The Portland daily press., 1897-05-03

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mediate between the two antagonists
The italian and Austrian ministers
have had a long interview with NJ. Rail-
and M. Scoulodis
VIII Permit No Indemnity.
London, May 2.-Tbe Berlin oorrespon.
dent Of the Daily Mail leans that the
powers will not consent to the levyina
OF indemnity upon Greece, and that
both Austria and Germany are trying to
induce the Porte to modify it's demands.
Word From volo.
London, May 2-The correspondent OF
the Times at Volo will say tomorrow
Communications with Volo still remain
uncut. Locomotives hove pushed out a
short distance towards Larixsa and they
report that the line is apparently little
damaged. The authorities are distribu-
ting rifles and bayonets to civilians in
discriminatory. thus increasing the
panic.
| The Brisish warship Dryad has arrived
here and reports that shs sighted the
main body of the Greek feet off the isl
and Skiathos.
American Volunteers For Greece.
London May, "A despatch to the
Daily Mail from Paris, says that 200
American volunteers for Greece have a1-
rived here and gone on to Marseilles.
Greek Army a Mob.
London, May. .2.-The Times will pub.
lish tomorrow dispatch from Larissa,
dated Wednesday, which says: "The
Christians who arc returning here all
say that during the battle at Alilouna,
the Crown Prince Constantine was at
Karadero. at the foot of the pass. The
Greek army is described as behaving
on that occasion like disorderly mob.
All discipline was flung to the wind
and the soldiers fred even on their own
officers SO terrible was the panic. 1t was
impossible to believe that the army at
Pharsalos can withstand the Turks in a
pitched battle. That tho war is now
practically over is plainly apparent.
A Victory For Turkey.
Washington. May. 2.-The Turkish le-
CATION makes public the following de-
spatoh from the foreign Office at Con-
stantinople:
According to a telegram received
from the commander of the Army at
Janina, l.enros has just been retaken
and occupied by the imperial troops
Hope of War Abandoned.
London, May 3-Capt. Raboek of
King Georges personal staff, wire here
from Athens yesterday that the right
| wing had retreated behind the old from
tier line to avoid being oiroumvented.
| Capt. Raboek adds: "The Greek army
in Eplrus, after defeat at Pentepagidia,
has retired to Aria. All hope of oontin-
| uing the war is now virtually abnn-
doned. The feet has returned to V Volo
for the proteetion of the inhabitants.
| Osma Pasha Takes Command.
London, May 9.-The Daily Chronicle
publishes despatch from Pharsalos,
which says it is reported there that Os.
man Pasha had superseded Edhem
Pasha.
Raii Ministry Full of Fight.
| Athens, May 2.-There are numerous S
| indications that the Ralli ministry in
tends to assume greater military and
naval control and no longer to divide
responsibilities between the ministry
and the court.
! The news of the victory at Valastino
has increased Gen. SmoIsnski's populari-
| ty and he is now regarded as the real
hero of the campaign. A foreign officer
who saw the fight says the Turks num-
| bered 2UOO and the Greeks 5000. 1t is
believed that the decisive conflict viii
be fought at Pharsolon probably tomor-
ro W, (Monday.)
| The Battle Near volo.
Athens, May l.-Dispatches received
from Pharsaloa, the headquarters
of the Greek army in Thessaly, give
further particulars Of the recent fighting
between the Turks and Greeks at Veles-
! tino, 10 miles west of Volo. and the
| junction of the railroad connecting Volo
with Larissa and Pharsa1os.
The Turkish attacking force at Veles-
tino consisted Of 500 infantry, 600 cav
airy and 10 guns.
The charges of the Turkish cavalry
were firmly withstood by the Evzones,
posted on Karatasi hill. An entire
| Turkish regiment was deoimated.
Four Turkish squadrons, which at
tempted to charge. we're received with
a combined rifle and shrapnel fire, which
moved down several hundreds.
| The Greek irregulars oo-operatsd with
the regular troops Of Greece. Fifty
| Greeks were killed and major and five
subalterns were wounded.
| A detachment OF Turkish cavalry from,
Larissa approached the railway between
Pharsalos and Doniooks, which town
is ABOUT 10 miles south of Pharsalos
and in the Greek rear. The Greek artil-
lery opened fire upon the enemy's cav
airy ut long range, and, after u heavy
oannonade, the Turks retired. pursued
| by the Greek cavalry.
The Turkish commander apparently
wished to surprise the Greeks at Phar.