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inclosed between the river and the

Enclosed between the river and the
mountains, with no room to deploy.
The sight was superb. In many
cases the Greeks fought with the cour-
age of despair. The great black masses
forming the rear guard to hold the
bridges covered the whole rich green
plain. The endurance and dash of the
Turks We're magnificent, too. / reached
the battlefield with a regiment whose
men Immediately began to run forward,
dancing under fire and shouting like
children when they saw the enemy.
The Greeks repulsed them vigorously,
and followed up the repulse.
The Turks had formed in a semi-cir-
Gle of laundering batteries and crack
ling battalions. The division on the
extreme right tried to cut off the re-
treat to Domokos, while the remainder
of the force flung itself upon Pharsa-
los. The battle was but little like the
battles described in books. There was
no firing of vOlleys, no bayOnet as
saults, no cheering, no rush. but only
steady, leisurely advance into the
open in perfect order. There was some
individual firing and the soldiers shout
ed Allah Allah!' until the constant
repetition swelled into one heavy
monotonous shout. l saw some men
suddenly fling up their hands and fall
face downward, but the Greek fire in
the main was ineffective
Just before ) o'clock the last village
north of the river had been taken Then
the village of Vasili and the entrench-
ments near the river was stormed, with
n CT TO
battle ceased at nightfalI, the thanking
division having established itself behind
the Greeks and cut off the best line of
retreat to Athens.
| TURKS SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES.
| LONDON, May Ga dispatch from
! Athens asserts that the losses of the
Greeks in the fighting at Velestino and
Pharsalos yesterday were certainly 1000
killed and wounded.
The Turks lost fully 5000 killed and
wounded.
| REINFORCEMENT FOR GREEKS.
ATHENS, May Ga dispatch from
the Island of COrigo says that $4,000
Cretans are ready to land in Greece for
active service against the Turks, and
have asked for means of transportation.
POWERS WILL INTERVENE.
ATHENS, May "a collective note
viii be handed to the Greek and Turk
ish Governments this CThursday) even
ing or tomorrow, calling upon them to
cease hostilities, on the distinct assur-
ance that the Powers will undertake the
final solution of pending difficulties.
Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, whose
schooner was detained by the Greek
fleet on the assumption that papers
found on board of her after his inter
views with the Turks were of a compro-
missing character, arrived tonight He
was met at Piraeus by NJ. Rail-, the Pre-
mier, who conducted him to the British
Legation, and requested Mr. Egerton
the British Minister, not to allow him
to leave the Legation before quitting
Athens in order to prevent demonstra-
ton. 1t has been decided to send Col
onel Vassos to Thessaly and Colonel
Stratos with new general staff will re-
place Colonel Manos in Epirus. Major
IConstantinides will be sent to Domokos
Two transport vessels have been sent
to Volo to remove the few remaining in
habitants. The ammunition, stores and
food supplies have already been taken to
Stylis.
1t is rumored that the few wounded
Greek soldiers who We're left at Phar-
salos have been butchered by the Turks
GREEKS MAY HAVE TO SUR
RENDER.
LONDON. May 6-Evidentlv it was
Edhem Pasha's ability to cut in between
the two Greek armies which led to the
speedy retreats that are the beginning
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both retreats We're orderly but such
news comes only from official sources in
Athens. which are VIGOROUSLY unreli-
able. 1t is just possible that. so far from
being orderly, they may both have ended
in a panic, as was the case at Larissa.
Edhem Pasha will almost certainly fol-
low to prevent General Smolenski from
rejoining the main army.
In any event, General SmoIenski is
now cut off from all chance of embark
ing on the Greek vessels at Volo. He
must either surrender to the Turks or
| endeavor to reach Lamia by the diff
ficult mountain paths, so that the situa-
ton now indicates that Greece will be
compelled to sue for peace in order to
save the remnant of her army from de-
struction.
The absence of Greek cavalry at Phar-
salos left the Greeks in complete ignor-
ance of the movements of the Turks. and
it is another illustration of the general
incompetency of the Greek staff. Cen
eral Smolensh has admitted himself
that long habits of guerrilla warfare
have made the Greek army helpless
against modern military strategy.
1t is now believed the end would have
come much sooner, but for the difficulty
the Turks have experienced in bring
ing adequate supplies Of ammunition for
magazine rifles and modern artillery
over the mountain passes.
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