The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-26
GLOOM OVERSPREADS ATHENS.
Crown Prince Said to Have Made an
IdiOtic Retreat from Larinsa.

ATHENS, April 25.-It is useless to deny
that very gloomy outlook OF the war pros
poets is taken here by the better informed.
There are, however, no signs of panic
The city exhibits dignified endurance. while
many persons still show an unabated en-
thusiasm for fight. This symptom is par
ticularly noticeable among the wounded
now in Athens. Their one desire seems to
be an anxiety to be healed in order that
they may rejoin the colors. Naturally, this
spirit is much fostered by the confirmation
of the reports hat the Turks have burned
the Greek wounded in a church at Kurtzi-
voli. The Turks lighted fires under the
Greek wounded implored their comrades to
kill them; others committed suicide. AL
though it is said that the Greeks carried off
all their guns from Tyrnavo and I.arissa.
and also destroyed the provisions at both
places, they could not transport the guns
to Pharsala. 1t is reluctantly believed by
some in Athenian circles that the retreat
was somewhat disorderly and that some
of the guns were abandoned with but fee
bic defense. 1t seems probable, however.
that in the main the retreat was in good
order.
About o'clock yesterday afternoon the
official in charge of the telegraph Office
at Larissa, observing a cloud of dust raised
by the advancing cavalry of the Turks
asked leave TO dynamite the office. He was
directed TO leave it. Since 3:p, D. m. Sat
urday the Larissa office has made no re-
sponse to calls from Athens.
a dispatch from Reveni says that Edhem
Pasha, on learning that the Greeks had
been ordered TO fall back. attempted TO de-
liver a crushing blow with his considerable
force, which had been resting thirty-six
hours, and succeeded in breaking through
the Greek lines in several places
This morning the word goes forth here
that the government will persevere in the
struggle with greater determination. The
report however, has not served to aIlay
the growing irritation at the belief that
even If Greece could not hold her own the
nonofensive policy manifested in the or
ders of the Crown Prince not To attack
was idiotic and un-Grecian. The retreat TO
Pharsala Is considered a poor response TO
the fiery speeches of Crown Prince Con-
stantine TO his troops. Naturally all sorts
OF reasons are advanced TO explain why the
Greeks retreated, the more candid admit
ting that the Turks were too strong 1t
is also pointed out that the Turkish cavalry
did much 10 turn the scale in favor OF
Edhem Pasha.
The Greek fleet is also the subject of
many curious reports, one of which asserts
that the Eastern squadron has lombard
ed Dedeagach IL is known that the Turks
Yesterday ordered that all the lanterns in
the lighthouses on the Gulf of Salonica
should remain unlighted. Five ironclads
and four torpedo boats are operating along,
the coast between Platamona and Kate.
rina. The British and French subjects re-
siding at Nolo have addressed their respec-
tive ENJOYS here begging for the dispatch
OF war ships To Volo 10 protect them. The
envoys have wired To their governments
and TO the admirals at Canea, but at Ath-
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