The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-01
5REEkS MAKE A GA|N.
furIs Routed at VoIsstinO
With Heavy Loss.
fOL9 EASY TO VANQUISH.
|h8 City Already at the Mercy Of
the Turks.
LARISSA NOT LOOTED.
Excellent Discipline Maintained by
Sho MncInmc
.ARISSA NOT LOOTED.
Excellent Discipline Maintained by
the MOSIGmS.

Everything Necessary for a Great
ARMY Left Behind When the
Il Greeks Abandoned Larissa to the
Turks The Greeks Not Expected
4 IN Offer Effective Resistance to the
8 Invaders at PharsaIa - Great Ac-
tivity in the Turkish Camp and
VoIo Almost Certain to BE the Next
PIace to Fail - A Related Account
of the Taking of TrekhaIa.
Athens. April 80, midnight.-A telegram
hist received here says that a great bat
he has been fought at Volestino between
i Turkish force of 5000 and Gen. Smolen-
sld's brigade The dispatch states that
be Traks were repulsed with enormous
lbsses.
The battle also ragged f1ercely from
kunrise until 10 o'clock this morning. The
freeks have been reinforced, the rein
forcements arriving at the critical stage
M the fighting. Gen. Smolenski telegraph
bd that the Turks will be unable to capture
t'harsala because the Greek position is
#trong, and the courage of the Greek troops
completely restored.
Larissa, April 2S-Delayed in transmits
elon)-Voo has not yet been captured, but
the town is practically at the mercy of
the Turks.
i The Greek tactics are difficult to under
stand 1t is asked here why, if the Greeks
Ibntended to retire to Pharsala when the
ITurks entered the plain, they did not de-
Z suoy the telegraph lines, bridges and food
Supplies, as well as unexpioded maga-
mes, and why they did not take the guns
tead of leaving here almost everything
( sessary for great army.
# asmuch as they lost their heads, it is
thought likely that they will offer an
hctive resistance at Pharsala to the
lorious Turks, whose morals, discip-
: and conditions are splendid.
he people of Larissa are gradually re-
ming. There is not the slightest disor-
No one is allowed on the streets at
Pit without permit.
nmediately VolO is occupied by the
ks, Edhem Pasha will transport sup
rs here from that point. The Turkish
nsport service is excellent. We are
over 100 miles from the base of Turk
supplies, yet there has not been the
shtest hitch. There is great activity
the Turkish camp; but military con-
erations prevent me from indicating
movements which are proceeding.
london, April SO.-To-day's news from
seat of war indicates the continuous
vance of the Turks in both Thessaly
10 Epirus; but Edhem Pasha is care
lily concealing the time and place of his
/incipal attack.
Desplte optimistic views held in certain
larters in Athens, the new cabinet seem
oout to enter hopeless struggle.
comparison between the commissa-
at OF the two armies, sent by an English
oTrespondent, reveals the strength of the
urkish and the weakness of the
''eek' Naturally Gen. Smolenski makes
,ae most of his momentary success at
'eestlno' with view of putting fresh
'O'raSe INTO his men. 1t looks, however,
~ IL the Greek commander, in order to
-'leat the Turks at Velestino, had dam
ss'ously denuded Pharsala and left 1t
'peh to sudden attack
OS'nan Pasha's movements continue as
Mysterious as ever Dispatches from sa.
'''.Da now say he is preparing defenses
- hNraourun, where four large Krupps.
''s Oal'aIions Of infantry and two squad.
'"s OF cavalry have just arrived.
''.'na' April SO.-The German national
s'S nave introduced motion into the
'"er mousse of the Austrian reichsrath for
~ Impeachment OF Count Badeni. the
'Iemier; DR.. Bitinski, the minister of
.'.a,''e' Count Gleispach, the minister of
.''''e' Baron CLAM de Eicha, minister
- 0o''i'ileree' and Count Ledebur-W -Wicbelb
.i1' lister OF agriculture. for violating their
''., 'eflal powers by the Issue OF decree
,,'l,'s l'"ori1ins the official use Of the Czech
'ase IN Bohemia and Moravia on the
1"e footing as the German.