The Irish standard., 1897-05-01
TERRI FIC BAT III y y
The droek Army Driven Back -
Force Of NumbsrL
:larlssa 1. he Hands Of the T.rks
! The rsslin6 In Greece Anaeunts
to Almost Q Revolution-K114
Made q Ccepegoat. ~. i.

i Athens, April 26.-Ihe Greek army
has fallen back to second line Of del
tense. A dispatch was received from
Prince Constantine Saturday to the Ell
feet that the Greek army, after ter
rife battle at Matt, was driven back BY
force Of numbers and had retreatsd tn
Pharsalos. Col. Mastrapas' brigade3
which had been repulsing repeated at{
tacks Of the Turks at Matt with great
;heroism, was not able to keep its po4N
ton and withdrew toward Tyrnavos. ID
. war council presided over by Primes
Constantine 1t was decided to leave
Tvrnavos and Larissa and withdraw TO.
ward Pharsalos, about 20 miles south
of Larissa, where decisive battle viii
probably take place. The Greek army
Withdrew in perfect order, although
pursued by overwhelming numbers oil
Turkish infantry and cavalry. Thu
brigades under Coils. Smolentz and Dfua3
opoulos withdrew from the passes, Of
Reveni and Boughazi in good ORDER
The wounded remain at. Larissa under
the protection of the Red Cross flag.
: Half dozen or more attacks were
made by the Turks before they Anal;
ly succeeded in driving the Greeks back
to Kazaklar. From Kazak]ar they rel
treated to Larissa, which place they
evacuated without a struggle simply
because the Turkish troops were rap
idly inolosing them in trap. With the
south still open, the Greeks took ad.
vantage and withdrew to Pharsalos,
where it is expected the next battle will
take place. Upon reaching Pharsaloe
the troops began to intrench them1
selves in anticipation Of pursuit by tho
Turks. Strange to say, the enemy had
remained in the vicinity of Larissa and
has yet made no movement southwark.
(! Grown In Danger.
/ London, April 2s.-A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Paris says that tho
Greek cabinet has resigned.
London, April 2s.-A dispatch Eei
ceived at one Of the embassies here from
Athens says that King George Of Greece
may Ut any moment be deposed OF
Assassinated, and that the mob 10 1fke4
'ly to take possession of the city.
The Evening News publishes DIP
patch from Athens saying the people
arc frightfully incensed at the retreat
of the troops. The dispatch furthAa
states that the bitterness against King
George and his government is intenstl
fed by the news that the Greek army
In Epirus has been ordered to suspend
operations, pending reconsideration Of
the situation by the ministers. Con.
tinuing, the dispatch says: Indeed,
It looks probable that tomorrow
"wednesday will see the end
of the whole business. There IS reason
to believe the government is contemplat!
ing the withdrawal Of the Greek troops
from Crete, and an appeal to the pow
.ers to settle the troubles. This change
upon the part of the government IL due
to Edhem Pasha having intimated his
intention of marching upon Athens" !:
King Made the scareEoat. !:
New York, April 2s.-A dispatch "a
the Journal from Athens says: 'r,
I'm all probability the Greek patton Wy ;
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f.. 1srsss ns new Which a' 'i
Glasses Gas = deep feeling Of Indignation and
sorrow. People 80 to extremes ana dee
clare all the business Of the war was
comedy got up by the government ana
'sfhe word treason 10 freely used, Tbia
IL not the opinion Of the unre0poneible, but
tho batter Classes, at one. III this instaaost ::
with tho mass Of the people. -,
"Al1 the facts about the defeat provo thai
the fault lies with the stan lacking knQVY1
edge Of the business Of war and pluck ID !
DANGER"
Osnan Pasha Recalled,
London, April 2S.-A special dispatch
from Constantinople announces that
the sultan has recalled Osman Pasha, ID !
order to avoid embarrassing Edhe1a1
Pashs. :. q;