The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-13
How, the Greeks Were Defeated.

tFroi. the Forum
Earl, su, Frida, ,Heninr Lafi~-a was
sp..akint - VICTORIES. accounts oi Whbu
Nore brought la frum thy plain ns Ciazci
shepherds. Al . O'Clock strsrelitg >"l
oi..rs heran Ia arrive from Nc0ro> fai
1avinr tlat tn, Greeks had hcrn driven
OUT of the Vale 81 Tempe, they were
lock,-l I'D a. Cowardly HAIRS hy tie puiice
WHO r,a~S,ired tho town. Two houfs later
the truth c,uld be ma longer concealed.
ueaduuarters admitted that the way was
omen for the eEemy's Nezeros division 80
nom hi> right wing. From house To house
ran the versatile police crying, The Turk
O. upon as The crown prince says, Fly
fh sour lives with all hastel "
Probably this order, as given out by
hpatiI,,aiters, was scarcely SO ABRUPT dni
ur,ent considering the the Geek army
stood at - distance OF eight miles between
Iari>Sa and the Turks, with six hours
bcfor, ,!aybrcak in its favor, and it il
L. b,- presumed that IN, policemen. Greek
fashion amended their instructions L. suit
their own tastes and the inspiration of
the moment The natural result was a
panic among the inha hitants. quickly ag-
.rava.cd hy the arrival Of panic-sjTickcn
soldiers from Nezeros. Seeing their sup
posed protectors pOwerless, men aud women
alikebecan,c frantic Meanwhile the Greek
army was ia fun retreat on the plain.
For three days the reserves had lain under
the hot Suh by day; siiivering with cold
at night. exposed to Sheli-Iire, without once
changing their places or firing a shot
enough to TAKE TIL starch out Of hard
e.ied veterans.
CA Frioay, April 23, the great fest day
e the creek church, some had dsdaintd
llnAr usual sCamty ratiunS. To their iInar-
inatiui:s thus overwrought the shrek Of
shells the Jung" OF exploding shrapnel,
G8wcver SiCitth e execution, had furnished
terrible food. The straEGlers cote
III. frDra tbc Vale Of Tempe stopped long
en,.u=h to tell 81 the disaster and then
TO hurry on TO LariSsa. Then came from
Headquarters an order to tie guns ana
certain companies " infantry 10 aerth a
retreat toward I.arisSa. This order fleN
along the lines, fast following the news
of the defeat at NnIeros. and was acted
UPON by tie whole Amy which nDvcd,
iu increa sincl tunIultuUus disorder. toward
tie roau leading to Larisss on reaching
the r0a ) there was a panic. Officer for
tegratcd. the feat Of each struggling nlan
was heightcbcd by the cummunt y vi ler
Tor IN which ne found himself.
When the Greek cavalry, coming mp frlm
the rear attempted to pass slonE one
side OF the r0EC, some one raised the CRY.
The Turks are upn usi' lnstantly there
was universal shrek. followed by almost
general FIRING. Many pointed their rifles
into the ali: niaLy others. INTO the faces
of Comrades, instead Of at the maeinsry
enemy. Officers used their re,olysrs with
equal eCklessnesS. OF those wtO feIl under
foot >one had teen shot, Others had
tainted % sunk down from steer fright.
A. lUnEtl. the very weakness OF the sob
dicrs, tie res llt of fasting, combined with
then d. hereni lack of forcefulness, '.-Saine
the helpmate of discipline. Tine SUICIDAL,
tGmuituouS crowd moved on, gradually sub
siding os IL k4St strength, until q flockad
into the town. At dawn the spectacle
IA the streets told dramatically what seven
DAYS wal mad Cost Greece.