The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-23
GREEKS HOLD TYRNAVQ.
But Nezeros In in the Hands Of the
su....- Turkish Troops. .,.s..
THE SITUATION VERY GRAVE.
Report That the Greeks Have Re-
treated from Matt, Which May AS
sure the Turks the Speedy Capture
of Larissa-Turkey's Poor Warships.

treated from Matt, Which May As
sure the Turks tho speedv Cantur.
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London, April 23.-The war news re.
ceived from the special correspondents
of the London papers 10 meager and
somewhat conflicting. The only Ger.
tainty seems to be that Tyrnavo has
not yet fallen, but Nezeros is In the
hands of the Turks
The Chronicles Athens correspondent
says that the Greeks have retreated
from Matt.
According to The Times correspon-
dent at Athens the result of the fight
Ing, which was raging furiously at
Matt, would decide the fate of Larissa,
and If the Turks capture Matt Tyr
navo must fall.
A telegram from Larissa SAYS that
10000 Turks are engaged, and that
Crown Prince Constantine has arrived
on the scene Of action. The Greeks are
maintaining their positions,
All the dispatches from Athens ad-
init that the situation Is extremely
grave. Fighting appears to be going
on along the whole frontier line. II
is rumored there that the king will
start for Larissa on Monday next,
The western division of the Greek
fleet has sailed from Leucas for the
coast of Epirus, with the sign of fo.
menting a revolt among the Albani-
ans.
It is said that Hafe Pasba will re-
If it is ordered to leave the Dardanelles.
He is said to have declared tbe vessels
'iouite unfit for active operetions"
The standards ConstantInonle cor-
respondent Describes the Turkish 1eets
and chprscterizes ito annearanco .s
ridicplons Fla saws that civ tncb Guns
arc tho heaviest corr;aa rba cantoins
ot ali tbe worvesselsin tho no rdoneI,a,
tnc,,d,na tba torrado h,,,t.. 60,
nessaga to uofa posh. dao,arinr tha
acct unst for sa, The u.ssa,s b.va
tbarefore been .orderea IN ret,,r,, h,,t
.,nylv en- .s not tn attrart nuhIio Of,
tention.
-Four bupdr.d r,embars of tba f,r
e;pn Iegion inoluding "a Enol,ebrar
,,ndar S.nt.in pirah arr,.,aa ~ Io
issa IN Tnasdav Thav wera raoaiwaa
with a swat dsn,onstro,,on which ,vas
.'.na N, 80, 1911 a.on' "hi.n "a'
erant creat sn,husia sna mas oousns sn
annng tha craaLs, ,,,I,o, +ta rnt.,ist
men s.ps t,a craa, natioraI won sana
Tho Estimation IN wh,oh tha 1,,,r,ss
,r. ho,d ,s s,,aI,,r H., .ha s,.a,a as
she who,a non,,,o+,on ~ 80 fro,,t,on
srho ,,iIIa eas ena raaas e. d.
literally hIockad with fugitiyas hords ~
cattle bnrses and donkevs wnr,on ana
,biIdren an foot o1d woman carryinr
chairs beds and household GEAR on
their backs on donkevs, in ny wagons
and in every conceivable sort of We.
hicle. The scene ia heartrendine. and
reminds one of Punv's descrintion NJ
the flight from pompeii after the erun.
lion of yesuyius.
Larissa Ia overcrovded Fond ia
scarce, the bospitals are fu1l and there
fs an urgent appeal for nurses and sur-
gical assistance. The wounded are ar
riving hourly. and all tbe surgical on.
eratlons must ba nerformed without
abloroform. as there ia none to be had
Chief Dayellis and the survivors of
Ms. band of irregulars have returned
to Tarissa from their raid into Mace.
Siauia.
The latest news from the d,str,ct ~
Kurtsioyalj (probably Identical with
GritzoyalD is that the place has bean
reoaptured by the Greeks
dispatch to The Morning Post from
Karyassara saws IT ia renor+ad that
ciyil war has hroI,en ont annono tha
Turks In prevesa and that tha sur.
render of the town is exnected ho,,rIv
disne+oh to Tbo Da;u ChronioIo
frorn Athans eovs tho+ tha Graal,s t,a,,o
b.,d their own nosjt;ors .rd 1astrnued
th. r,,r,,,,h oo,fn,,.,r ~ NJ, Con.
cfscere yere saan eaht,n~ Nth tha
sr,,rIrs in carn,o,, ,,,,son
Nh ranort ;n ansn,oas e.. ..,az
und 80 t,,rat, - at ,1,rn.,o snu 20 oriuse 20
S.. ans ~ " ya VI .it.
So l,oo, -, ,'n ana ~ ,,,an,,,a @rMas
w, ~, 49," uP, ~ wv WI s h,iis
rbo e-l,t 81 Kr;+i,., oo,+,,uos t.. a.
.,,t4or,, yTov Tha croo,, roa,t;a, ~