The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-18
DOMOKOS HAS BEEN TAKEN.
The Greek Army CruShinSly Defeated by
the Turks Yesterday,
INTENSE EXCITEMENT IN ATHENS
And the Situation Of Exceeding OfaFity'
The Demands OF the Porte Discussed ia
London-They Are Considered Kis
dfculous Ia the Extreme.

LONDON. May ls-The Daily Tele'
graphs spec!a. correspondent with tue
Turkish forces in Thessaly. teicgraphing
late last night. says. Eden Pssha has
moved from po.r, TO point and nnaly oc-
oup.ed Domokos. The Creeks have sus-
,ained d crushing defeat.
AluENs, -Aay I.-lne Greek Govern
ment las issued proclamation annoon1-
,n. ,n..t II uors nol aesme any lui'ne'
vo.ui.leers, cApAuIns there aic aile"uS
many yoluutpcts In atnens io' Whoh' j"
- l4nposs4u.e 10 ma enpioy oymenl'
lnE IUnnIsu AIIACh.
HEADsDAnlEno OF rnE GREEN
AhAl, DO~VAOo' May IL l. M
me IuIA.sn attach Oh tne creek rsn'
MIA. be.au at O'CLOCK Jnis afternoon,
put tne laAA attIcA5 are considered 10 o~
felut-. ana Do 80 uencyel lne mann dttach
of iue .lufis VIII De mtue upon tne Hferh
.rutre. wnere crown Funce Constantine
ts tu command. TWO OrteK cann0na ale
aofu. good execution oL 1ne puncipa.
rurttsr column, wllch is advancing
tnrouau the bills. ILc Turkish ntdnir5
al sesera. points Is l4 contact VITA tn-
Greeks. 10 is believed here mat tlc de
taos ou General sm0lcu,kl, near AlymO-
ros. Is only % strategeuc operation, ana
that the TURKS VIII eudeavUr ~ cut be-
tween the Two Greek armies, occupying
the road leading 70 the Otnrey mountains,
and thus cur on the retreat Of inc crown
Prince.
ATHENs, May 1.-the most intense eX-
element prevails here All the Caoinet
Ministers nave been assembled since noon
al the ministry whore the dispatches
from the front are being read. The srdN-
~ of the situation cannot be oycrest-
mated.
ATHENS. May 11.-Dispachcs sent from
Domokos IL +. NJ. say that the Greek
left wing has fallen back toward the cen-
tre before thrice the number of Turks.
The battle continued after sunset but
despite the yielding of the left wing, the
Turks were finally repulsed. General
MavrO Michalis was wounded.
A dispatch sent from DomokOs az noon
by way of Lamia says:
Thirtv-nve thousand Turks-infantry
cavalry. and artillery-have attacked the
Greek line at several points of the wing
and the centre with "A view of penetrating
southwark and surrounding Domokos.
POkTES DEMANDS RIDICULOUS.
LONDON. MAY 1.-THE conditions ! io-
posed bv the Porte as the terms Of peace
with Greece. have been freely discussed
I'm the Iobbies of Parliament to-day. and
the idea of the retrocession Of Thessally
and of such indemnity AS is already SUE
eested is ridi.uled ass impracticable and
absurd AT The outside am indemnity or
100000 or G.Oo0O00 pounds. and "a slight
strategic rectiication Of frontier are con-
sidercd as likely to be the terms finally
settled unon.
NEW YORK. May 17.-Mrs. Theodore
RalH. President of the Greek Ladies
Committee which is raising funds for
Greece. to-day cabled anothcr $1,000 to the
Headquarters Of the fund i'm Athens. This
makes Sio0) .n am that Mrs. Ralii has
sent I'm this way.
LONDON, May 1S.-A dispatch to the
Times from Athens says that the follow
ing cablegram has been received from
Crown Prince Constantine:
"Our right wing under Colonel Mas
terapas. has been compelled TO retreat.
II stiH holds Voussi. but may find ii me-
cessary to retire ON PhOurkapas. IL was
necessary to bring up all the reserves
in order TO rcpulse the furious attacks
OF the enemy. The conduct Of our army
was praiseworthy