The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-20
Germany and Turkey Forced Out Of
the Negotiations.
THE GAR PREVAILS ON TURKEY
TO ORDER A CESSATION OF HOS s
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. couNsELs
ovERPowERED BY A TINT
FROM Observation-Disclosures
FOR PEACE WILL NOW GO FOR
wARD-THE WAR CONSIDERED
AT AN END.

Constantinople. May 1O.-There was n
sudden and unexpected change in the no.
ltlcal situation shortly before noon yes
terday. Russia quietly showed her hand
ana thereby forced Germany and Turkey
poses.
Last night and early this morning Tnr.
key, supported by Germany, was practi-
caiiy defying Russia, France, Austria.
Great Britaip aud Italy, insisting on the
annexation OF fhessaly in addition to the
nuge war indemnity, and seemingly was
determined to march on Athens.
The ministers received official advices
from Sofia announcing that orders had
been issued for the partial mobilization
OF ehe Bulgarian army, possibly mt the in
stigation of Russia. There was n hurried
consultation of the ministers
The war party was for further defiance
put In the end pacific counsels seem to
have prevailed, for at 11:35 n. m. orders
were telegraphed to Edhem Pasha. the
Td1kish commander.in.ch chief in Thessalv
to cease hostilities. The peace negotin
lions Will now be undertaken in real ear
nest, and the Greeks will most likely be
spared any further humiliation.
IL transpires that the car made a d.
rect appeal to the sultan to order his
troops to cease hostilities aud arrange an
armistice, and this, coupled with the fact
That most serious results would have en-
sued II Turkey had persisted in her de-
nant attitude, brought about the present
state of affairs. Twehx Pasha, the Tur-
kish minister for foreign affairs, called
on the dean of the diplomatic corps, Baron
Won Co'lco, this afternoon, to convey to
the foreign ministers the sultan's decision
TO arrange an armistice.
1t is now believed that the terms or
tnd
turkey and Greece. The sultan has or
oereu TWO hospitals of six hundred and
one hundred beds re spectively to be erect.
ell near the Yildiz Kiosk, in order to en-
able him to visit the Turkish soldiers who
nave been wounded in the campaign
against the Greeks.
Athens, May 49, Orders have been sent
10 Tue Greek commander in Epirus to
cease lighting, in view of the armistice.
telegram received from Lama reports
that pai.ic prevails there, and that many
Oh the Inhabitants are leaving
Inc commmander teleyrapbed to
Athens for instructions. and the govern
ment replied: ss.
I'VE authorize youSto suspend hostil.
lties III ORDER to discuss the conditions of
an armisticen
me government in notifying the envoys
OF the powers as to the proposal, said
that as Greece had entrusted her interests
TO the powers, it was for them to nego-
tiate the conditions of an understanding.
Athens. May 19..-Tiie communication
from Turkey to the Greek commander at
Arta, which followed the raising of the
nag or truce by the former, was in Turk
lsh and ran as follows:
ION condition that no Greek soldier
belonging to any arm of the service re-
mains on the territory of the Ottoman
empire, we have orders that an armistice
shall be concluded on sea and land with q
view of arriving ut an understanding.
"YUSSUF,
"Chief of the Staff,