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The Sultan Willing to Listen to Terms Of Peace
by the Powers
The Greek Forces Suffer ThGiI First Reverse in EpruS
CHANGING the Situation in That Quarter With
Startling SuddGnnGSS.

ATHENS, April 2S.-The excitement
of the populace here, consequent upon
| the disasters at the front, shows no
signs of abatement. On the contrary
| it appears to be steadily on the in
crease, and every one admits that the
position of affairs is most critical. Armed
mobs throng the streets, and at any
moment an outbreak may occur.
| Reports of all sorts are in circulation
| in regard to the King and the royal
family. One statement is to the effect
| that the King desires to abdicate in
favor of his second son, Prince George.
| Why he should desire to pass over
Constantine is not explained, other than
! by the suggestion that he fears the
Greek people blame the Crown Prince
too bitterly for the late disasters ever
to consent to accept him as King.
In this connection it is argued, too,
| by those who claim familiarity with
Constantine in the command of the
army, if made by formal royal de-
cree, is equivalent to forcing him to
renounce his right to the crown.
| However that may be. every one
comedies that the proposition to re-
place the old Ministry by one headed
| by Ralli, leader of the opposition, will
not now serve to arrest the tide of
| family. NJ. Delyannis> and his Min
| try will go. of course, but it is feared
| that this will not save the throne.
That the ministerial crisis will merely
precede by a day or two another which
will most gravely affect the interests
| of the present dynasty seems to be
generally regarded as certain.
| Meanwhile the general feeling Of
dread and uneasiness among the quiet
err classes of residents continues, no one
knowing what a moment may bring
| forth. Any violent demonstration
which may now take place, whatever
|
| suit in a revolution which will only
too surely be accompanied by bloodshed
and may eliminate, for time, at
least in riot and anarchy.
The King and the royal family will
not, it is feared, be the sole sufferers
| in such a contingency, and this is a
fact which foreign residents of all ma
tionalities already recognize. They
know that in seasons Of excitement
such as this it is impossible to set
bounds to the action of mobs.
In consequence many foreign resi-
dents have already hoisted the flags of
their respective nations above the
| buildings which they occupy, hoping
thus to insure them immunity from at
tack in whatever disturbances may oc-
cur.
| TURKS REFUSED.
| LONDON, April 2S.-A dispatch from
Volo, port of Thessaly, announces that
| the Turkish advance force attacked
the Greeks at Velestino, about eight
miles west Of Volo, on the railroad con-
Meeting the latter place with Krissa
and Pharsalos.
| The Turks were repulsed with heavy
losses and driven back
| General Smolenski. on hearing of the
attack upon Velestino, made sortie
from Pharsalos to support the Greek
forces at Velestino.
| GREEKS FORCED TO RETREAT
| CONSTANTINOPLE April 2S.-An
official dispatch from Salonica says in
an engagement at Losafakia the Greeks
were compelled to retreat with a loss
of 400 killed and many wounded The
| burun is denied.
The Turkish troops at Larissa cap
tured sixty artillery caissons, in addi-
ton to a large quantity of ammuni-
| ton.
| 1t is believed the Greeks will probably
not be expelled from the Turkish EN-
pire at the expiration of fortnight's
notice, beginning Saturday. April 10th.
the day the Turkish troops were or
dered to cross the frontier Among the
reasons for refraining from the ex-
pulsion is the fact that the Turkish
Government has not the means to expel
so many people.
ORDER COUNSELED.
| ATHENS, April 2S.-The report that
! the King was compelled TO sign de-
cree recalling Prince Constantine from
4 the front is unfounded. The Crown