The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-01
is LIKE ALL OTHERS
GREOIAN WAR STORY HAS TWO
SIDES, IN SPITE OF TURKEY.

/ CODstantinople 10 strict ana Tnat Notn
| Ing But Turkish Success Gets Out =
| Greeks Not all At Alilouns Pass and
Larissa-Greece Unpopular with He,
NeIehbors-How Ath enians Take Defea,
| -Correspondent of the Associated Prssi
Describes tho Turkish Entry Into Larissa
| New York, April 30-A dispatch tc
| the Journal from Salo1rica says:
From Vienna 20 Nish, in Serv:a, and
! to the Turkish frontieD all the news was
OF Greek defeat and everywhere there
was great rejoicing. because the Greek
! is detested in all OF southeastern Europe
| In Austria Hungary and Servia ii is
said that the Greek individual is equal
| 10 the Oriental Jew. Therefore Austria
Hungary and Servia al presented a
broad grin at tie constant news OF
Greek reverses In Servia they said:
| eve are delighted. We are happy and
At peace for the first time IN our his
tory"
Blu. when Salonica was reached, all
this was changed. There were Two
sides TO the story While it is true that
the Turks gained great victory at
Miiouna and at Larissa, yet the Greeks
had been vanquishng the Turks at 9TH
e. points and destroying the towns on
tie coast near this place. So great was
Turkish discomfort with the way the
war is carried on that they actually
started Osman Pesha, Turkeys oil
marshal to tnfuse new courage into
the army. The hero of Plevna is very
old. 1t is like asking Bismarck to take
the field. or sending Victoria around
England stump-speaking at general
election, but he is idolized by every
Turk. His mere name IS a tower OF
strength.
Saionica is quiet, among Its own foul
Smells. but all say: The quiet is only
today. God knows what will be tomor-
row"
The Greek fleet Of war vessels is only
twenty miles distant and has already
honlhor1ed two towns. II is likely any
moment to give sixteen hours notice TO
the people 10 quit the town before a
BON bardment.
Austrian and Italian warships lie in
the haroor ready to take care OF their
fellow-coun.rymen and all strangers
needing protection. In all houses of the
better class men have their wives and
children in readiness for flight. curios
boxed I'D and vaiuables Of all sorts put
in portable packages, and yet nothing
OF panic meets the eye
Cablegrams from the field OF battle
az all alike-all Turkish. practically
dictated by a staff officer Of the COM
manecr-in-chief. All dispatches thus
dictated must go via Constantinople and
are subjected 20 strict censorship. This
seems quite unnecessary, because, after
all. Turkey must win, and quickly. I'M
loss the other powers interfere. Today
she has almost double as many men in
the field as Greece and millions behind
ready to take arms, while Greece has no
more man.
ATHENIAN DEMAGOGUES.
Now York, April 3o.-A copyright dis
patch TO the Journel dated Athens says:
The popular feeling that the people
have beer betrayed by their leaders in
the now famous stampede from Matt Is,
for the time, Quieted.
An incident showing the temper Of the
Greek people happened during the
demonstration got up by Gennad:us,
who made a speech in which he called
the king a traitor and demanded that
the royal family be driven from the
county. Then, at the head of a nuner-
Gus rabble, he marched to the palace,
which was entirely unguarded. Alone
- ~ IL
mdnded to see the king.
His majesty does not receive today"
SAID the doorkeeper.
Il am scrry,' replied Gennadius.
Coming out he Informed the rabble that
his majesty did not receive him. He then
entered a carriage and drove away in
triumph, followed by crowd.
GREEKS WEEP.
Greeks burst into tears when the
Thessalian rout is mentioned.
The crown princes successor, General
Snolenski. was elected in the following
way at Pharsala. He had one cons
peti;or. General Mavrom:chael;s. his per-
sonal enemy, who, pistol in hand. kept
his division from stampeding shooting
doTD five of his men. Mavromichaelis
was about TO be elected when arose and
said:
Gentlemen my comrade, General
Smolenski. is better versed in military
science than 7, and I retire in his
favor"
The people ere anxious 70 try issues
again under these two patriotic leaders
and arcther great battle is probable.
Ex-Premier Delyannis recently said
IN ar interview, making an attack on
the king:
81 Was never IN favor ot war. 1 per-
n1itted i: to save the kings crown"
EVERY MAN A WARRIOR.
Practically every man in Athens is
arnIiEg - go and fight the Turks.
Every train into the city IS loaded with
other troops. Yesterday crowds broke
into the gunshops and took the practical
bic weapons. Il was unanimous through
cut all classes. Today Greece IS armed
~ fIgnt for her life.
Ii is absurd to say TIA; the Greeks TN |
dertook this contest because they Be !
li-ved they wiuld take Constantinople in |
. fortnight No nation every had a |
;rUer sense Of the ODDS. The ccncer: ot !
t,W ops had calmly informed than Of |.
possible consequences; there had been a |
general movement to impress Greece |
with her danger. but the Greeks said: |
Wei. We must fight. anyhow"
Thc-e Will be a great deal happen be- |
fore these people OF the mountains care |
10 pause.
THE TURKS IN LARISSA.
Athens. April So.-A correspondent - /
the Associated Press who was a. LarisSa \
uf-h -ns Turks IN "Wednesday save