The herald., 1897-05-19

AD0ut 4uQuS a00 Lie lIoutiSA hAii
sharply outlined against the sky. tn
actual Greek losses so far have bee
small, in consequence Of the strength {
their positions, and the number of thei
entertainments. The Turks, who wer
much exposed. must have lost heavily
An artillery caisson blew UP at 6 O'Clock
and killed several men. Ladies of tn
Red Cross Society drove to the seen
of the fighting from Domokos and re
mained on the field throughout the bat
tie.
GREEK INDIGNATION
NEW YORK, May 1S.-A Journal spe
cial from Athens says: The greatest in
dienation and unbelief are expressed a
the reported terms of peace offered b!
Turkey-the loss of Thessaly and heavy
Indemnity.
Minister Skouloudis said, in an inter.
view, that terms had not yet been Off
cially presented by the Porte. He said:
"Greece would rather see the Turks In
Athens and leave it to our people to gel
out of the international difficulty pro-
duced thereby than accept such terms as
reported"
Being asked if the great powers would
occupy Athens if the city were threat
ened by the Turks, he replied: 1--WE might
accept that, but would rather burn
Athens than to allow Turkish occupa-
tion. We believe our troops will hold
their present position"
People are anxiously awaiting the ac-
ton of the Ministry in the present crisis.
Orders of censure are threatened by the
opposition, and If they are euccessful,
Carapanos is the prospective new Pre-
mier.
Captain Butler Of Orlando, Fla, organ
izer Of the Anglo-American detachment,
has received this special wire from Do
mokos: Fighting was very severe. The
foreign legion, insufficiently supported,
was conspicuous for its bravery. Ameri-
cans well to the fore"
Premier Ralli was found in a state of
great Indignation. He was asked how it
came to pass that during the negotiations
the Turks made an attack.
II warned the Ministers here" he de-
clared, that Turkey was preparing for
u new attack. They refused to believe me.
Let the Turks come to Athens, notwith-
standing the wishes and orders of the
powers, and the powerlessness of this
concert will be shown once for all.
With this he left to go to the palace.
One of the ambassadors of the great pow
ers said that Ralli had asked them to
intervene at Constantinople and oblige
Turkey to stop the troops The Ambassa-
dor continued: 1--WE could only reply
that we had done our best. but Tewfik
declared it was impossible for him to pro-
pose that the Sultan recall his troops"
PANIC PREVAILS
NEW YORK, May 1S.-A special 10
the Herald from Corfu says: The Greeks
have retreated to the Turkish frontier Of
Epirus after heavy fight. About "a off,
GERS and 1000 men are hors du combat
A panic prevails at Arta, on the Greek
frontier, as Turkish invasion is feared.
Colonel Manos has been recalled and
Nicholas Smolenski, brother of General
Smolenski, takes command.
GERMAN ACTION
BERLIN, May 1S.-It was announced
this afternoon that the German ambas-
sador at Constantinople, Baron Saurma
Won Jeltsch, had finally been instructed
to cooperate with the other ambassa-
dors in the efforts to secure an armietice
between Turkey and Greece.
FRIGHTFUL ATROCITIES
MANCHESTER, England, May 1s.-
the Guardian today publishes dispatch
from its special correspondent with the
Greeks which says:
"The destitution of the Greeks in
Epirus is appalling. Everything they
had in the world has been burned or
The scenes in their flight were
dreadful. Young girls flung themselves
from buildings to escape outrage. A boy
was captured by the Turks and had lips,
nose and ears cut off and eyes torn out
before he was killed"
A LAST RESORT
ATHENS, May Ism. Ralli, premier,
has informed the ministers of the foreign
powers that unless an armistice is
quickly concluded the government will
issue an appeal calling upon all able
bodied men to take up arms in defense
of the fatherland in danger, and royal
will summon beneath the
standard the entire Landsturm and the
peasants, who will also be armed. This
news caused intense excitement The
feeling in official circles is very pessi-
mistic.
General Smolenski's brigade has been
ordered to proceed to Neamizlli, whence
it will be conveyed in transports to Sty-
lis on the Gulf of Lamia, and rejoin the
remainder of the Greek army via LAMA.
1t is officially stated that the return of
the troops of Crown Prince Cons stantine
towards the Othry mountains was eff
fected in good order. The entire Greek
losses were 220 men, including many
officers. The Turkish loss is said to be
q thousand. The Greek eastern squad
ron is lying off Neamizlli, to protect the
embarkaton of General Smolenski's
troops. The government has renewed
Its protest to the representatives of the
powers against the attack of the Turk
ish troops at Domokos, after Greece had
unreservedly placed her interests in the
hands of the powers.
TRUCE ORDERED
ATHENS, May IS, 10 p. m.-Orders
have been sent to the Greek commander
in Epirus to cease fighting in view of the
Dispatches from Arta say that the
Greeks have retired from there in good
order A telegram received from Lamia
reports that panic prevails there and
that many of the inhabitants are vacat-
ing.
RUSSIA DID IT
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 1S.--It
transpires that the czar made a direct
appeal to the sultan to order his troops
to cease fighting and arrange an armi-
stice, and this. coupled with the fact
that most serious results would have en-
sued if Turkey had persisted in her de-