The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-05-01

taken ia off at night in boat,
timers TIMERS from other islapass
Number Number were !, bought or ,a a. !!
citizens Of Smyrna. ofthnss M
patrlated themselves, the In M ael ~
dered through the AIedito, s u :. q
in a state cs: Of dsstitutioa, 80 a1s,s
years Chan beggars lnvasssl I
streets streets of Genoa. Marseil ltss sss
cslona' Among them uers y a g,
whose countenances showed WED sol
OF marvellous beauty, last,, ,se MI
hunger, cold and priyatiop.' ''S'eaal
Gordon says that there "a, !. I.
at a; the CLOSE of 1922 when & III Il. 4 =
Christian inhabitants Of S,;a
only 1900 remained. This l ~ ,a.sa
be an exeggeration, but ths pp':s N
question but SO far as in t lasr'
work OF depopulation which Il. I, n y
understood $ was thoroughly A. a.
- At the appalling news, tie bIas
Greece boiled. Even tia t.a s;go
which jog.trotted through tbs s, 81. T
European statesmen Va, 49,
stirred. RESPONSIVENESS can,ss 10y
decorous diplomatic phrases II. 8
dressed to Constantinopls,'
while a secret council Of Greet ~
resolved to strike back. Thslss
fleet lay at its anchorage in Il.
of scio, the officers toast,np tbs s ss
eyed captives in goblets d IA:
wine, and trying to divert thei, -.
with song and dance. Under 49,
q moonless night there crent n J.
the northern darkness two small
briggs, outdtted as freships, fillss
gunpowder, pitch, tow, tar AL H.
fire, and manned by Const.ofs.a l
naris OF Psars and thirty:thres, ~
who were ready to give avn n;
lives. They had taken the M.
and had been blessed BY the
Canaris had seen to il that ! M
powder stood handy to blow M
craft with all on board, il. a.
failed. When the black night s.i
sailed in noiaelessly, steering
lights Of the Turkish vessel
aimed straight at the bow oiiS
Turkish flagship. When he ,s
tile chains, he grapplel Them
made fast, driving his brig nude,
counter of the flagship as fsr M,
could; then he set fire to liz ~
and sheered Of rapidly in q ro,ba
shouting ''Victory to the Gross,
The fire crept swiftly up the an,
sides Of the man-oi.war. leapedsiI
bulwarks, licked up the rigging, &
along the deck and prohed IL q
down the matches. In few nI MINI
it enveloped the magazine. .ll
were over 1000 men on board, s,a
and soldiers. They were demo.sis
by the looting in which they shad's
gagged. Discipline had been rel,ls;
the officers found it impossible e t
the fire with vigor and metkl
Presently the flames gnawed thohs
Of one Of the mests, and it fellWitAs
crash. Foreseeing what must o.,
next, the Capondan Pasha, vhossRa
and hands had been burned in ann
attempt to check the conRagrsHA
leaped overheard into his GIG sndat
dered the sailors to row to thesha.s
But just as they we're showing ofe
other mast toppled and fell athst
the Admiral's boat, striking hinl
blow on the head which broke a
skull. He lived to be landed onA
beach OF the island he had devastatll,
then he died, just rs the chant Of y
RamadGn rose IN the night oil, andlh
explosion of the magazine on bow
his vessel sent 1000 OF his couptiyaa
to eternity.
Six months afterward the Gsk
feet lay off the island Of Tsn l'''
awaiting an attack, which much ptsa'sl
fatal, for the Turkish fleet, yls
whelming in numbers, encirollead lss g.
every side. Again it was 9 dat
moonless night, and the watch On Y
Turkish ships elumbered in secu.fg
Through the gloom, over the q. q
waves, as eight bells sounded y.
same Constantine Canaris sailed als1
~, every man in his little craEsas
ing his breath and awaiting the g
ing sound OF the scraping OF the g w y.
sloop against the sides OF the Yui. ".
flag ship. It dld not take long V
the jar came, for Canaris and hlsp ~
men TO fasten their grapnels g ~
Turk and set fire to the combusllas!
with which their deck was loaded
the flames darted up tho side, Vanl,
pushed of in the dark and sho Nless,
"Turks you are burned as at " "
God save the cross!"-San FianeA
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