The Indianapolis journal., 1897-05-19
THE LAST BATTLE.
Losses of the Greeks in Killed and
Wounded About 1000.

LONDON, May 49, a. m.-London is
still without accounts of the battle of Do
mokos from the Turkish side, but it is
evident that the Greek defeat was COM
plete and decisive. An italian officer with
the Greeks puts their killed and wounded
at two thousand, but probably this is much
exaggerated, as the Greek positions were
we'll protected and the retreat began as
soon as they became untenabe. 1t is be-
lieved that Edhem Pasha will insist on
the surrender to him of the passes over
the Othrys range before he consents to an
armistice, but save for a small force of
Turkish cavalry following the retreating
Greeks at distance of two hundred yards,
the Turks have not attempted to attack
the Greek rear guard The war is virtual
ly ended. The crown prince headed the re-
treat and his headquarters are now es-
tablished close to Devenfogrka pass, "a
very narrow gorge through the Othrys
range, about 120 miles from Lamia. The
greatest depression exists at Athens. There
is a complete collapse of the high hopes
raised by the optimistic dispatches of Con-
stantine, but as yet there are no disorders
While the battle was in progress the gov
ernment vainly endeavored to get at the
exact position and the number of casualties,
but Constantine sent only evasive replies.
Very feeble were the shouts raised when
additional troops started front. The Athen-
ians are completely disheartened.
Mondays battle at Domokos was by far
the fiercest of the war; The Turks adj
vanced their infantry in extended order,
making sustained attack upon the Greek
trenches. The musketry rattle was in
cessant but the Turks did not appreciably
advance The Ottoman batteries in position
were hardly less than one hundred, out
numbering the Greeks two to one. The
burning villages showed that the enemy
had swung around to the Greek right.
Crown Prince Constantine watched the bat
tie from the heights between Acropolis and
an old fort, upon each of which places
siege guns had been mounted The rever-
berations of their reports in the hills was
terrific Nothing more panoramic can be
imagined than the fight, extending fully
six miles along the open plain lit by the
rays of the sun, with Mount Pindus and
the frontier hills sharply outlined against
the sky. The Turks, who were much ex-
posed, must have lost heavily. An artillery
caisson blew up in the rear of the battery
in front of the correspondent at o'clock
killing several men. The ladies of the Red
Cross Society drove to the scene of the
fighting from Dokomos and remained in the
field throughout the whole battle.
The correspondent of the Times at Athens
says: 1T appears that the retreat from
Domokos was orderly, in spite of the fact
that the order was given at o'clock in
the morning All the artillery was brought
away except some heavy guns that were
LEFT at the Acropolis of Domokos. A con-
siderable quantity of war material, how
ever, was abandoned
dispatch from Athens says: General
Smolenski's brigade has been ordered to
proceed to Neamizili, whence it will be con-
veyed in transports to Stylis on the Gulf
of Lamia and rejon the remainder of the
Greek army via Lamia. 1t is officially
stated that the return Of the troops of
Crown Prince Constantine towards the
Othrys mountains was effected in good
order and it is added that the entire Greek
losses were 220 men, in which number are
included many officers. The Turkish loss
is said to be 1000 men. The Greek eastern
squadron is lying off Neamizil in order to
protect the embarkation of General Smol-
enski's troops The government has re-
newed its protest to the representatives of
the powers against the attacks of Turkish
troops at Domokos after Greece had unre-
servedIy placed her interests in the hands
of the powers"
A dispatch from Lamia says that during
the retreat the vanguard, including the
foreign legion, came into contact with
Turks who were executing g flank move
ment, and the Greek officer, Major Vara-
tassi, commanding the legion, was mortalIy
wounded.