The indicator., 1897-04-24
TURKS DRIVEN BACK.
Greek FORCES Meet with success At Several
rointa


Larissa. April 19.-5 p. m.-The
Greeks have defeated the Turks AT Re
y.ni. and two Greek brigades have en-
tered Turkish territory In different di-
.cctions and penetrated to Damasi.
northeast OF Karkos. Another division
IL trying to flank the Turks, who are
rctreating in disorder.
Heavy fighting Il in progress at
Grietzovali. II has been going on since
noon. The Greeks are trying TO recap
ture the place.
Athens. April l9.-l2 midnight.-The
Greeks have occupied several strategic
positions around Damasi. including
Niglia. Three thousand armed peas
ants have Joined the troops. II is al
legged that 22.oo0 Turks attacked Re
vcni.
II is feared that massacre has taken
place at Prrve>a during the lombard
meut
While the incidents OF the day along
the eastern portion Of the frontier have
not been OF notable importance. the sit
uation at the gulf of Aria and in the vi
cinity of the Albanian frontier have
become more favorable for the Greeks.
The bombardment OF prevesa was re-
sumed AZ daybreak, with but feeble re-
plies from the Turkish batteries at
Hamidieh and Pantocratores. The po-
sition Of the Greeks is untenable and 1t
is believed the town will fall into the
hands OF the large Greek force In the
vicinity. which is waiting for the de-
moiition of the remaining batteries
The Greek batrleship Spelzia has taken
the lead in the bombardment.
f!y an order received at Prevesa from
CunStantinople AT noon to-day the Gulf
of Arta was officially closed to all but
Turkish ships.
Colonel Manos. with 5000 men. hav,
ing crossed the Arakphos under the
projection of the Greek artillery bat.
tcries. is now in Epirus. where. it is
believed. his force is considerably in
excess of the Turkish force. Ii is RI.
por,ed here that a large body of Al
banians. estimated at upwards of 1000
who had crossed the Greek frontier
with the ayowed Intention Of pushing
on to LIrissa, have recrossed and ar,
now ravaging Epirus. The mayor has
transferred the public offices and Of
fetal records to konipote.
Crown Prince Constantine has gon,
to Tyrnavo.
General Smolrnitz. cN-minister OF
war. is in command of 1900 Greeks Il,
Keycui. not far from Tyrnavos. north
west of Larssa. Al this point Edhcu
Pasha closely pressed, WAS nearl,
taken prisoner. His plan was To force
the pass of Reycn. TO enter the plain
of Larissa, and To cut off the retreat
of the Greek army with his cavalry
aud thus take Larissa without resist
ancc. But this plan was defeated.
General Drmopoulos, NJ the head nl
one Greek division. forced the Turkisl
line nj BoughaiZ. close 10 Tyrnavos
and General Mavromochale broke
through at koniskos. The two gen
erals united their troops near Damasi
The news of this success at Rcveni
and OF the imminent fall of Prevesa
has changed the dismay caused n
Athens by the loss of Milouna into III,
widest rejoicing. The latest advice'
tonight are that the Greek troops AZ,
advancing TO reoccupy their position;
at Milouna and at Gri,zovali, the latter
of which. it is alleged. was abandoned
owing to n misunderstanding by th'
general in command. who interpreted
as an order 10 retreat what was reall!
intended as an order to advance.