Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-22

Athens, April 21.-The war on the
frontier continues with undated fury
and all along the line, from the Gulf of
Salonica, on the east, to the Gulf of
Arta on the west, desperate struggle
is going on for the mastery.
The advance of the Turkish forces on
Tyrnayo has not been seriously check
ed, though from Greek sources come
many claims of victories. These, how
ever, are of small import compared
pared to the information that the Turks
are investing Tyrnavo. Tyrnavo is
about three leagues northwest of Lar
issa, and was depended upon by the
Greeks to seriously hamper any at
tempt that would have been made by
the Turks to approach Larissa.
Immediately after their disastrous de-
fat at Milouna Pass the Greeks fell
back to Tyrnavo, but the Turks closely
followed them and began a vigorous
cannonading of the position. Tyrna-
vo's fall will make it next to impos-
sible for the Moslem advance upon the
Greek military base at Larissa to be
stopped Larissa is poorly fortified, and
it may become necessary for the Greeks
TO precipitate a pitched battde with the
Turks on the plains that lie between
Larissa and the Macedonian frontier.
II such an event occurs it will be the
greatest military struggle IN the history
of the world.
A Greek force, after a terrible battle,
has managed to get through TO the
plains of Damasi, in Macedoh->. mean
time bombarding and destroying the
small village of Vigla, half dozen Turk
ish batteries and killing over 200 Turks.
The Greek loss was light. About 300
Turks were taken prisoners at Vigla.
The Pass at Reveni, a few miles
northwest Of Tyrnavo, where there are
as many as 10000 Turks under the per-
sonal direction of Edhem Pasha, has
been the scene Of the fercest fighting
of the war. This horde of Moslems,
chanting war songs, reach from Reveni
to Bougheze, and for the past three
days have unremittingly endeavored to
obtain a free road to the Thessalian
plains. Twenty thousand Greeks, I'M
der the direction of Prince Constantine,
have as steadily fought and struggled
to keep back the Mohammedan stream.
and have thus far succeeded.
On the Gulf of Arta, the Greeks are
having things pretty much their own
way The Turks at Arta attempted to
cross the Arakphos despite the fire Of
the Greek artillery. This was magnif-
Gently handled, however, and the Mos
lens were moved down by the score,
the river being literally filled with the
Sultan's soldiers.
Col Manos, in his invasion of this
part of Epirus, has been very success
full. He has occupied several villages
with but slight resistance, and has has
tily fortified them. There is hardly any
serious obstacle to his advance north
ward into Albania and toward Yanina,
where a great battle may be fought.
After retreating, the Turks attempted
to successfully lombard Arta, using
nearly 100 pieces of artillery in the ope-
ration. But it failed, their marksman-
ship being bad and the range too great.
The squadron of ironclads which left
the Piraeus under sealed orders is likely
to strike some bold blow, though il is
generally believed It is bound forSalon-
lea. which it will lombard, and where it
is hoped to cut off the Dase Of supplies
of the army under Edhem Pasha.