The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-30
GREECE BETRAYED
The Surrender of Larissa
to the Turks an Incom-
prehensib1e Crime.
NEW CABINET FORMED
Fighting in Progress Near yolo-
Details Of the Great
Disaster.
NEW CABINET FORMED
[By CABLE to Tho Associated Press ]

ATHENS, April 80, 1S97.-The Cabinet
has been definitely formed as follows
President of the Council of Ministers
and Minister of Marine-M. Ralli.
Minister of the Interior-M Theotokis.
Minister of Foreign Affairs-M Skoulou-
dis.
Minister of Public Instruction-M Au-
taxias.
Minister of Justice+-M Triautaflaca.
Minister of Finance-M. Simpoulos.
Minister of War--Col. Tosamados.
The new Ministry will be sworn in i'm
mediately.
On the whole, the new Ministry is well
received by the newspapers. The "Asty'
observes that the Cabinet has formid-
able task and hopes it will do it's duty
without needing the inconsiderate clam
ors of the street.
The "Aeropolis'' expresses the opinion
that King George ought to invoke the
mediation of Europe in person.
The more advanced newspapers term
the Ministry the 'rRoyal Defence Cabi-
net.f'
The Headquarters Staff of the Greek
Army at Pharsales has been completely
changed General Macris and Colonels
Saponutzakis, Mastropas, Antoniades
have resigned and started for Athens.
A despatch from Alexandria, Egypt,
says:-Four hundred Greek volunteers
sailed today for Athens and thousand
more will leave for the Greek capital to-
morrow by a special steamer.
The action between the Turks and
Greeks which began yesterday at Veles-
tino. about ten miles west of Volo, was
continued today. General Smolenski's S
brigade is fighting bravely and has re-
pulsed repeated charges Of the Turkish
cavalry.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press who was at Larissa with-the Turks
on Wednesday, says that on the arrival
of the Turkish troops there they found
obtained possession of immense quanti-
ties of ammunition of all kinds.
The abandonment Of such strong po-
sition is incomprehensible
The news of the occupation of Volo
by the Turkish forces is momentarily ex-
pected here.
Eleven more Greek cannon" the cor
respondent of the Associated Press adds.
were found along the road south Of
LarIsSa
"A Jew who has just arrived at Larissa
from volo says that, place is deserted and
that the garrison has also left. The
troops have gone to Pharsalos.
'sAll is quiet here. Most of the Jews
remained in Larfssa.s Two battalions Of
Turkish infantry are guarding the rail-
road station of LarSssa, where 1 found
the remains of the hospital stores, which
had been abandoned by the Greeks at
the last moment.
The inhabitants Of Larissa say the
Greeks seized all the horses and car
riages. Even the local newspapermen
fled on foot.
Many amusing scenes were witnessed
in Larissa this morning. For instance, |
met an ugly Turkish soldier, sunburned
and dusty. solemnly parading the streets
under a fine lady's parasol, which he
had picked up on the road.
ssLooting is strictly forbidden. The
Turkish authorities in this matter are
even too severe.
Some of the Evzolles still remain hid
den, and the same is the case with some
OF the Greek officers. All of the latter
who are made prisoners are paroled."
Yesterday morning CTuesday), con-
tinues the correspondent of the Associ-
ated Press. witnessed the entrance Of
grave and showed signs of being graft
fed at his success. lie was met by Gen
eraI Grumkoff Che German officer who
reorganized the Turkish artillery at the
bridge entrance to the town, where they
exchanged CONGRATULATIONS.
"a procession of the Musselman popula-
ton received Edhem Pasha and saluted
him with respect. There was no shout
ing or noisy manifestations.
FEdhem Pasha dismounted at, the
cupied by Prince Constantine, the Crown
Prince of Greece and Commander-in-C Chief
of the Greek Army. Edhem Pasha en-
tered the place without any ceremony.
'Sefulah Bey has been promoted to the
rank of Pasha. He has well deserved the
promotion by hard work and bold fight
Ing.
'tThe story of the entrance of the Turk
ish troops into Larissa is dramatic. When
the cavalry and artillery approached the
town, the artillery opened fire upon the
garrison remained there There being no
reply to the Turkish fire two squadrons
of Turkish cavalry advanced and a third
remained, dfsmounted firing on the GRIM
inals who had been released from prison
when LArissa became panic stricken.
These criminals had succeeded in arming
themselves and replied to the fire of the
"sefulah Bey and General Grumbkoff
led the first Turkish squadron to Larissa.
and, at the bridge at the entrance of the
town, Sefulah spurred forward at full
speed Some of the Mussulman inhabi-
tants shouted
The bridge is nined'
But the two officers did not pause and
were the first to enter the town and put
UP at the Olympus, the principal hotel,
which was soon guarded by Turkish
troops.
THE Crown Princes Korak was lux
urious and had splendid table service,
bedding, furniture, etc. The Turkish SOL
diers. who are mostly simple, good ma
tured rusties were astonished at the
sights in the city.
Two Circassian cavalrymen finding a
store of Greek uniforms donned two of
them and paraded the streets, only keep
ing their Turkish arms
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