The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-26

YIold 70 PsFsaAIiou'
ATHENS. April s5,-s a m.-The
Greek government has decided TO perse-
we're in the struggle and to resist the fur
th,r advance of the enemy with greater
energy than has hitherto been displayed.
II is otficIally declared that the new line
a, defense Is far stronger than the from
tier where the Turks gained their adVan-
tasr in consequence Of the superiority Of
their positions.
About , o'clock yesterday afternoon
tsa omaal in charge OF the telegraph
once at Larirsa, observing cloud Of
dust raised by the advancing cavalry Of
the Turks asked leave to dynamite the
once He was directed TO leaye It. Since
$50 o. m. saturday yne L.aEINsa Once mad
mad, no response 10 calls from Athens,
A dispatch from Ravenl says that Ed
hem Pasha, on learning that the Greeks
had been ordered 70 fall back, attempted
10 deliver q crushing blow with con-
Sidsrable force which had been resting
thrty-SX hourB and succeeded In break :
lng through che Greek lines In several
phees.
Greeks have captured Pinka- Another
dispatch says that Piaka and Ponepiga-
ala have been occupied by the Greeks af-
ter being abandoned by the Turks who
Rave also abandoned kaleiZin. Col
Manus, IN force, has advanced beyond
PontsriEia en- route to Janina. II Is re-
ported AZ Arta that \ rising has occurred
10 the interior Of Eplrus.
TurlLlsn FlendlShnssS.
Noon.-It is useless to deny that a
very gloomy outlook OF the war pros
poets IS taken here by the better TN
formed. There are, however, no signs
of panic. The city exhibits an attitudc
OF dlEuifed endurance while many pef.
sons still show an unRbated enthusiasm
FOR fight. This symptom Is particularly
noticeable among the wounded now In
Athens, Their one desire SCENE TO be
healed In order that they may rejoin
Ssfuraiiy, this spirit Is much fostered
by the confirmation OF the reports that
the Turks have burned the Greek
wounded in a church at KurtZlovnll,
The Turks lighted fireS under the bod
les OF the wounded and many OF the
creek wounded Implored their com.
rades to kill them: others committed
suicide.
Although It Is said that the Greeks
carried on all their guns from Tyrnavo
and LarissR and also destroyed the pro-
visions at both places, they could not
transport the guns 10 Phnrsala.
n ls reluctantly believed by some In
Atheuian circles that the retreat was
s6neWhat tlIsorderly md that some OF
inc guns were abandoned with but fee
bic defense. 1t seems probable. however
that in the main the retreat was IN
This morning the word goes forth
here thai the government Will persevere
IN the struggle with greater determine
Jlon. The report, however has not
served to inlay the growing Irritation
at the belief that, even II Greece cOuiu
not hold her own. the non-Cnensive poi
icy manifested in the orders az the
crown prince not to attack, was idiouc
and un-Grecian. The retreat to Phlr-
sala is considered poor response TO tha
fiery speeches OF Crown Prince Con-
Etantino TO his troops.
Naturally all sorts OF reasons are
advanced 10 explain why the Greeks
ratreaied. the moro candid admitting
that the Turks were zoo strong, II ia
also pointed out that the Turkish cav
airy did much 10 turn the scale IN favor
Of Edhem Pashn.
HumoFs About Greek WarShipa'
The Greek feet is also the subject Of
many curious reports, one Of which as
Ier,s that the eastern squadron has
bombarded Dedeagach. II Is known that
the Turks yesterday ordered thar all tht
lanterns In the lighthouse on the gull
OF Saloalca should remain uniighted
Five lrunclads and four torpedo Ooatl
are operating along the coast between
PiataRonn and Katerinn. The Bfltsh
and French subjects residing nt VOC
have appealed TO their respective en-.
voys here begging FOR the dispatch oi
warshlps to Volo to protect them,
The ENJOYS have wired TO their gov
trnments and TO the admlrnls al Cdnea
but at Athens It is considered unneces-
Sary 70 comply with the request o. an
attack upon Volo Is no part OF the Iur'
klsh programme.
modify Yesterdays reports and tone
t9ue dawn the glowing prospects a.
though the Athenians are Btill hoplne
that the capture of Janlnl may come az
m offset 10 the retreat from Thessnly
There ~ no confirmation OF the report
that white fas has been seen iiylnf
over the Prevesa citadel ana B0nteplG'
udll has not yet been captured.
Colonel Coumnudouro9 with a hattal-
Ion 0f 100 engaged 900 Turks al 3:l
,. m yesterday (Saurday), on the plain
IN front Of PeneliplEadin, The battle
lasted until halt-pnst seven ~ tht
evening The result Is not yet known
here. thpuqh Il Is understood that thf
Greeks lost one hundred and my XII
Cd and sounded. Colonel C9umauduu'
ros had no artillery.
A report has gcnchcd here TINS even
Ing that Turkish force Of l2.0OO having
pushed It's way through tho passes az
NiodendfOs, Anallpsis, NegeroH aut
RHpsaui. has descended on Dereil. Th'
Greeks have retroatod 10 M8krychori.
" would appear. how ever, that iht
position W Rcveul Itself and Byughaz
IS uHalter-d The Greeks M u result
Of the orders OF Crown Prince COnst9n'
tine stopped Just short Of sclzlng pa
maHi
Greeks Advancing.
o. m.-Thc Grrclt government thi,
morning wired TO ~ representative
tgfuld 1e follows.
on Friday after 9 o'clock In the even
lng, yielding 90 She cnrmy's superior
iprcei AZ Natl. our troops were Obliged 10
fnll back on PhnHnla, abandoning la.
f4FTl which "a no iouvar Ionnbip owing