The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-16
The Latest and Most Reliable Account Of
the Triumph Of the Crescent.
GENERAL MILES ARRIVED TOO LATE
He Tried Very Hard 40 Induce ll,c
Greeks 10 Einy Another ss.ni.,-.
but In Vnirt-hriplin.s and Cranes
and sRviscs were There but Flu.
cher Scoycl Was Rccnicitrnnt.
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some real gcnerulship and some clever
lniishtinG. are entitled TO have their
money refunded at the hoN office.
The first day the Greeks had much Tho
best Of the argument Steve Crane led
the profession with Il beautiful twu-col-
umn, double-lcadcd two-Stcp ana
caught the Turks mapping
Whilc Cranes forces engaged the en-
envy i'll front 1iudyard \ipling and his
command attacked the Turkish rear.
and by Il syndicate prcarrangcnlcnt
these two valorouS leaders worked the
daily parallel column on the demoralized
foe.
There was a bright Grccian streak in
the atmosphere, and the bookmakcrs
were giving remarkable odds on the
fight
When the second days fighting open
cd everybody said it was Il C;rccian
cinch in Il walk. ana Grcciun money
went begging.
When the firing opened between the
outposts at PcntcpiShataiu the welcome
word was carried 10 the. managing cdi-
tors Of the battle that Richard Hard
ing DAVIS. fully nroViSioncd and highly
DaJam1ed, was bearing down on the
enemy on the right at the head Of Il
band Of 1IvZones, who were armed with
the Remington strip.
At this juncture Of the struggle the
Turks began To feel like 80 cents ana
other small change.
The strategic triangle was playing 10
beat the band, and the Turks were Fan
ming the atmosphere i'll great shape
going out in one-two-thrc order
Up to this time it was what Hazel
Kirk would call pretty work.
Then came the crisis
1t was none Of your off-hand. special
sale-day crisis. Nor did it pariakc Of
The Stereotypcd. the villian-approac hcs
stage effect. 1t was one Of those dcliber-
ate. well-written, and carefully revised
al =, ri n
battle with a CHASTITY, blue pencil ap-
Dcaroncc.
When victory had executed a little air
ship exhibition ana was about TO utn-
iZc the Grecian banners for pcrching
purposes the StartlinF- announcement
was; made that, owing To the breaking
down Of the press. Sylvester Scoycl
would he unable to make the expected
attack on the Turkish left flank.
1t was crisis that tried the space
work souls of the entire command
Retreat without an effort meant dis
honor. while an advance under the cir
CunSf1nccs might mean humiliation.
After Il short conference ii was decided
there would lie no back peduling and
the order to advance was tcicnh0nat: III
and down tic line.
Blucher Scnvcl could have saved the
day. but his messenger boyishncss pre-
vented.
With mighty roar the contcndmg
forces clashcd. and the sigh! that FOL
lowed would have caused Il circulation
war to so OFT in some quiet nook ana
weep highly sailed tears over its own
significance
Above the terrible din Of battle could
be heard the inspiring Black face, do,i-
blc-pica shricks OF these vllorous lead
efs rs they urged their men to fight.
Gro describe this scene properly would
be a gross plagiarism nn John l.. Sui
livan'S story OF Mrs. ritZSmmOns' he
role work IL Carson City)
The roar OF the McrGcnt halcrS was
terrific as they poured the hot lead into
the matrices and made history at the
usual space rates. There was an occa-
s!onal pause, when The sharp clicking Of
the typewriters showed they were get
ting in their work on he Turks in much
the Same manner they did UP that Chi
caSo banker.
In the last half Of the ninth nrins.
with two men out. two strikes ~ Ed
hem PnSha, not 4 Turk on the bases
and the crowd leaving the grand stand.
came the blow that Killed father Ed
hem was desperate. ana. making Il Vi
cions Swipc AT a parasraphic inshooi, he
caught ii for three bases
IN sicklE yellow kiGi:sh expression
took possession of the face Of the Greek
pitcher. 1t was plain to De seen that he
had contracted Il complication of the
glass arm. charlcyhorsc and puncttIrs 4
nerve.
y passed ball, a base on balls. another
hit. "a wide throw by the shor;stol. an,:
IN" Greek decentralization VAS CONFLICT.
Inc Turks trottcd around the bases; like
intoxicated sailors on Il merry go round.
The score and the plot thcktlicd like
newspaper office paste in warm WCGi her.
The Sroans Of he Gcui and wounded
We're remarkable, particularly those OF
the dead. arrangements are III pro-
gross TO have these now things in Sroans
produced on the phonographJ
i'ui why prolon@ the awful recital.
There was nothing FOR the Greeks IL DO
but fall back 10 Aria. THUS was the
horrible retreat inaururatCd.
The quarters Of these gallant COM
manders looked Xix" hoy bad been Visit
cd by one Of those individuals, who oc-
casionaily drop in u Wnip the editor.
All was confusion ana neXt moyninEi.!l
AS the dcmOvali~ed column approached
the suburbs of Arta ana managed 20
fight through the lines nf the fakirS an
gagged III selling war relies, thcrc burS;
npon them Il Spcctcr OF The Illuminated
supplement variety. For 4 few moments
they were daXcd.
AS it approached il grow nearer. and
suddenly they recognized Con. Miles He
was accompanied by his full Uniform