Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-04-29
The EUROPEAN WAR
A Unanimous Opinion In London
That It win Soon End.
The OUTLOOK GLOOMY At ATHENS.
Great Joy 1t Constsntinople Over the
Triumph Of the Turkish Arms-Greecs
Said TO BE Preparing to NegO-
tiate with Turkey.

Ll8tO WIN Aohhoys
LONDON, April 28.-What seems likely
TO be the last week Of the war Is en-
tered upon to-day. 1t is difficult from
the tangle Of conflicting kilograms to
understand the exact position OF
affairs. Following the Greek defeat at
Larissa, London opinion to-day Is al
most unanimous that the end Is in
sight. and this view is probably shared
by the powers, as they are already
moving TO intervene II Is believed
that intervention will first take the
form Of a suggestion Of armistice, to
which the combatants would, no doubt,
agree. Since Saturday afternoon the
British foreign Office has been in close
communication with the other mem
bers Of the European concert, Great
Britain. suggesting that the time has
now arrived for them to act. The
French, German and Italian govern
ments have already responded, offering
to agree, though the German govern
ments adds as a condition that 1t will
be necessary to exact pledge from
Greece TO obey the mandate Of Europe
when this mandate is again given.
The British foreign office believes
that Greece will give this pledge, as
the disasters which have overtaken
her have demonstrated that Turkey
still possesses formidable fighting
machine, @ fact which must have a
SOLDERING effect upon the popular de-
mand for war at Athens, and which
will permit the Greek nation to climb
down without disgrace, after superb
vindication Of the personal courage OF
the Greek troops and gratifying
demonstration of Hellenic patriotism,
II the Greeks listen to reason and
arguments pressed at Athens and Rus
sia at Constantinople, 1t Is not i'm
probable that decision will be
reached by Tuesday, before which 1t
Is not supposed here that Edhem
Pasha or 0sman Pasha will have time
to do more than to appear ut Pharsala.
THE OUTLOOK GLOOMY AT ATHENS
ATHENS, April 24.--lt Is useless to
deny that q very gloomy outlook OF
the war prospect is taken here by the
better informed. There are, however,
no signs of panic. The city exhibits
an attitude Of dignifed endurance,
while many persons still show an un-
abated enthusiasm for fight This
symptom is particularly noticeable
among the wounded now In Athens.
Their one desire seems to be healed in
order that they may rejoin the colors.
Naturally, this spirit is much fostered
by the confirmation Of the reports that
the Turks have burned the Greek
wounded in a church at Kurtzivoli.
The Turks lighted fires under the
bodies Of wounded beasts. Many of
the Greek wounded implored their
comrades TO kill them; others commit
ted suicide Although 1t is said that
the Greeks carried off oil their guns
from Tyrnavo and Larissa, and also
destroyed the provisions at both places,
they could not transport the guns to
Pharsala. 1t Is reluctantly believed
BY some In Athenian circles that the
retreat was somewhat disorderly, and
that some Of the guns were abandoned
with but feeble defense.
GREAT JOY in CoNsTANTlN0PLE.
CoNsTANTlNopLE, April %. = The
triumph Of the Turkish arms has
caused the liveliest satisfaction here.
The Ottoman troops continue to adj
vance toward the plain of Larissa.
Osman Pasha has been given secret in
structions A dispatch from Smyrna
SAYS that the redifs, who were called
out Saturday, are intended for the
towns of Smyrna, Vurta and Scalanova,
In order to prevent disturbances by
the Greek residents there. The consuls
at Janina telegraphed to the foreign
ambassadors here that the Albanian
battalions had mutinied and were re-
fusing to march, as well as threaten
ing TO attack the town. The Mussul-
man nomlation. according To these