The sun., 1897-04-21
TURKS IN GREECB
They Swarm Through MllOuna
Pass Out on tho Plains.
ON THE ROAD TO LARISSA.
Shells Bursting in the Ranks of
the Retreating Greeks.
FIERCEST OF FIGHTING.
War Veterans Say They Never Saw q
More Furious Struggle.
EDHEM PASHA'S GENIUS.
No Shows Masterial Control, While the
Greeks Have No Great Commander.
FIERCEsT OF FIGHTING,
War Veterans Say They Never Saw q
More Furious Struggle.
EDHEM PAsHA's GENIUS.
Nc Shows MasterfaI Control, While the
Greeks Have No Great Commander.

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% Turkish Territory In the Pass. Driven
They Are DombardinG Proves. bus sue-
cess On the west Csass WIN Hos Avan
saiy-Their Hopes or the Hlsst That nas
LEFT the Ptrsus-wm nc Assan salsaica o.
Attack Constantinepie f-Crown Princess
sophia says the Turhs Torture woundea
Creehs BEFORE KnisE Then-GasibaIars
Son Will start for Athens with italian VEL
unteers-Trnstc Death or Hnas Pasha. the
EiEhty.Near-Old Turkish Comnander-Rus-
ella Asks the Powers 70 Loek On I'm Either
Greece or turkey Asks for Interventisn.
Special Cabs Despateh to THE Sun.
eommander-in-chicf. continues to play Napo-
Icons opening in the chess game Of war. and 90
far he has strong prospects of success. Every
resource is being brought to bear to break
through the Greek centre. the Turks being cum
tent merely TO hold the enemy on the wings.
The success of this policy viii be almost certain
ly decisive Of the whole campaign for It will cut
the Greek forces in two and open the road for
victorious march to Athens.
Tho Greek successes at Preveza and In
Tn; ,vill l,n 1fno ,,plaaa fba
Turks are driven back at tho vital point, the
Thessalian frontier.
Today's news from Milouna, Larissa, and
Tgrnavo is conflicting. but careful analysis
forces the general conclusion that the Turks
still have decidedly the best Of IL at the most
critical spots. This is owing apparently to
Turkish superiority, both in numbers and leader
ship.
This is partly due 10 the careful tuition given
to the Turkish officers by German military ex-
perts. as well as to Edhem Pasha's wonderful
military geniuS During the past three days he
has demonstrated all the qualities Of . great
General, and those correspondents who have
watched his masterful control of every feature
Of the situation declare their belief that he will
speedily march his army to Athens.
There is no great commander on the Greek
side. Two or three sad mistakes have already
been mnde by Greek officers 1t is astonishing
that these errors have not damped the ardor of
the Greek troops. but their conduct has been
magnificent on every occasion.
old war correspondents telegraph that they
never saw such fighting. The men on neither
side seem to know what fear is. Turkish fatal
hm and Greek fury led the opposing ranks SOW
eral times on Sunday and Monday to stand face
TO lace with each other until both were moved
down BY the merGiless mutual slaughter.
One hillside in MilounA Pass was literally
covered with dead and dying Greeks before
possession was yielded to the Turks.
The bloody work OF Sunday and Monday In
1hessaly was SO terrible that one or Two cor
respondents estimate tho killed and wounded
Oh both sides at 10000. This is entirely beyond
belief, considering the number of men engaged.
put 1t indicates the character Of the fighting.
1t tends also to justify the opinion expressed
10 last nights dispatches to THE SUN that the
war would be terrific. but brief. This opinion is
now held by almost every one in Europe. Many
believe that hostilities will not extend beyond
ten days.
ihe Turkish advantage. II maintained sharply
SHa followed up, ought TO make II necessary for
'ne powers to interpose before the end OF next
week. unless thoy are willing that the Greeks
should be completely tramp!ed In the dust.
would be altogether premature. however. To
assume that tho Greek cause Ii hopeless on
sSeount OF the loss of important positions In
."e'saly' The Turks, apparently, have 1t In
'Ae'r power now TO engage tho Greek army.
which is inferior In numbers. In decisive btatlo
VII the plains OF northern Thessaly.
defeat, OF course. would be disastrous. but
"S Greeks are expecting every hour to hear
"eat news from the feet which sailed on Sun
N' from the Pireus under sealed orders. Tho
sSp'ure OF Salonica, the main Turkish base. by
INC heet would raise Greek hopes. though II
"0uid not compensate for disaster in Thessaly.
como dispatches that have been received
.''o Indicate that there is some expectation
A"' The feet will make desperate attempt to
.O'ce Its way through the DardAnsllss and at
oOnstantinopls. 1t Il argued. even BY