The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-23
CRECIAN ACCOUNTS.
Claimed that Grizoyali Has Been
Recapturcd.
THE FALL OF PREVESA IS EXPECTED
Civil War Alleged to Have Broken
Out Among the Turks.
he FALL OF PREvESA IS EXPECTED
THE TURKS REFUSED AT MATT
Greek Artillcr
Reinforced
Struggle


Press. dated La s April %, midnight.
saws that the G : :, had the best of the
fighting today :. 9)attle has been line to
line and the /: cents of neither side
have been mari : cribs evening the main
armies occupie Fly the same positions
as they held In ming. The lighting all
day was severe, Tomorrow the Greeks will
try to storm PRINCIPAL Turkish redoubt near
Revcni Pass. Should they be successful
they will be in position to pass an army
into Turkish territory while maintaining
their own frontier, The work of the Greek
artillery today has been superb.
Headquarters OF the Greek Army. LArissa,
April 22,--The latest adyices as TO the
situation at Damasi show that on Sunday
the Turks made sor;le from the town
and attacked the Greek position at Bong
hazi Pass and SileropoluM. After severe
lighting the Greeks drove the Turks back
across the frontier with loss of five guns
Tho Turks have descended from Milouna
Pass on Kurriyali. The result is not yet
known. -Four hundred members OF the for
eign legion. including twenty English
men. under Captain Birch, arrived here on
TUESDAY. They were received with a great
demonstration. which was repeated on their
departure for the front in the evening. In
tense enthusiasm was caused among tho
Greeks when tie EnElishmen sang the
Greek national war songs.
The Greek Evsouns and a mountain bat
terry having assembled the mountains east
of the St George monastery, were taken by
the Turks ON the flank After n severe
| fight. lasting many hours, the Turks, who,
on Monday. had driven the CrecSs from
Matti and Ligarla, brought $50 Circassian
cavalry from Eiassona. This was on Tues
| dav. The Clroassiars began to extend into
the plain, hut being raNed by the Greek
| colonel Mastrapas battery, and by the EN-
souns they were compelled to fall back on
LiGara with great loss.
The Greek infantry. extending In semi
circle to karavalia. and supported by ar
tilerv. all well handled. after q hard days
liEANlhGs uiONt buIh wv ''4ih' "i''' 80
garia II is understood that the latter re
treated in force toward Elassona.
The situation in which the Turks are
held is shown by the stampede of the whole
population on the frontier. The villages
and roads TO Larissa are literally blocked
with fuigitivcs. herds of cattle, horses and
donkeys. women and children afoot, old
,eor hal hoo hpl
goods on their backs. in OK carts and in
every conceivable sort of vehicle.
Tho scene is hoart-rendng and reminds
one of Plinys description OF the flight
from Pompeii after the eruption of Mount
Vosuyius.
| Larlssa is overcrowded. Food is scarce.
| the hospitals are full and there is an ur-
gent appeal for nurses and surgical as
| sisance The wounded are arriving hour
| ly and all the surgical operations must be
performed without chloroform, as there is
| none to be had.
Larissa, April 22.-The latest news from
the district of Kurtlsovali tprobably idenu-
cal with Grizovali) is that tho place has
been recaptured by the Greeks.
London, April 22.-Major Anzonols, who
gave the order for the abandonment OF
Grlzovali by the Greek troops and who was
| replaced by Colonel Papastaro for doing so.
being held responsible for the loss of that
place, has. according to special dispatch
from Athens, committed suicide NJ icr-
harvard.
| London, April 22-The Standards
| Athens correspondent says the Greeks at
Natl repulsed charge Of 5000 Turkish
cavalry with great loss to the Turks.
Grown Prince Constantine was present.
London. April PA dispatch to the
Chronicle from Athens says the Greeks
| have held their own positions and de-
stroyed the Turkish cavalry at Matt. GER
MAN OFFICERS WERE SEEN FIGHT
ING WITH THE TURKS IN GERMAN
UNIFORMS. King George will issue
proclamation TO the people OF Greece to-
morrow OFriday)
| The report is confirmed that bridge
and two tunnels at junction OF the Sal
| onica and Constantinople railway have
been blown UP and the workings OF the
line will be seriously Interrupted for sew
eral months.
Athens, April PA dispatch from
Larispa says the Greek artillery at Reveni
were reinforced and have reduced Viglia
to silence This will enable the grigades OF
Colonel smolentz and Colonel Demopouius
TO unite IA p movement toward Damasl.
A severe struggle continues at Bogazi,
Reports from Matt confirm the news OF
the retreat az the Greeks from Nezeros with
loss. They have fallen back TO Mayrychori
which Is well fortified.
a dispatch received here from Aria To-
day announces that Major Sonotoio with
two sauadrons OF cavalry captured three
villages which were occupied by two
Turkish battalions. The third SQUADRON Of
Gulf Of Arta. yhe Turks retreated, ieav-