The state herald., 1897-04-23
TURKS DRIVEN BACK.
0rcck Forces Meet with Success. at Several
Points.

fOlntA
Larlssa, April 19-5 y. m.-The
Greeks have defeated the Turks at Re
veni, and two Greek brgades have en-.
tered Turkish territory In different di-
rections and penetrated to Damasi.
northeast of Karkos. Another division
Is trying to flank the Turks, who are
retreating in disorder.
Heavy fighting IL In progress At
Grietzovali. 1t has been going on since
noon. The Greeks are trying to recap.
ture the place.
Athens, April 19.-l2 midnight The
Greeks have occupied several strategic
positions around Damasi, including
Niglia. Three thousand armed peas
ants have Joined the troops. 1t IL al
legged that 22,OOO Turks attacked Re
veni.
1t is feared that Il massacre has taken
place at Prevcsa during the bombard,
ment.
While the incidents of the day along
the eastern portion of the frontier have
not been of notable Importance, the sit
iation at the gulf of Arta and In the vi
cinity of the Albanian frontier have
become more favorable for the Greeks.
sumed at daybrcak, with but feeble re-
plies from the Turkish batteries at
Hamidich and PantocratOres. The DO.
sition of the Greeks is untenable and It
is believed the town will fall into the
hands of the large Greek force in the
vicinity, which is waiting for the de.
moliiion of the remaining batteries
The Greek battleship Spelzia has taken
l,.,I a ,,, Al,
BY an order received at Prevesa from
Constantinople at noon to-day the Gulf
of Arta was officially closed to all but
Turkish ships.
Colonel Manos, with 250O0 men. hav.
Ing crossed the Arakphos under the
protection of the Greek artillery bat
terics, is now in Epirus. where 1t Is
believed. his force is considerably in
excess of the Turkish force. 1t IL ~.
ported here thai II large body of Al.
banians. estimated at upwards of 1000,
who had crossed the Greek frontier.
with the avowcd intention of pushing
on to Larissa, have rccrosscd and are
now ravacing Epirus. The mayor has
transferred the public offices and Of
iicial records to konipotc.
A telegram received this evening
from Arta says the troops have left
that point for .lanina The sea OFF Pre-
vcsa is very rough. The firing there
to-day WAS desultory.
Crown Prince Constantine has gone
TO Tyrnavo.
General Smolenitz. cx-minister of
war; is in command of 1900 Greeks mt
Reveni not far from Tyrnavos, north.
west Of Larissa. At this point Edhem
Pasha, closely pressed. was nearly
taken prisoner. His plan was to force
the pass of Reveni, to enter the plain
of Larissa. and to cut on the retreat
of the Greek army with his cavalry,
and thus take Larissa without resist
ance. But this plan was defeated.
General DemopOulOs. at the head Of
one Greek division, forced the Turkish
line at Boughaiz. close to Tyrnayos.
and General Mavromochale broke
through ut Koniskos. The two gen
erals united their troops near Damusi
and OF the imminent fall OF Prevesa,
has changed the disnay caused at
Athens by the loss OF Milouna into the
widest rejoicing. The latest adviccs
tonight are that the Greek troops are
advancing 10 reoccupy their positions
at Milouna and AT Gritzovaii, the latter
of which, II is alleged, was abandoned
owing to a misunderstanding by the
general In command. who interpreted
as an order to retreat what WIS really
intended as an order 10 advance.