The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-21
SUNDAYS BATTLE.
An Account of the Attack on the Greek
Block House and Milouna.


Copyright 1897 by Associated Press.
summit OF the Milouna Pass. Monday
morning, April l9.-The Turkish victory
Of yesterday in the Milouna pass was
complete. The Greeks retired to the
plain of Thessaly. leaving only a guard
on the hill from which they were driven
later by four battalions of Turkish
Infantry. The Turks pulled up to the
top Of the hill three mountain batteries.
singing, laughing and weeping with
joy, like children. One battery opened
fire upon the Greeks who were retreat
ing on the plain Of Traves and did ter
rible execution. The correspondent OF
the associated press saw some Of the
Turkish shells burst In the middle of
serried battalion of Greeks with the
result that whole groups were killed or
wounded.
Yesterday evening seven new Turk
ish battalions and several mounted
batteries OF artillery left for the front
and at dawn the guns wers trained on
the Greek block house on the plain he
low. Junes Effendi. the Turkish COM
mander. and his men had been 26 hours
without food or drink. When they were
preparing to capture the Greek block
house. Junes addressed his soldiers.
saying: "All those who love God must
tbN w INV dSEdhli ifiS Was
enough. Every man. with loud exult-
ant shouts dashed forward In the di-
rection of the block house. Even the
muleteers. who were bringing up the
reserve ammunition. Joined In the as
sault on the block house, which was
held by the Greeks with magnificent
courage. The Turks. with splendid
dash. charged with the bsyonet and
eventually leaped over the ramparts
with shouts of triumph.
The Greeks waited their approach
until the Turks were within 80 yards
before Withdrawing. In this assault the
Turks had only IL men killed and II
wounded. Everywhere was to he seen
the effect Of the Turkish artillery, their
( terrible shells bursting just at the cal
culated moment The Greeks. on the
other hand. appeared to be lacking in
artillery The Greeks attempted TO re-
| ply to the Turkish artillery. hut were
| forced to retire. The correspondent saw
numberless Greek bodies stripped of
their uniforms by the Greeks leaving
only their shirts and drawers on, Most
l of the dead, however. were carried of
J by the Turks who raised the corpses Of
/ the Greeks reverently and placed them
beneath the shade of trees. The Turk
/ ish losses in the fighting OF yesterday
were only so killed and $50 wounded.
The correspondent Of the associated
\ press at the Turkish headquarters In
Macedonia has just spent l6 hours in
the saddle with the advance line Of
| Edhem Pasha's troops. During Sunday
night the troops strengthened the posi-
/ tions which they had captured from the
| Greeks. but at sunrise it was seen that
/ the Greek forces had retired except
from a hill. which was occupied by
Greek regulars. Desultory firing took
place all morning. and finally at ] p.
m. to-day Monday. Hairi Pasha sent
four battalions TO drive the enemy
away from the hill referred to. In q
minutes IL was all over The resistance
of the Greeks was feeble and many u
them surrendered 10 the Turks, The
prisoners were mostly young and
sturdy men. After the capture or iht
last Greek position the Turks advanced
singing as they marched forward. and
occupied all the remaining heights. or
reaching the summit OF the hill at Tyr
navo. the Greek position. situated about
ten miles from Larissa. the Turks "b
served that the Greeks were occupyins
small hill from which they fired bu