| Show I MYSTERIES OF WAR Smolinskl Ordered to Retreat After a MagnIficent Victory CKV1NU iSi UltSISII liE ulltrH 1 I I Iraphlo llrscrlpllon of Hit lltlllj ct I Velcttlni by Ilia Ito It rest aths I ol a Knvipapcr NEW YORK May nTbo Journal Publishes u Bible uldpatoh Irjm Stephen Orano wo saw the battle of Valuation wocro Genoral Binoleniil burial back liaiioiu 1isha Mr Crane eayii Vltobtluo has proved tint tbe Greek moldJulawmen well led can cope successfully success-fully with Turks even though outnumbered outnum-bered This battle lifts Proved them great figbte long Glibber mud stayiri To be cure the army retreated from Velestloo but it was no fault ot the army The comm uJer bit his fingers and cursed when the order came to retreat re-treat lie was at that time patiently oontUent of success For three days he bad been holding the Turks back and Inflicting upon Ibm nojyyIoso risen came Lila order to fall back due to reversed or omethtn2 in other places Goo Smolensk knew of course bis retreat would be at the taorlUCB ol Vlv And he raged But orders must be obeyed homes the occupation ot the lurks tint of VelettUo and later of Veto Iu the middle of lutoxliallon of vloory came the order to lull back Wuj I ouly arrived at noon or the second day Ine mil of musietry wa trt menJoug From a distance U was like tearing a cloth neater mounded like ralu on o roof and olooo up u was Just a long crash alter crash It was a beautiful sound boautllul as I bad lIver dreamed It wa more Imprts slv tho the roar 01 Niagara alii I finer than thunder ore alauobe because Is bd the wonder olllumn Iugdy 10 It trVedy the most beautiful sound 01 my experience brrlo an ymlboDY Tue clash ol it was ideal Tile slaughter of 1 the Turks was enormous The Ore of Ibo Greek was eo fierce that the Turkish soldiers while charging tblelded their eyes with their hands Hunt charges run Iurk mad 00 JIedoy nd Ihy Yi were rp1s Oman time fb deeper ate Turkish civalry even atlaobed their enemy ou a steep rocky hill lb 100 qudroo wr practically annihilated Scattered fragments slid slowly block leaving tile plain black sub wcuouJ Bug dead men and hrdes From a distance It wan llko a came ob There woo no blood s no npreaslou no horror to be sean All the aisauna of the Turks this day mulled cities Irously to them The Urcok Irool fought with the teadluest of salaried bootkeperi never tired never complaining com-plaining The Greeks fougut all the lime with the artillery fire on loom even 10 a musketry lull but nobody minded auytulng Tbe lurks were la great numbers and fought according to tbe precepts of their religion But the Greeks were never daunted Some limes II was flgbtlog among gaunt bill sometime fighting ou green plains but always the Ureek held their posltloos When night came shell burst In fury llghtnlug tbo darkness By line rid flashes I saw wounded taken lo Vale There was very little outcry among them They were mostly silent In the gray early morning the musketry are began again It rattled from hill to bill batteries awoke and tholalsole 1 play was returned Tbo Turkish guns were surerlcr to those ot the Greens who had mostly mountain howitzers I watched for a longtime the blue clad Greek Infantry marchIng march-Ing Iu position across a small plain WhllelWHiohed Ibe Turks changed their attack from the Greek right ou Ihe plain to the Greek left on the rucky hill Then the fighting became obscured from view Too Greeks lay In trncbe snugly flattened against the dirt firing oreiully while the Turks loomed close before them livery ridge who fringed with smoke I saw soldiers lu the trenches ease ell mud take a drink from their canteens twist their ortrlilee bolts U put tile empty link behind them or turn aroood to BAY something 10 A ojinrale They then went at It again I noticed one lieutenant standing up la the roar of a trench rolling a older Sties his lips wide apart In lulu care lets I allltune a shot went ibrougb block bl-ock HI servant came from Ibo Irencn and knelt weeping over the body rejardleta I of the battle The luau had to drag him In by the legs Tile reserves coming up passed I a wayeide shrine The men paused to cross Iboweulve mud pray A shell struck the Shrine and elemo I had II Ihe men in the rear of the column were obliged to pray to tile spot where the a brine bd been News came mm the left that the Turks bd tried to turn the flank and failed The Turks formed OD the right and moved slowly across the plain ao the Battery opened oil them 1 ow troop moving 10 the rear to prevail a possible lltuk it aok In Ibo dlrc loll ol Veto The fliibt ou the plain to the light began losses of Turkish treat Illits bdoW slowly wond forward toward the Greek Ireucbte Indicated by gray lines of cmoke Snake began lo rate the trenches au the bill and to alto take ihe battery to the rear I hoped the Greek on tile plain would hurry anti drive the Turks from their petition They did gallantly lu a short ferocious In lantry fight Tbe bit of woods where the tight occurred oc-curred seemed on lire Tbere was a gnat rallllug and banging and then ibe Turks went out defeated There was general rejoicing all along tile Greek lion 1uo Officers walked proudly the men In the trenobei grlnuou Then mind you just at this lime lain In the alteraoon alter another successful oY cams tile order to retreat Umjlenskl bad apparently received I the blurt of the tlehtluz Vet the center and left near ICarndJau j and at Fbsnala bad again reined lie one could explain It Wa were i god not aware of the illuallon they faced but It seemed au txtraordlnnry order They any Bmolemkl wept I went down to see the retreat A curious thing was that the Turk seemed to understand the order as quickly wed we-d 11 They moved up batteries with startling rapidity for Ibe Turk The relr1 wa not disorderly < but wrath till and sullen A remol 01 Evon the killed mon 20UU strong cm down to civet the retreat and Iu Ihe twilight brightened by Turkish shells tbe t Orouftn slowly withdrew GREECE ACCEPTS PUnOIEii OJNni TIONS ATHENS May llA collective note from the powtrs ou Ibo tulject of mediation has been pretonlea to Ibe Greek nili liter of foreign attains M Hkjulodlr by the Kuieian minister M Once It is I uudrriotd Ibo Greek government bus accepted the cond lions liupoied and couOdoJ Us Inter Cain to me care of tile powers Active inojsuris It is further slaloJ war taken at Constantinople today tj stop Ibo further udvaucu of the Turk lob troops ilEDIATIUN ACCCIlLD LONDON May 1110 the House of 1 Commons today the first lot t of list treianry nid government leader A J Bat our aunoubiej ibul formation Iud been received this mornlulC from all the reprunlolvs 01 the powers at Athens saying that mediation uelweeij Greece and Turkey bid been ollerel I the former country and accepted by tile Greek government ATUENd May 11rb diplomatic pour iurlor have bteu brought definite defi-nite conclusion Greece formally hut adbereed to tbe prellmluane ot tile peace agreed upon between the I Blacks And the head of the ulOerent len > lions have received positive aliuraucis investing them with authority to trial with Turkey HOIIE aiiriNd EXPECTED CoNsiANilNoljb May 11A dispatch dis-patch irm Ijirima says the imperial army Is I mrclllllg 10 10 colum from Fbarrala on ljm koa Bud Almvroi Fighting U ixpecled today An Imperial trade jua t Issued orders gold and silver medals etruok for pre Buntatlon to the troop taking part lu Ibe war against Greece THE INDIUNITY CONbTAMlNOltt May 11Tb xp hate oliO war with Ureeoa are esiimatej at 25000000 which Greece will py as an ludeuinlly In installments install-ments guaranteed by the Ibessillan reveuues Greece having accepted mediation the ambassador ot the powers at Con sianlluoplo have ben luttrucled to approach the Turkish government wall a view ol atcerlalnlng upon what condition Turkey will agree to declare de-clare peace Tin ADVANCE ON DOMUKOS LAMIA Thetaly May 1I1wo thousand Turks were sent to liiLo Netero to cloae the rod to Damokor yesterday morning Three thousand Greeks have been dispatched to reinforce the Greek troops al Domoko The eflorU of the Greek commanders are directed towards to-wards preventing the Turks from surrounding sur-rounding Ujmolicp which would probably result In the capture of the main body of Greek troops under Crown 1rlnce Constantine IHE NOTE OF THE 1OWEUi ATHENS May IIThe following to the text of tile note ul Ibo Powell 96rhe roprSlentaUv 01 France Italy UrO Britain Ormaoy nd Austria M DOUr rprenlatlv 01 Bassist and the diplomatic corplIo deClare de-Clare In the name of their respective governments that the powers are ready to after mediation with a view to blalo arIllc mud to niusolh Ihe dlflloullles actually existing between Ureeceaud Turkey on condition that the Hellenic government declarer that 11 will proceed to recall lit troops from Crete adhere formally to autonomy autono-my for Crete and accept unreservedly the oounaeli which the powers my give lu Ibo Intricate of peaoe The reply cf the Greek government follows The rojalf government In taking note of Ibe declaration 01 Iho nUIIIu rproolUVOf acting 10 the Brute of the ministers of tne powers declare It will proceed to recall Ibo royal troop from Crete adbere formally to autonomy au-tonomy for Crete and confides Ibo Interests I In-terests Greece to the hands of the powers |
