The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-04-20
DESPERATE FIGHTING.
Both Greeks and Turks
Making a Heroic Strug-
gle About Milonna.
DEATH OF HAFlZ PAcHA
Greek Plans for Cutting OFF Ed.
hem's Communications
Frustrated.
DEATH OF HAFIZ PACHA

[By Cable, Copyright, 1897, by the Asso-
ciated Press.l
HEADQUARTERS OF THE TURKISH
ARMY IN MACEDONIA, ELASSONA,
April 10, 1876 (Night)-The Turkish artil-
lery this afternoon began cannonading
Tyrnavo, the Greek town to the north
west of Larissa, and only about ten miles
from the Greek Headquarters, the Greeks
having fallen back upon Tyrnavo
The whole chain of mountains from
Tchaissza to the Milouna Pass is now in
possession of the Turks.
The last brush on the hills was very
brief, the Greeks making but little re-
sistance.
The Turks have captured several pris-
oners, including an Italian volunteer.
The dash of the Turks is irresistible,
and it is expected that a general advance
of the Turkish Army will, take place to-
morrow, Tuesday, morning.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press at the Turkish Headquarters in
Macedonia has just spent sixteen hours
IN tie saddle with the advance line of
Edhem Pasha's TROOPS. During Sunday
night the Turks strengthened the positions
which they had captured from the Greeks
but at sunrise it was seen that the Greek
forces had retired except from a hill
which was occupied by the Greek rear
guard.
Desultory firing took place all the
morning and, finally, at one P. NJ, to-
day. Monday, Hairi Pasha sent four bat
talions off to drive the enemy from the
hill referred to. In twenty minutes
it was all over. The resistance of the
Greeks was feeble, and many of them
surrendered to the Turks. The prisoners
were mostly young and sturdy men.
After the capture of the last Greek
position the Turks advanced, singing as
they marched forward, and occupied all
the remaining heights.
On reaching the summit of the hills
above Tyrnavo, the Greek frontier town
situated about ten miles from Larissa,
the Turks observed that the Greeks were
occupying small hil1 from which they
fired, but feebly, at the Turks. Finally,
two Turkish mountain batteries were
brought up to the summit of the hill
. occupied by the Turks and from
there the Turkish guns began
bombarding Tyrnavo. Under cover of this
fire the Turkish infantry advanced and,
after capturing spur opposite the Greek
blockhouses,. orders were given to the
Turks. at FIVE o clock, to take the block
house by assault. This movement was
brilliantly effected twenty minutes later.
The Greek prisoners say that the Greek
army has already lost heart.
The situation at present is that the
Turks have possession of all the CON-
manding heights between their head
quarters and the Greek headquarters at
which is now commanded by the Turkish
batteries.
The Turks, tonight, are camping in the
Greek tents left on the Plain of Thessaly
near Milouna Pass, by the retreating
Greek army.
The Turks, today, only had six men
killed and ten wounded.
The death of Hafiz Pasha the Turk
ish commander who was killed in the
fighting which took place in the Milouna
Pass on Saturday, is greatly lamented.
He was eighty years of age, and, while
advancing at the head of his troops, was
urged to dismount and rest. The old
Pasha replied
During the Russian war I never dis
mounted, and why should / do so now?''
Soon afterwards Hafiz Pasha was
wounded in the arnl: but he still re-
mained in the saddle. Later a second
bullet struck him on the hand. Yet the
old warrior refused to retire. Finally, a
third bullet broke the gallant Pasha's
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