The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-28
Blamed at Athens For the d..
feat of the Greeks.
HIS LIFE Is THREATENED
SEEMS PLIABLE IN THE HANDS
OF THE OPPOSITION.
Constantine Plead With Them to Give.
the Turks Battle, But They Jeered
Him--Fear That Edhem viii
Move Upon Athens.

Headquarters of the Turkish Army In
Thessaly, Larissa, April 27.-1'he CORES
pondent Of the Associated Press with the
Turkish army here never saw such per.
feet discipline as when the victorious
Turks occupied Larissa. The peace was
not disturbed in a single quarter OF
the town. AS an instance of the strict.
ness of the orders against pillage, the
correspondent has just seen a Turkish
soldier who took shirt from an aban.
doned, half closed store, seized by a pat
rol and arrested.
Several cafes are already doing busi
ness.
Practically the whole Greek population
fled from the town. One of the few
persons who remained informed the cor
respondent that there was continual
exodus throughout Saturday. Only
number of volunteers remained, who, the
moment the regular troops had gone. be-
gan pillaging the stores and also liber
ated the criminals from the Jail. The re-
leased prisoners joined in the looting and
the volunteers afterward began to shoot
the Mussulmans who, throughout the
preceding week had been maltreated by
the Greeks whenever they appeared on
the streets.
1t is stated here that before the Greeks
fled, Prince Constantine, the Greek com
mander in chief, begged them to remain
and face the enemy; but they refused.
and a regular suave qui peut ensued.
The Greek soldiers actually jeered at the
Crown Prince as they refused to face
the enemy again.
The Greek soldiers are furious at the
Ethnike Hetairia, the Greek nationaE
League. They seized all the members Of
that organization nat they could find.
saying: 1T is y0I who have brought all
this trouble ON us"
The Greek prisoners ure well treated
by the Turks and a Greek officer, who
was seen by the correspondent, has been
supplied with coffee and cigarettes. He
remarked to the correspondent: "We
were always told the Turks were barba.
rous, but should like to see more Of this
sort of barbarity among our own people"
a Greek paper published here, Of
which the correspondent secured copy
is full of the most gross misrepresenta.
tions. At the moment the Turks were
entering the plain of Thessaly, it an.
nounced that the Turks were in full re-
treat, and that the Greeks would die to
the last man, before they would allow
single Turk to enter Greece. The Turks
have sealed up all banks. business houses
and other places containing money OF
other valuables and have placed guards.
over them.
EDHEM THREATENS ATHENS.
London, April 27.-The Evening News
this afternoon publishes IA despatch. from
Athens, dated $40 p. M. and saying that
the people there are frightfully incensed
at the retreat of the troops. The de
spatch further states that the bitterness
against King George and his government
is intensified by the news that the Grees-
army in Epirus has been ordered to sus
pend operations. pending reconsideration
of the situation by the ministers. Con
tinuing, the despatch says:
"Indeod. it looks probable that tO-mOr
row will see the end of the whole buSi
ness. There is reason to believe that tht
government is contemplating the with
drawal of the Greek troops from Crete
and an appeal to the Powers to settle the
troubles. This change uron the part OF
the government is due to Elhem Pasha's
having intimatcd his intention of march.
ing upon Athens,
KING GErRGE'S LIFE IN DANGER,
London, April 27.--A despatch has
been received here from Athens statins
that affairs there are fast approaching
a crisis. The recent defeats of the Greek
army have aroused public feeling to SUCH
IA pitch that King George may be assass.
sinated or deposed. There is also danger
that the mob may take possession of the
city.
The resignation of the Greek Minister
of Marines is reported in another dis
patch.