Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-29

&z1e -GGaeks are Winners All Along the
Line.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE GREEK ARMY,
ElARLssA. April 22.-The latest adviees
zaS to the situation at Damasi show that
On Sunday the Turks made a sortie
from the town and attacked the Greek
position at Boughasi Pass and Siderol-
0Pulxi.
After severe fighting the Greeks
drove the Turks back across the from
tier with a loss of five guns.
The Turks have descended from Mi
founa pass on Kurtrivei. The result
N not yet known here.
Four hundred members of the for
-eIgn legion, including 26 Englishmen,
under Capt. Birch, arrived here on
Tuesday. They were received with a
great demonstration, which was re-
Peated on their departure for the front
In the evening. Intense enthusiasm
WAS caused among the Greeks when
the Englishmen sang thCGreek national
war songs.
The Greek Evzones and 4 mountain
battery, having assembled the noun
tains east of the st. George monastery,
were taken by the Turks on the flank.
After severe fighting, lasting many
hours, the Turks, who, on Monday,
had driven the Greeks from Matt and
Ligsria, brought $50 Circassian cavalry
from ElaSSona.
Tins was on Tuesday. The Circas-
slams began to extend into the plain,
but, being raked by the Greek (Col.
3I24ropa's) battery, and by the Evzones,
they were compelled to fall back on
Ligaria with great loss.
A portion of the fleeing Turks have
rrecrossed Milouna pass toward Elias
soma
The Greek infantry, extending in a
.semi-eircle from Tyrnavo to Karavali,
and supported by artillery, all we'll
handled, after a hard days fighting,
drove back the Turks upon Ligaria-
1t Is understood that the latter are
retreating in force toward Elassona.
The estimation in which the Turks
are tleld is shown by the stampede of
the whole population on the frontier.
The villages and roads to Larissa are
. literally blocked with fugitives, herds
OF cattle, horses and donkeys, women
END children on foot, old women car
rying chairs, beds and household
goods 'Ga their backs. on donkeys, in
OK wagons and in every conceivable
sort of vehicle. The scene is heart
rending, and reminds one of Pliny's de-
scription of the fight from Pompeii
after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
LariSsa is overcrowded. Food is
scarce. The hospitals are full, and
there is an urgent appeal for nurses
and surgical assistance.
The wounded are arriving hourly,
and all the surgical operations must be
performed without chloroform, as there
Is none to be had.
Turkish Fleet Recalled Unfit for Sea
Plan OF Campaign.
LONDON. April 2S.-The Standards
Constantinoplec correspondents describes
the Turkish fleet, and characterizes its
appearance as ridiculous He says that
six+inch guns are the heaviest carried.
The captains of all the war vessels in
the Dardanelles, including the torpedo
boats, sent a round robin to Hef Pasha,
declaring the fleet unfit for sea. The
vessels have, therefore, been ordered to
return, but singly, so as not to attract
public attention.
Orders have been given to mobilize
She redifs of the fourth army corps and
20 battalions of redifs of the second
army corps.
at is reported that Ahmid Pasha has
been ordered to leave forthwith for the
scene of action.
1t is also reported that the plan of
campaign approved by the sultan to
take effect after the capture of Laris-
sd, is to divide the army into two
coTps, one of which is to march by way
rs IF yolo and the other by westerly
s7outs, and the two to unite at Athens,
which is to be occupied and held until
heavy Indemnity is paid.
Offers of Help from All Quarters.
LONDON, April 23.-A special dispatch
jroEu Athens says that offers of help
sire reaching the Greek government
from all quarters, and the military au-
Ehorities expect to have 10000 volun-
Eeers enrolled under the Greek flag be-
fore the beginning of next week.
The Epirotes at Athens are prepar-
ing to leave that city in order to assist
the Greeks in capturing Epirus as far
As the Berlin treaty line.
The National league of Greece has
advanced the passage money for a
thousand Garibaldians.
The Pan Hellenic steamer Albanian
is on her way to Rimini, to embark
3. 600 Italians, who the Greek minister
< ut Rome telegraphs, are ready to fight
sOr Greece.
Syym Protect Greek Catholics In Turkey.
~CoNsTANTINOPLE, April ga The
French ambassador, NJ. Cambon, has
notified the porte that the French gov
ernment intends to take under it's
urotectron the Greek Catholics in the
Turkish empire. As yet it has not
seen declared which power will pro-
.tect the orthodox Greeks. The exodus
of Greeks from all parts of the empire
continues
-Srcc,,s To Unite La a Movement Toward
Damasi
ATHENS, April ga dispatch from
Larissa says that the Greek artillery al
Reveni were reinforced and have re
<lnced Vigla to silence. This will en-
able the brigades of Col. Smolcnitz and
Sol. Dimopolis to unite in . movement
toward Damasi.
A severe struggle continues al
Boughazi, where Col. Dimopolis is, and
ethc latest reports from Matt confirm
che news of the retreat of the Greeks
from Mezeros with considerable losses.
They have fallen back to Mayrychori,
which is wen fortified.
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