The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-22


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sitions. However, this renewal of
the battle did not last very long,and
by degrees the fusillade from both
sides diminished.
Tue Turkish troops are hslf dead
with fatigue, having neither eaten
nor si-pt for over twenty four hours
The reserve are lying about on tae
bare ground, the maj jority of them
fast a-leep.
The loss 8 on both sides are un.
known, but there is reason to believe
that tie Turkish losses are not very
heavy, considering the long and Sub
born battle that had been fought.
The losses of the Greeks are very
severe Prone, inert forms on the
nil! sides in numbers told their own
tale Of terrible slaughter.
Relnforcements Of infantry, arti!l-
cry and cavalry have reached here
from Elassona. The fighting is ex-
tended the whole length of the
frontier.
Yesterday eveping seven new
Turkish battallions and several
mounted batteries of artillery left
tor the front and at dawn the guns
were trained on the Greek block
house on the plain below.
Junes Effendi, the Turkish CON-
mander, and his men had been twen-
ty six hours without food or drink.
When they were preparing to capture
the Greek blockhouse Junes address
ed his men saying: "All those who
love God must advance to the as
sault
This was enough. Every man
with loud exultant shouts, dashs :
forward in the direction of the
block house Ever the mule teers
who were bringing up the reserve
ammunition, joined 10 the assault on
the blockhouse which WAS held by
the Greeks with magnificent courage.
The Turks, with splendid dash,
charged with the bsyonet, aid event
ually leaped over the ramparts with
shouts of triumph. The Greeks
waited their approach until the
Turks were within thirty yards be.
fore Withdrawing.
In this assault the Turks had only
sixteen killed aud seventeen wound I'D
Eye'yahere was to be seen the effect
Of the Turkish artillery, their terri
bls shells bursting just at the calcu-
lated moment The Greeks on the
other hand, appe ,red to be lacking
IN artillery. The Greeks attempted
to reply to the Turkish artillery but
were forced to retire The CORES
pondent saw numberless Greek strip
ped of their uniforms Most of the
dead, however, we're carried off by
the Turks, who lifted corpses of the
Greeks reversntly and placed them
beneath the shade of trees.
The Turkish force has now bivou-
aucked in a position emiaenently
favorable for an advance on Larissa.
It il estimated that the total loss
on both sides in the battles fought
is 10000 killed and wounded.
PEAsANTRY RISING
Tie peasantry are Using and
thousands Of them are hurrying for
ward to assist the Greeks The
peasan ~ have shown splendid cour-
age and admirable discipline fighting
with all the firmuess of veteran sol
diers. The quaint costumes are oh
servable everywhere, mingling with
the uniforms of the regulars and
presenting picture rarely seen on
battlefield The knowledge pos
sessed by the peasantry of all the
ms ard outs OF the country has
been OF great assistance to The
Greeks,
The most striking feature of the
New Jersey returns Wednesday is
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