The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-23
DOWN into THE PLAIN
Turkish Line Winds Like a
Serpent Toward Tyrnavo
GREEKS FIGHT TERRIBLY
Turks Suffer Great Loss From
Milouna to Tyrnavo.
rYRNAVO iSNOTYET TAKEN
FLIGHT OF WOMEN AND CHILD
REN BACK TO LARRISSA.
VERY GREAT DISTRESS THERE
EDHEM PASHA'S PLANS WORK
LIKE MACHINES.
EDUEM PASHA'S PLANS WORK
LIKE MACHINES.
1000 VOLUNTEERS EXPECTED
The Greek Government Look for Them
Within the Week, Among Them o,cOO
Garibaldians Greek Victorious on
Gulf of Arta-- after Tyrnavo. lartssa--
Greeks Desperately Contesting Every
Inch While the urks Press Forward
Like a Slow Bloody Tide.

London, April 22-The war news re-
ceiyed from the special correspondents
of the London morning papers for publ
cation tomorrow is meagre and somewhat
conflicting. The only certainty seems to
he that Iyrnavo has not yet fallen, but
Nezeros is in the hands of the Turks.
TURKS STILL HOLD MITYLENE.
Constantinople, April 22.-The Turkish
government denies that the Greeks have
captured the islands of Mltylene and
Scio. off the west coast of Asia Minor.
CONSTANTINE FIGHTING.
Athens, April 22.-5:3O p. m. Prince
Constantine, the Greek commander in
chief. in a dispatch from Larissa an
nounces that he was present at the scene
of the military operations against the
Turks since early this morning.
A SECOND TURKISH FLEET.
The Dardanelles, April pa second
Turkish fleet has joined the first fleet in
the bay of Niagara.
CHIEF DAyELLIS RETURNED.
Larissa, 22.-6 p. m.-Chief Dayelils
and the survivors of his band OF lrregu-
lars have returned here from theiI raid
into Macedonia.
AGREE TO ABANDON CRETE.
Paris. April 22.-According to dis
patch received here from Constantln0ple,
Greece has informed the Powers that
she will abandon her claims to the island
of Crete if the Powers will force Turkey
to cede her Epirus and Mount Olympus,
accorded her by the treaty OF Berlin.
GREEK GAINS IN THE WEST.
Athens, April pa despatch received
here from Arta to-day anonunces that
Major Sontzso, with two squadrons of
cavalry. has captured three villages which
were occupied by Turkish battalidns.
A third squadron of cavalry has Occu-
pied Salagova, on the Gulf Of Arta. The
Turks retreated, leaving three cannon
and quantity Of dynamite in the hands
of the Greeks.
MASSACRE OF GREEKS
London, April 22.-According to a spe-
cial despatch from Athens, massacres of
Greek citizens have occurred near Pre-
yesa. a Turkish town at the entrance of
the Gulf of Arta The Greek troops, it
is added, have stormed FIVE villages oc-
cu1led Coy the Turks.
TURKS SLAIN AT BOUGHAZI.
Paris. April 22.-The correspondent of
lie Journal, at Athens, telegraphs that in
troops suffered heavily. and that the
Turkish losses were enormous. AT
Boughazi, two entire Turkish companies
were annihlated while trying to cap
ture the Greek batteries.
Confirming. this dispatch says that
the Turkish fort at Nigiia is surrounded
by Greeks who are trying to silence the
six Turkish batteries remaining in po-
sition. Even these, it is further stated,
are not supported by infantry.
THE TURKS HOLD MILOUNA.
Headauarters of the Turkish Army
Milouna Pass. Wednesday. April IL
II a. m.-Very heavy fighting has been
i'm progress since dawn, the Greeks have
endeavored TO take by storm the Turk
ish position on the hill opposite the en-
trance of the ravine. The Greeks were
repulsed upon each occasion with ire
mendous loss The engagement Is stll
proceeding. The Turks have n strong re
serve force ready to be brought into actor
if needed During yesterdays lighting
in the same locality. Il Turkish Genera
OF Brigade was killed.
GREEK POSITIONS OCCUPIED.
Headquarters of the Greek Army
Iarissa. April 22.-The Turks have oc
cupied several Greek positions neal
Nezeros. Very severe fighting occurred
westward of this place during the morn
ing.