The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-19

against the advance of the Turks. AS evening came on three of the Greeks outworks surrendered and asked the Turks to cease the shell fire. The lat ter now hold the advance line except at one spot.
 "The principal fighting done by the Turkish infantry was at Skumba and Dumenie, to the right of the pass"
 Larissa, April 18.--When the Crown I rince Constantine received news of the capture of the Turkish possessions be tween Nezeros and Rapsany he wired to the Greek commanders there to stop fighting immediately.
 CGrsu, April 1S.-Furious fighting has been in progress on the frontier to-day near Arta, and 1t is rumored that the Greeks have taken Manexa by assault.
 Headquarters ofthe Turkish army in Macedonia. Flassona, April IT, 10 m.-- Delayed in transmission)--T corre- spondents to the Associated Press at this hour has just returned from Kar- va, on the Greek frontier, north of Tyrnafs, and three hours ride from here. A fierce battle between the Turks and Greeks is now raging at Karya The fighting has been in progress all day.
 The correspondent left the Turkish headquar ters here on horseback this morning, and arrived at Karya three 1ot 1,o ceeding and he was enabled to watch the fighting from point near the tent of Edhem Pasha. Hamdi Pasha, sur rounded by his staff, was watching the movements of the opposing forces. The combatants were posted on the faces of two hills overlooking a small valley at distance of about a mile. It appeared that the Greek force, which was evil dently composed of the regular troops of Greece, crossed the frontier at 8 o'clock yesterday evening and advanced upon the valley referred to at an early hour this morning. The Greeks later were engaged by four battalions of Turkish infantry and, after some sharp fighting, were driven back towards the frontier.
 The Greek force, however, then took up a. position on the crest of several hills and the combat was resumed at 10 o'clock
 Among the invaders were a consider able number of Sicilian volunteers.
 At intervals of about two hours the Greeks renewed their attack upon the Turkish positions, The Turks remain ed calm and stood on the defensive, suf- fering considerable loss.
 The number of killed and wounded among the Turks could not be ascer- tained, but the correspondent saw thirty-fo Turkish wounded brought to the rear with the bodies of five Turk ish officers. Only two wounded Turks and the bodies of the officers were being brought from the front to the field hos pftals, hence the reason the number Of men killed could not be gathered. The dead were left where they fell.
 At o'clock in the afternoon when the correspondent left Kaya more Turk ish wounded were being carried into camp
 The Greeks appeared to be contenting themselves with occupying the position which they had taken upon the crest of the hills and maintaining a heavy fire from it without advancing but at the same time preventing the Turkish troops from crossing the frontier. The Turks returned the fire of the Greeks with persistent spirit. While the cor respondent was at Kaya Hamdi Pasha, the Turkish commander, received a dis patch from Edhem Pasha, the Turkish commander in-chief, saying that 8 general advance of the Turkish forces had been ordered for tomorrow, war between Turkey and Greece having been declared. This news was received by the Turks with enthusiastic shouts meaning Long live war"
 At the same time that Hamdi Pasha received the news of the declaration of war he received news of fresh attack by 8 Greek force, in the direction of Eleutherochori, to the north and left of Rearkos.
 During the correspondents return journey here, he heard further firing, both rifle and artillery. This was after nightfall, though full moon was shin ing.
 Edhem Pasha at this hour Is holding a council of war and it is expected that A. great battle will be fought tomorrow The Turkish troops are most eager for a general engagement.
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