The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-21
DEMASI FALLS
GREEKS CAPTURE AN IMPORTANT
TOWN IN MACEDONIA,
And Turn What Seemed to BE "a Great
Disaster Into IA Victory That
May Mean Much.
HOPES OF HELLENES RAISED
THINK THEY WILL soon HAVE
TURKS BETWEEN TWO FIRES.
Two Divisions of the Greek Army En-
ue1NOrfng To Enect a junction in
the Rear of Edhem Pasha.
PROGRESS OF THE MOSLEMS
MILOUNA PASS CARRIED AFTER
SERIES OF BATTLES,
Town of Tyrnavo Attacked and the
City of Larissa, Ten Miles
Away, Threatened.
GOOD WORK BY GREEK SHIPS
FORTS At PREVEsA REPORTED TO
HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED.
Sa U,fLcly q SheIled nv
Town of TyPnavO Attacked and the
City of Larissa. Ten Miles
Away, Threatened.
GOOD WORK BY GREEK SHIPS
FORTS At PREVEsA REPORTED TO
HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED.
SaIOnica Likely to BE SheIIed by an
IrOncIad-ArtIIlcry Duel at Bani-
scenes at MiIOuna Pass.

ATHENS, April 21.-The news of the
on the situation on the frontier, is a great
encouragement to the government and is
likely to have the most exhilarating effect
on the spirits of the Greeks. who had been
troops at Mlouna pass. This success and
the fact that the fal! of Prevesa seems
imminent virtually offsets the calamity at
Milouna. If the Greek divisions effect a
union at Damasi, as is expected, there is
almost nothing in the way of their prompt
advance to Elassona. If Tyrnavo falls into
the hands of Edhem Pasha and the Turk
ish troops sweep down upon the plain and
advance to Larissa to meet the force con-
centrated there under the crown prince
they will be between two grand divisions
been the object of Greek strategy.
Should the Greeks succeed in reducing
the forts at Prevesa, now seems prob
able and i'm occupying the town with the
large land force operating with the bonn
harding war ships the road to Janina
would be open and the Turkish troops in
Epirus placed at the most serious disad-
vantage. The strategic value of Prevesa to
the Turkish division in Albania is that so
long as it remains in the hands of the
Turks it makes possible steady line Of
ammunitions and food supplies. With Pre-
vesa iii the hands of the Greeks this line
would be promptly cut, and it would be
practically impossible to revictual the Tur-
kish troops by the long land route through
Macedonia. On the other hand, the Greek
troops could be revictualed by sea.
1t is stated here in well-infocmed circles
that the eastern squadron Of the Greek
fleet, which will shortly be reinforced by
the ironclad Spetza, Is planning an i'm
portant movement. This is probably di-
rected against Salonica. If this is made
with dispatch, it is quite possible that the
Greek ships could reach the gulf and shell
the town of Salonica before the Aegean
squadron of the Turkish fleet could inter-
vene. The object of such a bombardment
would be to cut off the Macedonian lines
of supplies TO Edhem Pasha's camp at
Elassona. Should the Greek troops ad-
vance from Damasi to Elassona the line
of Turkish supplies could be cut at that
point and render the naval movement un-
necessary. And it is possible that the brill
liant success at Damasi will cause a modi-
ication in the sea programme OF the creeks.
Taking a general survey of the field as it
existed last midnight the fortunes of war
thus far are pretty evenly divided, but the
chances for the immediate future are de-
cidedy in favor of the Greeks.