The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-05-01
A Retreuf Ordered.


A Retreat Ordered.
London, April 26.-The news has reached
here that the Greeks abandoned Kritiri
during the night and fled in hurried dis
order Edhem Pasha making his head
quarters in Grecian territory. The Turks
captured the villages of Upper and Lower
Dolphin with a loss of 20 killed and 100
wounded. Three batteries were pushed
forward under the fire of the Greek
sharpshooters and started a well directed
fire upon the Greek position which was
covered by a long slope thickly dotted
with houses and walls But the Turkish
skirmishers turned the Greek left and,
by advancing through the woodland, also
menaced the Greek right. A wild dash
across open fields followed. The Turks
were exposed to a fire which was heavy
in the extreme, and had not the Greeks,
fearing that they would be outtianked, OF
fered but little resistance, the loss would
have been heavy. The Greeks speedily
took to their heels and fell back upon the
main body, which in turn did not long
walt for the Turkish onslaught. The
Turks encountered but little opposition
in scaling the heights of Krltiri under
the cover of heavy fog.
The Greeks, though weary and without
food or water are said TO nave 1ousht
like heroes. The achievements they eX-
pected to arrive and their ammunition
failing, they were compelled to retire.
The plain of Thessaly presents lurid
spectacle. Through a heavy cloud OF
smoke the flames of many buring houses
are visible These have been fired in or
der to render certain military positions
more secure. The Turks are comfortably
installed in Greek tents on the plain.
One can hear a sustained firing from the
direction of Skompu.
General Macris, the commander-in-chleI
of the Greek army in Thessaly, has re-
signed He will be succeeded by General
| MaVromichaelis.
The Morning Posts correspondent at
Arta SAYS that the Greek fleet is bonn
harding Nicoopis, two hours sail from
Prevesa. He adds: Il deeply regret &c
say that Clement Harris, the English
volunteer and son of Admiral Harris
was killed at Pentepigidia.
Ministry Ordered the Retreat.
Athens. April 26.-The news of the loss
of Matt was received here during the
small hours of Saturday morning. The
premier and the minister of war were I'M
mediately summoned to the palace wher'
a council of the ministry sat until aftel
daybreak. There was some d'"ecence O.
opinion, but it was finally decided, II
view of the exhaustion of the Greel
troops and the numerical superiority o
the Turks, to order a retreat to Phar
sala.
This decision was a wise one, for tn
defenses of Larissa are not strong, an
the open plain favors the operations o
the Turkish cavalry. The Greek STAN
} will be made at Pharsalia, which ma,
again become the scene of a memorabl
battle The battle of Matt lasted all Fri
: day. the Greeks defending their position
with great intrepidity. Prince Constan
tine and Prince Nicholas were both con
tinually under fire, and the latter great
lf- Cd hi oil 40
2 " reinforced, succeeded in breaking tn
= Greek lines at in the evening. In
Turkish cavalry delivered repeated mas
nifcent charges The fighting continue
into the night.
= Gloom Mt Athens.
S Athens, April 26.-It is useless to den
e that a very gloomy outlook of the wa
t prospects is taken here by the better il
= formed. There are however, no signs {
Y panic The city exhibits an attitude
dignifed endurance while many person
d still show an undated enthusiasm fC
j. fight. This symptom is particularly NJ
d ticeable amoung the wounded now
d Athens Their one desire seems to
e healed in order that they may rejoin the
Il colors Naturally this spirit is muC
n fostered by the confirmation of the II
ports that the Turks have burned Il
: Greek wounded in a church at kurtzivo
e The Turks lighted fires under the bodi
! of the wounded who implored their con
d rades to kill them. Others committ'
lie suicide Although it is said that Il
lie Greeks carried off all their guns fro
e Tyhnavo and Larissa, and also destroy'
1t provisions at both places, they could n
lie transport the guns at Pharsalia. 1t is r
n luctantly believed by some in Athens
circles that the retreat was somewh
disorderly. and that some of the gu
were abandoned with but feeble defens
lie It seems probable, however, that in t
lie main the retreat was in good order.
e: Naturally all sorts of reasons are a
r vanced to explain the Greek retreat, t
l. more candid admitting that the Tur
* were too strong.
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" Turkish Victories.