The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-05-20
BLOODY BAIrLE
Near Griboro-Two Brigades of Greeks,
with Many Guns, Attack the Turks.


ARTA, May 14--Desperate fighting
has been in progress all day near Gri-
boro, on the road to Filippiada. Two
brigades of Greeks with many guns,
two companies Of sappers, and squad
ron of cavalry, attacked the Turks
who were almost without artillery.
The Greeks forced the first Turkish
line of defense but met with a stub.
born resistance at the second. In sew
eral places the bayonets were 80 close
to the cannon that they (the bayonets)
could not be used. Already 500 of the
Creeks are hors de combat. The bat
tie still continues as this dispatch 10
being sent.
At p IN. fighting at Griboro has
ceased and the Greeks have occupied
various heights in the neighborhood.
Twenty-Five officers and 400 men are
hors de combat The battle will be
resumed Saturday.
Since 4 o'clock p. m. the gunboat
fotilla has been attacking Nicopo.is
from inside the gulf of Ambracsia,
with simultaneous attack proceeding
from the land side The Turkish bat
teries replied vigorously and firmly re-
sisted the attack. The coming on of
darkness stopped the engagement
All the Greek efforts are now con-
centrated upon capturing Nicopolis
and Prevesa before advancing to Pent-
epighadia.
LONDON, May 15.-The correspond.
ent of the Times at Athens says:
1.-THE resumption of offensive opera
tions in Epirus greatly complicates the
situation and tends to hamper the ne
gotiations for peace. The evident in.
tention of the Greek commanders is to
capture the Turkish positions there in
order to show that they have not been
defeated.
''In an interview Friday M. Ralli,
the premier, repeated his statement
that humanitarian motives are respon-
sible for the advance in Epirus, but he
did not deny the advantages which
might be hoped for from the capture
of Prevesa and the occupation of the
adjoining Turkish territory.
I'VE are still at war;" he said, land
until an armistice is concluded Greece
retains her liberty of action. We can
not allow our activity to be confined
to Thessaly, where the Turks are pre-
ponderant The powers have hindered
us from acting in Crete, but Greece
can not be barred everywhere, nor
compelled to restrict her operations to
limited area.
1--WE have done our best to obtain an
armistice; and until it is accorded we
must act where and when we can. II
we have not already prosecuted tho
war at various points and among tho
islands of the Aegean, it is only be-
cause we have taken into oonsidera-
ton the sufferings to which the Greek
population might be subjected.
The government apparently thinks
that renewal Of the war will hasten,
instead Of retsrding the armistica
This calculation may prove to be cor.
rect, but it 10 more likely that Turkey
will seize upon it as an excuse for de-
laying the armistice and will deal .
crushing blow in Thessaly."
LONDON, May l6.-The Constsntinople
correspondent Of the Daily Telegraph
says: The sultan, acting upon the ad.
vice Of Emperor William, has declared
to M. Csmdon, the French ambassador,
that he can not agree to granting an
armistice until the basis of peace has
been decided upon and approved BY
him