The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-23
FATE OF LARISSA.
It Hinges on the Result Of the
Battle Raging Near Matt.
TYRNAVO STILL In
GREEKS HANDS
An Important Conference
Presided Over by the
King Himself.

LARISSA, April %. Cmidnight)-
Greeks had the best of the fighting
! today. The battle has been line to
line and the movements Of neither side
have been marked. This evening the
main armies occupied nearly the same
positions as they held this morning.
| The fighting all day was severe. To-
morrow the Greeks will try to storm
| the principal Turkish redoubt near the
| Reveni pass. Should they be success
full, they will be in a position to pass
an army into Turkish territory while
maintaining their own frontier. The
work of the Greek artillery today has
| been superb.
ATHENS, April 23-1 a. m.-The min
listers held a prolonged conference at
| the war office yesterday and then went
| to the royal palace for a council, at
which King George presided. 1t is
said that very important decisions were
| taken. The Eastern squadron has bonn
| barded Katerina and destroyed the
| custom house and other public build
ings. The Western squadron has bonn
| barded Mourao, north of Prevesa, and
| captured a Turkish steamer.
LONDON, April 22.-The war news
received from the special correspond
ents of the London morning papers, for
publication tomorrow, is meagre and
somewhat conflicting. The only GER
tainty seems to be that Tyranavo has
not yet fallen, but that Nezeros is in
the hands of the Turks. The Chron-
| icles Athens correspondent says that
| fIn fo6 Pro, Mott
According to the Times correspondent
at Athens the result Of the fighting,
which was raging fur1ously at Matt
| yesterday, would decide the fate of
Larissa, and if the Turks capture Matt,
| Tyrnavo must fall.
A telegram from Larissa, dated 5
o'clock this morning, says that 10000
Turks are engaged and that Crown
| Prince Constantine has arrived on the
scene of action The Greeks are main
tanning their positions.
All the dispatches from Athens ad-
NIT that the situation is extremely
| grave. Fighting appears to be going
on along the whole frontier line. 1t is
rumored there that the king will start
for Larissa on Monday next. The
| Western division Of the Greek fleet
Epirus, with the design of fomenting
a revolt among the Albanians. 1t is
said that Hefe Pasha will resign the
command of the Turkish fleet if it is
ordered to leave the Dardanelles. He
is said to have declared the vessels
quite unfit for active operat TONS"
The Standards Constantinople CORE
spondent says that it is reported that
Ahmid Pasha has been ordered tc
leave forthwith for the scene Of ac-
ton. It is also reported that the plan
of campaign approved by the sultan
to take effect after the capture ol
Larissa, is to divide the army into two
corps, one of which is to march by way
Of Volo, and the other by a westerly
route, and the two to unite at Athens
which is to be occupied and held until
heavy indemnity is paid.
A dispatch to the Daily Chronicle
from Athens says that the Greeks have
held their own positions and destroyed
the Turkish cavalry at Matt. German
officers were seen fighting with the
Turks in German uniforms. King
George will issue a proclamation to
the people of Greece tomorrow, Friday
The report is confirmed that a bridg7
and two tunnels at a junction of the
Salonica and ConstantinOple railways
! have been blown up, and the working
Of the line will be seriously inter
| rupted for several months.
The Standards COnstantinOple cor
respondent describes the Turkish feet
and characterizes it's appearance as
ridiculous. He says that six-inch guns
are the heaviest carried. The captains
of all the war vessels in the Darda-
nelles, including the torpedo boats
sent a round robin to Hofe Pasha, de-
claring the fleet unfit for sea- The
vessels have, therefore, been ordered
to return singly, so as not to attract at
| tention.
The Standards Athens correspondent
says that the Greeks at Matt repuised
a charge Of 5000 Turkish cavalry with
great loss to the Turks. Crown Prince
| Constantine was present.
A dispatch to the Morning Post from
Karvassara says it is reported that
civil war has broken out among the
Turks at Prevesa, and that the sur
render of the town is expected hourly.
LONDON. April 22.-The Athens cor
respondent of the Daily Chronicle will
say tomorrow: II learn on good au-
thority that the powers are already
assuming that Turkey will be victori-
Gus and are discussing ways and
means Of settling matters after the
war is ended One dictatorial power
proposes that he Greek dominions shall
DS curIall6O, TIE SdIQ power T6ldIulllS
one district as a bond for the payment
of the Greek debt to 1t.
ATHENS, April 22-It appears that
the capture of Fort Salagora, on the
Gulf of Arta, was effected by a joint
attack of a Greek column from Bani
and cavalry from Arta There has been
a good deal of revolver firing in the
streets here today.
ATHENS, April pa dispatch from
Larissa says that the Greek artillery
at Reveni was reinforced and has re-
duced Vigla to silence, This will en-
able the brigades of Col. Smoienitz ana
Col. Dimopoulis to unite in move
ment toward Damasi. A severe strug-
gle continues at Boughazi, where Col
Dimopoulis is, and the latest reports
from Matt confirm the news of the re-
treat of the Greeks from Nezeros with
considerable losses. They have fallen
back to Marychori, which is we'll forti-
fed.