The morning news., 1897-05-08
The Courage Of the Turks Covers
Their Foes.
CREEK GENERALS NO GOOD.
Strong Positions FOOIishIy Ahan-
dOned.

"a MurderOus Fire Poured Into the
Greek Troops by the Turkish But
teries After the Former Incxcus-
bly, Scrambled Down Into an Open
PIain-SheII After She'll ExDIOdes
in the Midst of the Fugitives While
Packed in a solid Mass Endeavor-
ing to Cross a Bridge-POOr Gum
merry by the Greeks-The Personal
Effects of the Greek Princes Fan
Into the Hands of the Invaders.
Headquarters of the Turkish Army in
Thessaly, Pharsala, May 6.-Delayed in
transmission): The Turkish army to-
plight is bivouacking in the eighty villages
surrounding Pharsala, captured from the
sGreeks.
The battle began at 9 O'Clock in the
morning. After skirmishes between the
advance posts of the opposing forces. the
Greek artillery opened fire with great pre-
csion. But the Turks pushed forward.
exposing themselves to the enemys fire
with the greatest sang froid. The Greeks
then made a fatal error in leaving the
commanding positions which they occupied
and retiring upon the plain, which was
commanded on all points by our batteries.
that were brought into action as soon as
Inc Greeks left the hill. The scene which
@oWed was both interesting and cruel.
Tie Greeks from all parts of the plain
'ere converging towards a stone bridge
panning the river, and which was the
only means of getting over. The mass
humanity at this point was constantly
growing when the roar of the Turkish ar
uIery began. The Turks obtained the
Sact range of the enemy and shell after
nell fell and exploded in the midst of the
ugitives. The havoc created by the
hrapnel was terrible. Gradually, how
"er' through this decimating fire. the
Feater part of the Greeks crossed the
a'er' The Turks, who were then cover
& ng the plain like bees met with a strong
eslstance, while attacking Vasili. where
ne Greeks, from a hidden position. opened
furious fire. In the face of this the
turks advanced with marvellous temeritv
and captured the village, not so much by
iorce of arms as by the fear which their
splendid insouciance inspired in the enemy
owing to the fact that it was not designed
10 commence the decisive engagement un-
u tomorrow, the Turkish division intend
ed TO take the enemy in flank only arrived
nalt an hour before the close of the COM
pat to-day, having marched thirty miles.
The Greek guns. while they opened well.
ended badly, while ours were served even
petter than usual. The Turkish attack
upon Nasili was made without any pre-
Vlous plans. The men were ordered to
capture the place and they advanced.
quietly shooting as though hunting. The
Nreeks maintained a whitening fire.
| saw a Turk, wounded in the leg. ad-
'ancing to the attack on all fours.
The correspondent Of the Associated
iress Is writing this dispatch in the midst
VI the bivouac at Edhem Pasha's head
quarters The general and his STAFF off,
GERS at the same time, are forming a littIe
group around a lantern, studying the war
maps Tor to-morrow's operations.
During the day the Turks eaptured n
mountain battery and eighteen mules n
great quantity OF ammunition ana nrov,s-
IONS ana the personal effects of tho cree,s
princes, Constantine and Nlcboias