The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-04-28
THE PLUCKY GREEKS.
Hold Their Own Against the Big
Turkish Armies.
Turks Lose Two Brigadier Generals
Sultan Places q New Commander
Over His TroOps-Greek Re-
cruits from America.

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Athens, in spite of rumors that Tyr
navos and Larissa had both fallen, indi-
cate that neither has been taken from
the personal command of Prince Con-
the Greeks, and that the soldiers, under
stantine, are maintaining theirpositions
Turkish Generals Killed.
Milouna Pass, April 23.-The fighting
for the possession of this point has
been fierce. The Turks still occupy
the position. Brig. Gen. Djela Pasha
has just been killed, making two brig
adiers of Nechat Pasha's division killed
and showing the prolonged and desper-
ate fighting of this division, which so
far has stood the brunt of the fray.
Story from Larissa.
| Headquarters of the Greek Army,
Larissa, April 23.-The latest advices as
to the situation at Damasi show that on
Sunday the Turks made sortie from
the town and attacked the Greek posi-
ton at Boughazi pass and Sideropoluki.
After severe fighting the Greeks drove
the Turks back across thefrontier, with
loss of five guns.
The Greek Evzones and a mountain
battery, having assembled the mountains
east of the ST. George monastery, were
taken by the Turks on the flank after
a 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 plain, but be-
ing ral1ed by the Greek battery and by
the EvZones, they were compelled to
fall back on Ligaria with great loss.
\ portion of the fleeing Turks have
recrossed the Milouna pass toward Elias
soma. The Greek infantry, extending
in a semi-circle from Tyrnavo to Kara
vail, and supported by artillery, all well
handled, after hard days fighting,
drove back the Turks upon Ligaria.
Greek Officer Suicides.
London, April 23.-Maj. Anzolinos,
who gave the order for the abandon
ment at Gritzovali by the Greek troops,
and who was replaced by Col. Papastav-
70 for so doing, being held responsible
for the loss of that place, has, according
to special dispatch from Athens, COM
nitted suicide at Tyrnavos.
Osman Pasha Put in Command.
Washington, April "a. = Secretary
Sherman has received a brief cable
gram from Minister Terrell at Con-
stan tinople stating that Osman Pasha,
the old hero of the Turkish defense
Of Plevna, has left Constantinople to
assume command of the Turkish army
in the field.
! Turks Dismayed.
London, April 24.-The Chronicle
Athens correspondent says the Turks
are greatly dismayed by the destruction
of their stores at Katerina and at Lito-
| chorion. Commodore Sachtouris de-
foot of Mount Olympus. Nothing re-
mains, therefore, for Edhem Pasha to
carry away but hunger. The coast road
being barred, the only remaining road
from Salonica is the Verri road, eight
days from Elassona. The reports of the
injury to the railway line by the blow
ing up of bridges and a tunnel are con-
frmed. Financially, everything is 60
ing well and the value of paper money
has risen. 1t is reported here (Athens)
that the Turkish troops will be with
drawn from Crete. Private advices
from Volo say that all the villages b&
tween Katerina and Veria have risen.
Among the wounded who have arrived
here are several who state that a num-
Der of the Greeks wounded at Critic
vail and unable to follow the Greek re-
treat, were shut up in a small church
by the Turks, who set fire to the build
ing and burned them to death.
villages Burned by Turks.
London, April 24.-The Daily Tele.
graphs correspondent at Larissa says
that on Thursday the Greeks attempted
to- retake Gritzovali. A long fight en-
sued, but the Greeks failed, owing to
the superior force of the Turks and
their stronger position. The Turks
have burned, after plundering, the viii
lagos of Ligaria, Karayol and Meralaria,
destroying the churches with dynamite.
Going to Fight for Greece.
New York, April 24.-Five hundred
and sixty-two Greek recruits sailed on
the French line steamship La Cham
payne LOT hdNTc. TIDLu oiLio oHSy
will be transported via Marseilles to the
scene of the conflict between their coun-
trymen and the Turks. The recruits
come from different cities, as follows:
Chicago, $50; Birmingham, Ala, IS;
Atlanta, Ca, s; Minneapolis, 26; Bos-
ton, IS; Lowell, 8; Hartford, 6; Trenton,
n. j., 6; Baltimore, 6; Indianapolis, II,
and about 200 from this city.