The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-06-19
AT ATHENS DURING THE WAR
Close scrutiny OF People and Their Ac-
tiOus.

AT ATHENS DURING THE WAR
Close scrutiny OF People and Their Ac-
tions,
Chicago, June 1.-THE Record prints
the following from Athens under date
OF May 81: The spirits Of the Greeks
in accepting and ending the war situa-
ton is well illustrated by the gayety
and happiness Of Athens. One would
expect to find this center Of a shame
fully defeated country in gloom and dis
satisfaction. On the contrary. it is as
IL the war had ended gloriously for
Greeks and to the determination Of the
hated ugly Turk The cafes are open to
a rushing business all night and the gar
dens are filled with groups of jolly
drinking colonies and captains who ad-
dress crowds Of fellow Greeks on the sub
ject Of the aryny's errors, in which all
blame is thrown upon the shoulders of
Prince Constantine, and their COM
plants against him are not always whis-
pered. Though 1t nigh. be considered
insuoordination for an officer to speak
too plainly Of his superior, the populace
supply the words that those subject TO
military rule omit
All night long the streets ara patrolled
by squads Of soldiers who straggie aim
lessly through their duties, without
much sincerity in the discharge thereof.
During the day divisions OF soldiers are
marched through the streets at frequent
intervals. either on their way to or from
the army, and occasionally squat of
10
These evidences of war do not have
about them the seriousness that charac-
terized the demeanor OF our own SOL
diers in the days OF the rebellion. The
average Greek soldier does not seem 10
appreciate the fact that the guns the
Turks carry really shoot bullets that kill
people. To illustrate the gentle limo
cence Of the typical Greek soldier: One
at Domokos, coming to the rear from a
more advanced position, said rather
piteously and .nnocsntly. why. they are
killing people up there"
The hospitals are the only places
where one finds true seriousness and
men who talk like veterans Here is
the only. suffering OF the war. Here
one finds serious men with unshaven
faces, hollow cheeks and grim visages-
men pierced with bullet wounds. covered
with slashes from swords, with frac-
lures from falls or who have lost a limb.
or somerim two. carried off by burst
ing shells, men whose swords hang at
the head OF their hospital cots-and the
swords are not slirtering like those OF
their fsllow-officers at the cafes, but are
nicked and in places tarnished with |
Turkish blood. I visited at Queens |
hospital one captain of infantry who had !
seven fresh wounds on his body. and his |
rusty cap had been shot through twice |
under Captain Tretipi. and said that ne |
10 fight soon again.
Even in the bes: hospital n Greece the |
OF the medice! corps necessi !
,ates lcng delays in the attendance OF /
the wounds OF the ever newly arriving I
.oldiers. Preparations are being made /
70 send relief 70 the long suffering. neg
ected wounded az Artz. where il Is re-
ported there are $50 badly wounded s1l-
Hers who have no shelter and l.tle .
medical attendance. The hospital I
there IS already flied with fifty Of the
most seriously wounded. (An army sur-
,son confirmed this report las: mighty
some os these Aria sufferers are given
lp % die by reason of nothing bu: neg
ec:. ganyreue having set n.
D.. A J. SsnichRs o. ee5 Ohio street.
Chicago. arrived here with 2oa Creek
volunteers last night. He started e-o-,
chicago about May with fly. which !
innber continued 20 Increase until they
ook passage on French steamer May
/ D.. Sanichas reports the l.velieSt
lind % tine IN cu-riag The Creek
,ou,d not keep their desire FOR fght boz
led UP until they got 20 Greece All IN
he absence ot the Turk tasy picsei
Many Qua-rels with tire Fre1chne-
board The trouble began soon after
esviag tie Eex York dock. when ore
}. the Greeks climbed over the bu,xz-ks
a h1is.si The Grec!za and American
.egs together and then waspSsi OF a
a-re Coii's revolver Hrd fred the ssia.s
md the Tremendous cheering of Ms 30
.onpa1:3a-. rhe screams os women ard
Re exaspSrstei expossziztioos q. TIE
french officers ard sailors Q. "a Tour
ne, VINO could 70. reach ne offender
I, assz-u, him Until he had accomplished
Is whole purpose 20 nis e,,ir- sz:.s>zc-
ioz- Other conflicts Soii5xej. s2d in
ald-2csaa there seemed strong y-ohz-
dli,y ;Azi tie Greek volunteers v.,-.S
raa ,le ship" a cro~i % F-ezca-zea