Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-08
VOLO IS ABANDONED.
Greeks Flee 10 AlmyrOs and Foreign
Marines Guard The Town.
POWERS DISCUSS INihRvENIIoS.
Eda m Pasha's II p r,s of Vic orles-
Christians Ia ipirus ordered 10
Lay Duwn their Arms.

VELEsTINo, May S.-The Creeks
have evacuated VoiO. A detach me ut
o! marines have been landed from the
British, Russian, French, Austrian
anu German warships to guard the
town. The coDsuls have arrived TO
confer with Edhem Pasha, the Turk
ish commander.
As this dispatch 10 being rent
Turkish troops are entering Volo. The
Greeks who fed to Atmyt,s will re-
Join the main body OF tue Greek forces
at DJmokos.
INTERVENTION DISCUSSED.
ATHENS, May S.-rhe newspapers
publisheh report yesterday thut Volo
would be declared u neutral port anu
that Turks therefore wouli not occu.
py 1t.
Minister OF Foreign Affairs n.
Skoulodis is quoted as saying that the
powers havs not yet taken steps to
communicate with the Greek ministry
on The subject OF iLtervention, al.
though 1t Is Understood the powers are
discussing some form OF Int veutioD.
He also said he knew nothing coz
corning the report that V0io would be
declared neutral port but ADDED that n
the Turkish troops commit exceBses In
that town, Greece Will take tho meas.
ures demanded by the situation.
III. skOulO 1iskstid the report OF dit-
sentiUn among Ihe ministers il abso.
iutely islse.
Volo has been completely evacuated
by the Greess.
EDHEM PAsHA's REPORT.
CoNsTANTINoPLE May S.-Edhem
Pasna has telegrapned the Porte:
"After q fierce battle with "a con-
siderable lOrce the Gre ks al Wees I'M
were utterly routed. We captured the
town and afterwards captured the
strategic points surrounding Peleftepe
on the road to Vyio. Our victorious
army Is now marching on that town."
THREATENED WITH FIRE.
ATHENS, May s.-A uispatoh from
Aria sUys Fuad Boy, the Turkish
commander, Through the Greek priest
at Aria has Issued n proclamation to
the Cnristiln population, ordering
them TO lay down their arms, as other.
wise their villages would be- burned.
The environs OF KAMA IN Turkish
territory are burning.
DELAYED REPORT OF THE BATTLE AT
vELEsTINo.
PHARsALA, heaGqusrters OF the
Turkisn army, Thessaly, May T.
Delayed In transmission. l-EarIy TO-
LAY there was an engagement lasting
several hours between Turks ana
Greeks at Velestino. The latter were
beaten. The Greek forces retreated In
the direction OF VoIo, MISC ON Aimyros.
The Turks started In pursuit.
Later Turkish division succeeded
In forcing Its way through the fourth
and last line OF Greek entire chmente
on the heights iii The rear OF Velestiu o,
The fight was OF short duration. Both
sides fought with great courage ana
determination, hut the fire OF the
Turkish infantry decided the result.
T1wards the end OF the action tho
Turkish artillery ME was directed
with tue utmost accuracy, the battery
commanders taking u great deal more
care In judging Tue distance. Tae
ehrapnel fire YVES murderous, almost
every shell being accurately pitched.
Tho Turkish loss at Pharsale was
slight since only the advance guard
OF Turks was engaged and the Skin.
mishers had the way cleared for them
0y the fire VI the Turkish batteries.
The Turkish loss In the fighting at
VeiestInO was heavier. Two hospitals
at Larlssa are almost filed with
wOundeu.
The battle Of Velestino was rene wed
at O'Clock this morning. General
Smoienski has sent relnf0rceme MA TO
project his LETT wing, owing TO events
IN Pharsala, and hence the disparity
between the Greeks ADD the Turks
was Increased, the latter being greatly
superior L. guns, Infantry and cavalry.
Gen. amoienski, with excellent
judgment and coUlness, prepared for
the retreat, whlci was effected grad. |
ually, the Greeks on the right holding
;heir ground until nigutiali, ana then
ietreatiDg to the Iext ridge mile |
nearer VOlo.
With velestino will fall all Thes.
sally.
GREEK ARMY CUT IN TWO.
WAsHINGToN, May s.--rhe Turkish |
lepnNou regards the turkish advance |
to Volo as the most important anu de-
cisive movement since the war began.
1t leaves the Greek army cut In two, |
with General Smoienski ouifisuked |
ana unable To commu nicate with the
main bony OF the Greek srmy uudef
Prince Constantine. Tue Turkish
forces now occupy line extending
from Milopna pass south ward TO Volo,
General Smolenski's army 10 enst OF
this line with the Turkish army be.
tween him and Athens.