Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-20

ARMY IN MACEDONIA. ELASSONA.
April 10 tnishD.-The Turkish artillery
this afternoon began cannonading Tyrnavo.
the Greek town 10 the northwest OF La
srfssa. and only about ten miles from tine
Greek headquarters, the Greeks having
fallen back upon Tyrravo.
The whole chain of mountains from
Tchaissza to the Milouna Pass is now in
possession OF the Turks.
The last brush on the hills was very
brief, the Greeks making but little resist
ance.
The Turks nave captured several pris-
oners. including an Italian volunteer.
The dash of the Turks Is Irresistible. 1t
is expected that a general advance of the
Turkish army will take place tomorrow
Tuesday morning
The correspondent of the Associated
Press at the Turkish headquarters in Mace
donia has just spent sixteen hours in the
saddle with the advance line of Edhem
Pasha's troops.
During Sunday night the Turks strength
ened The positions which they mad cap
tured from the Greeks, but at sunrise II
was seen that the Greek forces had re-
tired except from a bill which &C.
cupied by the Greek rear guard.
Desultory firing took place all the morn
ing. and nnally. at l pm today (MoIdayb
Hairi Pasha sent four Dattaiens of TO
drive the enemy from the hill referred TO.
In twenty minutes ii was all over The
res lance of the Greeks was feeble. and
many of them surrendered to the Turks.
The prisoners were mostly young and
sturdy men.
After the capture of the last Greek posi-
ton the Turks advanced. singing they
marched forward. and occupied all the re-
naming heights.
On reaching The summit of the hills of
Tyrnavo, ths. Greek frontier town. Sit
rated about ten miles from Larissa, the
Turks observed that the Greeks We're o.
cUpying a small bill. from which they
tired but feebiy. 1t the Turks Finally two
Turkish mountain batteries were brought
up to the summit of the hill occupied by
the Turks and from that position began
bombarding Tyrnavo. Under cover of this
fire the Turkish infantry advanced and
captured spur opposite the Greek block
house. Orders were given to the Turks. at
> o'clock to take the block house by as
sault. This movement was brilliantly eff
fected twenty minutes later.
The Greek prisoners say that the Greek
army mas already lest heart.
The situation at present is that the
Turks have possession of all the COM
mahding heights between their headQuar-
tiers and the Greek headquarters at I.aris-
sa. with the execution of Tyrna-o. which
is now commanded by the Turkish batter
les. the Turks tonight are camping IN
the tents, which the Greeks left the
plain of Thtssaly. near the Miiouna Pass.
The Turks today only had six men killed
and ten wounded.
The death of Hafiz Pasha the Turkish
which took place in the Miiouna Pass Sat
urGay. is greatly Iamented. He was
eighty years of age. and while advancing
at the head of his troops was urged to dis
mount and rest. The old pasha replied:
During the Russian war j never dis
mounted. and why should 1 do now"
Soon afterward Hafiz Pasha was wound
ed IN the arm, but he still remained in the
saddle. Later a second bullet struck him
on the hand, but yet the old warrior re-
fused to retire. Finally third bullet
broke the gallant pashas spine. and he
rolled from his saddle dead.
BERLIN, April 2o.-An official telegram
received from Constantinople by the Tur-
kisI embassy here today says that the
TURKS have not sustained great damage at
PreyeSa- but that Two Greek warships
were compelled by the Turkish fire to re-
tire from there today. and that this after
noon there were no signs of the Greek fleet
being IN the vicinity Of Prevesa.
The official telegram referred to further
says that the Turks have captured all the
positions commanding Tyrnavo. thus con-
hrming the dispatches on the subject from
the correspondent of the Associated Press
at the Turkish headquarters at EIassona