Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-01
AT THE SEAT OF WAR
yhe Turks Advancing Both in ThsS.
sally aud EpiTuS.
HOPELESS CONFLICT FOR GREECE.
put the Helltnes are Determined 10 De-
frnd Their Country 10 the
Bitter End.

LONDON, April 30.-roday's news
from the seat OF war indicate the con-
tlnued advance of the Turks in both
Thessaly and Epirus, but Edbem
Pssha Is carefully ooncealing the time
and place of mis- principal attack.
Despite optlmintio views h cid In GER
tain quarters In Athens, the cabinet
seems about to enter hopeless strug-
gle. A comparison between the COM
missarist OF the two armies sent by the
English correspondents reveals the
strength OF the Turkish force and the
weakness of the Greeks. Ii Ia fresh
illustration of Count Won Moltke's
saying that al army goes upon iIs
belly.
Naturally, Gen. 6molenski makes
the most OF his momentary SUCCESS ~
Vestino with "a view Of putting fresh
courage into his men. 1t looks, how
ever, us II the Greek commander, Ia
order TO defeat the Turks at Vsstiuo
had dangerously uenuded Fharsala
and left Il open to sudden attack.
O.man Pasha's movements continue
ss mysterious as ever. Dispatches
dsienses at Karaburum, where four
large Krupps, i've battaliOns OF ipfau-
try ana two squadroDs Of cavalry have
just arrived.
The News will publish tomorrow
dispatch from Vienna which says the
powers do not approve OF Iurkey's
continued preparations for war.
TURKS ATTACK vELEsrINo.
LONDON, April 30.-The Chronicles
correspondent at Pnarsala telsgraphs
As follows:
The Turks attacked Velestino juno.
ton Tuesday night with iour tqusd-
IONS of cavairy and u battery OF uorse
artillery. This large force OF Greeks
beat the TurRs of, but not before they
had displaced half a d, zen rails anu
cut the wires. The latter Were repaired,
anu on "Wednesday the train service
was resumed. Fighting was renewed
Wednesday night, but without special
result.
On Thursday night the Turks as.
asmbled In great force In the direction
OF Velestino. The Turks maue an
attack before dawn, but were success.
July repuissd. Three times In the
course OF tho morning was the attack
repeated, each thine from different
direotion,an each time the result was
repulse. IA pparently, 1t was lntended
d. that the attacks should be simultsne-
Gus, but this plan failed, owing to the
lack OF proper organization. Tho
Turks, however, pushed the attack
with the utmost determination for six
hours. and only abandoned the attempt
to seize the junction about noon. The
Greeks behaved we'll. The third
brigade and artillery particularly dis
tiuguished themselves under General
Smolenski. The Turkish losses were
heavy.
The Greek loss WAS much lighter.
Col. Jannicosta with the Eighth regi-
meut puraued the Turks several miller.
Full grown nnd mature men, well
armed, though without uniiOrms, are
arriving here with every train. They
are supplied with ammunition. The
transport service Is improving rapidly.
Heiiograph anu nightwatching eig-
nails have been established, covering
tue entire country occupied by the
the forces. An excellent spirit ami
mates the men, VINO work hard from 8
In the morning until in the evening,
besides sleeping on their arms al
night.
The Athens correspondent Of the
Daily Chronicle will say tomorrow:
l am ILLEGALLY informed that she
government IL sill unable to give Iull
Information as TO the real state OF the
army At Pnarsals. The reports re.
ceived from that point arc cOntradic.
tory. the government has decided,
however, to not submit to the humili-
alton OF suing for peace until Is has
utterly exhausted IDe strength OF the
country, aua even then anniniia,iJn
will be preferred II the humiliation
Imposed Is too severe,
TIE Correspondent OF the Telegraph
at Consta nlinople says the Turks 10
not desire 10 prolong thewar. The