The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-07
GREECE IN A BAD FIX
THE TURKS OCCUPY SEW
ERAL NEW TOWNS,



LONDON, May i.-Volo and Trik.
hala have fallen into the hands Of the
Turks led by Edhem Pasha; the re-
ported Greek victory at Velcstino Is
officially denied; the Turks are press.
ing hard on Pharsala, the present
headquarters Of the Greek army, occu-
pyiug various points on the T~hessslian
plain, and the two armies are prepar-
ing for immediate battle. with the
Turks much the stronger; Osman
Pasha, the hero of Plcvna, with $1,000
fresh Turkish troops, Is on his way to
Epirus, where the Greeks are fighting
desperately.
Such are the present war conditions
which confront NJ. Rail-, the new
premier of Greece, at the very outset
of his career. Tho revolutionary
spirit in Athens has, however. been
calmed for a time and reports from
Athens to-day are that practically
every man in the Greek capital is arm
every train into the city Is loaded with
troops. Yesterday crowds broke into
the gunshops, and took all the prac.
t:cable weapons. To-day Greece is
armed to fight for her life. In one
shop was found no one but u boy
seated on Q box. The proprietor had
gone to tho war. This man had no
time to arrange his affairs in careful
detail. Even hotel walters, porters
md call boys have gone to tho front.
The headquarters staff Of the Greek
army at Pharsala has been completely
changed, General Macris and Colonies
Saponulzakis, Mastropas and Anton.
ladies' having resigned and started for
Athens.
PHARSALA'S A HISTORIC FIELD.
Pharsala. where the last stand of
the Greeks is being made, stands on
the southern edge Of the great basin
Of Thessaly, twenty-five miles south
of Larissa. 1t Is famous in history ms
the Gene Of the great battle between
Pompey and julius Caesar. The road
from Larissa TO Pharsala. along which
the Greek army ~retreated, Is over a
plain, low and undulating, and with
u few groups of huts scattered
about it. 1t is without trees or
hcdgerows, and only . few signs
of cultivation are visible. Above the
town, to the southwest, Is a craggy,
limestone hill, where the ancient
Acropolis once stood. In the bottom
at the foot Of the hill, is q range o.
white houses, irregularly built From
the Acropolis Is a fine view OF the
plain on which Caesar gained his de
cisive victory over Pompey, which
made him master over the Roman
world. In this battle Pompey drew
up his forces SO the right wing woult
be protected by the rugged bank o
the river. Scipio commanded the cen
ter and Pcmpey tho left wing. OPP
posite to Pompey was Caesar at tn
head Of his legion, while Caesars lef
was held by Marc Antony. After tn
battle Pompey r~etreated on horsebacl
to Larissa.
BALKAN STATES PRAISED.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 1.-Coun
Muravie6, the Russian minister 70
foreign affairs, and Count 0oluchows
XII, the Austrian minister for foreigI
affairs, have dispatched identical note
to the Russian and Austrian represen
tatives In Servis, Bulgaria. Roumani
and Montenegro, expressing satisfat
ton at the attitude which the govern
ments Of those countries have take
during this present crisis, and sayin
that tho attitude harmonizes all tn
more with the feelings of the two so,
ereigns, the car and Emperor Franc
Joseph. as they are firmly determine
to uphold universal peace and tn
principle Of the status quo.
THE EUROPEAN CONCERT.
LONDON. May 1.-The Times CO.
respondent at st Petersburg has ha
An interview with o high official VIII
accompanied Emperor Francis Joscp
on his visit to the czar. The ofici,
said that the emperor was gratfde
with the results Of his visit, and adde
that there would be no change In IL
Eastern policy Of the powers. I'll
keynote Of the situation was the ne
essity Of tho prompt return to IL
status quo in both Crote and Greece
The official assured the Times corr
spondsnt that the European conccI
was equally DESTROYS OF supporting I'll
dynasty in Greece.
ALEXANDRIA Egypt, May l.-Fo,
hundred Greek volunteers sailed to-da
for Athens and a thousand more wi
leave TO- morrow bv SPECIAL steamer.
aIs-slA AGAIN TnvOlv0d