The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-04-28
INTO THE THESSALY PLAIN.
Graphic Story Of the Turkish Advance
Through Milouna.

The Turkish victory OF Sunday in the
Milounn Pnss was complete. The Greeks re-
tired to the plain OF Thessaly, leaving only
driven later b four battalions Of Turkish
infantry.
The Turks pulled up to the top OF the hill
three mountain batteries, singing, laughing
and weeping with Joy, like children. One
battery opened lire ON the Greeks, who were
retreatn on the plain Of Traves. and did ter
rible execution. The correspondent OF the
Associated Press saw some OF the Turkish
shells burst In the middle OF n serried battal-
ion OF Greeks, with the result that whole
groups were killed or wounded.
Sunday evening seven new Turkish bat
talions and several mounted batteries OF ar
tillery left for the 'front.' and mt dawn Mon
day the guns were trained on the Greek
blockhouse on the plain below.
1unes Effondi, the Turkish Commander,
and his men had been SO hours without food
or drink. when they were preparing to cap
ture the Greek biOckhouses, Junes address
ed his soldiers, saying;
"All who love God must advance to the
assault"
This was enough. Every man, with loud
exutant shouts, dashed forward in the direc-
tion Of the blockhouse. Even the mutineers,
who were bringing up the reserve ammuni-
tion, Joined In the assault on the blockhousc
which was held by the Greeks with mapniil-
cent courage. The Turks, with splendid
dash, charged with the bayOnet ana eyentu-
ally leaped over the ramparts with shouts Of
triumph. The Greeks waited their approach
until the Turks were within 80 yards before
Withdrawing. In this assault the Turks had
only III men kilicd aud II wounded.
Everywhere WINS to be seen the effect OF
tho Turkish artillery. their terrible shells
bursting Just nj the calculated moment. The
at rtl In b,
lacking In artillery.
The Greeks attempted to reply to the
Turkish artillery. but were forced to retire,
The correspondent saw numberless Greek
bodies, stripped Of their uniforms by the
Greeks, leaving only their shirts and drawers
on. Most OF the dead however, were car
ried oil by the Turks, who raised the corpses
Of the Greeks reverentlv and placed them
beneath the shade Of trees
The Turkish losses in the fighting Of sun
day were only so killed and 100 wounded.
During sunday night the Turks strength
encd the positions which they had captured
from the Greeks; but at sunrise 1t was seen
that the Greek forces had retired, except
from hill which wus occupied by the Greek
rear guard.
Desultory firing took place nil the morn
ing and finally at Up. IN. Monday. Hairi
i'asha sent four battalions to drive the
enemy from the hill referred TO. In 20 min
Ute, II was nll over. The resistance of tho
Greeks was feeble and mnny of them sur
rendered to the Turks The prisoners were
mostly young and sturdy men.
NJ. n. ,,,ntrE? Of the last Greek posi-
tion the Tur,S advanced. singing as they
marched forward, and occupied uil the re-
naming heights.
On reaching the summit OF the hills of
Tyrnnvo. the Greek frontier town. situated
nbout ten miles from Larissa, the Turks oh
served that the Greeks were occupying u
~ 4.
at the Turks. Finally, two Turkish noun
tAin batteries were brought up to tho sum
nit of the Hill occupied by the Turks, and
from thnt position began bombnrding Tyr
yanu. Under cover of this lire the Turkish
! infantry advanced aud captured Il spur OPP
posito the Greek blOckhunse. Orders were
given to the Turks, at o'clock Monday
afternoon, to take the blockhouso 10y as
sault. This movement was brilliantly Of
iectei 70 minutes later.