The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-21

ATHENS, April 20.--The news Of the
,1nture OF Damasi puts new COM
nlsy!on upon the situation on tho from
,,- "a a great encouragement to the
coysrnmcnt aud IS likely to have the
NOS, sxhilIarating effect upon the splr-
NJ Of the Greeks, who had been great
Iy depressed by tho reverSeS OF their
,,o,ps at NIIlounn Pass. This success
snd the fact that the fan of prsVesa
.asns imminent virtually Offsets the
ralamity at AriIouuA II the Greek d.
visions. eject union at Damasl as Is
.,pscted. there IS almost nothing in tho
way OF theIr prompt advance to Elasso-
ItTyrnavo falls into the hands Of Ed
hem Pasha and the Turkish troops sweep
down upon the plain and advance to
Iarissa TO meet the force concentrated
there under the Crown Prince, they will
be between two grand divisions Of the
Greek army. This seems to have been
the object OF Greek strategy.
should the Greeks succeed In reduc-
Tag the forts at Prevesa, as now seems
probable, and in occupying the town
with the large land force cooperating
Win the bombardlng warshipS. the road
10 Janlna would be open and the Turk
ish troops IN Epirus placed at the most
serious disadvantage. The strategic val
ue OF PreVesR to the Turkish division IN
Albania Is that so long as II remains IN
The hands OF the Turks Il makes posst-
H.. - .n6N1TftOr,n md toad
supplies With PreVesa In the hands OF
ne Greeks this line would be promptly
cut. and IL would be practically impos-
sible 10 rs-victuAl the Turkish troops by
the long land route through Aaeedo-
MA. on the other hand, the Greek
troops could be re-Vletualed by sea.
II Is stated here in well-informed cir
cles that the Eastern squadron or the
creek feet. which will shortly be REIN
forced by theron clad Spetsia, Is plan
ming an Important movement. This Is
probably directed against salonlca,
Taking a general survey OF the teld to-
night (midnightl the fortunes o6 war
thus Far ure pretty evenly divided. but
the chances for the immediate future are
decidedly IN favor OF the Greeks.
a. m-The report OF the capture OF
Danasi by the Greeks under General
Suolenitz Is confirmed by Official dis
PATCHES. Officill dispatches report also
thlt further heavy breaches have been
made in the Turkish forts ~ Prevesa,
The bomhhrdment ceased at nighttall,
but will be resumed this morning (Wed-
nesday).
ATHENS, April 2O.--(A (AiidnighO. News
has just reached here that the Greeks.
after a desperate battle have captured
and burned Damasi. Niglia Is stu resist
INK Another division OF the Greek
troops. IL Ia reported, has trayersed the
Reyeni Pass and captured three block
houses. This division has almost reach
ed Damasl, where Il will effect union
wlth the force that captured the town.
The 10000 troops under Gen. Smolenitz
displayed tho greatest bravery.
Reyeni lea twelve miles northwest OF
Larlssa. Edhem Pasha with force
variously estimated at from 10000 TO n
900 troops led seven assaults against II
yesterday. but all were repuised by the
Greeks.
Crown Prince Constantine has tele-
Eraphed here that the Turks at mat point
were completely and finally repuised.
In Athens greater hrtention has been
paid t0 the operations In the nelghbor-
hood OF Revenl than 10 those at Milouna
Pass. The theory all along has been that
X the Greeks could establlEh themselves
a, Damasi, their road would lie open 20
EidssOna.
The exact situation at Tyrnavo Is
somewhat in doubt. The news from that
point Is conflicting, But there is no
confirmation OF the rumor that the
place has been captured by the Turks.
What seems TO have happened is that
Tyrnavo was evacuated in order to send
troops forward TO ReVeni and was then
ra-occupicdby troops returning from
NOunl.
luLCTSA PASS. Anil 2O.-tEven.
iaEJ.-Thc Turks have Just commenced
20 she'll the town OF Tyrnavo. All the
r58il leading to Larissa ore crowded
"ith tugltlves, shouting Reserves,
don't try conclusions with the Turks"
Tho Grec!; villages IN the plain arc
completely deserted.