Evening star., 1897-04-12

foliage of the magnificent plane trees and
the deep azure sky gave beautiful setting
to neverto-bef forgotten spectacle.
The whole corps was drawn up In mill
tary order. twelve deep. the Italians. by
courtesy, occupying the center. Each In
surge1t clad In the Hetairia uniform.
a white fustnela kilt short dark blue
jacket. white legg.ngs native red shoes.
round black cap. bearing the gold broidered
emblem of the Ethnike Hetairia Society.
end a gray capote thrown back from the
shoulders and partly concealing the cart
ridge belt. which Is slung shoulderwise
across the breast and around the waist.
Each man was armed with a new Gras
rifle. a revolver, a bayOnet and carried
small military knapsack-
The two commanders. ex-officers of the
Greek army. were on horseback in front of
their men. Two priests from the village of
kGuveitrf were present. and when a square
was formed they assisted the monk who
performed mass. the chief feature OF which
was a prayer for the liberation of our
brothers in Crete. Macedonia and Epirus.'
The object Of the invaders was to make
their way through the mountain passes
Snd to cut off all communication between
Macedonia and Epirus. Once well intrench-
ed ~ the mountain ranges it would take
whole army corps to dislodee them. The
invaders fired few badly aimed shells dur
ing the fighting. without hitting the Turks"
FIGHTING At BALTINO.
Good Many shots Fired. With COM
pnrntfveIy Little Execution.
LONDON. April I2-'The Daily Chronicle
viii publish 4 dispatch from the camp of
the irresulars at Kakoplevra. dated Fri
day The camp is situated below the snow
line OF Mount Pindus. en- the extreme north
Thessaljan frontier. the Chronicles cor
respondent says that 1000 irreguIars in the
service of the Ethnike Hetairia crossed the
frontier Friday morning at Fonika and
burned several block houses
They formed into three bodies and sur
rounded strong Turkish station at Bal
tino. Nine prisoners were brought to
kakoplevra and decently lodged in school
house. The correspondent says:
Il have bean to the sceIe of action. The
hfeck house Is in the middle of poor VII
lage The 1rregUlars were running around
in Enorgar-ized bodies keeping up a con-
slant fire at the block house. but appar-
entity without making much impression.
When left at noon to send this dispatch
the Turks still held out. but were firing
ever the heads of the Greeks. They have
probably been taken prisoners ere this.
This movement is supposed to be gen.
eTai. but as yet 1 think only six Greeks
have been killed here. among them. how
ever, Nakris, the leader But there have
been many wounded. The regulars did not
participate In the fighting This place is
nine hours distant from telegraph sta
ton The Italian irreguiars are suffering
terribly from cold and hunger. and there
is much disease among them
dispatch TO the Evening News from
LarisSa says the fighting at Baltino lasted
throughout Saturday, and late that after
neon the Turks were reported to have ca
p;tuiated. The casualties on both sides
were under loo. There is no news regard
ing the Turkish prisoners.
The insurgents. according to the Evening
News dispatch. are without commIissariat
and are not supported by the Greek regu-
lars The Idea of the insurgents. Il appears.
- TO cut the Turkish communications he
tUfaen Macedonia and Epirus. II 1t is true
that the insurgents have pursued the Turks
TO within a short distance of Grevana they
are in a fair way TO accomplish this Gb-
jecj-
The Arta correspondent of the Evening
News teleEraphs that the wac prepara ations
of the Greeks there are being finally per-
fected. Troops have been advanced to the
frontier and the military depots have been
moved back to positions of safety in the
rear.
Thirty English volunteers have arrived
at Arta- They include among their num-
Der young Harris. the sen of the British
admiral in Cretan waters. He has Of
fefed his services 10 the Greek commander
AT Arfa