The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-04-28
Greeks Compelled to Retreat After
a Six Hours Battle!
TURKS ARE GAINING HEADWAY.
Several Towns with UnprOnOunCa-
BILE Names Captured by the
SuItan's Braves.
GREEKS ARE FIGHTING HARD.


Saturday strongly attacked Matt, which
was defended by General Mastaphos'
brigade After six hours fighting a
council of war, presided over by the
crown prince, decided to order the re-
turn of the Greek forces from Tyrnavos.
The retreat was effected in good order.
About o'clock Saturday afternoon
the officials in charge of the telegraph
office at Larissa, observing cloud Of
dust raised by the advancing cavalry of
the Turks, asked leave to dynamite the
office. He was directed to leave it.
Since that time the Larissa Office has
made no response to calls from Athens.
A dispatch from Reveni says that
Edhem Pasha, on learning that the
Greeks had been ordered to fall back,
endeavored to deliver a crushing blow
with considerable force which had been
resting 80 hours, and succeeded in
breaking through the Greek lines in
several places
Prince Constantine, the Cretan prince
and commander-in-chief of the Greek
forces in Thessaly and his staff have
reached Pharsalosis, where the Greek
troops are being gathered together.
Larissa has been completely evacuated
by the Greeks, who spiked their guns
in position, and carried away all of the
movable cannon and ammunitions of
war.
Naturally all sorts of reasons are adj
yanced to explain why the Greeks re-
treated, the more candid admitting that
the Turks were too strong. 1t is also
pointed out that the Turkish cavalry
did much to turn the scale in favor Of
Edhem Pasha.
The Greek government has decided
to persevere in the struggle and to re-
sist the further advance of the enemy
with greater energy than has hitherto
been displayed. 1t is officially declared
that the new line of defense is far
stronger than the frontier where the
Turks gained their advantage in conse-
quence of the superiority of their posi-
tons.
A dispatch from Arta reports that the
Greeks have captured Plaka. Another
dispatch says that Plaka and Pentepi-
gadia have been occupied by the Greeks
after being abandoned by the Turks,
who have also abandoned Kaletzia.
Colonel Manos in force, has advanced
beyond Pentepigadia en- route to Janina.
1t is reported at Arta that a rising has
occurred in the interior of Epirus.
Colonel CoumaudOuros, with a bat
talon Of 1900, engaged $500 Turks at
8 80 p. m Saturday on the plain in
front of Penlepigadia The battle lasted
until z 80 in the evening. The result is
not yet known here, though it is under
stood that the Greeks lost 100 killed and
wounded. Colonel Coumaudouros had
no artillery.
Colonel Manos has returned TO Arta
with the Third division. The Second
brigade, under Colonel Bozares, is 30
kilometers from Arta Its forward
movent is reported interrupted.
A report has reached here that a
Turkish force of $4,000 having pushed
its way through the passes at Viodem-
dros, Analysis, Nezeros and Rapsani,
has descended ON Derih. The Greeks
have retreated to Makrychori. 1t would
appear, however, that the position at
Reveni itself and Boughasi is unaltered.
The Greeks, as result of the orders Of
Grown Prince Constantine, stopped Just
short Of seizing Damasi.
King George means to go to the front
and to make decided stand at Pharsala,
which was the line of defense advised
by General Vosseur and some members
of his staff from the very beginning.