The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-04
WAR IS IN 4 GOOD WAY
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now the opportunity is lost altogether
Instead OF desulsory firing. which en-
| ablcd the Turks 20 repair damage about
as fast as it was done. the town should
have been attacked with determine tor
BY the combined naval and military
forces.
'.Arta is now deserted, its wre.ched
Inhabitants living in the fields behind
the town. many of them on the verge o.
starvation Nothing is procurable in
the way Of food, excep, scan;y and
uncertain supply OF bread. Women and
children are suffering pitiably with cold
and hunger. and to those tortures is
added the dread Of a Turkish attack a,
any moment
TURK STOC KABOyE PAR.
London. May "a special dispatch
Jaime. Epirus. says: After travelling
two hundred miles across the country,
found the greatest loyalty TO the sultan
and hatred Of the Greeks everywhere.
TIE Greek prisoners are bitter az the
conduct Of their officers. They are all
well treated by the Turks. Seventy
wounded Turks and twenty-five Greeks
are in the hospitals here. The sanitary
Of the infirmary is excellent. There are
All SEX men,
FIGHT AT PENTEPAGIDIA.
London, May "a dispatch 10 the
Daily News from Patras on the ives,
coast Of Greece. dated Sunday, gives a
most graphic account OF the battle be-
tween the Turks and Greeks al Pen,epa-
gidia. Ep.rus and OF the retreat OF the
latter from that place. 1t shows that the
roui AM panic OF the Greeks was as
complies as tn. stampede which fol-
lowed the fighting al Tyrnavo and the
re;reat on Larissa and Pharasols. in
Tnessaly. The Daily News correspond
eut says:
"The ne effect Of the Greek retreat to
Arta is that each army Is now in the POI
sition which II occupied before war was
declared. but with all prestige gone from
the Greeks. The Greeks had held the
mill near Pentapadagia on Wednesday
evening agains; fierce Turkish attacks.
The Greeks obviously needed TO be re-
forces were near. no help was sent. On
Thursday mo- nIng the Turkish fire was
bri5ker and our guns on the crest of the
hill fc- some reason were silent. The
fury OF the fire eliminated al $50 p. m.
The Turks fire was entirely distinguish
ed by reason OF the sharper crack OF the
Martin: rifieand ii developed in the space
OF quarter OF an hour into the most
terrific roar ever heard in any battle.
subsiiing 10 fusilade in three quarters
Of Al aOur."
GERMANS TO PROTECT.
Bs-iin. Nay "a dispatch from Rome
says the italian government has in
structed the commander of an italian
Harship at Patras, west coast of Greece,
to protect German interests there.
HOW WOULD DENMARK DOe
PARIS, May 3.-An Athens dispatch TO
the Figaro asserts that King George is
suffering from cardinal spasms and that
his physician insists that change Of air
to the island OF Milo or to the island of
syria, is necessary
CONFLICTING RUMORS.
Athens. May 3.-Rumors conflict ma
as TO the diplomatic attitude Of
Turkey. According TO ore report, Ed
hem Pasha, the Turkish commander in
Thessaly, has asked an armistice of five
days; according 10 another, an armistice
already exists by the tacit acquiescence
Of both commanders; while third story
described Edhem Pasha as only await
ing requirements for an attack upon
Pharsalos, to be followed by an attack
upor Volo. II is also said 10 be probable
that Admiral Tamatello is preparing TO
prevent a possible attack OF the Turks
70 secure Volo by the sea coast.
NIGHT LICK GREECE TOO WELL.
Constantinople, May 3.-In influential
Turkish circles the opinion is expressed
hat the war with Greece will soon ter
1t is pointed out that while Tur-
Key was forced into the war by Greek
aggression and the counsel OF certain OF
ne powers, she will not gain any ad-
by crushing Greece for the ben
fit OF the Slav element in the Balkans. /
IL held tina; the successes attained by !
ne Turkish troops in Greece are all the !
Turkish government could desire.
WITHDRAWAL FROM CRETE.
Canea. Crete. May 3.-There are re- !
lewed reports here today that the Greek 4
roops are about 10 be Withdrawn from 1
he Island OF Crete.
ANNEXATION OR DEATH"
Gambia, Island Of Crete, May 3.-The /
dnirals commanding the fleets OF the /
orelgn powers in Cretan waters had
difference yesterday with the insurgent
aaders a: Paleokastra. The Cretans
we're promised complete autonomy. in
luding the condition that the nonnina-
ion o. their ruler should be subject %
ne ratification OF the Crs:an assembly.
he insurgeut leaders. however. cut the
iscuss,on short and reiterated that their
MOTTO remained Annexation 10 Greece
? Death
vASSOS RECALLED.
Athens. May 2.-The Greek govern
1ent has recalled Adt,irsl VASES from
,re;e. He will be replaced IN command
. the Creek forces in the island by Col
mel Stakes.