The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-04-28
a CRUSHING DEFEAT.
Battle at Natl Results in Disaster to
the Greeks and They are Compelled to
Abandon LarisAa.

Battle at Natl Results In Disaster 10
the Greeks and They are Compelled to
Abandon LArissa.
ATHENS, April 26. 6.-After desperate
battle at Matt, the Greeks were out
numbered, retreated with heavy loss,
abandoned Tyrnavos and Larissa and
removed their headquarters to Pharsa-
los, small town at the north foot OF
the Chassidiari mountains Pharsalos
is about 20 miles due south of Larissa,
The following semi-ofiic al announce
ment was made Saturday afternoon:
"In fierce engagement at Matt on
Friday the troops fought heroically |
until 6 o'clock in the evening and com
PEELED the Turks to retreat, where
upon the Turks were heavily rein
forced and our positions were shaken
and retreat was ordered"
A very gle omy view of the war pros
poets is taken here by the better in
formed. There are, however, no signs
of panic, while many persons still show
an unabated enthusiasm for fight. This
symptom is particularly noticeable
among the wounded now in Athens.
Their one desire seems to be healed in
order that they may rejoin the colofs.
A telegram from Arta says that at
o'clock Sunday morning fighting was
resumed at Pentepigadia and ragged
fiercely for several hours. The Greeks
were compelled to withdraw and, on
being reinforced, reattacked the fort
and finally captured it, the Turks re-
tiring without offering much resist
ance- The Greeks suffered severely.
A report has reached here that
Turkish force of $4,000 men pushed
its way through the passes at Vioden-
dros, Analipsis and Nezeros, and Bap-
sani and descended on nereh. The
Greeks have retreated to Malrychori.
The Greeks as result of the orders OF
Crown Prince Constantine, stopped
just short of Selling Damasi
LONDON, April 25.-What seems like
=, ly to be the last week of the war was
entered upon yesterday. Following
the Greek defeat at Larssa, London
opinion is almost unanimous that the
end is in sight, and this view is prob
ably shared by the powers, as they are
already moving to intervene. 1t is be-
5 lieved that intervention will first take
i the form of a suggestion of armistice,
T to when the combatants would nc
: doubt agree. Since Saturday after
: noon the British foreign office has
d been in close accommodation with other
r membe of the European concert
s Great Britain suggesting that the time
Q has now arrived for them to act.
The French, German and Italian
u governments have already responded
:, offering to agree, though the German
# government adds as condition that i
Y will be necessary to enact pledg'
is from Greece to obey the mandate o
10 Europe when this mandate is again
10 given The British foreign office be
10 lieves that Greece will give this pledge
g. as the disasters which have overtakei
f. her have demonstrated that Turke.
IA still possesses formidable fighting
I machine fact which must have
+. SOLDERING effect upon the popular de
mand for war at Athens and whic
will permit the Greek nation to clim
down without disgrace.
The Chronicles Athens correspond
nj emit says; King George means to go
the front and make decided stand a
ST Pharsalos.
Mt CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 26-The TO
@. lowing telegram from Edhem Pash
in is posted everywhere: "Larissa wa
%. occupied Saturday by the cavalry {
nd the imperial army. The Hellenic troor
~ y fled in disorder, abandoning a larg
IL quantity of arms and ammunition"