Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-20
THE GREEK COMBAT.
4 Reported Victory at RaYanl Causes
Wild Joy at Athens.
THE BATTLE All MlLOUNA PASS.
Notice 10 Greeks 10 Quit Crste-1he At.
ti,ude Of the Powers-Intersst
In the War.

ATHENS, April l9.-Gen. smolentz,
ex.minisler OF war, was In command
of l4,O00 Greeks at II sveni, not far
from Tyrnavos, northwest OF Larissa.
Al this puint Edhem Psshs, closely
pressed, was nearly taken prisoner.
His plan was to force the pass Of
Reveni, to enter the plain OF Larissa,
and to cut of the retreat If the Greek
army with his cavalry and thus take
Larissa without resistance. But this
plan was defeated. Gen. DemOpoulos,
at the head Of ono Greek diyieion
forced the Turkish line ut Boughaiz,
close 10 TyrnRvoe, and Geu. MavfU-
muchalo broke through at K.ninhkos.
lhe Two generals uDiteu tDeir troops
hggr pamss.. Inc news 8f this cue.
cess at Rsvsni and OF the imminent
IsIl OF Prevess has changed the dis.
may caused at Athens by tn o loss OF
Mi, una iuto tho ildest rejoicing.
The latest auvices tonight are that
the Greek troops are advancing to
reOccupy their positions at Milouna
ana at Griizovali, the latter Of which
IL 10 alleged was abandoned owing to
Misunderstanding by the general In
command, VINO interpreted as an order
TO retreat what was really Intended as
an uruer 10 ADVANCE.
Capt. TagnruU, who WAS wounded
at GrItzovaIi, shot himself In order to
avoid falling into the hanus Of the
Iurks.
The Greeks report that the Turks
lost 1000 killed and wounded at Re-
veni, but thie estimate Is probably
excessive. 1t is said that the Turkish
force attacking Rsveni numbered
more than 10000.
IN TURKISH TERRITORY.
LARIssA, April 1915 p. m.-The
Greeks nave defeated the Wurks ut
Reveni and TWO Greek brigades nave
entered Turkish territory In different
uifectious NJ d penetrated to Delmasi,
northeast Of u ,rkoB. Another division
Is trying 10 ii INK the Turks, who are
retresting in disorder.
Heavy fighting 10 in progress at
Grietzovali. 1t has been going on
since noon. The Greeks are trying TO
recapture the place.
HARD FIGHTING AT MILoUNA.
LONDON, A pril 19.-As details come
that the fighting in Milouna pass was
OF the most stubborn ana savage char
ac,er. The Turks fought like demons
and the Greeks resisted with the spirit
OF their a. cestors. The most inexpIi.
cable fact In connection with the
whole engagement ID the COM
paratively email number Of killeu.
All the SPECIAL correspondents agree
as to this. Tho Turks appear TO have
fred ~ wildly with their rifles
at Miluuna pAss as they did at
Arta, where the fighting consisted
VI an arlillery duel between the rival
batteries on each side OF the river,
lasting about four hours In the alter
noon. There they tired only one out
OF five shots with any effect, and their
batteries were soon silenceu by the
Greeks, whose workmanship was very
mucn superior. The Turkish losses at
Aria are believed to have been very
heavy. On the Greek side there was
not man killed.
CREEKS MUST LEAVE CRETE.
CANEA, Aprn l9.-PIacarus have
been pusled here, at Gambia and at
other towns in tho island allowing the
Greeks fortnight to quit Crete. This
is regarded as complete annul-
ment of the proposed scheme of
autonomy.
FRANCE WILL NOT INTERFERE.
PARIS. April l9.-Ata cebine. meet.
Ing held this morning 1t was decided
not to modify the policy OF noninter.
vention In Greco.Turkish affairs pre-
viously adopted by France.
AT the request OF the Greek minister
at Constantinople, the French embas.
ny thero has been authOrizOt to take
under Its protection the Greek Catho.
hcs In Turkey.
THE INTERNATIONAL FLEET.
LONDON, April l9.--7 p. H. Copy
rigbteu, 1897, by the Associated rress.