The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-04-28
GREEK VICTORIES
sIand and Sea Engagements
Successful.
:VALUABE STORES CAP
PURED IN COAST
TOWS.

TURED In COAST
TOWS.
tkens, April 23.-Ater the bcmi
s,aTdnent Of Katerina on the gulf o
Salonica, when the Greek squadron,
had put ia fight Two battalions OF
Turks and the inhabitants OF that
place, the Greeks entered the en-
erreancbments and found that the Turks
haa left the immense stores OF Edhem
asha The valuable stores had
been left almost unprotected. in toe
belief BY the Turks that blockade
ST Greece by The fleets of the powers
would prevent the Greek feet from
astscking the Turkish towns on the
pu Of Salanica, which are near the
railroad station Of Salonica, and
Wtich have been used to land stores
for The Turk army aud forward them
to HE front The capture OF these
Gowns, not to mention the loss OF
stores. places serious difficulty IN
sthe path Of Edhem Pasba. II IS
ststed here that as soon as the turkish
scornnaander in chief heard the news
s3soff Piatamona and Katerina he DIS
spasched 1O,eo0 men to guard the
coast m Of Macedonia, fearing tank
attack from the gulf of Sa!onica. ibe
Seek feet, in returning from the
caDture Of Katerina, bombarded the
post of Letchori
CONSTANTINE, CHEERS.
London, April % The Athens
correspondents Of the London Daily
Chronicle eaye that Grown Prince
Constantine has wired to King George
as follows:
The Turks are quiet to-day. owing
rs sur success yesterday Tnesday J,
e have destroyed the Turkish bat
tery al Liger;a. The Turks have re-
tired from Nezeros and Papsani. The
ssction Of the feet at Katerina was
excellent. Fl was in the first line OF
Ere yesterday
Tue Chronicles correspondents
save: The Turks are greatly dis
mayed by the destruction of their
stores al Xaterina aud at Literochion.
Gommcdore Sachtouria destroyed the
stores frem the coast to the foot of
Mount Olympus Nothing remains,
therefore, for Edham Pasha to car
~ away but hunger The coast
road being barred, the only remain
md road from Salonica IS the Verria
road, eight days from Elaasona The
reports Of the injury to the railway
lire BY the blowing up OF bridges and
tunnels are confirmed
Financially everything is going well
ard 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 Uno say that all the villages be-
tween Katerina and Verria have
been burned A number of Greeks
Who we.e wounded at Gribovali and
unabie to. follow the Greek retreat,
were shut up in q small church by
the Turks, who set Ere to the build
ing and burned them to death
TIE SITUATION
London, April % The Greek
charge d,afaires here has received a
dispatch dated Athene today giving
the exact situation on the Thessalian
frontier from the Greek ssandpoint
1t is as follows:
..In Thessaly in the direction of
Reyeni and Boughazi, our forces
have penetrated into Turkish terri
tory and have advanced towards Da
mazi.
ssAIl the attacks of the enemy have
been repnIsed in the direction Of Gri
boIivi.
Our army has occupied a strong
position at Matt, where there has
beer fighting since yesterday
s.The Turkish attacks have been
repnlsed
1.-The Greeks had to retire from
Nezeroe, falling back on the bank of
the Driecha. strong positions which
they are now defending
IN Epirus our army is advancing,
and has captured Fort lmaret. Fil'ipi
ada aud several villages.
s.The Greeks have also occupied
Saiagora, capturing three cannon, a
number Of guns and a quantity of
ammunition aud provisions The
army is now advancing northward.
ssSKoUzEs :"