The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-23

death of HafZ PaSha at MliOuna. The
battle is still undecided, but the Turks,
withou calling upon the reserves, have
taken almost the whole pass. l saw
many groups Of wounded men, but they
were mostly on the heights. Ambu-
lances have been sent to bring them in.
/ cannot say whether the Turks intend
to advance on Larissa."
Athens, April 18.-S p. MIN the
fighting on the frontier the Turks have
occupied Ana and Enilouna, but they
have not succeeded in taking Kata.
Last Nights Dispatches.)
London, April 19.-The situation On
the frontier has not, according to he
latest advices, been materially modi-
fed today. Both the Turks and the
Greeks are resting from the tremen-
dous exertions Of Friday, Saturday and
Sunday. The troops of Edam Pasha
Were half dead with fatigue and hum
ger when the fight slackened last night.
Most of them flung themselves down
where they stood on the bare ground
to sleep. The Turkish commander-in-
chief prudently decided to allow his
army to rest today. AS details come
in it becomes more and more apparent
hat the fighting in Milouna pass was
of the most stubborn and savage char
acter. The Turks fought like devils
and the Greeks resisted in the spirit
of their ancestors. The most inexplica-
BILE fact in connection with the whole
engagement is the comparatively small
number of killed. All the special cor
respondents agree as to this. h
Turks appear to have fired as wildly
with their rifles at MilOuna pass as
they did at Arta, where the fighting
consisted of an artillery duel between
the rival batteries on each side of the
| river, lasting about our hours In the
TNh ne@ bnxy frn1 nn1U n
out of five shots with any effect and
their batteries were soon silenced by
the Greeks, whose craftsmanship was
very much superior. The Turkish
losses at Arta are believed to have
been very heavy. On the Greek side
| there was not d nan killed.
Later GO p. m.)-General Smolenitz
ex-minister of war, is in command of
ID, GOO Greeks at Reveni, not far from
| Tyrnavos, northwest Of LariSsa. AT
this point Edhem Pasha, closely press
ed. was nearly taken prisoner. His
plan was to force the pass of Reveni to
enter the plain Of Larissa, to cut off
the retreat of the Greek army with
his cavalry and thus to take Larissa
without resistance. But this plan was
defeated, General DemOpoulOs, at the
head of one Greek division, forced the
Turkish line at BOughaZi, close to
Tyrnavo, and General MOvrOmOchale
broke through at KOniskOs. The two
generals united their troops near Dam
asi. The news Of this success at Re
veni, and Of the imminent fall of Pre-
vesa, has changed the dismay caused
! at Athens by the loss of Milouna into
| the widest rejoicing. The latest ad-
vices tonight are that the Greek troops
are advancing to re-Occupy their posi-
tons at MilOuna and at GrithOvali, the
latter of which,, it is alleged, was aban-
dODed, owing to a misunderstanding by
the general in command who interpret
ed as an order of retreat what was
really an order to advance.
Captain Tagarde, who was wounded
at Grithzovali, shot himself in order to
avoid falling into the hands of the
Turks. The Greeks report that thu
Turks lost 1000 killed and wounded at
Reveni, but this is probably
excessive. The Greek engineers con-
structed a bridge at P~achyskalOs, to
enable their troops to cross the liver.
1t is stated that the Turkish forces
attacking Reveni numbered more than
49, 900 men.
Larissa, April 10, 5 p. m.-The Greeks
have defeated the Turks at Reveni and
two Greek ~brigades ave entered Turk
ish territory in different directions and
penetrated to Damasi, northeast OF
Zarkos. Another division is trying tc
flank the Turks who are retreating in
disorder.
Heavy fighting is in progress at Chit
zovali 1t has been going on since
noon. The Greeks are trying to recap
ture the place.
Athens, April ia telegram receiv-
ed from Arta says the troops have left
that point for Janina. The sea off
Prevesa is very rough. The firing
there today was desultory.
Constantinople, April 19.-The Turk
ish authorities at Prevesa have pro
! claimed the gulf of Arta closed to al
but Turkish ships.
ElassOna. April 19.-(Evening)-The
Turkish forces continue to hold the
Milouna pass, though it is reported
that the Greeks are advancing or max
ing ready to advance to re-Occupy the
positions from which they were dis
lodged on Sunday. The two block
houses AVE been strongly fortified, anC
it would take a powerful body of Greel
troops to recapture them. Edhen
Pasha mas entrenched himself On al
the heights from Papalyvada to Meek.
che arc strong bodies of troops are sta.
toned in the defiles between these tive
points. The inhabitants of Elassons
have left the town en- masse and arr
pushing northward, many Of them
going on to Salonica. Evidently they
fear tina the Greeks will defeat thu
Turks and actually reach this place
Edhem Pasha, the Turkish command
er-in-chief, is a marvel OF energy ant
caution. He attends more assiduously
to his duties than any member Of hi.
staff, receives reports while on horse
back n attends to trifling detail:
with as much care as to impOrtan
movements. His manner is grave an
imperturbable. 1t is curious to not,
how implicitly he is relied upon b!
his troops.
Salonica, April ia Turkish torpe
do boat has sunk the Greek steame
Athens in the gulf of S%alonica. o.
board were insurgents and members o
various secret societies. A genera
panic prevails here. All vessels ar
prohibited from leaving the gulf. TIL
Turks have seized the Greek steame
Kephaleion.
Athens. April 19.-While the incident
of the day along the eastern portion
OF the frontier have not been of nota
BILE Importance. the situation at tn
gulf of Arta and in the vicinity of tn
Albanian frontier have become NOR
favorable for the Greeks. The bonn
no r5n,apt of prayaCa wa raS1poaS a