, 1897-04-22
It'll NO MANS VICTORY.
GREEKS AND TURKS GAIN LITTLE
ADVANTAGE IN THEIR SAN
CULINARY CONFLICT.
The News Received is OF a Somewhat
Conflicting Nature. Being Colored
to Suit the Taste Of the Correspond
ent-Edhem Pasha Suppresses the
News From. the Frontier.

New York, April 21.-A dispatch to
the Journal from Athens says: The
war on the frontier continues with I'M
abated fury. and all along the lie from
the Gulf OF Salonica, on the cast, 10 the
Gulf OF Aria, on the west, a desperate
struggle is going on for the mastery.
The advance OF the Turkish forces on
Tyrnavo has not been seriously checked,
though from Greek sources comes many
claims of victory. These, however. are
of small import compared to the infor-
nation that the Turks are investing
Tyrnavo. Tyrnavo IS about three
leagues northwest Of Larissa and was
depended upon by Greece to seriously
hamper any attempt that would have
been made by the Turks to approach
Larissa.
Immediately after their disastrous de-
feat at Nilouna pass the Greeks fell
back to Tyrnavo, but the Turks closely
followed them and began a vigorous
~cannonading Of the position. Tyrnavo's
fall will make it next to impossible for
the Moslem advance upon the Greek
military base at Larissa to be stopped.
Larissa is poorly fortified and it may be-
come necessary for the Greeks to pre-
cipitate a pitched battle with the Turks
on the plains that lie between Larissa
and the Macedonian frontier. II such
an event occurs it will be the greatest
military struggle in the history OF the
world.
4. Greek force, after a terrific battle,
has managed to get through to the plains
OF Damasi, in Macedonia, meantime
bombarding and destroying the small
village Of Viglia. half a dozen Turkish
batteries and killing over 200 Turks.
The Greek loss was light. About 300
Turks were taken prisoners at Viglia.
The pass at Reveni, a few miles north
west of Tyrnavo. where there are as
many as 5000 Turks under the personal
direction of Edhem Pasha, has been the
scene Of the fiercest fighting Of the war.
The horde Of Moslems. singing and
chanting war songs. reach from Reveni'
to Bo0ghese, and for the past three days
have unremittently ~endeavored to OBJ
tain a free road to the Thessalian plains.
twenty thousands Greeks, under the
direction Of Prince Constantine, have
steadily fought and struggled to keep
back the Mohammedan stream, and have
thus far succeeded.
On the Gulf of Arta the Greeks are
having things pretty much their own
way. The Turks at Aria attempted to
cross the river despite the fire of the
Greek artillery. This was magnhicently
handled, however. and the Moslems
were moved down by the score, the river
being literally filled with the sultan's
soldiers. Staggering under their awful
defeat the Turks retreated.
Colonel Manos, in his invasion OF this
part Of Epirus. has been very successful.
He has occupied several villages with
but slight resistance and has hastily for
titled them. There Is hardly any serious
obstacle to his advance %northward into
Albania and toward Janina, where a
great battle may be fought.
After ~retreating the Turks attempted
to lombard Arta, using nearly 100 pieces
Of artillery in the operation. But 1t
their workmanship being bad and
the range too great.
The squadron Of ironclads which left
the Piraeus under sealed orders is like
ly to strike some bold blow. though 1t
is generally believed 1t Is bound for
Saloncia, which 1t will lombard, and
where 1t is hoped to cut OF the base Of
Of the army under Edhem
Pasha.
The second squadron, composed OF a
frlgate, two corvettes. three armed trans:
ports and one torpedo boat. have left the
Golden Horn. Other Turkish vessels
are still under the guns Of the Darda-
nelles forts.