The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-04-21

| FIRING WITH PRECISION.
'The Turkish army did tremendous ex-
ecution during the latter Stages Of the
battle, firing with marvellous precision
and the most deadly effect. The Greeks
persistently and with splendid courage
attacked the three Turkish blockhouses
| around which the battle centered, but
| were on eaci. occasion steadily repulSed.
The Turkish rife fire was very deadly.
At length the Greeks des.sted from their
attack on the blockhouses and fell back
suHenly into their intrenched positions.
There they practically recommended the
fight, pouring hail of bullets upon the
Turkish positions. However, this renew
al OF the battle did not last very long and
by degrees Lsiiade from both sides d.
nlinisheG.
The Turkish troops are half dead from
| fatigue. having neither eaten nor slept
| for twenty-four hours. The reserves are
! lying about on the bare ground, the ma
| jority OF hem fast asleep. The losses on
! botn sides are unknown but have rea-
son 10 believe that the Turkish losses are
not very heavy, considering the long and
stubborn battle that has been fought.
The losses of the Greeks must be very
severe I myself saw prone, inert forms
on The hillside in numbers that told their
own tale of terrible slaughter.
DISPARITY OF LOSSES.
Genan Bey, an officer who fought in
the engagement at Karya, states that
| the defea ted Greeks lost about 1000 kill
| ed, while he puts the Turkish loss al 200
and cavalry have reached here from
"Reinforcements of infantry, artillery
| Elsssona. The fighting is extending the
Whoie length of the frontier.
"As { O'clock this evening the Greek
| blockhouses and earthworks were taken
by the Turkish troops at the point Of the
bayonet, after long and desperate hand
| to hand conflict.
"Tha Turks are now bivouacked in
position eminently favorable for an adj
| vance on Larissa.
"Tha Greek prisoners say that the
Greek army has already lost heart.
THE FRUITS OF VICTORY.
"Ths situation al present is that the
Turks have possession of all the COM
manding heights between their head
quarters and the Greek headquarters a.
Larissa, with the exception Of Tyrnavo,
which is now commanded by the Turkish
batteries.
"The Turks tonight are camping in the
tents the Greeks left on the plain OF
Thessaly, near Milouna Pass.
1.-THE Turks today only had six men
killed and ten wounded.
HAFIZ PASHA KILLED.
The death of Hafiz Pash, the Turkish
commander who was killed in the fight
ing which took place in the M;louna
Pass on Saturday, is greatly lamented.
He was so years of age. and while adj
vancing at the head Of his troops was
urged to dismount and rest. The old pa
sha replied: During the Russian war
never dismounted, and Why should do
so now?'
"Soon afterwards Hafiz Pasha was
wounded in the arm, but he still remain
ed in the saddle. Later second bullet
struck him on the hand. but yet the old
warrior refused to retire. Finally third
bullet broke the gallant Pasha's spine
and he rolled from his saddle, dead.
THE LAST GREEK POSITION.
Elassona, April 20.-The correspondent
L
headquarters in Macedonia has just
spent sixteen hours in the saddle with
the advance line Of Edhem Pasha's
troops.
During Sunday night the Turks
strengthened the positions which they
had captured from the Greeks; but, at
sunrise il was seen that the Greek forces
had retired, except from a hill which
was occupied by the Greek rear guard.
Desultory firing took riace all the
morning and finally, az ] p. m, today.
Monday, Ha;ri Pasha sem four battal-
ions TO drive the enemy from the hill
referred to. In twenty minutes it was
all over The resistance of the Greeks
was feeble and many OF them surren-
dered to the Turks. The prisoners were
mostly young and sturdy men.
After the capture Of the last Greek
position, the Turks advanced, singing as
they marched forward, and occupied all
the remaining heights.
On reaching the summit Of the hills Of
Tyrnavo, the Greek frontier town, stu
ated about ten miles from Larissa, the
Turks observed that the Greeks were
occupying small hill. from which they
fired, but feebly, at the Turks. Finally
two Turkish mountain batteries were
brought up to the summit Of the hill
occupied by the Turks and from that po
sition began bombarding Tyrnavo. Tn
der cover Of this fire the Turkish infan-
try advanced and captured spur oprc-
site the Creek biockhouse. Orders were
given 10 the Turks at o'clock 10 take
the hlockhouse by assault. This move
inert vas brilliantly effected twenty
minutes later.
TURKISH VICTORY COMPLETE.
Summit Of the Milouna Pass. Monday
Morning, April 19.-The Turkish Vlcto-
Nv of yesterday in the Milouna Pass was
complete. The Greeks retired 70 the plain
of Thessaly. leaving rear guard on
hill from which Il was driven later by
four battalions Of Turkish infantry.
The Turks pulled up 10 the top OF ne
hill three mountain batteries, singing.
laughing and weeping with Joy like chill
dren. one battery opened fire upon the
c;rseks who were retreating on the
Main Of Traves and did terrible execu- /
ton. The correspondents Of the Asso- /
cistei Press saw some Of the Turkish /
shells burst n the middle OF serr.ed |
battalion OF Greeks. with the result that |
whole groups were Killed or wounded
Yesterday evening seven new Tu-- !
lish battalions and several mounted hat /
+e-ies OF artillery left for the 'front.' and /
a. dawn the guns were trained on the |
Greek blockhouses on the plain be- |
low.
ALI. WHO LOVE GOD"
Jurcs Efead,. the Turkish co-lrnsT- |
der. and his men rad been twenty-six |
hours without food or drink When they |