Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-11-25

Hospitality entertained before. NJ. GAs-
nos. as their host was called, received
them with effusion, and thanked them
with tears in his eyes for the services
they had rendered to his country. He.
like all the. other civilians in Arta, APP
peared bitterly disappointed and humii-
lated by the failure Of the army. This
failure was attributd on all hands to
General Manos, though to Vaughan it
seem that the total absence of a
proper commissariat was some excuse
for the Generals failure to make the
best of his opportunities. Even the
Arta battle could hardly be called a
Victory. The Turks had fed of their
own accord, and, having fed, there had
been nothing for Manos to do but to i'm
prove the occasion. In this he had fail
ed, but bitter murmurs began to rise
up against MN, and threats of sedition
in the streets.
Most of the shop Keepers had put up
their shutters, and the soldiers, half
starving, and determined to obtain sup
plies OF food and drink, were going
about breaking open the doors and
threatening to help themselves BY force.
In this state of things the General
came out into the streets, where he
stood at the corners haranguing his
men, and appealing to their patriotism
to restore discipline and obedience In
the ranks. 1t was pitiful and degrad-
ing spectacle to see the commander OF
the army, before the campaign was six
days old, reduced to such methods OF
maintaining his authority.
But worse was to follow
The second night after their return,
the A.henian papers arrived in Arta,
containing for the first time an admis-
sion of the disasters, which had over
taken the main army in Thessaly.
NJ. Ghinos had friend on the GEN
erals staff, Polish officer familiar
with the French language. This man
was constantly in the house, and by
IS means Vaughan and Cheriton learnt
the dreadful truth. They sat there late
into the night-the Greek host and
two or three of his fellow-citizens, the
Pole, and the two English volunteers,
while the Polish officer read aloud
from the Greek journal, or translated
it into French for the benefit of
Vaughan and Cheriton. In the paper
were accounts of fearful scenes in Ath-
ems, of revolutionary .mobs parading
the streets of the capital, of Opposition
leaders invading the palace, threaten
ing the King and telling him to his
face that his son would never be allow
ed to ascend the throne of Greece.
A revolution seemed imminent
Would it break out in Arta, too?
There were moments when Vaughan
hoped it would, when he believed that
it only needed the presence of one de-
termined man, with courage and faltn
to raise the standard of revolt, call the
dispirited army around him in the
name of the Greek republic, and re-
sumo the triumphant march to Janina
The Greeks turIed to Vaughan with
a certain confidence, due partly to the
fact that he was an Englishman, and
partly, perhaps, to the sympathy they
saw him show for them.
Major Cheriton who took the whole
tnlng from a professional standpoint,
who was there merely as a soldier, and
had little personal sympathy with the
Greek nation. occupied different foot
ing. ...-.t.....
1t was to Vaughan they appealed, it
was to him they offered expressions of
gratitude. 1--WE would rather have you
for our King than King George" said
GhinOs to him; and the sentiment was
warmly applauded by the rest OF the
little group.
In the meantime, what had become of
Kalarakis?