The record-union., 1897-04-24
ON THE THESSALIAN FRONTIER
The Situation as Given Out by the
Greek Fore ign Minister.

LONDON, April 23-The Greek
Charge D'Affaires here received a dis
patch dated Athens, to-day, giving the
exact situation on the Thessalian from
tier from a Greek standpoint 1t is as
follows:
In Thessaly. in the direction of Re
vena and Boughazi, our forces have
penetrated into Turkish territory and
advanced towards Damasi All the
attacks Of the enemy have been re-
pulsed in the direction of Grtzovali
Our army occupied a strong position
at Matt, where there has been fighting
since yesterday. The Turkish attacks
have been repulsed. The Greeks had
to retire from Nezeros, falling back on
the bank of the Derichi, a strong po-
sition which they are now defending
In Epirus, our army is advancing
and has captured Fort Imaret, Fillipia-
da, and several villages. The Greeks
have also occupied Salagora, capturing
three cannon. a number of guns and a
quantity of ammunition and provisions
The army is now advancing northward.
'tSKOUZES,
Minister Foreign Affairs"
IMMENSE STORES TAKEN.
ATHENS, April 23-9 a. mater
the bombardment of Katrina on the
Gulf of Salonica by the Greek squad
ron had put to flight two battalions of
Turks and the inhabitants of that
place the Greek fleet landed a detach-
ment and found that the Turks had
left behind immense stores of provis-
ions destined for the armies of Edhem
Pasha
These valuable stores had been left
unprotected in the belief by the Turks
that the blockade of Greece by the
fleets of the Powers would prevent the
Greek fleet from attacking the Turkish
towns in the Gulf of Salonica, which
are near the railroad to Salonica. and
which have been used as a point to land
stores for the Turkish army and to
forward them to the front.
The capture OF these towns, not to
mention the loss of stores. places seri-
Gus difficulty in the path of Edhem
Pasha, and it is stated here that as
soon as the Turkish Commander-in-
Chief heard the news of the capture of
Platamona and Katrina he dispatched
10000 men towards the coast of Mace
donia. fearing a flank attack from the
Gulf of Salonica~
The Greek fleet in returning from
the capture of Katrina bombarded the
port of Litchoro.
y dispatch from Larissa says that
yesterday after the Greeks had forti-
fled Mayreychori, to which place they
retreated after evacuating NezerOs,
they reoccupied Ratzina and Hegania.
which were abandoned by the Greeks
and which the Turks failed to occupy.
OSMAN PASHA TO TAKE COM
MAND.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 23-(Af-
ternoon)-The additional force of De-
diffs or army reserves has been called
out to reinforce the Turkish troops
operating against the Greeks. They
consist of the Koniah brigade from Ce-
raria. a delegation from Samyra be-
longing to the Third Army Corps: three
brigades from the Fourth Army Corps.
and a division of the Fifth Army Corps
/ These men total up seventy-two addi-
/ tional battalions of troops numbering
| ii, 400 men.
! 1t is now definitely announced that
1 Osman Pasha, hero of Plevna, has been
appointed Commander in Chief of the
Turkish army, having headquarters al
! Elassona- Edhem Pasha has been re-
/ called. In addition Said Edin Pasha
! has been appointed to command the
! Turkish army, having its headquarters
at Janina, replacing Ahmed Hifzi
! Pasha, who has also been recalled. The
new commanders start for their posts
this evening.
NEWS OF THEIR DEFEAT.
BERLIN, April 23.-The Frankfort
! ''Zeitung' publishes a dispatch from
| COnstantinople dated midnight Thurs
day saying the news of Turkish defeat
in Greece had just reached that CITY
The dispatch adds that Osman Pasha
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