The morning news., 1897-04-17
turkey TURNS The TABLES.
~ CREEKS DRIVEN OUT OF KRA-
VA WITH SEVERE LOSSES.

~ n
r,,,ks Says the Invaders Were
co.manded by Officers of the Re
ar Army of Greece-The Posi-
a., of the Turks So Strong That
II, Greeks Can Never Invade
1,rrI,ish Territory in FOrce-The
,.,Iian Legion Raised to Assist the
craeks Disbanded-GreeI<s Report
al to Have Invaded Epirus.
rassona, Headquarters of the Turkish
NV in Macedonia, Thursday evening,
,rn 15.-Delayed in transmission. 1.-The
,resentative of the Associated Press at
Turkish headquarters has just seen
prisoner who was captured by the Turks
ring the lighting which has taken place
81 Krania, with the Greek irregulars. The
q On was dirty, wore tattered clothes and
on his head helmet upon which was
he badge Of the Ethnike Hetairia, the ma
&onal league of Greece. He declared that
n belonged to a band of irregulars which
H. Trikhala, after receiving an ovation
tonn the inhabitants of that place, under
command
Anants of the Greek regular army, and
kcompanied by a medical sfficer, who
Mas wounded This expedition, the prison
added, was organized by officers of the
Ereek regular army, and was openly or
Ik kred to invade Turkey, net to harm the
|4uagers and to fight the Turkish troops
aly.
II After these statements, it is difficult to
dny that the Greek irregulars were or
&nized with the knowledge of the Greek
II thorities. This confirms the inquiries
Made on this subject by Seyfoulah Bey,
IA officer on the staff of Edhem Pasha,
he Turkish commander-in-chief, form
ekly an attache of the Turkish legation
u Athens, and consequently, familiar
NTH the personal appearance of many
Greek officers. some of whom he recog-
Ned among the insurgents. The whole
matter appears to form the basis for a
nave accusation against Greek good
Nith.
PThe representative of the Associated
FFess has visited the greater part of the
ffontier line in this district, and, after
I&spectng all the passes. is convinced
hat the Turks hold such strong positions
hat the Greeks will never be able to en-
Hr Turkish territory in force. In fact,
De correspondent cannot imagine the
&reeks will make an attempt to do so,
|1 lille on the other hand, the Turkish
eommander-in-chief could send mass of
troops into Greece by several routes and
#Rsily capture Larissa.
Fl Athens, April ia force Of Greek in
|urgents is reported to have entered Epi-
4 ls The statement must be accepted
ith reserve.
Il Dispatch from Trikhala announces
f lat Col. Ciprinani, the Italian socialist
ader has disbanded the Italian legion
aised to assist the Greeks in their strug-
against the Turks.
At the session of the legislative assem-
~ to-day, NJ. Delyannis introduced bill
authorizing the government to increase the
e1e Of treasury notes from 14,0OO,000 to
10000 drachmas, with an alternative
sanctiOning an interval loan of 24000,-
drachmas and a third bill increasing
nination of one and two drachmas to
amount of 100000.
dispatch from Larissa the headquar-
of the Greek army in Thessaly. re-
'ed at ll:3O p. m, says that an en-
cement has taken place near Nezeros,
the frontier, in which artillery partic-
led. The dispatch gives no details of
lighting.
wright, 1897, by the Associated Press
arissa, Headquarters of the Greek
by in Thessaly, April 16,-severe fight
has occurred in Macedonia between
Greek irregulars and Turkish forces.
column Of irregulars sent to the right
Pitnavitza, after having invested
captured Sitovon, continued its ad-
Zee toward Kritudes. Plisia and Kour-
with orders to hold Kourduz, at all
Is, as 1t commands the right approach
5revena, the objective point. This col
D, commanded by Chiefs Zermos and
azo, attacked Kritudes Tuesday. The
ee was defended by two companies of
ks. After a sever fight, during which
MY Turks were killed and twenty-five
re taken prisoners. the position was
ptured by the Greeks, who also obtained
session Of $50 rifles and a quantity of
Hridges.
ne insurgents, however, have suffered
severe check i'm another direction. A
Iong force of Turkish troops, from Mace
w. with number Of mountain guns, adj
'hced on Krania, which had previously
en captured by the Greeks, and attack
7 the 900 irregulars of Greece who occu-
eu an entrenched position. II Is reported
|ades.
me insurgents eventually were compell-
20 retreat north to the mountains.
oHs Oh them, however, succeeded in
leahlng through the Turkish lines and
I, 1aped 10 Baltino, the town just across
,.' tIontier, in Macedonia, first captured
~ ue creek irregulars and used by them
Z y, depot for provisions and ammunition.
ug accounts given by the refugees OF
wy turkish loss are believed to be exag-
~, yea. They say that 265 Turks were
,.''. Wh.ie the iTregulars only had eight
hilled aud seventeen wounded. The
'.'r OF the Greeks operating In that dl-
-Yi' chief MllOnas. was among the
.'"N'a and returned later into Greek ter
~ with a number Of the refugees. one
r,.' ,H' latter says that a portion Of the
,N''h lofce was composed Of irrogulars
,.' Qtess resembles that Of the Greek
cents. This. Il appears, enabled the
'oh lofce 20 execute a nank move
s,H unhecded by the leaders OF the
~ The refugee referred to blames the
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