The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-30
TURKS TAKE LARISSA
DISASTROUS DEFEAT FOR
THE GREEKS.
The Headquarters OF the Main Grecian
Army Hurricdiy Removed Twenty Miles
In the Interior-EIassona and Jnnnlna
Threatened 10y Greeks.

Threatened 10y Greeks.
LONDON, April -G--That the Greeks
nave suffered a disastrous reverse at
the hands of Edhem Pasha, who was
only yesterday removed from the COM
mand OF the Turkish force in Thessaly,
is undoubted and reports of the sue
cusses of the warships in destroying
Turkish stores do not serve to soften
CONSERVATION in Athens and
throughout Greece this Easter eve of
the Greek church.
The first news OF the disaster TO the
Greek arms came this afternoon in the
shape of the following semi-oficial an
nouncement: I'm a fierce engagement
at Matt yesterday the troops fought
h~eroically until 8 o'clock in the even
ing and compelled the Turks 70 re-
treat. Whereupon the Turks were
heavily re-enforccd and our positions
were shaken and the retreat was or.
dered. 1t is not yet known if the re-
treat was general"
Following this n dispatch from the
headquarters staff on the Thessalian
frontier was given out rs follows:
"Our troops are concentrated along
the line OF Pharsalosis in
of these operations, the abandonment
OF Tyrnavo and Larissa being consid.
cred inevitable"
Then came n special dispatch from
Athens saying hat after u desperate
battle ut Matt, which was defended by
General Mastophos, the Greeks we're
outnumbered, ~retreating with heavy
loss, abandoned Tyrnavo ard Larissa
and removed their headquarters to
Pharsalosis, q small town on the right
bank of the Phcrsalitis river and at
the north foot of a spur Of the Chas-
sidiari mountains, about twenty miles
due south of Larissa.
TURKEYS TROUBL.-, GREAT.
CoNsTANTINopLE, April &c. - The
latest advices from the seat Of war in
Thessaly indicate that the Greek
forces have penetrated into Turkish
territory, reaching the rear OF Elias
n on the Mount Olympus side. This
is most serious news for the Turks.
The divisions Of the Turkish army
stationed at Monastir and Salonica are
about to start for Elassona.
In Epirus the Greek division which
defeated the Turks at F%illipidia is con.
tinuing its march on Jannina, near
which place a strong Turkish force Is
gathered and an important battle will
most likely be fought. The most
alarming news received from Epirus is
that four b~attalions of Albanians, be.
longing to the Luros division of the
Turkish army, have mutinicd and are
said to have deserted to the Greeks.
The Turkish government, some days
ago, called upon Bulgaria rs the vas
sal of Turkey to break off all dipl O.
matte relations with Greece and to ex-
pei the Greek c~onsuls and Greeks.
The Bulgarian government, it is now
announced. has declined to comply, de-
claring that she will observe neutral
ity in the war between Turkey and
Greece. This refusal Of Bulgaria to
acknowledge her vassalage to Turkey
is regarded as of extreme Importance
ouu 40 iOISouduoNl uk Nv utlob
OF the independence of Bulgaria.
The ambassadors of the powers have
decided to address identical notes to
the Turkish government asking that
the Greeks employed by the foreign
MINISTRIES, consulates and hospitals
and all Greek ecclesiastics be per-
mitted to remain in Turkey and that
the foreign consulates use their good
Offices in behalf of the Greeks who
represent the interests of the foreign
capital and finally that 10. any case
the Turkish government should OBJ
serve moderation in carrying out the
expulsion Of the Greeks.
In Constantinople alone there are
10000 Greeks and throughout Turkey
200, DOC. Fears are expressed that dis
turbances will occur during the Greek
Eastertide. Nevertheless o notice was
read in oil the mosques yesterday en-
joining the Turks not to modest the
i. peaceable Greeks.
BRITISH SYMPATHY DIVIDED.
LONDON, April e6.-Intense interest
Is displayed throughout Great Britain
In the Greco Turkish war. but the SYM
pathies with the c~tVnbatants run on
party lines, the Conservatives lauding
Nthe Turks and the Liberals hoping for
tGreek success. In Ireland, where one
would expect universal sympathy for
u Greece, there is an amazing mount Of
plaudits for Turkey, on the ground
that the Turks are such good fighters.
The comments on the war are be-
coming more or less heated. Two let
tiers from Mr.. Gladstone since Monday
have added fuel to the fire. He says
that the six powers, with the iDcom-
parable indebtedness which has dis