The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-05-14
'DI'y1 I'D THE a BLEIS'
;klI|I1llR1l FIERCE FIGHTING THE TURKS
Il OCCUPY PHARSA L(s. 81


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Constantinople. May q. Edhem
Pasha, the Turkish comm ander- in-chief
I'm Thessaly, has sent the following
dispatch to the ministry Of war: .srhe
imperial army, while marching to
Pharsalos, met the enemy in the vii
lages EOf Soubathi, Souledji, Turcomanli
and IAmia. After a severe engage
ment lasting two hours, we dislodged
them from their positions and adj.
{ vanced to Pharsalos, which the Inn
perial army has just VIGOROUSLY oc-
cupied. = #
london, May Z. Evidently It was
Edhem Pasha's ability to cut in be-
tween the two Greek armies which led
to the speedy retreats that are the be
{ ginning Of the end. The Greek &C
counts say that both retreats were
orderly, but such news comes only
from Official sources in Athens, which
are notoriously unreliable. It is just
possible that so far from being order
Z u. they may both have ended in q
panic as was the case at Larissa. Ed
hem Pasha will almost certainly fol-
low TO prevent Gen. Smolenski from
rejotning the main army. In any
/ event Gen. Smolenski is now cut on
from all chance Of embarking on the
Greek vessels at Volo. He must either
surrender to the Turks or endeavor to
S reach LAmia by the difficult mountain
paths, 80 that everything now indi-
Gates that Greece will be compelled to
sue for peace in order to save the
remnant of her army from destruction.
Larissa, May Z. - A dispatch from
pharsalos describes the battle there
which began yesterday. It says: "a
Turkish corps first appeared on the
summit of Mount Tekke yesterday
morning. From a formidably in
trenched position on the hillside they
attacked the Fourth regiment Of Ev-
zones about noon. The latter made q
strong resistance but were finally COM
PEELED to fall slowly back. The Turks
then cannonaded and destroyed the
village Of Ordskoni, which is about
two hours march north of Pharsalos.
The crown prince having ordered the
entire army to draw up in line Of bat
tie, the Greeks advancing about 2 p. m.
The Turks, numbering 10000, immedi-
ately descended the slopes Of Mount
gan to lombard the Greek regiments.
Turkish cannon inflicted heavy losses
upon the Greeks, especially near the
. station. The Turks continued to adj
/; vance until they came into close quar-
tiers, and then the crown prince de-
#cided to retire to more commanding
positions. All the ammunition and
supplies have been transported to
D0mokOs, on the heights Of which the
Greek batteries are prepared for ac-
tfon. The Turks have burned the viii.
lage Of Tatri, and have massacred a
priest and an entire family in the vii
lage Of Dioskani."
Athens, May Z. - Austria and Ger
many have Joined the other powers in
proposing mediation between Greece
and Turkey. Gen. Smolenski is re-
treating slowly and in orderly fashion
to Almyro, and Volo has been almost
completely evacuated. The forces un-
ueE Erluce constantine Teacueu DO1uO-
kis unmolested and have not been at
tackled to-day. It appears that the
great massing Of Turkish troops and
their movements led to a suspicion
that IN attempt was being projected
to surround Pharsalos. A council Of
war was held in the Greek camp and
it was decided to retire to Dom0kis,
which was reached at dawn. The
greeks promptly occupied strong posi-
tions on the mountains. During
\ Wednesday night the Turks continued
to execute movements with a view Of
outfianking Pharsalos and only dis
covered at iavbreak that the Greek