The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-07


dignation Over the Rout of His Country
men-Crown Prince Constantine Talks
of the Retreat from Larissa and Says He
Is willing to Assume the Responsibility
Denies Issuing the Order.
Valestno, May Elm an interview
with General Smolenski, the hero of the
Greek people. he expressed his indigna-
ton over the rout of his countrymen
at Matt.
How did all this come about?" he
said 1T was panic without reason.
a retreat without an excuse. Those
troops at Matt must not be reproached
with cowardice. They were the same
as those with which we fought at Re-
veni for five days against tremendous
odds and still made Roadway. Believe
me, it was laundering on the part of
the prince and the staff, and nothing
else, that drove them into panic.
Our retreat was in perfect order.
Nothing was lost and there was not
the slightest confusion. We marched
back with our eyes full of tears. We
saw our hopes blighted, province lost,
and a shadow cast on the honor of our
army. We were depressed, no doubt,
but on our way to Pharsala we thought
our brave army had been betrayed, and
hoped that our energy would allow us
10 repair the mischief.
Will Die Hard.
Nov, We are here to try to do 1T.
am here to defend Volo. The Turks
must pass over me to reach Volo, and
will die hard. l should prefer march
ing on Larssa but can not do ii alone.
1 ought to be helped. There should be
combined action of the staff and prince
at Pharsala, but those people are slow.
when the army is completely re-
formed at Pharsala then we will COM
bine with the fleet and hope to be more
successful.
1--WE have few friends and appreciate
them the more. Tell our friends in
America that they need not despair as
yet. We mean to deserve their friend
ship by acting up to the hardly earned
reputation of our country"
Crown Prince Constantine.
His royal highness, Crown Prince
Constantine, COMMUNICATIVE ief OF the
Greek army, is now staying with his
staff in a very plain house, which may
still be considered palace in Pharsala.
1t stands just outside the town on the
slope of the mountains, which surround
a magnificent plain, in which, for Sec
ond time, the fate of a country will per-
haps be settled in a few days. In the
course of an interview the prince said:
II am we'll aware that our decision
has been very adversely criticised in
Greece and elsewhere. Still, as chief of
the army, / mean to take the full re-
sponsibiity for all that has been done.
They now reproach me for having given
orders to leave our positions. You are
at liberty to declare that no such order
was ever penned by me-
Ordered the Retreat.
However, those in command, upon
I their responsibility and for reasons
can not discuss, ordered the retreat
| from Matt and Derelia When once
was confronted with the fact that a
| retreat had been ordered and actually
| leave Larissa and bring back the army
| to Pharsala, where we should occupy a
| practically impregnable position
II personally remain convinced that
| it would be preferable to take the Of
! fensive We want tn give the army
| time to settle down again, so that the
morale will be as good as 1t was at
| the opening of the campaign. Before
| taking any further steps the staff must
] be convinced that the army has COM
| pletely regained it's former confidence
and that the government can keep 1t
] supplied with everything that Is neces-
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