The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-04-26
THE GREEKS
OVERWHELMED
An End to the War With Turkey Ex-
pected This Week.
FOREIGN INTERVENTION LIKELY
The Powers Will Doubtless Effect a ettle.
ment Of the Dispute Which VIII Not
Be Humuiating to the Govern
ment Of Greece.

entered upon yesterday II is difficult
from the tanRle of conflicting tele-
grams to understand the exact posi-
tion Of affairs. Following the Greek
defeat at Larissa which is now oc-
cupied by the Turks. London opinion
today Is almost unanimous that the
end is in sight, and this view is prob
ably shared by the powers, as they are
already moving to intervene.
Unable to withstand the attacks Of
the Turkish army on Larissa, the
Greeks spiked their guns and retreated
in good order to the foot Of the Mavro-
vuni mountains. which bounds the
plains Of Larissa on the south. Here
they have Volo as a base of supplies,
0ud communication by railroad with
the town.
1t is believed that Intervention by
the powers win first take the form of a
suggestion of armistice, to which the
combatants would no doubt agree
Since Saturday afternoon the British
foreign Office has been in close COM
municauon with the other members
of the European concert, Great Britain
suggesting that the time has now ar
rived for them to act. The French.
German and Italian governments have
already responded, offering to agree,
though the German government adds
as condition that It will be necessary
first to exact pledge from Greece to
obey the mandate of Europe when this
mandate is again given.
The British foreign Office believes
that Greece win give this pledge. as
the disasters which have overtaken
her have demonstrated that Turkey
still possesses a formidable fighting
machine, a fact which must have a
SOLDERING effect upon the popular de-
mand for war at Athens. and which
Will permit he Greek nation to climb
down without disgrace after a superb
vindication of the personal courage of
the Greek troops and gratifying dem
onstration of Hellenic patriotism.
If the Greeks listen to reason and
the arguments which will be press
ed by England at Athens and by Rus
sia at Constantinople it is not improb-
able that decision will be reached by
tomorrow, before which 1t is not sup.
posed here that Edhem Pasha or Os-
man Pasha will have time to do more
than to appear at Pharsala.
1t is useless to deny that a very
gloomy view Of the war prospects is
taken at Athens by the better in
formed. There are, however, no signs
of panic. The city exhibits an atti-
tude Of dignihed endurance, while
many persons still show an unabated
enthusiasm for fight This symptom
Is particularly noticeable among the
wounded now in Athens. Their one de-
sire seems to be TO be healed in order
that they may rejoin the colors. Nat
urally this spirit is much fostered by
the confirmation of the reports that
the Turks have burned the Greek
wounded in a church at Kurtziovali.
/ Many of the Greek wounded implored
/ their comrades to kill them, while
others committed suicide.
Although it is said that the Greeks
carried off all their guns from Tyrnavc
and Larissa, and also destroyed the
/ provisions at both places, they coulG
not transport the guns to PharsaIa.
! 1t is reluctantly believed by some II
| Athenian circles that the retreat wa.
/ somewhat disorderlY, and that som,
/ Of the guns were abandoned with bu
/ feeble defense. 1t seems probable, how.
ever, that in the main the retreat wa.
in good order.
The word goes forth In Athens that
| the government will persevere in the
struggle with the Greek determine.
tlon. The report, however, has not
served to allaY the growing irratior
at the belief that, even If Greece could
not hold her own, the non-offensivC
/ policy manifested in the orders of the
/ GROWN prince not to attack was idiotiC
| and un-Grecian. The retreat to Phar
sala is considered a poor response tC
the fiery speeches Of Crown Prime,
| Constantin to his troops
Naturally all sorts of reasons are ad
/ vanced to explain why the Greeks re
treated, the more candid admitting
| that the Turks We're too strong. 1
is also pointed out that the Turkisl
cavalry did much to turn the seal,
in favor of Edhem Pasha.
The Greek fleet is also the subjec
of many curious reports, one of whicl
asserts that the eastern squadron ha
bombarded Dedeagach. 1t is know
that the Turks on Saturday ordere,
that all the lanterns in the lighthouse
on the Gulf of Salonica should remah
unlighted. Five ironclads and fou
torpedo boats are operating along tn
coast between Platamona and Kater
ina. The British and French subject
residing at Volo have wired to thei
] respective thhtEN dl Alhtna DeEEIui
for the dispatch of warships to Vol
to protect them. The ENJOYS hav
wired TO their governments and to tn
admlrals at Cauea, but at Athens /
is considered unnecessary to compl
with the request as an attack upoi
Volo is no part Of the Turkish pro
gram.
Dispatches from Arta somewha
modify Saturdays reports and ton
down the glowing prospects, although
the Athenians are stin hoping that tn
capture Of Janina may come as an off
set to the retreat from Thessaly Their
is no confirmation of the report that
white flag has been seen flying owe
Prevesa citadel, and Pentepigadia ha
not yet been captured
Colonel Comaudouros. with a battal
ion Of 1900 engaged $500 Turks a
$3.50 p. m. Saturday on the plain 4
front of Pentepigadia The battle last
ed until 1880 I'm the evening. The ne
suit is not yet known here, though it
understood that the Greeks lost 15
killed and wounded, Colonel Coumau
J douros had no artillery.
, Colonel Manos has retreated. to Art