, 1897-04-17
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Greeks Seem to Be Vanquishing the Sui.
tan's Forces.

tan'S Forces.
Larissa, Headquarters OF The Greek
Army in Thessaly. April 16.-Severe
fighting has occurred in Macedonia be
tween the Greek irregulars and Turkish
forces. The column of irregllars sem
to the right from ~Pitgavitza, after hav-
ing invested and captured Siltoyon, con-
tinued its advance towards Kritudes,
Pisa and Kourduzi, with orders to hold
Kourduzi at all costs, as it commands
the right approach to Greyena, the OBJ
jective point. This column, commanded
by Chiefs Zermos and Luzzo, attacked
kritudes on Tuesday. The place was
defended by TWO companies OF Turks.
After a severe fight. during which so
Turks were killed. and 25 taken prison.
ers, the position was captured by the
Greeks, vino also obtained possession Of
$50 rifles and a quantity OF cartridges.
The insurgents, however, have suffer-
ed a severe check in another direction.
A strong force of Turkish troops from
Mecovon, with a number of mountain
guns, advanced on Krania, which had
previously been captured by the Greeks.
and attacked the 400 irregulars OF
Greece who occupied an entrenched po-
sition. 1t is reported that the fighting
was ferocious on both sides.
The insurgents 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 captured
by the Greek irregulars. and used by
them as a depot for provisions and M
munition. The counts given by the
refugees of the Turkish losses are be-
lieved to be exaggerated.
They say that 265 Turks were killed.
while the %irregulars only had eight men
killed and II wounded. The leader of
the Greeks operating in hat direction,
Chief Milonas, was among the wounded,
and returned later into Greek territory
with a number of the refugees.
One of the latter says that a portion
Of the Turkish force was composed Of
%irregulars. whose dress resembles that
of the Greek insurgents.
This. it appears, enabled the Turkish
force to execute a flank movement I'M
needed by the leaders of the Greeks. The
refugee referred to blames the Greek
leaders for badly handling their men.
All the refugees bore traces Of having
experienced great fatigue, and j is re-
ported that the Ethnike Hetniria, or ma.
tional league, has ordered the Greek ir.
regulars to retreat into Greek territory
rgarding further bloodshed as useless
unless the regular army of Greece sup
ports the %irregulars.
The crown princess has arrived here
to take part in the work Of the ambu,
lance corps.
1t is thought probable that Prince
Constantine. the crown prince, and COM
mander-in-chief OF the Greek forces, will
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more central position near Zarkos.
There is a feeling of great satisfaction
here at the declarations made by
Premier Delyannis in the Greek cham
Der Of deputies.
Ira Barcus, and his daughter Mrs. E,
C. Kelley Of French, were down from
that place yesterday. They came in a
four horse sled. being unable, on ac-
count of the deep snow, to get out with
a less force, and came near having to
turn back as it was. Mrs. Kelley had
the misfortune to cut the inside OF one
of the fingers Of her right hand in a
frighttul manner on he 30th of March
and her trip down yesterday was for the
purpose of consulting a doctor in rela-
ton to it. 1t is healing slowly but ii
will be some time before she has the
use of her hand.-Saratoga Sun.