New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-18
GREEK AND TURKISH SOLDIERS.
COMPARISON FAVORABLE TO KING
GEORGES TROOPS-A VISIT TO ELASSONA.
Corresnondance of The London Chronicle.

Correspondence Of The London Chronicle.
Anybody dropped into Larlssa from the clouds n1s
force. The streets are crowded with soldiers. tne
6Sgs Is heard sr a is covered %f little tin
at which the officers taking their coffee or mas
town tS sn for oyc or money This last
not trouble me as l had already determined to
Sh on the ut fs nfn e IL r Prince
and General Macris TO both of whom brought
letters from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince,
and from whom accordingly received a warm well
come and very great kindness in enabling me to see
much as possible in the snort time Veh'ured
to be away from Athens. , .-,
Unless they are either extremely good or extremely
bad soldiers are much the same all over the world
certainly soldiers raised by CONSUMPTION are SO are
barracks are Krupp guns so Is the dr Of
and the material part of them could not have been
much better The barracks were admirable IN Their
ventilated. with a View to the hot climate. than any
have seen. The cavalry stables We're equally az,
: bed Of litter a foot thick all day in winter, only
the soed surface being removed hs Is very d Gl
/ suspect TO the necessity of great warmth in winter
The bores Of the Krupps shone like the inside of
we-kert Purdey. and the breech opened at touch
whatever to q criticse OF the Greek soldiers
saw them only a favorable verdict can be given
I1 to everybody as obvious The
men are capital raw material-what the Germans
so cat he ire of had woTR Soldering
except OF course on the battlefield, means no addi-
nerea pperfeety Confident and one and ali glad to
be going to the front That last fact Is almost
'' They arrive at Larissa in tranus they march
singing through the streets to central dep Si.
uniform and equipment. and picks out pair OF
boots with this bundle under an arm and me new
boots on they march TO the barracks and an hour
9fterward they issue forth clothed for the ranks
and looking exactly like French soldiers though
y pale face is rare thing In the Greek army army
had and / specially struck by the
intelligence displayed by the non-commlssioned
Vnsy orDy very they s0Ss
the mems shoulders at unexpected NS momsnts
70 see that he ra 6 in
man aimed along his empty rifle showed taat he
s h before details
course n do not in themselves cali for any praise but
done rs e mechanically and lisessly The uniforms are
good and warm and ample-not OF course. with the
At OF Aldershot. but up to ordinary Continental
standard.
The Turkish post was 80 yards away. obliquely
across the top OF the range. little distance away
from It was broken-down sort OF cabin "a and as
as s mu one md myself
making Tor II the Lieutenant nan In command the he, Gus he
b tS% M snd hs snss h
evidently did not wish us to approach TOO near the
psem,-contemptuous nonchalance the Greek side
and lowering embarrassment on the other, 6ht
were Harpy hns my lille lie
few into passion and stormed. and hurried the
friendly again Really / could not blame him. He
was not all liked to have his piSstnre, taken
he had not been shaved for days. and half an inch
OF gray stubbly beard-for he must have been a
man az ffty-gave him appallingly CHASTITY APP
nearance: his tunlc was like dirty old dressing
GOWN with half the buttons gone: his undercothing
green with age. soied and torn and tucked into
rough peasants stockings on his feet he had pair
NJ ancient slippers Truly he a pitiabe sight,
and he knew II Indeed standing beside Tricoupi.
spick and span as a French stan officer on Sunday.
rom the bright gold lace In his cap TO his white
gloves shining revolver case gttering scabbard
and neat riding boots. he could not but be sensible
OF the comparison
His men were worse than HIMSELF their Jackets
were of ALI sorts: string often took the place OF
buttons: some had stockings: almost all were
in slippers: one was young negro, and another
was n boy OF fifteen Moreover, their Mar
tint, were stamped providence, r. l." and be-
Eeye no Martini rife has been manufactured In the