Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-22
SULTAN NOT INCLINED
TO CEASE OPERATIONS
Would Like to Occupy Domokos
Before Acceding to the Demands
for an Armistice.
RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IS NOW SEEN
At Present Everything Depends On
the Action of the SuItan---Tbe
Greeks Are Preparing To
Attack preyesa.

Corfu, May l5.-Twenty italian volun-
teers have arrived here and proceeded
To Athens. The Greek ships Of war are
bombarding Prevesa and the Hellenic
troops are advancing into Epirus. also
upon Prevesa. The Greek army in
Epirus has again taken the field. There
has been landed at Louros 5000 soldiers
with W field batteries commanded by
Colonel Botzaris, who are advancing
toward Preyesa. The Turkish troops ia
Prevesa took flight. Seven hundred
Turkish troops are besieged in Nlcopo-
lis. In the skirmlshes the Greeks lost
sixteen wounded and the Turks sixty
Colonel Basractarls has left Arta with
a force Of 5000 men and is marching on
P~hilippiada. The Hellenic warships
protected the landing Of troops by FIR
ing.
Constantlnople, May l5.-The foreign
ambassadors held another conference
yesterday, after which Baron De Calice,
the Austro-Hungarian a~mbassado..
called upon Tewhk Pasha, the Turkish
minister OF foreign affairs, and renewed
the proposal Of an armlstice, which was
presented yesterday. The opinion -
general In Turkish circles that until tho
occupation Of Domokos, which is mo.
mentarily expected, the porte Will not
grant an armistice.
London, May 1.-THE Athens corre-
spondent Of the Daily Mail says that
the government continues to setd men
10 the front and is purchasing large
quantities Of war material.
The correspondent Of the Standard AZ
Constantinople says:
"Edhem Pasha has wired 70 the porte
that he IS quite certain Of being able 10
capture Domokos and the Greek army
as well; and in response. pressing orders
have been sent to the Turkish staff 70 60
ahead with the greatest energy regard
less of diplomacy. General military op-
erations continue here ON the largest
scale
The correspondent of the Morning
Post at Domokos, under yesterdays
date, says:
1T has been decided TO e~vacuate this
position, and a large number Of troops
have already left. 1t is freely asserted
that the war is over"
The Athens correspondent Of the Daily
Chronicle says: Another Greek force
under Colonel Botzaris is advancing
AAP4A i-boAbo - h~OH'l ~ AGl SOl'lltA
Bairactaris. Prevesa is closely besieged
by land and being bombarded from the
sea. It is reported that an attempt will
be made to take it by storm
A dispatch to the Times from Athens
confirms the report hat the inaction Of
the Turkish army Is due 10 the interven-
ton OF Russia. Colonel Biaractaris and
a brigade have been ordered 70 90 10
Epirus 10 protect the Greek peasantry
against Turkish cruelty.
The Times this morning says.
Greco Turkish news received yes
terday does not change the situation.
Everything is depending on the porte's
action. There is no confirmation Of the
report printed by the Journal Of Paris
hat an armistice had been arranged.
The sultan's position IS a little stronger
than King Georges and therefore il is
not surprising that, while the war feel
ing is so strong. he hesitates at taking
a step which could be construed at ON
stantinople as a surrender OF ottoman
interests. In addition to this is the fact
that the feast OF Bairam began yester.
day. lasting until Sunday, and offers
xcu Of delay"
Inc AtuelS DTTSsptui"n Oh the Lar
~ Telegraph says:
M. Rail-, who visited the captured
Turkish steamer Georgios on her arri.
val here, informed me that the govern
ment has decided 10 treat the vessel as
a prize OF war and 10 utilize her as IA
transport ship.
There has been no real attack by
the Greek fleet pom Prevesa, but only
a bombardment TO facilitate the land
ing OF troops. The Turkish fortresses
at Kikopolis and Preversa fired now
on the fleet and now landward, proving
that the Greek army is advancing. Tele-
graphic communication has been u
between Prevesa and Janina, and the
Turks have retreated 10 P~alaiocastro.
The action of the fleet enabled 5000
volunteers TO land on the Louros side.
and the Greek gunners destroyed sew
eral conveys bound for Prevesa.'