Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-19
THE GREAT BATTLE.
Account From Turkish Headquarters
Of the Combat at DtmokOs.
GREEKS FOUGHT WELL ALL DAY
And Abandoned Their Positions at
Nlght-A Good Word for
the Turks.

TURKISH HEADQUARTERS BEFORE
DoMoKos, May l7.-[Dslayed In trans.
mission. 1.-The great battle fought
we'll into the night is ended and the
combat can be described as indicative.
The fighting ragged from early morn
ing until long after dark. When the
last dropping shots were passing over
the field, the advantage did not ep.
pear to rest with either side. The
Greeks maintained their positions,
having acquitted themselves 30 well as
to have earned hearty praises OF the
Turks. They resisted with etubbern
endurance the attacks OF the Otto mans
through the live.long dsy and still
held their entertainments NJ nightfall.
The Turks made u supreme effort late
this evening but II WAS met with the
utmost bravery upon the part OF the
Greeks and failed. The Turkish losses
were heavy. The lett division OF this
Turks was engaged from o O'Clock In
the m lrning ami appeared to have
succ. eded in forcing back the Greek
right wing.
TURKISH HEADQUARTERS BEFORE
DoNOkos, May Isl Delayed IN irans-
tInsssiOu. lin tue light the Gteeks
abandoned all their positions. Two
and y half Divisions of Turks are now
puRuiDg the enemy.
WHITE FLAG WANING.
ATHENS, May I9.--A dispatch from
Lama, uateu at ~ O'Clock this morn
lug states that the white flag has been
II 3isi ed between the armies OF Turkey
and (lrpapa and priuca ti0natn tine
has been ordered to suspend hostiliIics
with view OF concluding an armis-
lice. Panic prevails AT Lamis owing
to the report that crirhinals Will be
released from the jails. Tho arrival
OF troops curing the night increased
the general feeling OF terror. The
army Of the crow prince has reformed
on the Oibrys mountains and Will be
reinforced by General Bm0lenski's
brigade anu the troops dispatched tO
tue front nom Athens yesterday.
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
PARIS, May lS--It Is semi. fflciaily
ANNOUNCED this evening that the am.
bsssaaors at ConstantinOple are draft
Ing counter proposals to the reply
received to their last note to the
wa.k.ra O s.sutasc, 10 aervc as
basis for prsliminaries In the peace
negotiations.
THE RETREAT IN EpIRUs,
LONDON, May l9.-The correspon.
dent oil Tue Daily News at Patras in
describing the last tretreat In Epifus
with especial reference to the experi-
encss OF tho Botcaris column at Pre-.
vesa Gays:
One comma nder committed the
mistake OF informing his weary, hun.
cry and rniu-s0akeI troops that they
must retreat quickly. There was
narrow escape from q panic. The
men retreated with lair order to the
shore with the exception OF 200 who
had apparently not been warned, and
were Therefore either killed or taken
prisoners.
AT the shore, however, q genuine
panic occurred. Tho Turks were etill
quiet, but the Greeks finding no beats
lrll into despair and finally started to
wade across the arm OF the sea divid-
log them from Greek territory. 1t was
Two and half hours job, the men
aoundering breast high III the water.
When dawn broke the Turks discov.
cred what was happening and began
to shell the groups OF waders, whose
position became most distressing.
Many OF them were drow ned, some
their depth. The Co dition Of the force
when 1t finally reached o place OF
safety was In tue last degree lamenta.
BILE.
The total loss OF the Epirus army
during the dsy's fighting was 500
killed, 1000 wounded or missing,
many OF the latter OF whom must be
accounted for.
A GOOD WORD FOR THE TURKS.
NEW York, May ia special to
the World from Paris says:
Sir Ellis AehmeRd Bartlett was
seen by the World correspondent, Sir
ELLA being on his way to London
from Constantirople. In an interview
he sail.
"I have seen some criticisms passed
upon mt for my friendship for the
sultan. tits true that stand In a
position of peculiar advantage with
regard to Turkey and its sovereign
simply because l have always advG-
Gated the policy OF friendship and a..
lianoe with the Ottoman empire that
was pursued by Disraeli and all the
gIeatest English ministers. My CON-
victions In this point which arc known
10 the sultan are that 1t 10 vital for
England to keep Russia out OF Con-
stantinople, which would in Russian
hands be the greatest place of arms
ami eommissary in the world.
"But," suggested the correspondent,
"with British naval supremacy In the
Mediterranean, she need not fear
Russia"
"The Russian Black Sea fleet, com.
blned with this Ph@sician feet would
drive the British fleet to Gibraltar,
Egypt would be seized and probably
Malta also."
"Do you consider England TO be
rowerless to hold her owl against Ruiz
bin under such eiroumslancel?"
>"Yes. Russia would have the whole
fighting force of Turkey, the finest ips
the world, organized and armed under
Russian officers, and England would
be unable to hold India against an
army OF 200. 900 Turks led ny Euro
paan officers. 1 have neen the Turks
In action, know the opinion concern
ing their fighting qualities that is held
by experienced European commando
ers who have watched them In the
present campaign, and II the Caiiph
Of Islam was under Russian control.