The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-20
CORY DOMoK0S
Prince Constantine's Of
ficial Version of the
Latest Creek
Defeat.
BRAVERY OF a VIYANDIERs
Direct negotiations for Peace
Between Greece and Turkey
Powers to Approve.
[By Gable to The Associated press.1

IBy Cable to The Associated Press.
ATHENS, May 20, 1897.-The, correspon-
dent of The Associated Press who was
with the Greek army after its retreat
from Domokos. has arrived here from the
front, being unable to transmit his de-
spatches from Domokos on account Of
the wires being blocked. He furnishes
a picturesque account of the battle OF
Domokos, fought on Monday last, coz
-f1rming the stories previously told of the
heroic conduct of the Greeks, but also
furnishing confirmation of the complete
breakdown of all the Greek military or
ganization and the failure of their gem
eralship. He says
ON Saturday the Crown Prince Con-
doctors CRed Cross Society that there
would be no more fighting and that they
had better disband the hospital and am
bulance corps.
"On my way to the front I found
around Lamia 10000 refugees, miserable
from three days incessant rain and hav-
ing M no shelter except a few blankets,
the sodden ground and the road along the
preclpltous pass was incumbered with
commissariat trains, rickety country
carts drawn by feeble horses.
Il heard sad accounts of the state of
the army. The men had no tents in the
heavy rain and for days they hay in the
weather was bitterly cold, the neighbor-
ing heights being covered with snow, and
there was much fever and dysentery
The correspondent of the Associated
Press, then describes the battle of
Domokos, his account agreeing with the
ing the reports of the bravery of the
Greeks, he refers especially to the young
recruits and to the Garfpaldians who ..in
red shirts. caps and green trousers, did
splendid work and inspired ALL"
Continuing. the correspondent says
With the Garibaldians was a viyan-7
attended the wounded under a hot fire,
and during the confused retreat, never
lost touch of her wounded until She had.
Hospital at Port Marine"
Touching upon the retreat FROM
Doemokos, the correspondent rsmarks;F
day lasD it was evident that the fight
was lost, orders were given to retreat,
and although the road to Larnia was Of
bullock carts and donkeys. tand BY the be-
lated lated Commdssariat cart going to the
front ron IA ana the Fs-mouns norsas for the
order. The bright moonffghe saved the
refugees from q panic.
battle from the baleeny a Of hIs Ssadouar
town; a carriage with pestEfons and an
escort fse nrd Of C. cavalry awaatedai1f At dawn
Late that afternoon. waile was in
the square at LaInia, watching a long
string of carts and carriage hffnging in
the wounded, one of the Priuce5s SER
wants appeared and whisperelt-
Prince Constantine is outside the
town.
THE servant had come for coffee
"A little later I saw the Prince, with a
large escort, making a detour of the town
OF Lamia, wisely avoiding erltering that
excited place.
"On entering Demokos the Turks set
fire to many portions Of the town. /
The Turkish forces in pursuing the
Greek troops retreating from Donokos.
kept up harassing attacks upon the lat
ter until yesterday evening, when the
Turks learned that an armistice had been
agreed upon.
The Greek artillery retired in good or
der der but in retreating, the artfnerymen
was upset.
The Turks now occupy the Greek forti-
hcattons, an hours march from Taratza
which is occupied by the regiment of
Greek cavalry.
The losses on both sides during the re-
treat We're considerable. Several Greek
officers were killed or wounded.
An armistice between the Turkish and
Greek troops in Thessaly to extend over
period of seventeen days, was formally
concluded today.