The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-05-24
UNWELCOME ALLIES.
Greeoe's Foreign Volunteers to bo
Quickly Exported,
THBYTBRRORIzBTHE VILLAGERS

Indulging In Riotous Excesses, They
Provoke an Attack by Greeks-Wnl
Not BE Allowed to Remain in
Athens-Armlstic May BE Extended
London, May 24.-The Athens corre-
spondent of The Times says: Owing
to the disquietude caused by the pres
ence in the city of large bodies of vol
unteers the government has hastilH re-
called the force of gendarmes sent to
Arta and will take measures to de-
port these dangerous allies to their
various countries at the earliest pos
sible date.
Most of the volunteers making up
the Berthet column are anarchists, and
the government has done wisely in re-
fusng to allow them to come here,
although they insisted on the privilege
The government sent them from Arta
to Zaverda, and there disarmed them,
with orders to leave for Italy in Greek
vessels Thereupon they began to in
dulge i'm all sorts of excesses, and got
into conflict with the inhabitants, with
the result that one Italian was killed
and six were seriously wounded. Final
ly, after a great deal of trouble, they
We're sent to Brindis under the escort
of two Greek men-of-war,
The correspondent Of The Daily Tele-
graph in Epirus gives a terrible pic
ture of the excesses Of the Italians
while travelling from Arta to Zaverda.
He says:
"They stole brandy and drank 1t
like water. Armed only with revolvers
aut1ra
Zaverda they were quarreling fiercely
among themselves. The villagers, thor
oughly alarmed, gathered in readiness
to fight the Italians, and the situation
became serious. A Greek tried to pacify
a Garibaldian, who was about to dash
his brains out with a stone, whereupon
an italian officer fired and wounded
the Garibaldian.
Instantly the cry was raised, "A
Greek has been killed. and the viii
layers began to fire their rifles. The
melee became general, but the Italians
finally displayed a flag of truce, and
the embarkation was effected, though
with great difficulty. Several Italian
officers told me they did not expect
to reach land alive, as their rutfianly
soldiers would surely kill them"
The Berthet column (Italian) insist
ed on returning to Athens, several Of
the volunteers refusing to return to
Italy on the ground that they are
liable to arrest as deserters. The gov
ernment has decided that the column
must return to italian territory, and
will undertake to board and lodge only
those liable to arrest.
The forces of the Ethnike Hetairia
have distinguished themselves more
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denies that any guns Ieli mo une
| hands OF the enemy curing the re-
treats from ReVeni ana Nelstiho.
1t is reported in Athens seml-oIilclal-
ly that Edhem Pasha, commander oil
the Turkish army IN Ihessaiy' mas IN
formed the creek oIiicers VINO III CON
Junction with Iurklsh oIilcets' are ar
ranging the neutral zone thaI ne Is
empowered TO negotlate the terms oi
peace with Greece direct IL IS uhuer-
STOOD that the armlstlce VIII pe pro
longeu IL at lts eAplratloh lhs peace
heSoltIlons shoulu not pe liliislieu.
that Colonel Staikos, with the last de-
taehment Of the Greek eNpedltloIslfy
torce, ehDarAeu ior o'reeoe Se''ei O'''
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Conston ntinonIe saws. the powers have
instructed their ambassadors to act as
their representatives in medlatlng be-
tween Turkey and Greco. A collective
| note VIII be handed TO the porte Iorlh-