The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-08
Here,s Another View.

London, May 1.-The Times prints the
following dispatch from Velestino via
Athens:
The expected battle began at $50 yes
terday morning CThursday) at this point
ana at the Cynoscephaiae and a little
later above Avail and Pharsalos. The
positions We're as follows:
Valestino and the main Cynoscephalae
chain were held by the Greeks. The
plain to the northward and the gray
ridge jutting out between the Cyno-
schephale and YelestinO were held by the
Turks.
The Greeks had three batteries of ar
tillery and the Turks four.
Early in the morning a well directed
Greek artillery fire prevented the adj
vance of the Turkish infantry. BY 1880
the artillery firing was very heavy on
both sides. but each maintained its posi-
ton. At 1880 a Turkish battery behind
horiari began firing shraDnel and the
Greeks soon began to lose ground. A hot
artillery and muSketry fire was kept up
until about noon, when the Greeks on the
big hill commenced to retire in orderly
fashion, but at a double-quick The
Turks were not firing at them and were
apparently ignorant OF their success.
The irregulars tried in vain TO assist
the Greeks by firing at the advancing
Turks; and. in fact. throughout the en-
gagement they were practically value
less.
At 12:45 the Turks attacked the big hill
with musketry and shell fire. l and an
other correspondent received a volley
and i've shells fell very close to us be-
sides shrapnel Whistling over head. Sew
eraf shots reached the road beyond de-
signed probably to prevent the Greeks
from sending reinfOrcements to their
left where the Turks were RAPIDLY as
cending the hill.
The Greek batteries on the right were
now useless and almost silent, and the
Turks on the Larissa road made no at
tempt to attack them. AT 12:45 D. m. the
attack on the right of the Cynoscephalae
became severe The Greeks there were
IN fun retreat, the irregulars fleeing in
al directions. AT o'clock the long line
OF Greek infantry was retreating, the
skirmishers forming into companies, and
then falling into single file.
] hear that the retreat from Cynoscen-
halae began somewhat earlier and that
the retreat from Pharsalos towards
Domokos earlier still
DESPAIR doubtless was running down
the line from left TO right and influencing
the results. The railway was COMPLETELY
abandoned and the Pyrouphli station de-
treated on Akitsi and the remainder of
the eastern infantry TO Alymros. The
Turks burned the village of Deltitis.
During the morning the foreign leoion
entered the engagement probably be-
tween Pharsalos and Aivsali The Turks
were seen to have driven back the Greeks
along the line extending from Pharsalos
10 AlXsah. turning the flank of the
Nalestino division at Cynoscephaiae and
rolling I'D the Greeks in two retreating
The Turks won chiefly because they
had field guns. whereas the Greeks had
only mountain guns.
The former also showed their tactical
superiority by making strong attack
near the Cynoscephalae. where the
STreeks We're weak and without artillery
Two of the chief Turkish batteries were
outside the Greek range and the Turks
seemed to have good sheltering rifle pits
The Greek infantry stood their ground
well under heavy fire. especially along
the center of the line of rifles Many
smells burst around them and overhead
much stronger and could easily have held
Its position had not the left collapsed.
The Greeiss at Domokos and Alnyros
viii probably join forces at LAMA and
go topether by a new road to Mustapha
bey PaSha where the next battle should
occur. though / am officially informed
that stand will be made at Dokomas.
Will doubtless be left to
the fleet. The Cynoscephalae was the
main strategic point of battle The num-
Der of casualties is unknown. but in the
early part of the day it appeared to be /
small.