Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1897-05-13
PHARSALOS FALLS.
The Turkish Army Driving all
Before 1t.
A SIGNAL VICTORY.
Greek Soldiers Fall Back Before
the Victorious Army Of
the Sultan.

CoNsTANTINorLA, May 6.-Ths Min
lister of war has received the following
dispatch from Edhen Pashs, the Turk
J leh commandeP ss Thesssly, dated yes
, terdsy evening. "The Turks today
won great victery. Turkish shells are
commencing to fell near Psrsalos. De-
tails will be forward sd later"
ATHENS, May Ga dssBsteh from
the irons announces that Prince Con
stantine's army retired yesterday even
ing in psFtecb order upon Demokes,
about Is miles from Pharesos. where
the Greeks will await the attack OF the
Turks. General Smolenski remains at
Velestino to protect Volo. Pharsslos
has been abandoned and telegrsphic
Communication with that place has
been cut. 10 has been suthoritstively
announced that the powers have pro-
posed meditation.
LONDON, May GA despatch from
Athens assert that the loss of the
Greeks 10 the fight et Vslestiuo and
Persalos yesterday we're certainly a
thousand killed and wounded. The
| Turks lost fully six thousand killed and
wounded.
ATHENS, Msy &C. p. m. General
| Smolenskls Brigade of Greek troops is
about to retire from Velessino. Smolen-
ski may fall back on Volo and try to
| hold that place with the protection of
the Greek feet or msy retreat on to
Almyro (Palmyroe) with view of pos
sibly effsoting a junction later with the
main body of the Greek army. The
| ministers OF Great Britain, France, Rus
sis and Italy have been instructed to
propose mediation between Greece and
Turkey. Similar instructions to the
German and Austrian ministers are ex-
peoted every moment.
LARIssA, May 6.-(6:20 p. m 1.-The
Turks have captured Phersslos.
LONDON, May 6.-According TO special
dispatches from Athens, this evening
the news OF the evacuation of Phsrselas
has caused unqualified despair at the
Greek capitol and irritation against the
powers for non interference threatens
to bscoms so strong as to compel M.
Ralli, the Greek Premier to ask the
En bsssedors TO intervene.
Special dispatches from Athens say
that PrinceConstantine has occupied 90
entrenohed position IS pomokos domi>
mating the plain of Greece, and the
dispatches add, is willing to accept the
armistice.
ATHENS, May 9-No news has been
received of the whereabouts of General
SmoleskI, whose brigade of Greek
troops was last heard of as engaged
with the Turks at Velestino, the latter
apparently attempting 90 prevent him
getreating upon Volo or Almyros. The
Government ordered the squadron to
send several torpedo boats to obtain
news from the missing brigades. A
panic prevails at Lamia on the Gulf of
L4mia. now the base of supplies for the
Greek forces at Domokos. Many in
hgbitants are fleeing, fearing an attack
by the Turks. Three vessels have
brought refugees from LAMA to
Piraeus yesterday evening.
ATHENS, May IA dispatch from
AlmyFos announces that Smoleski !
brigade arrived there this morning
having effected the retreat from Vslee- |
sino in good order.
SALoNIcA, May THE Greek feet |
today dropped number of shells into
the Turkish camp at Ksssan9rs, but |
they did no harm. The Greeks did not |
try to land
LARR1ssA, May MANY wounded
Turkish soldiers have been brought |
mere from the front. They confirm the
report of the capture of Velestino |
where the fighting has been severe.
A Turkish brigade is marching on
Volo which is expected soon to be in
the hands of the Ottoman troops.
Every body speaks of the rsmsrksble
courage OF the Albanian troops.
CoNsrANTINoPLE, May The Tur-
kish government received the following
official dispatch from Pbarealoe:
cat dawn the imperial troops have
attacked the enemy occupying Phsr-
salos, from which place a portion of
tbs Greek troops have already begun q
retreat during the night, defeated them
and ospsured the town. A division of
cavalry pursued the enemy on the road
to Domokos and tbs division Of Khsr
Psshs hiss been ordered to sdvancs in
that direction. The G -eeks left smmu-
nition and provisions es Pnarsslos.''
CoNsTANTINoPLE, May All sur
rounding villages we're also occupied by
the Turks. A mountain battery snd
mulee, q great quantity of sm
muniblon and provisions and the per
sonsl effects Of Crown Prince Consten-
tine and Prince Nicholas fell into the
hands OF the Turkish forces.
LONDON, May IA dispatch from
Athens says a telegram has been re
ceived from Prince Constantine, saying:
Our new position at Domokos is one of
great strength. We are resolved to hold
it at all costs. The retreat from
Pharsslos was rendered imperative by
the overwhelming numbers OF the
enemy and wes effscted without a mis-
hap"