The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-02
IN THE CAMP OF THE TURK.
IMPRESSIONS OF CORRESPONDENTS
ar THE SCENE OF WAR.

IoSpoN, April 23.-The telegraph brings from
a.y ,o day little more than a fragmentary mill
tsrr history Of the war which has been wagod
tor a week now on the frontier of Thessaly. So
n will be as long as the struggle goes on. Tho
real story Of the lighting, the human features
NJ the campaign which the world of spectators
Graves most Of all, must come by tho slower
channels OF messenger and Post Office. Tho
reason FOR this is almost obvious. A small army
Z NJ war correspondents, representing the press of
the whole world. is seeking. and seeking in vain,
To send over two or thrco slender telegraph wires
smass OF words each day such rs all the tele-
graph operators in Turkey and Greece combined
could not transmit In q month. 1t Is only by
courtesy and during a small portion of each
twenty.four hours that these wires arc available
for the transmission Of public intelligence.
Much Of the time they arc monopolizcd for mill.
tary purposes, for which. Of course, they were
primarily intended. Tho most that can be OK.
pccted, therefore. in the way of Geographic in
formation from the front is q brief almost I'M
adorned record OF each days events. Tho more
vivid and symmetrical pictures will come later,
and. judging by what is already arriving. there
will be no lack Of competent historians Of what
pron;scs to be one Of the most picturesque
struggles OF the century.
The letters received in London this week bring
the story on both the Greek and the Turkish
side down 20 the very edge of war. The descrip-
lions naNop pam 'nc i'aso"s VI u ha' nus
pen neAp"."o,' '" "osp"'ehes Ii tho
iuiAe 'H' ho" "es ieahhotuo
o''et ia" ~ q"o.o ireeis io" sono Oh inc
must lh'etes''"h 'e'..ts "4feau9 " uanu. rlrs'
IN 'hs c"'esors I Nv contributions OF Nv.
stevens 10 'he Dun.D mat f'eauers OF ihE
sVN"i! renieInoeF AIT. Steevehs as the writer OF
q remarkably clever series OF articles about tho
United States nnd especially the Presidential
campaign last autumn. Mr.. stevens has been
with hdhem fasha army since the early part
'he MONTH anu us accounts OF lurhish camp
ne ana OF INC preliminary work OF the cam
paign are me 4ost that nave been printed. This
shis account OF MS ARRIVAL ana reception ut
Eiassona:
In any other friendly country a three-days'
nhsnaved, t"o-oaSs unclothed. tweive-honrs
unwashed' special CORE
spondent would have sought out the military
secretary. ana asked when Inc communicating
Chiei would allow him to pay his respects. But
SUNS was only oackWaru. happy-so-iucky, gen.
erous' gehtlemaniy turkey, 1 rode straight up
70 the headquarters gate. stumbled across the
walled court yard, over the mountainous cob
80 80 - ~. rSaIm"ss 80.
p.s,a co.,nsausa.i :. 'rL:a, 80 -
60" III "ans,|-. ".,
orOhinnso ~ it.,a H. nrs;nh ~ ps
'"' "oAS INV
SIDE OF a little room. sparseiy furnished with a
Chair or two, a couple of smaller divans. a table,
and a map. From his broad forehead, his sharp.
nne-cut nose. his lively' watchtul gray eyes. his
bushy. grizzling beard, you might guess him
English, French, German. Russian, Turk. or
what you will But you could never guess him
otner than man OF quick thtelhGehee ana a
gentleman.
.iheS brought cigarettes ana they brought
eonee' ihes always 90. lou can haroiy spehu
mar crown In a shop-much less pay a call
"nnout 'heIh' ruheni f"sha rea my ih'roouc'
non'a anu eahou U M a'ue-oe-caHp. a nea'!
man eaine H. d ana ruooS ron tne sun-ah
Upeni"eeu, Dosish Aioahiah VI ~. 10 mint ne
fnsna eonIueu mt. ne was 10 sho" me inc
alns' II was q sno" MN me te'csrahs
"tu'e u we nave uoh uoth 10 our mu-
.uaI nc VI rienen a. 'ney taik
NC ihushs win " Jolly eN-
r 'ro n .nNu ~ he uespiseS
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