The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-14
INTERVENE.
FIVE NATIONS OCCUPYTHE
PORT or VOLO.
M Greeks Abandon tho Place and ths
Turks begin To Enter liking Georgo
n the Cabinet, Disagree ursvcry Of
the Turks.


the first active ntcps In intervcn.i',l
between Greece and Turkey this mora.
ing, when attachments Of MARINES
from the British, Russian, French.
Austrian and G,rman warships in the
Gulf Of Volo were landed TO guard the
town Of Volo, which the Greeks cvacu
atcd during thc night. The foreign
conspls also went TO Ncicst 40 to con
fer With Ecl,em Pasha. the Turkish
commander in chief. These moves did
not, however, prevent the Turks from
occupying the place, but disorders will
10 prevented.
King George IL In favor Of an inn
mediate acceptance Of the offers Of the
powers TO mediate. d~eclarin, that the
Grccks have neither ammunition nor
equipments to continue the war. Il is
ton OF the czar of Russia and TINT he
may abdicate II allowed tn have SiiD.-
OOO n year in retirement. The Creek
ministry are reported TO be still stno-
born rs to evacuation OF Crete. bat
there is every reason to believe thai
they will not much longer court the
complete s~ubjnration OF their country,
which continuance OF the war VIII
make unavoidable.
II Is reported that the Turks In
Ep,rus have begun Wholesale massa-
crcs, and that many womers crazcd Ivy
the horrors through whic., they haze
passed, have arrived ut Arta.
LAST BATTLES or THE WAR.
ATHENS. May io.-What may be the
final battle Of the wal began at $40
tino and at the Cynoscephalc. n little
later. above Avail and Pharsala.
velestino and the main Cynoscephale
chain were held by the Greeks The
plain 10 the ~northward and tho gray
ridge jutting out between .he Cynos-
ecphalc and Velestino were held by the
Turks. The Greeks had three batter.
les OF artillery and the Turks four.
Early in the morning a we'll directed
Greek artillery fire prevented advance
Of the Turkish infantry. by half past
I o'clock the artillery firing was very
heavy on both sides. but each main
tanned its position. At 1890 o'clock a
Turkish battery behind Koniari began
firing shrapnel and the Greeks soon
began TO lose ground. A hot artillery
and musketry fusillade was kept up
until about noon, when tho Greeks on
the big hill commenced TO retire in or
derby fashion, but ut o double quick.
The Turks did not Gre Mt them and
wero apparently ignorant Of their sue
ecss. The irregulars tried in vain to
ussist tho Greeks by firing Mt tho ad.
vancing Turks; and in fact throughout
the engagement they were practically
valucless.
General Smolenski. with excellent
Judgment and GOODNESS, prepared for
the retreat. which was effected grad
ually, the Greeks on the right holding
their ground until nightfali. and then
r~ctreating tc tho next ridge. q mile
nearer Volo.
The battle before Pharsala began Mt
0 o'clock Wednesday morning. After
skirmishes between the advance posts
Of tho opposing forces the Greek artil'
lcry opened nre with great precision,
hut the Turks pushed forward. The
Greeks then made u fatal error In
leaving tho commanding position
which they occupied and returning
upon the plain, which was commanded
on all points by Turkish batteries
which were brought INTO action n.
soon rs tho Greeks left the hills.
The Greeks from all parts Of the
plain were converging towards u stone
bridge spanning the river, aud which
was the only mea Of getting over
The mass OF humanity at this poin'
was constantly growing, when tn,
Turks obtained the exact range of the
enemy, and shell after shell fell ant
exploded in tho midst of the Greeks
The havoc created by the shrapne
was terrible. Gradually, however, tn,
greater part OF the Greeks crossed tn,
river.
The Turks, who were then coverin,
the plain, mel with q strong resistanc,
while attacking Vasili. where tn,
Greeks from hidden positions opened
furious fire. In the face Of this tn
Turks advanced with marvelou
temcrity and captured the village, no
80 much by force OF arms as by tn
fear which their indifference to deaf
inspired in the Greeks.
Owing TO the fact that II was not d.
signed TO commence the decisive er
gagement until Thursday tho Turks
division intended to take the enemy |
flank only arrived half an hour befor
the close Of the combat, havin
marched thirty miles. The Turks
attack upon Vssili was made withor
any previous plan. Tho men were o.
dcred to capture the place and the
advanced, quietly shooting rs thong
hunting. The Greeks maintained
whitening fire. A Turk wounded
the leg advanced TO the attack 9
hands and knees.
The Belmont canal company In Che
enne county Ia seeding an extensi,
tract of irriOatad land IN Alfalfa