The herald., 1897-04-23
TURKISH
TROOPERS
Massing on the Plains of
Tyrnavo
FROM The MIL0UNA HEIGHTS
LOOK DOWN UPON THE ROAD
TO GREECE
Greece Girds Herself for tho Battle
and Offers Of Help Come From
All Christendom

Associated Press Special Wire.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE TURK
IsH ARMY, MILOUNA PASS. April 21
II a. m.-The correspondent Of the AS
sociated Press, as this dispatch Is sent
is at a high point Of the Milouna pass
with the Turkish generals staff, watch
ing the advance of the Turkish troops
who are being rapidly rushed through
the pass to the plains in front OF Tyr
navo.
| Throughout yesterday afternoon an
artillery duel between the Turks and
Greeks proceeded at a distance of two
miles, while Greek reinforcements had
been pouring over the bridge beyond
the town to this side Of the river Xerias.
The Turks at that time had carried sew
eral Greek positions in the heights OF
Tyrnavo. but the town and small hill
on this side were still in the hands of
the Greeks.
Edhem Pasha, the Turkish comman-
der-in-chief, continues to show great
military talent, and his plans work like
machinery. Yesterdays advance Of the
Turkish troops across the plain was a
splendid spectacle. At our feet was the
road into Greece. which winds away
| from the mountains, and from the
| mountains long lines of troops were de-
scending like great serpents. The Turk
| ish soldiers were all singing patriotic
songs and shouting war cries.
T1,,v-i lob he 80 lvy
fortified the positions they occupied on
the top Of the Kritiri hill, and the battle
began at dawn. There was very heavy
| fighting from the first The Greeks en-
deavored to take by storm a Turkish
position on the hill opposite the entrance
of the ravine, but were repulsed on each
{! occasion with tremendous loss. The
engagement Is still in progress
| The Turks have strong reserve force
| ready TO be brought into action If need
| ed.
| During yesterdays lighting Turkish
| general OF brigade was killed.
The combat today was over the same
grounds as .yesterday's fighting. The
correspondent OF the Associated Press
| from here can see the movements Of the
enemy on the plain. The whole Of Thes-
sally 10 SpTcdu out iike u map DciOW.
Clouds of dust show every movemen.
| of the Greek troops.
General Djelta Pasha has just been
killed, making two brigadiers of Nechat
Pasha's division killed, and showing the
prolonged and desperate fighting of this
division. which SO far has stood the
brunt Of the fray.
The Turkish cavalry cut the Greek tel
egraph line during the fighting yester-
day on the mountain.
The commander of the Albanian reg
iment had his horses head carried off
by cannon ball, but himself escaped
unhurt.
Tyrnavo. at this hour, has not been
taken.
The fatigue endured by the troops
during the last few days has been ter
rible. The whole staff worked twenty
hours at a stretch. The enthusiasm of
the Turks is tremendous. and the aidsde-
camp who galloped with instructions to
the troops remained with the troops and
took part in the combat.
OFFERS OF AID
LONDON. April pa special from
Athens says that offers of help are
IcdCIll6 LnC ACCh 81 AAOLll Gil
quarters and that the military authori-
ties expect to have 10000 volunteers en-
rolled under the Greek flag before the
beginning of next week.
The Epirotes at Athens are preparing
to leave that city In order to assist the
Greeks in capturing Epirus as far as
the Berlin treaty line.
The League Of Greece has advanced
the passage money for thousand Carl
baldians, who are expected at the Pir-
aeus Immediately.
The pan-Hellenic steamer Albanian Is
on her way to Remni to embark 5000 Ital-
ians who, the Greek minister at Rome
telegraphs. are ready to fight for Greece
Prince Constantine, the Greek COM
mander-in-chief. has sent dispatch
from Larissa announcing that he was
present at the military operations
against the Turks since early this morn
ing.
Prayers were offered in the churches
of every town of Greece today for the
success of the Greek army.
A SAD RETURN
LARISSA April 22-6 p.m.-Chief
Davellis and the survivors Of his band
of irregulars have returned here from
the raid into Macedonia.
FRENCH FEELING
PARIS. April 22.-There was a great
stir outside the ONCE Of the Greek lega-
ton this afternoon. The crowd clamored
to be sent as volunteers to Greece. The
embassy replies to all such requests that
1t has received no ingtructions from the
Greek government on this subject and
is therefore not empowered to send vol
unteers to the scene Of hostilities.
THE POWERS PROGRAM
CONsTANTIN0PLE.s April 22.-The
French ambassador. N. Cambon, has
|4oti6ed the porte that the French gov
Eer5(fnout intendSSto take under Its pro-
tocflon the 0feek Cat tholics In the Turk
~ eepise. - yet e has not been de-