Instead of demanding $15,000,000 and certain points in Thessaly, as it
was supposed he would do, he said that he must have $50,000,000 for his
war expenses, and the whole of Thessaly.

The dismay in Europe over the reply of the Sultan would have been comic,
if the poor Greeks had not been suffering so severely from the muddle
the Powers had made of the whole business.

The Powers supposed that Turkey would he willing to listen to them, and
stop the war just as soon as they asked her to.

Acting on this belief, they made Greece give up certain advantages which
she had regained in Epirus, and made her withdraw her troops, promising
that Turkey should not advance any farther, if Greece would obey their
wishes.

Greece obeyed, only to find that the Powers had made promises which they
could not perform.

Turkey has become intoxicated with her success, and may no longer allow
the Powers to influence her.

The Turks have taken Dhomokos, the last stronghold of the Greeks, who
fell back on this city after the retreat from Pharsala. It is feared
that the Moslems will advance to the very gates of Athens, unless
something is done to prevent them. What this something shall be, the
Powers are at a loss to state.

Backed by the approval of Germany, the modern Turks are no longer the
despised nation they have been for so long. It has been the custom to