Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-21

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and shortly afterward the fighting was
renewed For time the two armies
separated by a valley about a mile
wide. A steady fire that lasted an
hour or more, was followed by charges
and countercharges. There were about
10000 men engaged. The fighting
was stubborn and plucky on both
sides. At the time this is being writ.
ten, the latest was to the effect that
the fighting had been in progress 80
hours, and up to Sunday afternoon,
there was no indication that the end
was near. The losses of the Turks
were quite heavy; but the news from
the Greeks was less definite, the cor
respondent being stationed at the rear
of the Turks and unable to learn how
the other side was faring. He says,
however, that early in the day he saw
forty wounded Turkish privates and
five dead officers brought to the rear.
The privates, he says, were left dead
on the field where they fell.
simultaneously with the declaration
of war as described above, the Turkish
fortress at Preyessa fired upon and
sank Greek merchant steamer. A
Greek fleet appeared before the town
of Prevessa on Sunday and during the
day silenced nearly all of the guns of
the fortress. The firing was discon-
tinued at nightfall to be renewed on
Monday morning.
All of the diplomatic officers in the
respective countries have been given
their passports, and merchants and
tradesmen have been notified that they
must get home within Is days.
The Turkish army is officered prin-
cipally by Germans and the Greek
army by native Greeks.
A correspondent of the London
Times, writing from Elossona. Turkey,
says that the Turks claim the advan-
tage in the battle of Milouna Pass.
He says that the Greeks numbered
5000 and the Turks $4,000. At the
time his dispatch was written, how
ever-Sunday night-the battle was
still going on with a probability of its
renewal on Monday morning.
LATEST FROM THE FRONT.
The following from the Columbia
State of yesterday, giving the latest
developments up to Monday night:
ATHENS, April 19.-Late advices
show that the situation on the frontier
is unchanged today. The Turks and
the Greeks alike are resting from their
great exertions of three days. Edham
Pasha's troops were so exhausted with
fatigue and hunger when the firing
Stacker last night, that most of them
threw themselves down as they halted
to sleep on the bare ground. Their
commander wisely allowed them u
rest today. 1t becomes more and
more evident that the fighting
in Milouna pass was of fierce and
stubborn type. The Turks fought
like devils and the Greeks resisted in
the spirit of their ancestors. An in
explicable thing is the comparatively
small number killed. The Turk:
seems to have fired as wildly with theil
rifles at Milouna pass as at Arta, where
the fighting was an artillery duel be-
tween the hostile batteries across the
river, lasting about five hours. Only
one out of five shots took effect and
their batteries were soon silenced by
the Greeks, who showed much better
craftsmanship. The losses Of the
Turks at Arta are thought to have
been severe. The Greeks lost not a
man killed.
At Larissa Edham Pacha nearly fell
into the hands Of the Greeks. His
plan to force the pass of Revena, reach
the plain Of Larissa and cut off the
retreat of the Greek army with his
cavalry and take Larissa without re.
sistance, was defeated. General De.
poulus, at the head of one Greek divis.
ion, forced the Turkish line at Bough'
aser and General Mavromerahale broke
through at Koniskos. The two gener-
ais united their forces near Demasi
The news of this success at Ravena
and the imminent failure of Prevas
has changed the dismay caused here
by the loss of Milouna into the widest
rejoicing. The latest advices are that
the Greek troops are advancing to re.
occupy their positions at Milouna and
Grithovali, the latter it is said having
been abandoned because of a misun.
derstanding by the general in COM
mand, who interpreted an order OF
retreat what was really intended as
an order to advance. Captain Tagarde,
who was manager at Grithovali, shot
himself to avoid failing into the hands
of the Turks.
The Greeks report that the Turks
lost 1000 in killed and wounded at
Revena, but this is believed to be ex.
aggerated.
The Turkish forces attacking Reve'
ma consisted of over 10000 men.
LARIssA, April 19.-The Greeks
have defeated the Turks at Revena
Two Greek brigades have entered
Turkish territory in different direc'
tions and have penetrated to Domasi
northeast of Searkos. Another divi.
sion is trying to flank the Turks, who
are retreating in disorder. Heavy
fighting is in progress at Gritsoeva. 1t
has been going Oh since noon, and the
Greeks are trying to recapture the
place.