Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-05-08
TURKS BEATEN AT VELESTlN0
Alter Making "a Determined Fight
for the junction They Are Re-
pulsed With Heavy Loss.

Athens, May "A telegram received
here says a great battle has been fought
at Nelestino between a Turkish force Of
5000 and General Smolentz's brigade.
The dispatch states that the Turks were
repulsed with enormous losses.
There is no news from Arta, but IL
vs. rumored that the Greek forces which
have been operating in Epirus against
the Turks are retreating.
AT a cabinet meeting It was decided
that the minister of war, Colonel Tosa-
mavos, and the minister Of the interior,
NJ. Teotaoki, should proceed to Pharsa-
los In order to ascertain the condition OF
the Greek forces there.
Details of the Fight.
London, May 3.-The Chronicles cor
respondent at Pharsalos telegraphs:
THE Turks attacked Velestino juno
on Tuesday night with four squad
rons of cavalry ana a battery of horse
artillery. The large force Of Greeks
there easily beat the Turks off. Fight
ing was renewed Wednesday night, but
without special results. on Thursday
night the Turks assembled in great
force in the direction Of Velestino. The
Turks made an attack before dawn, but
were successfully repulsed, each time
from a different direction and each time
the result was a repulse. Apparently 1t
was intended hat the attacks should
be simultaneous, but the plan failed,
owing to the lack Of proper ~organiza-
ton. The Turks, however, pushed the
attack with the utmost determination
for six hours and only abandoned the
attempt to seize the junction about
noon. The Greeks behaved well, the
Third brigade and artillery particularly
distinguishing themselves under Gener-
al SmolentZ. The Turkish losses were
heavy. The Greek loss was much light
er. Colonel Jannicosta, with the Eighth
regiment, pursued the Turks several
miles. Full grown and mature men
well armed, though without uniforms,
are arriving here with every train"
Princess of Wales for Greece.
New York May "a dispatch to the
Journal from London says: A persist
ent m in London is that a serious
disagreement has arisen between the
princess Of Wales and the rest of the
court over the situation In Greece.
The princess arrived in England re-
Gently from a visit to her father, the
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King George Of Greece. Ever since the
Cretan question was first raised, the
princess has been a strong partisan OF
Greece and o pains to make her pref
publicly known.
1t Is said hat since her return she has
used every influence in her power to in
duce the government to take her broth
er's part against the Turkish oppressor,
OF course, 1t would be a humiliation
to the Danish royal family If George
was to lose his throne, n there are
enough members of that family In Eu'
ropean courts to effect a great influence
to prevent his downfall. 1t remains to
be seer whether the princess of Wales
has sufficient influence to affect Sails
bury's policy with regard to Greece.
BOmbard the Coast.
Athens, May "a dispatch from San
Ia Maura says a iotilla of Greek gun
boats in the gulf of Ambrakia lombard
ed the coast e Metropolis and Santa
Petra. The Turks, the dispatch asserts
were compelled to flee.