The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-23
ON THESSALY PLAIN
Further Accounts of the Engagements
on The Frontier.
VOLUNTEERS FOR GREECE
Larissa Hospitals Are Crowded
The Turks Making Little Head
way. as the Greeks Stub
bornly Resist Advances.

Headquarters OF the Turkish Army, Mi
louna Pass. Wednesday. April 2l.-il a. m.
The correspondent of the associa ted
press. as this dispatch is sent, is at the
high point OF Milouna pass with the Turk
ish generals stan. watching the advance
oi the Turkish troops. who are being rap
idly pushed through the pass TO the plains
ir front OF 1yrnavo. Throughout yester-
day afternoon an artillery duel between
the Turks and Greeks proceeded at a dis
tance OF two miles. Meanwhile Greek re-
Inducements had been pouring over the
bridge beyond the town 10 this side OF the
River Nerias. The Turks al that time
had carried several Greek positions on the
heights about Tyrnavo, but the town and
small hill on this side were still in the
hands OF the Greeks Edhem Pasha, the
Turkish commander-in-ch chief, continues TO
show great military talent aud his plans
work like machines.
Yesterdays advance of the Turkish
troops across the plain was a splendid
spectacle. AT our feet was the road into
Greece. which winds away from the
mountains. and from the mountains long
lines OF troops were descending like great
serpents. The Turkish soldiers Mere all
singing patriotic songs and shouting war
cries. During the night the Greeks strong
ly fortified the positions they occupied on
top of kritiri hill and the battle began ut
dawn. There was very heavy lighting
from the first. The Greeks endeavored to
take by storm the Turkish position on
the hill opposite the entrance TO RaVine
but were repulsed on each occasion with
tremendous loss. The engagement Is still
lt....
TO be brought into action II needed Dur
ing yesterdays lighting Turkish gen
eial of brigade was killed.
The combat to-day Was over the same
ground as yesterdays lighting. The CORE
spondent OF the associated press from
here can see the movements OF the enemy
on the plains The whole OF 1hessaly is
spread out Ike map below. Clouds of
dust show every movement OF the Greek
troops.
Brigadier General Djela Pasha has just
been Killed. making two brigadiers OF
Nechat Pasha's division Killed, aud show
ing prolonged ana desperate lighting OF
this DIVISION, winch 80 Tar has stood the
brunt OF the fray.
Inc turkish cavalry cut the Greek tele-
gfsph lines during the fghting yesterday
aloaniah regiment had his horses head
carried on ny cannon ball but himself
escaped uhharmed. Iyrnavo AT this hour
mas NOT YET been taken. The fatigue en-
outed by the troops during the last few
days mas been terrible. The whole stan
worked ~ hours al a stretch. The enthu-
slasm OF tne turks Is tremendous. and the
a,des-oe-camp who saliop with instruc-
'lons 10 the troops remained with the
ioops ana TOOK part IN the combat.
Headquarters OF the Greek Army.
Larissa. April 22.-The latest advices
as to the situation at Damasi show that
on Sunday the Turks made a sortie
from the town and attacked the Greek
position at Boughasi pass and Sidero-
poluki. After severe fighting the Greeks
drove the Turks back across the from
Tier, with loss of five guns. The
Turks have descended from Milouna
pass on kurtrievli. The result is not
yet known here.
-Four hundred members OF the for
eign legion. including 70 Englishmen.
under Captain Birch, arrived here on
Tuesday They were received with "A
great demonstration. which was re-
peated on their departure for the front
IN the evening. Intense enthusiasm
was caused among the Greeks when
the Englishmen sang Greek national
war songs. After severe fight, lasting
many hours, the Turks, who on Monday
had driven the Greeks from Matt and
Ligaria, brought $50 Circassian cavalry
from Elassona. This was on Tuesday.
The Circassians began to extend into
the plains, but being raked by the
Greek battery they were compelled to
fall back on Ligaria with great loss. 4
crossed MiIo,lna mass toward L,lassOna