The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-03

sent by the military council to Edhem
Pasha, ordering him to advance with the
utmost caution. This curious step is
quite in accordance with Turkish meth
DDS. Such orders are of nature greatly
to embarrass the general I'm command
at the front.
A dispatch to The Times from Pen
tepigadia says the Greeks are arming
the population OF the district and have
occupied Turkish territory. many viii
layers escaping through the Turkish
lines and joining the ranks of the Greeks.
The correspondent of The Times at
Eolo says: Communications with Volo
still remain uncut. Locomotives have
pushed out short distance toward
Larissa, and they report that the line
is apparently little damaged. The au-
thorities are distributing rifles and bay
onets to civilians indiscriminately, thus
increasing the panic.
The British warship Dryad has ar
rived here and reports that she sighted
the main body OF the Greek fleet off the
island of Skiatho.
A Times dispatch from Larissa
says: The Christians who are return
ing here all say that during the battle
at Milouna. Crown Prince Constantine
was at karadaro, at the foot of the pass.
The Greek army is described as. be-
having on that occasion like disorderly
mob All discipline was hung to the
winds. and the soldiers fired even on
their own officers so terrible was the
ranic, 1t is impossible to believe
thai the army at Pharsalos can with
stand the Turks in a pitched battle That
the war is now practically over is plain
ly apparent
The Athens correspondent of The Daily
Mail says: Both the fleets remain idle.
The populace continues indignant at the
filling of the railway carriages with
Crown Prince Constantine's baggage in
the flight from Larissa. despite the pro-
tests OF the railway officials. The people
say they have been cheated and be-
trayed.
Girl Leads Greek Troops.
The correspondent of The Daily Tele-
graph at Athens has had an interview
with Helen Constantinidis, the 19-year-
old girl who has started for the front at
the head Of large band of irregulars
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 rank, and has
no fear of death. Her departure was
witnessed by thousands of enthusiastic
Athenians, who hail her as the Greek
joan of Arc.
The Morning Post has a dispatch
from Larissa saying that the Greeks be-
fore evacuating the town seized the
horses of the war correspondents, thus
compelling them to so on foot.
A dispatch TO The Times flpin Phar-
saios says 10000 troops and so guns are
concentrated there. but the Greeks are
inactive and their position Is weak.
The Athens correspondent OF The Daily
Mail says:
Both the fleets remain idle. The popu-
lace continues indignant at the filing OF
the railway carriages with Crown Prince
Constantine baggage, in the flight from
Larissa, despite the protests of the rail-
way officials. The people say they have
been cheated and betrayed.
They are also angry at the neglect Of
the government TO call out the exempted
reserves. who are for the most part rel
atives of ministers, deputies and aristo-
tocrats.
A band of 1000 irregulars is about to
start for the front, their standardbearer,
19-year-old girl, Helen Constantinidis,
dressed in the same uniform as the men.
The Athens correspondent of the
Standard says:
The ministers Of war and of the inte-
rlor arrived at Pharsalos at noon yester-
day and Immediately reviewed the
troops. It was stated that headquar-
ters will be transferred to Domokos.
Thus far the Turks have captured, it is
estimated, war material and provisions
OF the value of 4, 500,0 900 drachmas. 1t
is reported that, as the result of the
queens letter to the car, Russia will in
tervene in favor OF Greece.