The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-04-22
A GREAT BATTLE
Greeks and Turks Likely tC
Meet on the Plains Near
LariSSa.
If They Do One of the Great
Battles of History Will
Be Fought.
Greeks Have Things Their Own
Way on the Gulf Of
Arta.

New YORK, April pa dispatch 10
The Journal from Athens says
The war on the frontier continues
with undated fury, and all along the
line. from the Gulf of S%aloniCa on the
east to the Gulf OF Arta on the west, a
desperate struggle is going on for the
mastery.
The advance of the Turkish forces
on Tyrnavo has not been seriously
checked, though from Greek sources
come many claims of victories. These,
however, are of small import compared
to the information that the Turks, arc
investing Tyrnavo. Tyrnavo is about
three leagues northwest of Larissa,
and was depended upon by the Greek
TO seriously hamper any attempt that
would have been made by the Turks to
approach Larissa. Immediately after
their disastrous defeat at Milouna Pass
the Greeks fell back to Tyrnavo, but
the Turks closely followed them and
began a vigorous cannonading of the
position.
Tyrnavo's fall will make it next to
impossible for the Moslem advance
upon the Greek military base at Larissa
to be stopped.
Would be n Great Battle.
Larissa is poorly fortified and it may
become necessary for the Greeks to
precipitate a pitched battle with the
Turks on the plains that lie between
Larissa and the Macedonian frontier.
If such an event occurs it will be one
of the great military struggles in the
history of the world.
\ Greek force, after a terrific battle,
has managed to get through to the
plains of Damasi, in Macedonia, mean
time bombarding and destroying the
small village of Vigla, half a dozen
Turkish batteries and killing over POO
Turks. The Greek loss was light.
About 300 Turks were taken prisoners
at Vigla.
The pass at Reveni, a few miles
northwest of Tyrnavo, where there are
as many as ~, 900 Turks under the per-
sonal direction of Edhem Pasha, has
been the scene of the tiercest fighting
of the war. This horde of Moslems,
singing and chanting war songs, reach
from Reveni to Boughese, and for the
past three days have unremittently en-
deavored to obtain a free road to the
Thessalian plains.
Twenty thousand Greeks, under the
direction of Prince Constantine, have
as steadily fought and struggled to
keep back the Mohammedan stream,
and have thus far succeeded.
Moved Down Mohammedans.
On the Gulf of Arta, the Greeks are
having things pretty much their own
way. The Turks at Arta attempted to
cross the Avakphos river, despite the
fire of the Greek artillery. This was
magniticiently handled, however, and
the Moslems were moved down by the
score, the river being literally filled
with the sultan's soldiers. Staggering
under their awful defeat the Turks re-
treated.
Colonel Manos, in his invasion Of
this part of Eplrus, has been very sue.
cessful. He has occupied several VIII
lagos with but slight resistance, and
has hastily fortified them. There Is
hardly any serious obstacle to mis- adj
vance n~orthward into Albania and to-
ward Yanina, where a great battle
may be fought. After retreatlng the
Turks attempted to successfully bonn.
bard Arta, using nearly 100 pieces Of
artillery III the operation. But it
failed, their craftsmanship being bad
and the range too great.
The squadron of ironclads which left
the Piraus under sealed orders is likely
to strike some bold blow, though it is
generally believed it is bound for
Salonlca, which it will lombard, and
where 1t is hoped to cut off the base of
supplies of the army under Edhem
Pasha.
The second squadron, composed of a
- frigate, w corvettes, three armed
transports and one torpedo boat, have
left the Golden Horn. Other Turkish
vessels are still under the guns of the
IIardanallaS forts