Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-21
1 PRINCE IN BATTLE.
s,,,pss Conduct Of Constantine in
Tho DOmokuS Engagement.
rar SOLDIERS ARE DIseUsTED.
r.ms If Peace Virtually Agreed Upon
BIZ the Powsrs-Ihe Armis'ice
Silpulatiens.

Nrw York, May 20.-A special TO
A.. Journal from Athens says: AT z
.,.,o,k Monday evening your cores
sondeu, stood on the heights Of Do.
mokos watching the gradual sussi'
,.ncs Of the battle. Eight Christian
.,,l,g,s. SGT on fire by tho Turks,
,n,ned In the plain below. This
throws some light on the lamblike way
IN which the Turks are supposed 10 be
making war. The right wing, driven
mo ia second line Of defense, was
ho,aing its own, although no guns
,,.,a sent to sssist 1t. The adtutant OF
p,,rce Nicholas said: "The prince
10. hsen confined to the house with
,nn,oestion. His battery and three
aIbsIs nave been held In reserve"
The Greek commander-in.chlef Will
ana II d I'll suit to explain why from
10 O'Clock to SUNSET none OF these
hst,eries were sent to help the hard.
pressed right wing.
The Turks showed great qualities as
soldiers. unanswered their guns with
the greatest dispatch, and their infan-
try advanced so rapidly the wonder
wss where 1t came from. The Turks on
,hs right showed an utter disregard
,or danger and death. The Greeks had
beld their own except on the right
wing. where mismanagement pre-
vented success.
The Greek commander was unpre-
pared for attack, although he had been
Ia Domokos q week. Big siege guns
had to be brought Into position after
the battle had begun, and the cavalry
was pushed from pillar to post Ms II
no one knew what to do with II. The
prince had viewed the bnttle from the
WINDOW OF the house. Your correspond.
ent tried to sond dispatch, but the
prince held the wire i've hours, per.
yonally communicating with Athens.
He 10 eaid to have wired to the king,
among other things: 1.-THE army is lost.
Save ue.o
Then followed one OF the saddest
events OF the war. The Greek army,
cullen anu Indignant, but without
panic, left Domokos. The men did not
care to Keep order. Cavalry, Infantry
anu artillery, mixed together, piodded
along the road 10 Lamis.
Thousands of peasants, refugees from
Tbessaiy, In OK carts, on mules and
atoot, Carrying every species vi house,
hold furniture, mixed In the retreat.
Through the long, dark night this
medley OF human beings toiled YEARLY
I'D the hills. Ihe wounded in spring.
less carts were joited over the road.
Many died 90 the way.
AT break OF day y, ur correspondent
Tsu across the prince sleeping In his
carriage urswn up by the roau side.
THUS was supervised the retreat OF the
army. Tue exhausted soiuiers gszsd
8 upidIy nj the sight ana did not un-
ueIsland II.
Soldiers were DESERVING In large
saying: at we are not al
loved to fight, we Will go home" The
Greek army had bsoome q hea1Iesa
rsbble.
ARMsTIcE VIOLATED BY MISTAKE.
ATHENS, May 20-rne report that
fresh hUstilities hau taken place
Wedn.sl 10y near Arta appears to have
gtowu cut OF AZ incident OF compare.
tively small Importance. The Turks,
despite the existence OF the nrmstice,
began to repair the breaches In the
walls OF Fort Skafldaki. on the gulf OF
Aria, wneieupJn a Greek gunboat
opened TIRE win the result that the
repairing was stopped.
rne former Greek consul at CAnea,
who has returnei here, says that
when the Greek troops have left the
Island ueIegit OF the Cretan people
Will meet 10 c)es,ituts u pro visional
government anu 10 pr claim a political
uIiOn Of Crete with Greece.
ORDERLY FLIGHT FROM DoMoKos.
ATHENS, May 20 The Turkish
forces lursuinz the Greek troops re.
treating from DomokoS kept up barss,-
sing attacks Oh the latter until yesier.
day evening, when the Turks learned
that an atm stics had been agreed on.
Toe Greek artillery retired In geo.
order, but IN re,reatiug the artillery.
men lest several wagons and big
gun, which was upse The Turks now