Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-04-28
IN A PANIC
The Greek Troops Fled From La
rissa After a Short Skirmish.
The Turks Captured Six Large Guns
in the Fort, With Several Prisoners.
There Was Neither Massacres Nor OUT
RACES. Though Some of the Greeks Burn
ed Their Houses Military Operations
in that Quarter are Concluded.

in that Quarter are Concluded.
LONDON, April 27-The correspond
ent of the Times at Larissa telegraph
ing from that point Sunday evening,
says:
1.-The town was occupied by the
Turkish cavalry at o'clock Monday
morning, after short skirmish. The
Greek troops fled in a panic and most
of the civilians abandoned their resi-
dences. Grumhoff Pasha, the inspec-
tor general of artillery, Mustapha Matik
Bey, the sultan's aid de camp, and Habit
Bey and Sefulah Bey entered the
town with the cavalry. The Turks
captured six large guns in the fort
and mountain battery with several
prisoners, among them officers and all
the military stores. Edhem Pasha
prohibited any pillaging and there
have been neither massacres nor out
RACES, though some of the Greeks
burned their houses. The dead are
not numerous. The Turks maintain
excellent discipline. The Greek army
fled to the mountain sides. Many of
the inhabitants are already returning.
''At this moment (6 p. n.y. the Otta-
man troops are entering the town in
triumph, trumpets playing and ban
ners waving Mustapha Matik Bey
has been constituted commandant of
the town. He has taken possession of
the bank with the money it contains.
The town will be held by small gar
rison. Military operations in this
quarter are for the time concluded.
The cautious policy of Edhem Pasha
is fully justified and he deserves every
congratulation as skillful and hui
name general"
LONDON, April 27.-The dispatches
of the special CORE spondents for pub
lication Tuesday consist for the most
part of additional details of the Greeks
discontinue The Turkish plans are
not yet revealed. There is no doubt
now that Crown Prince Constantine
ordered the bridges to be destroyed
before the Greeks abandoned Larissa,
but damage could not be done beyond
what could be easily repaired by the
Turks, 1t seems equally certain that
the Greeks only escaped a crushing
defeat with returning daylight by pre-
cipitate flight.
uc leNS from US 10
1t seems certain that the Turks have
reoccupied Pentepigadia, and it is not
improbable that the Greeks have re-
treated to Arta, showing that the
Turks allowed them to advance to Pen
tepigadia solely in order to destroy the
column.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-The Turkish
legation has received the following
dispatch from Constantinople:
''In fleeing from Larissa the Hellenes
released the convicts, who committed
acts of destruction and pillaging. Our
troops on entering the town were re-
ceived by the inha bitants with enthu-
siasm and public prayers were made
for his imperial majesty, the sultan,
in the very presence of the Metropoli-
tan and the population-Moslem
Christians and Israelites-who had
remained in the town. The HELENE
left at Larissa great quantity of am
munition: provisions, tents and other
things; also six guns of 12 centimeters
and four mountain guns"
ATHENS, April 27.-The latest dis
patches here show that the Greeks
have occupied all the positions around
Pentepigadia. Col. Maros has asked
for reinforcements in order to insure
his advance to Janina. Col. Dairak-
taris has, therefore, started with 2, 00C
men to assist him. The report that
Col. Maros has been ordered to retire
is unfounded.
New YORK, April 27.-A dispatch to
the journal from Athens says
In all probability the Greek nation
will try one more great battle, and if
defeated in this it Is not unlikely that
there will be a change in the royal
family at Athens
The situation in the country, and in
Athens particularly, is growing more
and more serious The news and truth
about the Larissa campaign which /
wired are just becoming known and
cause in all classes a deep feeling of
indignation and sorrow. People go to
extremes and declare all the business
of the war was comedy got up by the
government and king.
The word treason is freely used. This
is not the opinion of the unresponsi-
Bile, but of the better classes, at one,
in this instance, with the mass of the
people.
All the facts about the defeat go to
prove that the fault lies with the staff
lacking knowledge of the business of
war and pluck in danger.
Elevator Destroy ed by Fire.
| PEORIA, Ill, April 27.-A fire which
started at $50 o'clock Monday night
completely destroyed the Iowa ele.
vator, the property of the Iowa Ele-
vator Co., entailing a loss of nearly
100000. The elevator had a capacity
of 100000 bushels, and cost S11O OOO
1t was insured for S75, 0OO About 1oO.-
900 bushels of grain, valued at $50 600.
and fully insured, was DESTROYED.
About 80 box cars were burned. The
origin of the fire is unknown.