Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-13
QUIET But UNEASY.
Greeks Fear That Turkey Docs Not
Intend 10 Cease The War.
no NEWS FROM GEN. saoLENsK!.
The Sultan Appoints Officers for Thes'
saIy-Russia's Peremptory Order
TO the sublime Porte.

ATHENS, May l2.-The fact that
,bere IA no news of renewed fighting
must be regarded as good news, but an
uneasy feeling exitts here.
The Turks are trying to ouiflank the
Greek position at Domokos. and the
delay In the Porte's reply is also In
terpteted to mean that Turkey does
not intend to cease hostilitles.
kilograms from the front report that
both armies are concentrating IN an
tic,pation OF AN engagement. The
city continues quiet, though IL 10 De-
i,ayed that the numerous Italian VOL
unteers and socialists now here Will
endeavor to loment revolution Leaf
log up to republic. But the Greeks
are devoted to the moDarchicsi luce,
and the worst that is lisely to happen
will be o change otsovereigns.
The return OF Crown Prince Com
s,aptipe to the capital might produce
d,sturban Ger, but he IL likely to be dis
erect enough to avoid Athens Tor q
time.
THE sULTAN's DEMANDS.
LONDON, Mny 12.-The correspond
ent OF tho Daily Telegraph at CoDstan-
tinople says tho sultan resents the
mediation OF the powers ana desires To
negotiate with Greece directly. IL
this 10 refused, the Turkish oeMahus
Will be more exactlug.
The Berlin correspondent OF the
Daily News SAYS the Turkish govern.
p,ent dema ads war indemnity Of
co, 200, 900 and the right to occupy
Tnessaly until 1t is paid.
A dispatch to the Standard from
Constantinopie says: An Imperial
trade has been issueu directing mill.
tary governors to give preference 10
nalives whenever possible In making
Official appointments,
In Thessaly the official reports are
not favorable. A Turkish reconnois.
sance in force at Domokos has been
Iepulsed and the attack on Aria, which
promised to be successful, has ALTO
resulted in q check. 1t ID believed TINT
Euhem Pasha 10 developing an out
fiankiug movement with the right
and left wings with O view OF rsnder.
ing the Greek position nj Domokos
untenable.
The correspondent Of the Timesf at
Athens says: Acute anxiety is cit
here becaues OF the absence of news
from Gen. Smolenski's column.
Owing to the delay IN arranging the
armlstice the government has ad-
dressed u strong protest to the powers
declining to bear the responsibility
should further bloodshet occur amt
lead to serious complications.
The government Is In q serious pre-.
dicament. In order to secure media.
ton 1t has compromised Itself In the
eyes Of both Greeks and Cretons, with
out obtaining a positive guaranty that
Turkey will cease hosIiiities. SHOULD
the war be resu med the position OF the
government will be unenvisble.
OPINION IN ATHENS.
ATHENS. May 12.-Q:45 p.m.)-The
Aety approves of the decision of the
government to accept mediation and
urges calmpess and obedience on tn Q
part OF the press and the people.
The Hairy attacks Premier Rail-
for seeking peace, and other news
papers urge the government 10
organ ize for defense, go that II pencs
is impossible 1t can continue the war
on the most favorable conditions.
1t is officially stated this afternoon
that German office were on the
Turkish steamer which was capturei
yesterday by Greek warships If the
island OF Tenedos.
TURKISH OFFICERS FOR THEssALY.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May IA de.
cree issued today by the council Of
ministers orders q battalion Of gen
d'armes to LariBsa anu also appoints
the former Ottoman consuls at VUlo,
Larissa and Trikkala to be kaimakamt
or administrators OF those districts,
with power to organize Turkish
administration In those paris OF Greece
The Turkish military correspondent
at Janina reports that the 9reeh
forces In Epirus have fed to Arta
abandoning 5000 rifles. 800 cases o
ammunition AMI mountain gun