The herald., 1897-05-04
GREECE'S
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Trains are running to Pharsalos now
and managed to get through. Return
ing on horseback in the darkness to |
Woo, I was captured by the Greek out
posts, thanks to the failure of head
quarters to issue regular passports. 1
was treated with much civility, but
was retained until late hour
Having met reinforcements on the
way to Volo, went out again today.
when the Greeks brought up nearly the
whole Pharsalos force. Save in the
sharp struggles during the night, the
Greeks have been successful, holding
their ground. The Turks maintained a
battery on a hill facing the Greek left,
approached the end of the wood and
burned small village. Nearly all the
fighting today has been on the extreme
right in the direction Of Lake Karla,
and the eastern Volo road. Whoever
gains this road commands volo, and
could cut off retreat there.
1.-THE trains still run to Velestino, the
officials displaying great coolness and
courage
more decisive fighting is expected to-
nlorrow-Tuesday.
GAS yet the Greek losses have not
been heavy The Red Cross society, for
merly much in evidence, is now conspic-
uous by its absence, and this fact causes
comment"
Nh 4. GREEK RIOTING
q LONDON, May 3.-The Athens. corre-
spondent of the Times will say that
crowd summoned by the ringing of
church bells. proceeded to the residence
OF Crown Prince Constantine in Achia.
seized the arms of the royal guard,
smashed the furniture and burned all
the papers they could lay hands on. The
village was greatly excited by the incl
dent and there were further disturbances
in the churches.
GREEK HEROISM
LONDON, May S-The Athens corre-
spondent of the Daily Telegraph will
say tomorrow: II had an interview with
NJ Ralli today, who told me that the re-
port sent by the ministers of war and
the interior from Pharsalos were in most
respects highly satisfactory. He said
they had wired him from Pharsalos that
the front line of the army was in battle
array and the Turkish attack imminent.
All preparations had been made for he
roic defense, and the spirit of the army
was much better than before, owing to
the change in the supreme command.
IN. Ralli declared that the victory at
Valestino was the most splendid achieve
ment of the war, the Greeks capturing an
enormous quantity of arms, ammunition
and horses. The Turks, after this
crushing defeat, M. Ralli believes, are
not likely to re-engage in hostilities in
that quarter.
"Under all the circumstances, the cab
met deems it advisable to leave General
Smolenski with his own brigade and not
to promote him to higher position for
the moment"
GREECE WILL FIGHT
LONDON, May 3.-The chief points in
1.-The situation today are: First, that the
cabinet ministers who have returned
from the Greek frontier. eeem to be in
favor Of q. continuance of war and fur
ther that fighting continued almost in
cessantly at velestino from last Thurs
day until Sunday with the the result that
Gen. Smolenski had been prevented from
actually assuming his new duties as
chief of staff. Ae a further result the
Greeks at Velestino have failed to regain
their position but they are too much
lfatigued to follow UP their success. AL
together fourteen officers have been re-
called from Crete to be sent into Thes-
sally and. this is also proof of the inten-
ton of the new cabinet to continue the
war. IKE. ~
The movement is actuated by neces-
sity. All the best officers are being sent
to the front. nor Is there any intention
yet displayed to evacuate Crete. ~,
The Turkish army is advancing in
three columns upon Pharsalos where an
additional column 10 operating in the di-
rection of Volo. AS the. volo column
could easily take Velestino. the Greek
position is very precarious. This prob
ably explains the retention of Gen. Smo-
lenski there, as it was natural to expect
him to go to Pharsalos to assume the
eupreme command. Everything points
to an inevitable retreat by the Greeks on
Domokos.
The diplomatic situation continues OBJ
scure with constant interchange of dis
patches between European cabinets and
incessant interviewing of ministers.
A dispatch to the Daily News from We
lestino will say tomorrow: The presence
of Crown Prince Constantine at Phrasa-
los would be quite superf1uous If he were
not the future king Of Greece. He ought
to remain there, if only to prove to an
exasperated nation that he was the vic
tim of an unworthy gang of courtier col
onels sabreurs and the like, of all
grades of inefficiency, whom he had
nominated en- bloc to be hts general staff
OvERTUREs DECLINED
ATHENS, May 3-It is said here or
good authority that the powers have
made overtures to Greece on the subject
of peace, but the government declines t.
invoke the mediation Of Europe.
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