American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-04-04

craGled, may again come under
Helleric rule If the demands
of Greek representatives CT the peace
conference nre granted. Here are
found the first evidences of that Greek
culture which later ~permeated the
world. In tie Valley of the Chara'
c~ovlsta, unde: the very shadow or
Oytzika, the terrible Tomaros of the
a~ncients, rufus speak their tale 10 the
archacologist of a civilization ante
dating that of the Greece of today,
says the Kansas City Star.
Here, myth ology has 1T, Zeus, re-
leased from Chaos, wed Dione, the
fecund earth, and from their mating
came the beautiful Aplrodite. On
This spot now rest the ruins OF the
sanctuary of Aphi odite, overlooking
the crumbled temple and vOtive monu-
ments, and hidden midst the oaks and
olives that have e..meshed h val
ley, no doubt is the sacred spring,
whose murmrrings, controlled by the
divine Dione and Aphrodite, were In
terpreted by tie temple oracles.
On the side of the hill, to the south
of the citadel, which stood on a prom
ontory in the center OF the wiley,
have been found the remains of a
majestic thenter, Its walls shrouded In
vines and trees.
There, on the site of the Acropolis,
from which nl the plain Is spread
out before the traveller, Ulysses called
up the souls of the dead.
From the fateful oaks OF Dodona,
towering above the temple and the
alter, Minerva chose the mast OF the
beautiful ship Argo, and to the god Of
Dodona Achilles poured out his hba'
lions.
Kings Descended From Achilles.
The kings of the Molossians. n Of
the many tribes into which Eplrus
was divided, asserted direct descent
from pyrrhus, son Of Achilles, who
settled there after the sack of Troy,
leaving the kingdom to his son Mo
lossus. 1t was not till the time OF
Alexis uder the Great that these many
tribes were banded together Into one
nation. Then Alexander, an uncle OF
Alexander the Great, was nude king
over Eplrus by Phillip H., father Of
Alexander the Great, and brought al
the tribes together, the little country
becoming a united kingdom In thu
fourth century Is. G.
Since, its history has been tragic
The scene of continuous turmoil,
imprudently espouhed the cause o
Perseus In lac Il. g., and, devastated
by the %conquering Romans, was an
nexed to the province OF Macedonia
Except for inter-tribal vendetta. ther
we're few changes til the thirteentl
century, when 1t was seized by Niche
Angelius COmenus with the taking o
ConstantInople by the Latins.
After two hundred years Of Lati
and Byzantine rule, with Albania,
reverted [ o the control OF nativ
princes, under whom tribal feuds II
creased In seroclty and savager!
And, weakened by lis years of intel
nal fighting, 4 was an cisy prey I
the Turks ir the fifteenth century.
Bloody Pule of tho Turks-
For a while ~lawlessness was queile'
but, with the beginning of the declir
of the Turkish empire Ia the seVel
teenth century. the old rule Of bloc
returned till at the beginning OF II
: present century Turkey was unable
promise safety to travellers within !
) borders.
It's hills were filled with lawlei
, bands whose deprcdations the OFT
man rulers we're poweriess to cur
Hiding In the Businesses Of the III
dus mountains, brIgands would swo'
, down upon pack trains, OF upon q
I valley farms, and be back In the
lairs before he police could arri
at the spot and once In their mou
tains they were SAFE.
Theirs was the life Of the Scot
I Hlghlanders Of tie time Of 4
= Stuarts. Clan spirit increased as t
9 yoke Of the aoslem was lifted, al
y the law Of retaliation was the on
:" effective governmental lnstrumel
70 Blood for blood was the rule, a
:, thousands died In cls1 feuds.
?. Inspectors of schools founded
wealthy EpIrotes took their lives
their hands when they made tn
tours and t,cir visits were alwf
T" kept secret. The French consul har'
dared 90 out OF sight Of bis hon