The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-04-24
TURKS ARE ADVANCING
Following Up the Success They Achieved
in Nilouna Pass.

Copyrighted. 1897, by the Associated Press.
ElasSona headquarters of the Turkish
army in Macedonia. April ~ tNightl -
The Turkish artillery this afternoon he
gan canuonading Tyrnavo. the Green town
to the northwest of LarlsSa, and only
about ten miles from the creek head
quarters, the Greeks having fallen back
upon Tyrnavo.
The whole chain of mountains from
Tehaissza 10 the MlOuna pass Is now III
possession of the Turks.
The last brush on the hills was very
brief. the Greeks making but little re
sistancc.
The Turks have captured several pris-
oncrS. including an Italian volunteer.
The dash Of the Turks is Irresistible.
II is expected that a general advanc" Of
the Turkish army will take place tomor-
row TUESDAY, morning.
Tn" correspondent Of the Associated
press at the Turkish headquarters in
Macedonia has just spent sixteen hours
in the saddle with the advance line Of
Edhem Pasha's troops.
During Sunday night the Turks
strengthened the positions which they
had captured from the Greeks but at
sunrise it was seen that the Greek forces
had retired except from hill which was
occupied hy the Greek rear guard.
Fcsultory firing took place all tn"
morning and finally at ! p. III. today
tNondayy Hairi Pasha sent four bat
talionS to drive the enemy from the hill
referred to. IL twenty minutes it was all
over. The resistance OF the Greeks was
feeble and many of thcm surrendered to
the Turks. The prisoners were mostly
young men.
After the capture Of the last Greek K
position the Turks. advanced, singing IL
they marched forward, and occupied all
the remaining heights.
Proceed to Shell Tyrnavo
Ga reaching the summit Of the hills Of
Tyrnayo. the Greek frontier town situ-
arcd about ten miles from Larissa. the
Turks observed that the Greeks were oc-
cupying a small hill from which th"y
fired hut feebly at the Turks. Finally
the Turkish mountain batteries were
brought ul to the summit Of the hill oc-
cuoicI by the Turks and from that posi-
ton began h"mhardinC Tyrnavo. Under
cover Of this FIRE the Turkish infantry
advanced and captured n spur opposite
the Greek blockhouse. Orders were Civ
u L. The Turks. at > o'clock. 10 AXE
H. hIuckhouse hy assault. This move
m"Dt was brilliantly effected twenty MN
uteS later
The Greek prisoners say that the
Greek army has already lost heart.
The situation at present j that the
Turks have possession Of all the com
mandiue heights between their headquar
tcrS and the Greek headquarters al
Lari>>a with the exception Of Tyrnavo
vhirh j. now commanded by the Turkish
batteries.
The Turks are camping in the tents
the Greeks left on the plain Of Thessaly
near the NiIouna pass.
The Turks today lNGndayl only had slZ
men killed and ten wounded.
Death Of Hafiz Pasha.
The death Of Haiz Pasha. the Turk.
ish commander. who was killed in the
fighting which took place in the Miouna
pass on Saturday. i greatly lamented
IL was - years OF age and while ad-
vancing - the head Of his troops was
urged 70 dismOu-.: and rest. TT. old
paSha re1i.al: During the Russian war
I never dism9uuted and why should | dc
so now
Scou afterward Hafz Pa Sha was
wounded IN rhe nru. tut h sill re-