Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-22
Prince COlStantinb'S Forces Surround.
Ing EdhOm PaSha,
TO CUT OFF HIS BASE OF SUPPLIES
Tho Turkkh Comm iudtr Axis that
the Turkish Elect b. dispatched
10 salOnica.

Pasha, with au army OF 10000, is
surrounding the Greek headquarters
| ut Larissa, u Crack army OF ~, 600 Il
| pusaing rapidly to the rear OF the
lurks with the intention OF cutting
II the enemy's line Of retreat nuI
base of supplies. A portion OF this
army whicn landed some days ago hns
one objective point, the SalOniua rail-
road, which Ia the solitary line VI sup.
| plies for the Turkish army.
With the support OF the Greek fleet
! which has arrived at Plstsmvns, IL ls
now believed that Edhem Pasha's
| army Will be caught on the plains OF
| Ihessaly with $4,000 Greeks under
| Pflnce Constantino la front OF him,
ana 2O,OUO men and the Greek
| neet behind In possession OF his
lIue OF retreat and base of supplies,
| Fnis dire contingency was not
suspected by the Turks until yester-
day. a short distance west OF
| Mil0una, the Greek army has taken
the pass OF Revenl and 10 mRkInK it's
way into Turkish territory. Thus the
tWO nrmies have passed. each Other.
each going Into the epemy'a county
AS yet nothing has been heard OF
the 10000 Greeks who are in the
mountains east OF Milouna Pass. 1t
was said at the palace today that at thu
proper time this portion OF the Crock
army would make au important move.
The investment of Larisss has abroad y
begun. Two divisions OF the Turkish
| army have arrived at a point about q
mile and half from that town. They
have also captured the towus OF Krio-
chora aud BaIji.
Wherever tne Greeks have gained a
fooibOld In Epirus they have erected
iortifi cstions.
Colonel Manos, with $4,000 men, IL
pressing steadily forward toward
Janlna, which is the base OF supplies
Tor the Turkish army III the west. He
has already taken Phillipiads.
TO meet the plan OF campaign of
Prince Constantine, which he now
seems to fully realizs, Eahem Pasha
has requested the Forte TO order the
Turkish fleet hurried to the gulf OF
Szionica TO meet the Greek vessels.
The original plan oithe Turkish COM
mander was to divide his army iuto
Two portions, one OF which was TO try
to break through at the western end Of
the frontier al the Gulf oil Arts, while
the other was to force the passes com.
mnnuing the approaches to Larissa
ana so by different routes advance to
Athens. The plan IN the west has
failed. The Turks nave been greatly
disconnected by the arrival of por-
ton OF the Greek fleet ia western
waters, the bombardment OF Pfevesa
anu the Vigorous attacks vi the Gtesk
army unaer Col. Manos.
Instead OF passing the boundary at
Aria the Turks have found that the
Greeks have invaded Turkish terri.
tUfy aud that Col. Manos IL now well
on his way TO LRnins.
THE ARTILLERY DUEL AT ARrA,
New York, April 20 "A Dispatch TO
the Journal from Aria, April 2lst,
sayi:
The artillery duel aOross the river nj
this place today has been tremendous.
All day the heavy guns In the small
Turkish forts opposite the town have
roared In a laundering chorus and the
Greek Qualifications have kept up
steady response. No especial adva n tage
has been gained go far by either side
In this play Of heavy artillery, though
Aria is in Iruins.t Here and there
arises 1.-THE smoke Of sm0lderiDg fires.
The inhabitants have fed. Wounded
Greek soldiers are everywhere. There
are hastily improvised hospitals scat.
tered about the town anu they are
filled with the manned. For the most
part they are well taken care OF.
The staff officers and physicians are
kept moving night and day. An am-
bulence was carried and shattered by
cannon ball and the wounded
Greeks iuside were killed.
Tho Turks have also suffered greatly,
Away of across the river they could
be seen buryiDg their dead at dawn.
Before sunrise the ninth regiment
was In line ready for work. BY boat
they advanced across the river into
Turkish territory, forming on the lar
side unuer the high shelter OF the
bank. At the word the Greeks swung
cut into tho open and charged a line
OF small Turkish forts In forest half
a mile in advance. Before the Greeks
had covered halt the distance the forts
opened fire, using five snd ten pound-
ers and rides. The fire was well
directed and effective. The Greeks
fixed bHyouets rs they ran aud swung
right up to the line Of Qualifications in
rather bad order, but with wild
vslor that carried them pell mell over
the pRrapets. In lew minutes they
had carried three OF the forte and the
Turks after hring few shots fell
back from the others.
Afterwsrd l went out with q strong
accommodating party Of Greek cavalry.
We rode across the open country 10
the village of Noochons which We
found strongly deiended byAibanisDs. |
They refused TO surrender. The town
was swept clear with the exception OF
one house which was held by forty
i've Albanians. They also refused to
surrender. Orders wers given TO fire
upon them. They replied to the fire
with great valor and above the shrill
rattle of the guns we could hear them
singing as they fought. All but one
died fl Shting.
After this we rode over bitches fillei
in places with the b0dies OF Turks.
Crossing an open plain We came
within about mile OF tbs Turkish
village Of Kiros, when around benz
OF tho road cams body OF Turkish
cavalry led by Ali Boy. With tiae
precision they wneeled into line ana
began rapid hring that drove the
Greeks back to the plain.
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