The Langston City herald. [volume] (Langston City, O.T. [Okla.]) 1891-1902, 1897-05-08

THE GREEKS WANT MORE
FIGHTING.
Army In Good ConsiItiou--vcry salts.
factory Reports Received from pbnr.
ssios-orssee Refuses to Appea, to the
rowsrs to End tho war.

LONDON. May l.--Thc chief points of
interest In the situation are; First
that the decision of the ministers WIN
3 have returned from the Greek frontier
seems to be In favor of a continuance
OF the war; and, second, that fighting
continued almost incessantly a, Wales.
tino from last Thursday until SUNDAY.
with the result that General Smolensl,i
has been prevented from actually as
suming his new duties as chief of staff
AS further result, the Greeks at
valestino have managed TO retain their
positions. but thoy are too much
fatigued to follow up their success.
Altogether fourteen officers have
been recalled from Crete TO be serS on
20 Thcssaly, and this also is "a proof of
the intention of the new cabinet to
continue the war. The movement is
actuatcd by necessity. All the best
officers are being sent to the front.
nor Is there any intention yet dis
played to evacuate Crete.
II 10 rumorcd that many officers have
told the Crown Prince Constantine
that they will return their swords un.
less they are led against the Turks.
There Is strong feeling at Pharsa los
that the troops must advance. The
despair over the mistakes of the cam
paign has been obliterated 70 a desire
to regain the esteem of Europe. Only
1000 soldiers are actually posted at
Pharsalos. The remainder are dis
tributed In well chosen positions. Dis.
ciplinc improving. though organization
Is still some what defective.
The villagers throughout Thcssaly
have practically deserted the Greeks.
Turkish Army Advancing.
The Turkish army is advancing In
three columns on Pharsalos. while an
additional column is operating in the
direction of Volo As the Volo column
could easily take Neiestino in the rear,
the Greek position is very prccarious.
This probably explains the retention
of General Smolenski there. as il was
natural to expect him To 20 TO Phar-
salos to assume the supreme command.
Everything points to an incvita BILE re-
treat by the Greeks on Domolkos
The diplomatic situation continues
obscure, with constant interchange
Of dispatches between European cab
incts and incessant interviewing of
ministers.
II is said here on good authority
that the powers have made ovcrturcs
TO Greece on the subject OF peace, but
that the government declines to in
woke the mediation of Europe. The
king has decided to remain in Athens
for the present
II appears that the Turks asked an
armisticc in order to bury their dead.
the request was referred to the com
mander.in-chief. from whom no defin-
lie reply is forthcoming, but the arm
isticc is tacitly observed. The Greeks
speak with emotion OF the enemy's
Vallantry.
The correspondent of the Daily Tel
egraph at Velestino, under date Of
Saturday, says:
''ln the battle here yesterday, which
continued through the day, 1000
Turks made repeated assaults on the
Greek positions at the railway june
'ion. They were finally driven from
the field.
The chief feature of the engagement
was brilliant charge of !, 800 Circas-
sian cavalry i'm order To capture a field
battery, which was supported on each
flank by strong bodies of Greek in
fantry. The Circassians nearly
reached the guns, but swept by n
thanking musketry fire, they were
forced To retreat, the battery shclling
the retreating horsemen, with such
execution that the wheat fields were
covered with the bodies of the men
aud beasts.
The Greek troops have entirely re-
covered their morale, and their splen-
did efforts here prove how great an ef-
feet able commanders can produce
upon troops The Greek losses were
chiefly due TO the infantry fire. Very
few of the Turkish shells exploded.
The enemy retrcatcd out of sight
toward Larissa during the night.
Turkey Ready 10 Quit.
In official Turkish circles the opin-
ion is expressed chat the war with
Greece will soon terminate. 1t is
pointed out that while Turkey was
forced into the war by Greek aggrcs-
sion and the counsels of certain OF the
powers, she will not gain any advan-
tage by crushing Greece for the ben
eft Of the Slav element in the Balkans.
II is held that the successes attained
by the Turkish troops in Greece are all
the Turkish government could desire.
In spite OF the talk Of peace, the
preparations for war shows no signs
of ceasing. The whole OF the land
strum or mustahfuse (second rescrvc)
belonging to the third army corps.
stationed in the Salonica district, has
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