet Is reported
/ to have been arrested. one cause OF his
| disgrace. according to the report, Is
that he withheld from the sultan two OF
| Edhem Pasha's dispatches informing
his majesty that the position OF the
Turkish army in Macedonia was unten
able owing to the incursions of Greek
irregulars and asking for authority To
advance. lzzet's object. 1t appears. was
To gain time with view to bringing
about pacific settlement of the Cretau
/ question with Greece direct.
Another account has IL that the
I Turkish minister of war, Ria Pasha
insisted upon lz1et's discharge because
the latter ordered the director of tele-
I graphs. Ali Effendi to deliver to him
all of Edhem's dispatches.
NJ. Nelidofi Russian ambassado has
advised the Turkish government not to
expel Greeks from Turkey at the
expiration Of the fortniEhts notice
Many Greeks, however, are already
leaving.
There is much concern among the
Turkish government officials on ac-
count of Bulgaria's persistent claims
for bercttas for five additional Bulga-
rian bishops In Macedonia and for the
appointment of Bulgarian commercial
agents at l'skub and Monaster The
Bulgarian representative here had an
audience with the sultan on the subject
and Informed his majesty that unless
the berettas were conceded by Friday
next Bulgaria would begin To mobilize
| her army saturday. The sultan prom
Used to grant the berettas, hut asked Bull
garia to be patient until the war with
Greece was over HIS majesty granted
the request for permission to appoint
commercial agents for rskub aud Mo-
master. The Bulgarian representative
yesterday presented an ultimatum at
| Yildiz kiosk and consequently the en-
hassy informed the representative that
the moment was inopportune for insist
Ing upon the sultan granting the
berettas. adding that Russia would not
| support the demand IL the Bulgarian
army was mobilized and the RESPONSE
bility for the consequences would fall
/ exclusively upon Bulgaria.
An official notice just published or
ders all vessels flying the commercial
ensign Of Greece to leave ottoman
waters within fortnight from Satur-
] IaN la St II Turkish la I.
waters are required to leave them with
in the same period. Finally at ine e.
! piration Of the fortnight the service Of
! the Turkish lighthouses in the gulf of
Salonica VIII DE suspended and the har-
Dor closed at night while the war lasts
London. April 22.-The Greek legs-
! tion here received a dispatch from NJ
Skouzes, minister Of foreign affairs OF
Greece. In which, referring To the order
| for the expulsion 1f all Greeks from
; Turkey al the expiration of fortnight
/ from Saturday last, the date Of thu rap
ture ~ diplomatic relations between
Greece and Turkey, h" says their cXpul-
T sion is contrary to the principles uf
modern civilization and adds that
/ Greece desires all Turkish subjects re-
siding within Greek territory to remain
as long as their conduct does not afford
a ground for complaint.
\ dispatch from Marsptlles SAYS 200
! Greek volunteers sailed for Athens yes
/ terday evening. accompanied hv 60
| American Greeks. The crew ~ Greek
merchantmen everywhere have been
| ordered home to Join their respective
I regiments. telegram fiOm Bucharest
says the Roumanian minister for war
! has ordered the garrison ON the Do
hrudscha frontier reinforced hy two
battalions Of troops. The king of
Roumania has postponed his foreign
trip. According to dispatch from
Z Athens. a massacre of Greek citizens
has occurred near Prevesa. the Turkish
] town at the entrance Of the gulf Of
Arta. The Greek troops. II is said have
stormed five villages occupied by
I Turks. a special dispatch from Athens
says that offers of help are reaching
the Greek government from all quarters
\ and the military authorities expect To
have 10000 volunteers enrolled before
! the beginning OF next week. The Ep!-
rotes at Athens are preparing to leave
that city to assist the Greeks IN cap
turing Epirus.
Major Ansolines. who gave the order
for the abandonment OF Grizoyali by
/ Greek troops and who was replaced hy
[ Colonel Papastavo for So doing. being
| held responsible for the loss at that
place, according to a special dispatch
from Athens, committed suicide at
Tyrnavo
Paris. April 22.-The correspondent of
lie Journal at Athens telegraphS that In
the advance OF Damesi the Greek troops
suffered heavily and the Turkish losses
were enormous, Al Boughasl two en-
tire Turkish companies were aunihi-
lated while trying To- capture the Greek
batteries. The dispatch says the Turk
ish fort at Nigiia IL surrounded by
Greeks. who are trying Ia silence the
six Turkish batteries remaining in pos
session. Even these are not suprurted
by the infantry.
The situation on the Thessalian FROM
tier. according 10 a dispatch from Ath-
ems to-day II considered highly rriii-
cal II Is feared the Greek trolps. eN-
hausted by the three days hard nghi-
ing. viii be unable Ia resist much longer
the furious attacks Of the Turks
According to a dispatch frorI Con-
stantinoDle, Greece has Informed The
powers she viii abandon her .Ams 20
the island Of Crete IL tine pow srs vill
force Turkey To- cedc her Euirus and
Mount Olympus, accorded 90 h"r ny the
treaty 0f Berlin
Headquarters nf the Turkish Army,