The herald., 1897-05-03
Unless a Stand Is Made al
PharsalOS
FIGHTING AT PENTEPIGADlA
PROMISES BADLY FOR 0REEU
SUCCESS
There Is No Stand Anywhere In thb
Epirus, and the Greek Army II 4
Crumbling Away Without Il
Fighting *;


Associated Press Special Wire.
LONDON, May 2.-The dimculty:n
reconciling the utterly conflicting acc
counts of fighting is in nowise diminish-
ed. 1t is almost safe to say that General
Smolenskrs victory at Velestino was
much less important than 1t has been
represented and unless tho Greeks are
able to make a stand at Pharsalos an.
other disgracefut retreat Is inevitable.
Despite previous kilograms 1t appears
extremely doubtful that the Turks havs
occupied volo. Il
THE KING IGNORED
ATHENS, May 2.-There are numer-
oue Indications that the Ralli ministry
intends to assume greater direct .miii-
tary and naval control and no longer'to
divide the responsibility between the
ministry and the court.
The news of the victory at velestino
has increased General Smolenski's pop
alarity and he is now regarded as the
real hero Of the campaign. A foreign
officer. who saw the fight says that the
Turks numbered 1000 and the Greeks 5000.
ToDAY's BATTLE
| It Is believed that the decisive conflict
will be fought at Pharsalos probably to-
morrow (Monday.)
| A dispatch from Col. Manoa explain
ing -tha -ratreat nf the Greek forces in
Epirus, says that the morale OF the army
was somewhat affected by the news OF
the retreat from Larissa. The entire loss
of the Greeks in Epirus is estimated at
200.
A HOPELESS PANIC
LONDON. May 2.--The Times, corre-
spondent at Patras giving further de-
tails of the fighting at Pentepigadia.
notes the neglect of the officers to pro-
vide for the timely arrival OF reinforce
ments. matter so difficult in that villa
section OF the country, and proceeds:
when the Turks opened the attack
realized their fierce onslaught might ex-
pei the mere handful of Creeks but did
not realize that this one blow would
throw the entire Greek army in Epirus
into hopeless panic and cause the loss
OF all the positions gained since the open-
Ing of the campaign.
six thousand Turks scais, ,%the noun
tain In the face OF the firing, which was
rap1d and continuous. They lost heavily
IN spite OF the fact that two Greek guns
were inexplicably removed from action
shortly after the firing began. The
Evzones fought bravely but were com.
PEELED to retire,
The rest of the Greek positions hava
peen abandoned. There has been an
parently no stand anywhere, and, tho
whole army is crumbling without firing
q shot. We entered Kumuzades. which
Sooo mem with six guns had deserted
accompanied by the terrified villagers
carrying their property. and then we
q uescended the rough pass, where for
nou!s we met no one. The retreatlne
panic-stricken troops were tar ahead.
ABOUT midnight we overlook the routed
army On the road, crowded and N utter
cohruslon' packed with mass Of hu-
hahity. tumbling on through the dark-
ness' silently Tor 1T was strange paniu
lhat mad seized the men-a sullen. ex-
'iteo' determination not to fight, but to
press on toward Arta in a sluggish, ir-
wave. The officers. like their
'egiments, walked with gloomy ana
'hame-faced expressions quite unah,.
o get their men in hand.
AT Kanopoulo Col. Botza-i and m.
'tar vainly tried to check the rout and
growing. kept rolling along. Presently
here mingled with the troops the scared
of the villages on the lina
i retreat. who, fearing Turkish VEN
seance for assisting the Greeks. were
leeing to Arta With their families ana
hattels, their cattle and sheep ana
oats, believing, bleating, tramplinr
nd killing each other, while the elare
I the burning houses behind reminded
hem of all they had lost"
The correspondent of the Standard A
will say tomorrow:
Said Eddin Pasha arrived at Janins
thursday night with eight battaliona
rom Adrianople
Eighteen other battalions are ex.
ected on the following day. He in
ends to assume the offensive, and It in
onsidered that the Greeks In Epirus
ave no alternative but to surrender.
iafzi Pasha complained bitterly of the
lwlessness and pillaging of the Albani.
ms, and the palace council has there.
ore decided to distribute other reei.
lents in that section.
A dispatch to the Standard from Ber.
n says that the reason General Grumb-
OF Pasha was decorated by the sultan
as that at the time of occupying La
ssa he advanced line across a bridge
'hich had been mined. removed the
'nducting wires, and then recrossed e
10 head Of his troops
The Athens correspondent o. ne
tandard will say tomorrow: 6l NJ
The ministers Of war and of <he II, q 4.
'rior arrived at FAa realos af uoctI ~
~ (sund4y1 ana trnunel1 ~ - - 916i - 7 Y z.