The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-21

a 6e E1fks nave 1AsL FofHufThfsa ~ SA4~@a
the town Of Tyrnavo. AL the roads lead
Ing 20 I.arissa are crowded with fngiuyes
shouting Reserves. don't try conclusions
with the Turks" The Greek villages in
the plain are completely deserted.
Copyrighted. iss7. b. Associated Press.
SUMMIT OF THE MILoUNA PASS.
Monday morning. April 1.-THE Turkish
victory OF yesterday IN the Milouna pass
was complete. The Greeks retired 10 the
plain Of Thessaly. leaving only rear
guard on tie hfIi from which they were
driven later by four battaiions Of Turk
ism infantry. The Turks pulled up 10 the
top VI the hin thrse mountain batteries.
singing laughing and weeping with Joy
like children One battery opened fire
upon the Greeks. who were retreating on
the plain Of Traves. and did terrible exc
euiion. The correspondent of the Asso-
cla;sd Press ssw some Of the Turkish
shells burst in the middle OF a serried bat
talon Of Greeks with the result that
whole groups were killed or wounded.
Yesterday evening seven new Turkish
battalions and several mounted batteries
OF artillery left for the front, and at dawn
the guns were trained on the Greek block
house on the plain below. Junes Efsendi.
the Turkish commander. and his men had
been twenty-six hours without food or
drink when they were preparing 10 cap
turs the Greek block house. Junes adj
dressed his soldiers saying:
"All those who love God must advance
20 tho assault
This vas enough. Every man with loud
shouts dashed forward in the direction OF
the blockhouse. Even the muieteers who
were bringing UP the reserve ammunition
Joined in the assault on the block house.
which was held by the Greeks with mag
nhoent courage. The Turks, with spien-
did dash. charged with the bayonet and
eventually issped over the ramparts with
shouts of triumph. The Greeks waited
their approach until the Turks we're with
I'm thirty yards before Withdrawing.
In this assault the Turks had only six-
teen men killed and seventeen wounded
Everywhere was to be seen the effect of
sne Turkish artillery. their terrible shells
bursting just ut the calculated moment.
The Greeks. on. the other hand. appeared
90 be lacking in artillery. The Greeks At
tepptcd tn reply to the Turkish artillery.
but were forced to retire.
The correspondent saw numberless
Greek bodies stripped Of the uniforms by
the Greeks leaving only their shirts and
drawers on. Most of the dead. however.
were carried Of by the Turks. VINO raised
the eerpses OF the Turks reverently and
placed them beneath the shade of trees.
The Turkish Losses In the fighting OK
yesterday were only 30 killed and 10
wounded.
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press at the Turkish headquarters In
Macedonia. has just spent sixteen hours
In the saddle with the advance line OF
Edhem Pasha'S troops.
During Sunday night the troops
strengthened the positions which they
had captured from tine Greeks. but at
sunrise It was seen that the Greek forces
had retired. except from a hin. which was
occupied by the Greek rear guard
besultory nring took place ali the morn
Ing asd finally at .. IA. today Monday.
Hair Pasha sent four battaHons TO drive
the enemy from the btu referred TO. In
twenty minutes IL was all over. The re-
Hastance Of tho Greeks was feeble. ana
many or them surrendered 20 the Turks.
The Prisoners we're mostly young aud
sturdy men. After the capture OF the
last Greek position tho Turks advanced.
singing as they marched forward. ana
occupied all the remaining heights. ON
reaching the summit OF the hin Tyr
nave, the Greek position, situated about
ten miles from Lagissa. the Turks Oh
SERVED that the Greeks we're occupying a
s1nSh blu from which they ared hut f.a-
by AZ the Turks Finally two Turkish
mountain batteries Mere brought M 10
the summit OF the hills occupied bv tha
TURKS. and from this position they began
hombardlag Tyrnavo.
Under tais IRE TIE Turkish infantry "A.
Vaaeea sei captured a spar opposite TIA
0reeA oiak house orders aere given q,
the TURKS at O'Clock 20 sake ths bls-.k
house ~ assault. Th.s movement was
brilliantly enected twenty minutes later.
Tae Greek prisoners say thar The Greek
ARMY has already lost heart
TIE situation az present is that ne
Turks have possession % all the com
nsAndinS heights between Shsir AeAea,.Ar-
tiers and the Greek headquarters AZ Ia
s,sss. vita the exceptlon 81 Tyrnavo.
Waica IS new o0Hagaande3 ay she Turkish
batteries. The Turks tou;gat are ca0an-
iag Ia ths tests the Greeks lert On thu
plaza 81 T.1esa2'y. near tao Miloana pass.
The Tarks te3Ay had 81 men kaaed snt
ten w0unteL The acafA Of Haas Passa.
TIE Turkish commander y 30 VAS killed a
the aghslnE wh&ca hook phase ln me aii-