The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-17
THIS LOOKS LIKE WAR.
Two Fierce Battles Between the Greeks
and the Turks, With Honors Easy.

Two Fierce Battles Between the Greeks
and the Turks, With Honors Easy.
Copyright, 1897, by Associated Press.
Larissa, Headquarters Of the Greel
Army in Thessaly, April 16.-Severt
lighting has occurred IN Macedonia be
tween the Greek and Turkish forces. The
column Of irregulars sent to the right
from Pigayitka, after having invested
and captured SitOven, continued its ad
vance toward Kritudes, Plisia and Kour
dmi, with orders to hold KOurduzi, at al
costs, as it commands the right approach
to Greyena, the objective point. This
column, commanded BY Chiefs ZirmOs
and Luzzo, attacked Kritudes Tuesday
The place was defended by two compa
mics Of Turks. After severe fight dur
ing which eighty Turks were killed and
Hwenty-five taken prisoners, the position
was captured by the Greeks, who aisl
obtained possession Of $50 rifles and 8
quantity Of cartridges. -,
The insurgents, however, have suffer
ed another check in another direction
A strong force Of Turkish trooys from
AiecSEon, with number Of mountain
guns, advanced on Kraia. which had
previously been captured By the Greeks
and attacked the 400 irregularspa Greece
who occupied an entrenched position
Il = reported that the fighting was fu
rOus on both Sides .ss7sEa41s este =.
The insurgentsc eventually were COM
PEELED to retreat north to the mountains.
Some Of them, however, succeeded In
breaking through the Turkish lines and
escaped to Baltino, the town just across
the frontier, in Macedonia, first cap
tured by the Greek irregulars and used
by them as a depot for provisions and
ammunition.
The accounts given by the refugees Of
the Turkish losses are believed to be ex-
aggerated. They say that 265 Turks
were killed, while the irregulars only had
eight killed and seventeen wounded. The
leader of the Greeks operating in that
direction, chief Milonas, was among the
wounded, and returned later into Greek
i-territOry with number Of the refugees.
Zone Of the latter says that portion of
the Turkish force was composed OF ir-
sresulags, whose dress resembles that of
The Greek Insurgents. This, it appears,
enabled the Turkish force to execute a
aank movement unheeded by the leaders
~ the Greeks. The refugee referred to
hIames the Greek leaders for badly hand
ling their men.
All the refugees bore traces Of having
.axnerienced great fatigue, and it is re-
snorted that the Ethnika Hetairia, or Ma
-tionaI league, has ordered the Greek ir
regulars to retreat into Greek territory
segading further blood-shed as useless un
loss the regular army of Greece supports
the irregulars.
.-The Grown Princess has arrived herr
70 take part in the work Of the ambulance
corps.
There is a feeling OF great saustactiol
hara at the declarations made by Premie
nalvannis in the Greek Chamber OF Dc
Three hundred Hungarian horses, II
tended for the cavalry remounts, wer
landed at Volo yesterday. ana are On
ing forwarded to Trikhala.
GREEK MUTINEERs IMPRIsoNE,
salonica, April 16.-Edham Pasha' II
r.rkish commander in chief, has SCI
bom from the frontier the Albania
-Gendormaril corps enrolled at Monast'
which revolted. Inc mu.ine
haen disarmed by the Vail OF Monas'
and imprisoned. FOrty-hve OF the lea
ars have been sent here on the way TO e
iIe in Yeman, Arabia. The Greek Cons
Of Monastir has imprisoned several Gre