Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-05-03
DECISIVE CONFLICT EXPECTED AT
PHARSALoS SOON.
GREEKS READY FOR BATTLE.
A GREEK JOAN OF ARC COMES TO
THE FRONT.
Ninetcen-Yenr-OId Girl to Lead u
Band of 1000 IrreGulnrs 10 Phnr-
saIos-Greeks Do Not Hope
to Continue the
War.


ccrtrol and no longer to divide the respon-
stility between the ministry and the court
The news of the victory at Nelesuno mas
increased General Smolenskis popularity,
and he is now regarded as the real hero oil
the campaign A foreign officer who saw
the fight says that the TURKS nufnoereu
2G00 and the Greeks 5000.
1t is believed that the decisive conflict
will he fought at PharSaloS, anu proDapIE
to. morrow CMondayl.
The ministers of war and of the interior
arrived at Pharsalos at noon to-day eSul-
day) and Immediately reviewed the troops
IL was stated yesterday that headquarters
will be transferred to Domokos. Thus far
the Turks have captured, 1t is estimated,
war material and provisions of the value OIL
q 800 DOO drachmas. 1t is reported that, as
the result of the queens letter TO the czar,
Russia will intervene in favor of Greece.
Reuorts are also current here to-day that
+he nowers are about to mediate between
Greece and Turkey. Tho Italian and Aus
triaH ministers have had long interview
with NJ Ralli and NJ. Scouods.
dispatch from Lania, dated Saturday,
saws. .Since Yesterday the whole body oil
Greek troops near Pharsalos and Domokos
has been drawn up in order of battle, put
at this hour (noon) there has been no
fighting The inhabitants of Pharsalos
have abandoned the town, i'll fear oil d
Turkish attack, and an exodus mas pesul
from Domokos in the direction OF Lama
the refugees pitching their tents IN the
open country.
A hand of 1000 irregulars is about 10
start for the front, their standard bearer
a 1g-year-old girl Helen Constantinides,
dressed in the same uniform as the men.
She is an excellent shot Her brother VIII
accompany her. Both of them are hitteriy
anidynastic She declares bas ,naI mo st fear Of
death. Her departure tonight Sunday
was witnessed by thousands OF enthusldsIlc
Athenians, who hail her as the Greeh JUAN
Both the fleets remain idle. The populace
continues indignant at me nii5rS Prince "a Con-
stantine's baggage in the flight from Id, Lid
rssa, despite the protest OF the r; raltwas IVY
officials. The people say that thes nave
been cheated and betrayed ,. 6
They are also angry, at the Deglect OF OF
the government to call out the eAthpIeu
reserves who are for the most part reia-
tves of ministers. deputies anu arls'o-
f.ar;ssa. May 1.-The Christians who are
returning all say that during the battle al
MiIouna Crown Prince Constantine was y; az
Karadoc at the foot of the pass: me
creek army is described behaving on
that occasion like a disorderly moo; All
discipline was flung to the winds ana "a. lhe
soldiers fired even on their own officers.
IL is impossible 10 believe the army at
pharsalos can withstand the Turks IN
pitched battle. That the war Is now prde-
tically over is plainly apparent
London. May THE difficulty in recon-
CLING the utterly conflicting accounts OF
the fighting is in ne, wise diminished. IL
&c almost saft. TO say that General Smolen-
skis victory at Velestino was much less
important than it has been Represented 10
he and unless the Greeks are able 10 make
a stand at pharsalos another dissracefui
retreat is inevitable. .
Despite previous teiegrams, II appears
extremely doubtful that the Turks nave
CAPTAIN Rabbek, of King Georges per-
sonai staff wires here from Athens that
b. riC wing of the Greek army mas re-
pulsed the Turks. out that the lett wing
has retreated behind the old frontier line,
TO avoid being circumyented. Captain Rab-
bek adds: The Greek army at EpiruS, att
er defeat at Pentepigadia. retired to Arta.
All hope of continuing the war us Is now ts,-vad VII
10 Volo for the protection OIL the inhap-
itants
bury's proposal to the powers for con-
ference at Paris to discuss measures with a
view of ending the war between turkey
and Greece has already been under consid-
Grafton for several days at the various for
eign offices. and may now be considered def
initely abandoned.
The Berlin correspondent of the Daily
Mail learns that the powers VIII not con-
sent to the leyytng of indemnify i y upon
are trying to induce the porte to modify its
The correspondent of the Times at Volo
Communication with Volo still remains
uncut. Locomotives have pushed out
port that the line is apparently little dam
aged The authorities are distributing rifles
and bayonets to civilians indiscriminately
thus increasing the panic.
The British warship Dryad has arrived
here and reports that she sighted the man
body of the Greek fleet Oft the island ol
The Morning Post has a dispatch from
I.ar.issa saving that the Greeks, before
evacuating the town. seized the horses
of the war correspondents, thus compeli-
ing them TO GO on foot
o. The Daily Chronicle publishes dis
patch from Pharsalos, which says 1t Is
reported there that osman Pasha has su-
perseded Edhem Pasha.
A dispatch to the Times from Pharsalos
says that 1900 troops and sixty guns are
concentrated there, but the Greeks are
inactive and their position is weak.
A dispatch to the Times from Pentepi-
GaGia. dated Thursday, says that the
Greeks arming the population of the
district and have occupied Turkish terri
tory. many villagers escaping through the
Turkish lines and joining the ranks of the
Greeks.
The correspondent of the Standard AT
Constantinople will say tomorrow:
Said Eddin Pasha arrived Mt Janina
Thursday night with aght battalions from
Adrianople.
Eighteen other battalions were expect
ed on the following day. lie intends to as
sumo the defensive. and it is considered
that the Greeks in Epirus have no alter
native but surrender. with the Turks ad-
yancing from both Janina and Trikkala
Hafsi Pasha complained bitterly of the
lawlessness and piliaginE of the Alhanians
aud the palace council has. therefore de-
cided TO distribute other regiments in that
section
Constantinople May War prepara-
tions go on with unabated vigor. Two
commissions. composed of officials of the
ministerieS of public works and of war
have been formed for the purpose of in.
specting railways and facilitating the dis
patch of troops to the frontier
Ii has been decided to extinguish the
torches in all the lighthouses on the Gull
Of Smyrna as far as karaburun durinG
the continuance of the war.
II IS officially announced that the Greek.
resident I'm Turkey may become natural
lied. as an alternative TO leaving the conn
Try. This VIII be compulsory for al
Greeks officially employed in Turkey
Arta, May l.-After remaining inactiyl
for Two days the Greek troops yesterda,
tFridayl re-invaded Epirus The SIKH
regiment advanced and occupied PbiiiiI
The Turks are still al Pentepigatlia an,
lHaret has been fortified the militarr
bridge over the river Arta (Aracht) hayini
been destroyed,
The streets OF Aria present a stranp
scrrc, with the continuous exodus of ciT
iZsus and the steady incoming of n,
peGsGntry who camp out in the streets
around fires, with thousands of cattle an
sheep.
GrumblSof Pasha's GaIInntry
London. MAY "A dispatch to the Stand
ard from Berlin says that the reason Ger
eral Grumbkof Pasha was decorated h
the sultan was that at the time of occuny
ing Larissa he advanced alone across
bridge which had been mined removed tn