The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-15
GREEKS At SHELTER
ENGAGE IN BATTLE
FIGHT BETWEEN TWO OF NUM-
BIER STARTED THE GREATER
HOSTILITIES.
THREE ARE NOW IN LOCAL JAIL
John Bebos Accused of Attempting
tn Knife One of His Fellow
Countrymen.

The battle of Thermopalae was
repeated late Tuesday afternoon at
the smelter. when a. or 100 Greeks
engaged in a general miX-up. Just
which side won the fight has not
been determined and ii is doubtful
whether it will ever be ascertained.
This much is known. however, and
that is that for a few minutes il
looked as though the battlefield
would be covered witt number of
seriously wounded foreigners. There
appeared 10 be only one weapon
among the crowd. which probably
resulted in the lack of any fatalities.
Two men were the cause of all the
trouble Their grievance was a
slight one, indeed, and probably half
the Greeks did not know what they
were fighting for or why the trouble
had occurred They realized there
was something going on and
straightway participated in the affair.
John Bebos was shooting at tin
can when fellow countryman hap
pened along and remarked:
WHAT do you want to spoil that
can for2"
Perhaps Bebos understood the re-
mark as a sarcastic reflection upon
his ability as a marksman. Anyway,
he grew angry and soon the two
Greeks were engaged in wordy war
that brought on greater hotilities.
Bebos pulled a knife from his belt
and started in pursuit of the man
who had attempted TO save the can
from destruction. He was probably
descendant from that ancient
Greek who won the Marathon race,
as his swiftness in running was all
that saved him from total annihila-
ton.
The fracas occurred so quickly
that il was almost over when a doZ-
en- or so Greeks rushed over to the
battle ground to separate the COM
batants. They took upon themselves
the task of special ENJOYS from the
hague conference. and although they
possessed no credentials, endeavored
to carry out the theories advocated
by the great powers-that of arbi-
ton. Others also undertook the
same task, but only made matters
worse. In a short time there were
over half hundred Greeks mixed up
in the fight and for time it looked
as though some one was going to be
killed Hostilities finally subsidized
and the excitement cooled down.
Four Greeks We're brought to this
city and three were locked up, two
charged with disturbing the peace
and one with assault with intent to
commit murder. The last mentioned
was Bebos.
re duo charged with disturbing
the peace were Kegacos Barbaracos
and Alex Xedes. Justice Cartwright
sentenced each to serve fifteen days
in Jail The authorities are of the
opinion that by sending thees two to
Jail il may have a good effect on the
other belligerents at the smelter.
The Greeks stood in with Bebos
and it was impossible to get any of
them 10 testify that he attempted to
knife one of his fellow countrymen,
but they did state that they had seen
him with a large knife in his posses
sion. 1t was found necessary to dis
miss the first charge and hold the de-
PENDANT upon the charge of carrying
a concealed Weapon. The minimum
penalty for this offense is 80 days in
Jail and fine of $40, while the max
imnm penalty is six months in Jail
and fine of $500. The defendant
is in Jail and will come up today to
enter plea.