Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-19

gan to attack the Turkish forts outside
the entrance OF the gulf, party 10
divert the enemy's attention anu part.
ly In order to prevent the massacre oi
Tho Greeks at Prevesa. The Green
onCla1 bpelzsi has arrived TO assist
In bombarding Prevesa, and the gun
boats continue to lombard from lnside
the gulf
According to the latest kilograms
from Actium, 1000 Greeks have
crossed the Gulf OF Aria from V MITES
10 Balagors, and are now msrchln
on Prevgss. Various reports are cur
rent ae TO the land ny OF insurgeDt
bands in the ChnIkis peninsula. Bu-
giles are sounding in vorioua quarters
OF the city, soldiers are Fastening TO
their barracks, AID bodies of trovpe,
hurrledly equipped, ate beirg dis
patched TO the front, amid ent usiaatc
ovations li5m tue crowns that Nil the
streets.
FIERCE BATTLE RAGING.
Headquarters OF THE TURKISH
ARMY IN MACEDONIA, ELASsUEA,
AprI l7-lOp p. ,n. ieisyei Ny ttans.
mIsaiOr) Il COpyrgui, 1897, by tue
Associated Press. THE Correspondent
| OF the Associate Press al this bOut
has just returned from K.rya, on tut
GTeeK fruniier, near Tyrnav0s, anu
three hours ride from mere. A fierce
battle between the Turks and Greeks Is
now raging at karya.
1t appears that the Greek force
which wns evidently composed OF reg.
Uiar troops OF Greece, crossed the
frontier ats O'Clock yesterday evening
| anu advanced upon the valley reierreI
to NJ an early hour this morning. The
Greeks later were engaged by fOuI
/ UatIalioDs OF Turkish infantry, an.
after some sharp fighting we've driven
back toward the frontier. The force
Then took IA position upon the crest oil
| several hills, ana the combat was re-
eumel at 10 O'clock. Among the In
| vuueTs are considerable numbers OF
| SicIlian volunteers.
AT intervals OF about two bours the
| Greeks renewed their attack upon the
| Turkish position. The Turks re-
| manned calm and stood on the
| defensive, though suffering consider
| cradle IUss. The numpsr OF killed anu
wounded among tho Turks could not
| he nscertnined ut that time, but the
| correspondent saw iorty.eie ht Turkish
| wounded brought to the rear, with the
| bndies OF i've Turkish officers. Only
the wounded Turks and The bodies Of
| the officers were being brought from
| the front to the field hospitnls, hence
| the number of men killed could not be
learneI. The dead were left where
| they lell.
AT a O'Clock in the afternoon, when
! tho correspondent lett KnTya, more
Turkish wounaea were being carried
| INTO camp.
THE TURKS HAD THE ADVANTAGE
LONDON, April lS.-The Times
| correspondent at ElassOna will cay
tomorrow: l visited the hospital to.
day Sunday and found all admirably
Conducted, But the scene was most
! uittresslup, the wounded screaming In
| their agony and tearing the bedding In
| their jelirium. In Ssturday's hill-tght.
| .nR the Turks had ths advantage.
They were ju1iciously ambushed be.
hind tho rocks, and from their shel.
| tered positions maintained an inces-
| SAINT fire.
ToIay's (Sundsy's) fighting at Mi.
lounn pass took place around three
| outlying block houses, which wore
| captured, then retakep, captured again
| and again Eetaken. Tue Greek POSI-
| ton suffered severely from tho spleen.
| did echrapnel practice OF the Turkish
| batteries ut u range Of $500 metTes.
| Columns of smoke could be seen reach.
| ing in every direction from the Greek
| positions, caused by the Turkish sheIl
| fire. The Greeks defended with the
| greatest courage, but were not able to
| stand against the slow but steady aI-
vance OF the Turks. AS evening
| came on, three out OF the Greek earth
| works surrendered aud asked the
| Turks to cease tire shell fire. TBe
latter now hold the advanced line ex-
| cept at one spot.
The principal fighting done by the
| Turkish iuiantry WAS at SkuDua and
Dumonio, to the right OF the pass.
The Athens correspondent OF the
| Timss says: The key 10 the Milouna
pass is Menoza, position of the
| greatest Importance, where the Turks
| are strongly intrehohed. The --latest
news tonight SUNDAY, IL p.m.) is that
| the Turkish forces still hoid their
ground et that point.
$4,000 MEN ENGAGED.
ELAssoNA, April 1s.-rhe Greeks
from ali their positions In the Karya
| district, began the advance toward the
frontier al O'Clock Oh Friday even.
Ing. Fighting lasted all that mix hit
and extended TO within ten miles OF
the frontier. 1t 10 estimated that 49,
600 Greeks were engaged. The battle
| continued with great vigor throughout
Friday niaht aud Salurdny. when
altogether $4,000 were engased.
On Sunday morning the firing was
| concentrated toward the southeast Of
Aiilouna. About noon Sunday the
Greeks began to give wsy, after the
| hottest ngnting Of the engagement.