Evening journal., 1897-04-24
GREEKS STILL FIRM.
Constantine's Army Continue to
Hold Turks In Check.
BATTLE ON PLAIN AND IN PASSES.
Osman Pasha, the Hero of PIevna, Sue
ceeds Edhem Pasha as Commander of
the Turkish Troops-NIore Greek
Victories In Epirus.

London, April 24-The Athens corre-
spondent Of The Daily Chronicle writ
ing under date of yesterday, says that
the Crown Prince. Constantine has wir-
ed to King George as follows:
THE Turks are quiet today, owing to
our success yesterday. We have de-
itroyed the Turkish battery at Ligaria.
The Turks have retired from Nezeros
and Rapsani. The action of our fleet
at Katerina was excellent. 1 was in
the first line Of fire yesterday"
The Chronicles correspondent says:
"The Turks are greatly dismayed by
the destruction of their stores at Ka-
terina and at Litochorion. Commodore
Sachtouris destroyed the stores from
the coast to the foot of Mount Olym-
pus. Nothing remains, therefore, for
Edhem Pasha to carry away but hum
ger. The coast route being barred, the
only remaining road from Salonika is
the Verria road. eight days from Elias
soma.
The reports Of the injury to the rail-
way line by the blowing up Of bridges
and tunnel are confirmed.
Financially everything is going well,
and the value Of paper money has risen.
1t is reported here (Athens) that the
Crete. Private advices from Volo say
that all the villages between Katerina
and Verria have risen.
Turks Burn wounded Greeks.
Among the wounded who have ar
rived here are several who stated that
a number of the Greeks wounded at
Gritzovai and unable to follow the
Greek retreat were shut up in a small
church by the Turks, who set fire to
the building and burned them to
death"
A dispatch to The Times from Milou-
ma pass, dated yesterday, says:
"Edhem Pasha continues to pursue a
cautious policy. His plan seems to be
10 capture in succession a number of
small positions held by the Greeks, but
10 avoid a general engagement. The
Turks are making a good military road
through the pass. The cannonade con-
tinues from the Turks, who are advanc-
ing on the left wing, but in the direc-
ton Of TyrnavO matters are quiet, the
Turks having taken and occupied the
town. Large re-enforcements are ar
irving, and the result of the war is be-
yond doubt. The Turks treat their
prisoners with humanity and kind
ness"
The Athens correspondent of The
Times says: "Those in authority here
regard the situation as highly critical
despite the favorable news from Epirus
Fighting continues at Matt. The Grown
Prince Constantine has ordered his
troops to maintain a strictly defensive
attitude. A portion of the western
squadron has been detached to bonn
bard the fortress Parga, opposite PaS
island"
The Daily Telegraph's correspondent
at Larissa says that on Thursday the
Greeks attempted to retake Gritzovali
A long fight ensued, but the Greeks fail
ed, owing to the superior force of the
Turks and their stronger position. The
Greeks. however, occupy a good posi-
tion in front of Ligaria, where, the cor
respondent is convinced, they will be
victorious. He adds, Il regret to say
that the Turks have burned, after
plundering. the villages Of Ligaria
Karayol and Moralaria. destroying the
churches with dynamite"