The Globe-republican., 1897-05-06
GLOOMY FOR GREECE.
A GREEK JOAN OF ARC TO
THE FRONT.
Niasteen.Year-Old Girl Leads Bana Of
5000 IrregaIss to Phsrsalos-Greeas
DO Not Hors to Continue the War
war Dispatched.

war O10p0t0O0as
ATHENS, May 3.-There are numer-
GUS indications that the Ralli ministry
intends to assume greater direct mill
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 Smolenslkis pop
ularity. 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.
1t is believed that the decisive con-
fiict will be fought at Pharsalos, and
probably to-day. Thus far the Turks
have captured, it is estimated. war
material and provisions of the value
of i,5OO, ono drachmas. 1t is reported
that, as the result of the queens letter
to the car, Russia will intervene in
favor of Greece.
Reports are also current here that
the powers are about to mediate be-
tween Greece and Turkey. The Italian
and Austrian ministers have had
long interview with NJ. Ralli and NJ.
Scoulodis.
A dispatch from Lama says: "Since
yesterday the whole body OF Greek
troops near Pharsalos and DOmokos
has been drawn up in order of battle,
but there has been no fighting. The
of Pharsalos have aban-
doned the town, in fear of Turkish
attack. and an exodus has begun from
Domokos in the direction of LAMA,
the refugees pitching their tents in the
open country
A band of 1000 irregulars is about
to start for the front, their standard
bearer. a 19-year-old girl, Helen Con-
stantinedes, d. essed in the same uni
form as the men. She is an excellent
shot Her brother will accompany
her. Both of them are bitterly anti
dynastic She declares that she will
fight in the front ranks, and has no
fear of death Her departure was wit
messed by thousands of enthusiastic
Athenians, who hail her as the Greek
Joan of Arc.
Both the fleets remain idle. The
populace continue indignant at tho
filling of the railway carriages with
Crown Prince Constantine's baggage
in the fight from Larissa d. -pite the
protest of the railway officials. The
people say that they have been cheated
and betrayed.
They are also angry at the neglect
of the government to call out the ex-
empted reserves. who are for the most
part relatives of ministers, deputies
and aristocrats.
LARIssA. May 3.-The Christians
who are returning all say that during
the battle at Milouna, Crown P-'nce
Constantine was at Karad ,c. at the
foot of the pass. The Greek ar.-y is
described as behaving on that occasion
like a disorderly mob. All discipline
was flung to the winds and the soldiers
fired even on their own officers.
1t is impossible to believe that the
army at Pharsalos can Withstand the
Turks in a pitched battle. That the
war is now practically over is plainly
apparent.
LONDON, May 3.-The difficulty in
reconciling the utterly conflicting &C
counts of the fighting is in no wise di-
minishcd. 1t is almost safe to say that
General Smolenski's victory at Veles-
tino was much less important than it
has been represented to be, and unless
the Greeks are able to make q stand at
Pharsalos another disgraceful retreat
is inevitable.
Captain Rabbek, of King Georges
personal staff, wires here from Athens
that the right wing of the Greek army
has repulsed the Turks. but that the
left wing has retreated behind the old
frontier line. to avoid being circum-
vented. Captain Rabbek adds: The
Greek army at Epirus, after defeat at
Pentepigadia, retired to Aria. All
hope of continuing the war is now vir.
tually abandoned. The feet has re-
turned to Voto for the protection OF
the inhabitants"
1t is semi-officially stated that Lord
Salisbury's proposal to the powers TO,
q conference at Paris to discuss meas
ures with q view of ending the wal
between Turkey and Greece. has al
ready been under consideration fol
several days at the various foreign Of
fees, and may now be considered def
initcly abandoned.
The Berlin correspondent of TIT
Daily Mail learns that the powers will
not consent to the levying of indemnit,
upon Greece. and that both Austris
and Germany are trying to induce tn,
porte to modify its demands
CoNsrANrINoPLE, May a-War pre-
parations go ON with unabated vigor
Two commissions, composed of official,
of the MINISTRIES of public works ant
of war, have been formed for the pur
pose of inspecting railways and facili
tating the dispatch of troops to tn,
frontier.
It is officially announced that tn,
Greeks resident in Turkey may becom,
naturalized. n IN alternative to leav