The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-14

London, May 1.-THE situation AT
the scene of hostilities appears to be
/ that Turkey is determined to occupy
mistice and that Greece is convinced
, of the impossibility of holding out
against the serious attack which Ed
hem Pasha is preparing to deliver.
1t has been decided TO evacuate Do
mokos and to fall back upon the old
! frontier. This plan will probably be
/ carried out tomorrow, if it has not al
ready been carried out, and thus the
way will be opened for peace negotia-
! tons.
The powers are in no mood to yield
I over much to the demands Of Turkey.
/ The war has had quite an unexpected
effect in revealing an amazing military
vitality in the sultan's dominioas,
which is in no way TO the humor OF
! Russia or the other powers.
| Hence the sultan will be reminded
/ that it was his original misgovernment
which led to the war: that only the m
! f1uence of Europe has prevented a
general blaze in the Balkans, and that
/ il is therefore advisable for him 10 ac-
cept reasonable terms.
MAY RESIST RUSSIA.
The activity of Turkish military
preparations, which is in no way
abated by the diplomatic negotiations,
| may possibly be explained by the fol-
lowing statement of a high Turkish
official:
The Russians are putting high
price upon the moral support they ex-
troubles, but the demands now made
upon us are SO exorbitant that their
acceptance would be tantamount to re-
signing our title as a free nation.
The correspondent of the Standard
at ConstantinOple says: Edhem PaSha
has wired TO the porte that he is quite
certain of being able TO capture Do
mokos and the Greek army as well,
and in response pressing orders have
been sent to the Turkish staff to go
ahead with the greatest energy, re-
CARELESS of diplomacy.
General military preparations con-
tinue here on the largest scale.
DISPATCH to the Dally Chronicle
from Athens says that the Greeks who
have arrived there from Damia report
a Macedonian rising in the district be-
tween Selfdez and Kossani. The Times.
an Athens evening paper, states that
there has been a rising in Central
Macedonia; that 1000 insurgents have
captured the pass forming a part of
the PRINCIPAL line Of communication OF
the Turkish army, and are advancing
toward Elassona and are preparing to
unite forces with the bands under Da-
Veil. Zermas and other Macedonian
chiefs.
The Athens correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph says:
NJ. Rail-, who visited the captured
Turkish steamer Georgios. on her ar
rival here. informed me that the gov
eminent has decided TO treat the YES
sci as prize of war, and TO utilize her
as transport ship. Mabrouk FANNY
Ibrahim Roushdi. Abdullah Fekri and
Ahmed Hamoud. all of whom are Of
ficers of the khedive's household, de-
MED that they had any knowledge that
there were arms aboard, and declared
that they believed that the boxes con-
tanned preserves, as they were so dis
guised. Later however, Abdullah adj
mitted that he knew the contents of
the boxes. but said there was no inten-
ton TO use them against the Greek
army. Thew were designed to pacify
the disaffected population of the island
Of Thasos. NJ. Rail- gave instructions
that they be taken to Naupolion as
prisoners and be well treated.
They all testified TO the kindness of
their captors. / ACCOMPANIED him on
board after they had left. He visited
the admiral of the American cruiser
San Francisco before returning to Attn
ems NJ. Rail- had neither ate nor
slept since the day before.
There has been no real attack by the
Greek fleet upon Preresa, hut only a
bombardment TO facilitate the landing
of the ships The Turkish fortresses at
Nikopolis and Prevesa fired now on the
fleet and now landward. proving that
the Greek army was advancing One
afternoon Helen Constantinidis entered
the enga cement. Telegraphic commu-
nications have been cut between Pre-
vesa and Janina and the Turks have
retired TO Palaio Castro.
The action Of the feet enabled 5000
volunteers to land on the Louros side
and the Greek gunners DESTROYED sew
eral convovs bound for Prevesa-
The correspondent of the Morning
Post at Dokomos, under yesterdays
says: IT has been decided to evacuate
the position. and a large number of
troops have already left. 1t is freely
asserted that the war is over.
A dispatch to the Times from Dolso-
mos. dated Wednesday. reports the in
creased activity Of the foreign legion,
which has been ordered to proceed to
the left flank of the Greek army near
lake Tynias This is regarded as an
indica ton Of the point Of danger.
a MOHAMMEDAN FEAST.
The Daily Mail correspondent at
Larissa telegraphs under yesterdays
date: The feast of Bairan has COM
menced and there will be no military
operations, except when necessary. Ed
hem Pasha has caused sheep to be
killed. according to the Turkish GUS
tom. and has visited the generals in
the vicinity. The troops fired feu-de-
joi.
The Mussulmans and their families
are celebrating the feast with enthusi-
asm and marking their release from
foreign domination. each head of a
family killing a sheen with his own
hand. The rich are keeping open house
and the Mussulmans are promenading
the streets in gala dress.
The Graeco-Turkish news received to-
day 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
that an armistice has been ARRANGED,
but the silence from the seat of war
seems to indicate that Edhem Pasha's
advance on Donokos may have been
The suItan's position
is a little stronger than King Georges,