The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-22
GREEKS TAKE DAMAN.
4 Desperate Battle With Turks
Over the Place.
THE TOWN WAS BURNED.
Greeks Were Successful After PushiAg
the TuFhs mack Several Ti@sS
other Eagassmsuts Between
Troops Of the Countries

Athens. April 2i.-News has reached
here that the Greeks. after desperate
battle. have captured an | burned Dam
bsi. yigliih Ia still resisting.
Another division Of the Greek troops
II IL reported. has trayersed the Reeve
nj pass and captured three block
houses. The division has almost
reached Damasi. whore Il will effect
union with the forces that captured the
town. The 10000 troops undOr Gen.
smolenitz displayed the greatest BRAY
cry Reyeni lies twelve miles north
west Of Lariasa.
Edhem Pasha. with force yariously
estimated at from 10000 N i4.cOo
troops. led seven assaults against Il.
hut all we're repulsed by the lrceks.
In Athens greater attention is paid
o. the operations In the nelghborhood
Of Reveni than 10 those at Mlloona
Pass. The theory all along has been
that II the Greeks could establish
themselves AZ DamAsl their road would
Ne open TO ElasSonh.
The situation at Tyrnavo is some
what In doubt The news from that
point IL conflicting. but thore IL no
confirmation OF the rumor that tho
place has been captured BY the Turks
What seems 10 have happened IL that
Tyrnavo was evacuated in order TO
send troops forward 10 Reveni. and
then rcoccupied by the troops return
ing from Milouna.
The news Of the capture Of Damasi
puts a new complexion upon the stu
alton on the frontier. IL great en-
lourAgement 10 the government and IL
likely to have the most eHhIlara,Ing ei-
,stt on the Spirits OF the Greeks. who
lad been greatly ds;rrssed by the re-
Ferse Of their troops q, Milouna Pass.
This success and the fact that the
tAll OF Preyesa seems imminent viz
uAlly Offsets the calAmiiy az Milouha
II the Greek divisions effect a union al
Damasi. as Is expected. thcre is almost
nothing In the way u tholF prompt ad
gnhcc 20 ElasAona.
n Tyrnato falls into the hands II
Edhem PashA and the Turkish troop
b iveep down upon thu plain and al
J vance 10 Iarissa 10 meet the force con
. .entrated there und.r the crown prime,
: hey viii be between two sranl Giyi
. Iions Of the Greek army. This seem
b 10 have been the oolect Of the GrVol
- strategy
FL Should the Greeks succooi In relue
.ng the forts at Prevesa. AZ now seem
probable. and In occupying the t1wi
Z With the large land force co-Operaun
with the bombsrding warships the roa
r 20 Janlna would be open and N, Turh
O sh troops In Epirus PLACED at the mos
d serious disadvantage The strAgeti
ID value Of Prevesa TO the Turkish divI
o. sion In Albania Ia that 20 long az Il n
,r mains IN the hands Of the Turks
b. makes possible a steady lino Of laun
!, tons and food supplies.
!, With Prevosa In the hands Of n
/, Greeks this line would be promptly q
- and Il would be practically impossib
- 10 revictual the Turkish troops hJ q
!. long land route through Macedonia {
the other hand. the Greek troops ooo
be revictuAled by sea.
Headquarters Of the Greek Army
rhesaaiy, LArissa. April lo.-Tbs Ne
81 or % I.arissa has issued . psOclamati'
calling upon all the eiussns TO ar
=. themselves in defense Of ne countE
r. Every step possible IL being taken
r.. defend this place Agaihs, the rurl
re who arc reported D have captured y
ID, navo. ten mules from here, and 10
a pushing on 70 LArissa. The minister
ng he interior has issued orders 10 I
ng projects throughout the country ca
In lng upon then 10 summon all eitiHs
olr to arns In defense Of Greece now
"a yadod by the Turks.
ng It's reported that the Greeks capt
on Cd 200 Turkish prisoners at Vigilia