The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-01
VIA LONDON.

London. May 1.-THE Daily Chronicie's
correspondent at Pharsalos telegraphs
as follows: t l
p The Turks attacked velestino Junction
Tuesday night with four squadron Of
cavalry and battery Of horse artillery.
The large force OF Greeks there easily
beat the Turks or. but not before they
had displaced half q dozen rails and cut
the telegraph wires. The latter were re-
paired, and on Wednesday the train
service was resumed.
Fighting was renewed Wednesday
night, but without special results. On
Thursday night the Turks arecmbled in
great force In the direction Of Velestino.
and as 1t was suspected that they were
also between this point and Trikala, a
general attack was believed to be i'm
minent Fighting, however, occurred
only in the vicinity of Velestino.
The Turks made an attack before
dawn, but were successfully repulsed.
Three times in the course of the morn
ing was the attack repeated, each time
from a different direction, and each time
the result was a repulse. Apparently.
it was intended that these attacks should
be simultaneous, but this plan failed, ow
ing to the lack of proper organization.
The 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 well. the Third
brigade and artillery particularly dis
tinguishing themselves under General
Somolenski. The Turkish losses were
heavy. the Greeks much lighter. Col
onel Jannicosta, with the Eighth regi-
ment, pursued the Turks several miles.
Full grown and matured men, well
armed though without uniforms, are
arriving here with every train. They
are supplied with ammunition. The
transport service Is improving rapidly.
Heliograph and night t-fashing signals
have been established, covering the en-
tire territory occupied by the forces. An
excellent spirit animates the men, who
work hard from in the morning until z
in the evening, beside sleeping on their
arms at night. The general health of the
Greek troops is excellent.
The Daily News correspondent at
Salonica says it is reported there that
1000 Greek troops have landed at Ker-
amoti and blown up the railway tunnel
near Okdjilar, and that strong band
of insurgents has appeared at Nevisa
with the intention Of cutting off COM
munication with Sorovitch. Troops
have been hastily sent to Monastir, as an
attack there is feared.
dispatch to The Daily Telegraph
from Vienna says that the situation of
the Greek royal family is now critical.
The correspondent of The Daily Tele-
graph at Athens says: Certain members
OF the late cabinet are industriously TO-
menting anti-royalist feeling, by state
ments in the press calculated to reflect
upon King George. For example, the
late minister of marine alleges that he
prepared a complete plan Of action for
the fleet, but that his orders were not
executed, owing to certain other orders,
issued by the king. which were inconsist-
ent with them, or countermanded them.
Queen Olga and Crown Princess Sophia
are working day and night, like Sisters
of Mercy. The queens health still leaves
much to be desired.
The correspondent Of The Daily Tele-
graph at Constantinople says that the
Turks do not desire to prolong the war.
The results Of the campaign have fully
satisfied their first feelings of animosity.
and peace will be welcomed.