very much at it. They do not want to withdraw from Greece until they
have reached Athens itself.

The most open of these grumblers are being sent back to Turkey under
escort, and the priests who are with the army have been ordered to teach
the soldiers to be obedient, and to listen to the commands of the
Sultan.

In spite of the Armistice there is still some fighting going on. The
Greek Government has sent word to the Powers protesting against it, and
also against the way the Turks are destroying and robbing the villages
in Thessaly.

During the Armistice the Powers will do their best to arrange the terms
of peace, but, as we have already told you, the victorious Turk is going
to be a very difficult person to deal with, and the Powers find they now
have very little influence with him.

It is said that the Sultan is not willing to have the Powers interfere
at all, and has sent word to the Greeks that his general, Edhem Pasha,
can arrange the terms of peace with them.

The Greeks, however, replied that they had put the case in the hands of
the Powers, and therefore could not treat with Edhem Pasha.

The Powers are annoyed that Turkey should try to put them aside, but
this is probably but a foretaste of what the Sultan will do, now that he
feels himself of importance in Europe.

There was for a time some difficulty in getting all the Powers to agree