The record-union., 1897-04-24
Turks Suffered Severe ReverSeS About
karya
Greeks Fail in an Attempt TO Take GritzOVali,
After a Long Fight
OSnan PaSha Ordered to the Field to Take Supreme
Command Of All the Turkish Armies En-
gagged Against Greece.

LONDON, April 23.-Ine Athens cor
respondent of the Daily Chronicle
says the Crown Prince Constantine mas
wired to King George as follows:
THE Turks are quiet to-day, owing
to our success yesterday Thursday.
We have destroyed the Turkish battery
at Ligeria. The Turks have retired
from Nezeros and Rapsani. The action
of our fleet at Katerina was excellent.
I was in the first line of fire yesterday"
The correspondent of the Chronicle
says: "The Turks are greatly dismayed
by the destruction of their stores at
Katerina and at Litochaion. Commo-
dore Sachtouris destroyed the stores
from the coast to the foot of Mount
Olympus. Nothing remains, therefore,
for Edhem to carry away but hunger
The coast roads being barred, the only
remaining road from Salonica is the
Ferri road, eight days from Elassona-
The reports of the injury to the rail-
way line by the blowing up of bridges
and a tunnel are confirmed.
Financially, everything is going
we'll, and the value of paper money
has risen. 1t is reported here (Athens)
that the Turkish troops will be with
drawn from Crete. Private advices
from Volo say that all the villages be-
tween Katerina and Veria have risen.
Among the wounded who have ar
rived are several who state that num-
Der of Greeks wounded at Gritzovali
and unable to follow the Greek retreat
were cut up in a small church by the
Turks. who set fire to the building and
burned them to DEATH
A dispatch to the Daily News from
Larissa, dated Wednesday, says the
Greeks are about to assume the Of
fensive against Viglia and Salonica;
that the Greeks have occupied Karya,
and that the Turks have suffered I'M
expected severe reverses.
The Daily Telegraphs" correspond
ent at Larissa says that on Thursday
the Greeks attempted to take Gritzovali.
long fight ensued, but the Greeks
failed. owing to the superior force of
the Turks and their stronger position.
The Greeks, however, occupy a good
position in front of Ligaria, where the
correspondent is convinced they will
be victorious He adds: Il regret to
say that the Turks have burned, after
plundering, the villages of Ligaria,
Karayol and Meralaria, destroying the
churches with dynamite"
PASHA PURSUES A CAUTIOUS
POLICY.
LONDON. April pa dispatch to
the Times" from Milouna Pass, dated
to-day. says:
'Edhem Pasha continues to pursue a
cautious policy. His plan seems to be
to capture in succession a number OF
small positions held by the Greeks, but
to avoid a general engagement. The
Turks are making a good military road
through the pass. The cannonade con-
tinues from the Turks, who are adj
vancing on the left wing. but in the
direction of Tyrnavo matters are quiet
the Turks having taken and occupied
the town. Large achievements are
arriving and the result Of the war is
beyond doubt. The Turks treat their
prisoners with humanity and kind
ness"
SITUATION ABOUT EPIRUS.
LONDON, April 23.-The Athens cor
respondent of the Daily Mali says II
is reported that the Greek army in
Epirus has left a contingent to attack
Pentepigavdia. while the main body has
proceeded to Plakka. where fighting is
in progress.
The Athens correspondent of the
Times will say tomorrow: Those il
authority here regard the situation as
highly critical despite the favorable
news from Epirus. Fighting continue:
at Matt. The Crown Prime Constantine
has ordered his troops TO maintain 6
strictly defensive attitude. portion
of the western squadron has been de-
tached to lombard the fortress Harga
opposite Pax Island
SANTO QUARANTA BOMBARDED.
CORFU, April 23-The western
Greek squadron is bombarding tn,
Santo Quaranta and doing great dam
age to the town. All the Government
and private buildings have been de