The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-04-24
WAR NEWS.
The Invading Turks Meeting With
Il Stubborn Resistance.

News of the Goth inst. states that the
Greeks have captured and burned De
mari, aid that another division of the
Greek troops had traversed the Ravens
pass and captured three block houses
This division has almost reached Damas
where it will effect a junction with the
forces that captured that town. The
10000 troops under Gen. Smolenitz dis
played the greatest bravery, Ravens
lies twelve miles northwest 0,
Larissa. Edheim Pasha, with :
force variously estimated at from 10000
to 1900 troops, led seven assault;
against the Greeks on Saturday, but al
were repulsed. Crown Prince Constan
tine has telegraphed here that the
Turks at that point were completely
and finally repulsed.
The news from Tyrenavo Is conflict
ing.
News from Arta says that 8 900 Greeks
have crossed the border at Bani and 8
severe artillery duel has been in pro-
gress since Monday. The Greek artil
lery have silenced the Turkish for
commanding the town. The Turks made
two attempts to cross the river bu
were repulsed.
Further heavy breaches have beer
made In the Turkish forts at Prevess
hn the Greek fleet
Edheim Pasha has wired the Sultar
that he gained several notable victoriel
on Wednesday.
The Turks have retaken Revilotisko
A telegram from Zanros says that the
Greeks who landed Euleuthoropoli anC
reached Gograt, were attacked and de-
feated by the Turks.
The Greek minister has left Constan
tinople on his return to Athens.
Latest details of the fighting at Milo
una Pass make it evident that the
Greeks suffered severely because o
their lack of artillery. Several war cor
respondents aver that if the Greeks had
possessed anything like adequate artil
lery the Turks would never have cap
tured positions SO stubbornly held by
the Greeks.
News of April 2lst report the Greek
posts at Milouna and Tyrnavo as cap
tured, and the Turkish headquarters ad
vanced to Milouna.
The Greek forces now in the Thessa.
lain plain, in front of the Turks, mum
Der at least 60 600, but the Greek pris
oners say that the reserves are nearly
exhausted.
Large bodies of Greek infantry are Ell
route from Larissa to defend the hill:
not yet captured by the Turks.
Athens, April q, 6p. m.-Prince Con
stantine has just left here for the battle
field.
The Turks to-day tried to capture the
post Of the Prophet Eli but were re
pulsed.
The Turkish garrison at Precesa, a
the entrance of the Gulf of Aria, hal
been completely isolated by the ad
vance OF the Greek troops.
The Greek feet bombarded Plato
monia to-day. The powder magazin,
Of the Turks was exploded, causing
much damage and loss of life.
Fighting has been renewed at Damas
which is being cannonaded by a Greel
brigade.
The Turks have abandoned Strevina
after burning it.
The first seriously planned battle com
menced on W ednesday morning, nea
Larissa, and ragged until the afternoon
with varying results, the Greeks attack
ing the Turks with determined bravery
1t was practically drawn battle.
During the fighting on Wednesda,
Brigadier General Djela Pasha. Turk
ish general. was killed, making tw,
brigadiers killed of the Turkish force
since the war commenced.
Paris, Apr. 22.-The correspondent
of LIE Journal at Athens. telegraphs tha
in an advance on Damaisi the GreeI
troops lost heavily and that the Turkish
two entire Turkish companies were an
initiated while trying to capture til,
Greek batteries. The Turkish fort a
Niglia is surrounded by Greeks who ar
trying to silence six Turkish batteries
remaining in position.
The Turkish army is now before La
rissa with about 5000 men, while tn
Greek forces number 10000.
1t is reported at Athens that TIL
Greek feet is proceeding towards tn,
Dardanelles for the purpose of meeting
the Turkish fleet stationed there.
1t is reported In Paris that Russia ha
made all the necessary preparations a
Sebastopol for Intervention between
Greece and Turkey.
News from Larissa at midnight OF
Thursday reports that the Greeks
had the best of the fghing NJ
to that time The battle had beer
line to line, and the movements o
neither side had been marked Th,
fighting all dav was severe. To-mo-rov
the Gree As Will try to storm the Turk
ish redoubt near the Ravena Pass.
successful they will be in a position It
pass an army INTO Turkish territor,
while maintaining their own frontier.
The work of the Greek artillery oil
Thursday was superb
Offers of help are coming to Athen
from all quarters.
the Turks are nearly four times as stron;
as Greece The Sultan's peace esta b