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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1897
Page
2
A May 3 dispatch from Athens reports a six hour battle at Velestino between 9000 Turkish troops and General Smolenski's brigade. Turkish assaults failed with heavy losses. Greek lines under the Third Brigade and artillery held firm. Colonel Jannicosta pursued retreating forces as telegraph signals and rapid arrivals bolster Greek defenses.
The Times Athens dispatch reports a Turkish force from Janina attacking Greek positions near Pentepigadia. Greeks retreat to Arta after heavy resistance, causing panic in the town. Thessaly reports continued fighting at Velestino with Greek left forced to retire. Fear grows that Pharsalos will be outflanked, forcing a move to Domokos.
London reports indicate continued Turkish advances in Thessaly and Epirus. Edhem Pasha conceals timing and location of a main assault while Athens contends with a strained new cabinet. Greek and Turkish logistics and troop strength are contrasted by English observers amid Volastino actions.
Athens aroused to renewed conflict as Greeks rush to arm and join the defense against the Turks. Citizens flood trains toward battle, seize weapons, and express resolve to defend Greece, rejecting notions they sought quick conquest of Constantinople.
The Greeks declared they will fight regardless of peril, signaling a determined stance amid mounting tension as events unfold before the mountainous regions pause to reconsider.
Salonica dispatch notes difficulty obtaining reliable war news from Epirus with cablegrams issued by a staff officer in Constantinople. The correspondent says Turkey has a large manpower edge and broad support, while Greece fields fewer troops.
A cloudburst and heavy rains unleashed a wall of water up to 18 feet high in Guthrie Oklahoma, sweeping away homes, drowning many and flooding the Canadian Valley. Property losses approach a million dollars as rescuers race to reach survivors amid widespread chaos and submerged houses.
Constantinople reports Edhem Pasha telegraph that the first division has occupied Trikala. Two hundred convicts were released and armed, and twenty thousand rifles were distributed among the inhabitants by the Greeks.
The Temps urges the new Greek cabinet to recall Colonel Vassos from Crete and to push for immediate armistice. It says recall would satisfy Europe and prevent Turkey from pursuing frontier changes and dangerous ideas.
Salonika dispatch reports 4,000 Greek soldiers have landed at Keramoti and blown up a railway tunnel near Okdjibalar. A strong insurgent band is said to have emerged at Nevisea intent on severing communications with Sorovitch.
A Constantinople dispatch states the Greek fleet has reattacked Prevesa. The garrison commander requests provisions but can wait a bit longer. Reinforcements are expected to arrive within two days.
Constantinople May 3 The Turkish government announces, in response to notes from the French Russian and British ambassadors, that the expulsion of Greek subjects from Turkish territory is postponed for eight days from May 3.
Dispatches from Rome via Athens report a terrible panic at Volo. If the city falls to the Turks the Greek army faces a desperate situation and the defense may collapse.
Constantinople reports Turkish forces have occupied the heights command ing Nechesta and Cravan beyond Pentepigadia in Epirus, expanding their control in the region.
Times from Larissa report Volo surrendered to Turkish light cavalry after the garrison yielded its arms without resistance. No casualties are mentioned and the outcome ends the stand. The report highlights the swift capitulation and strategic impact on the region.
Athens reports no official word from Arta but rumors say Greek forces in Epirus against the Turks are withdrawing.
A Vienna telegraph reports the Greek royal family is in a critical situation as tensions rise. The advisory notes the monarch and heirs may be at risk amid ongoing instability and upheaval.
Athens May 2 dispatch confirms Turks have occupied Phillipidia per Arta report. Nearby forces and strategic impact are unclear.
Havana April 30 The Associated Press correspondent declares the Havana to New York telegraph story about guerrilla forces led by Captain Diaz destroying a village near Sancti Spiritus and killing 150 inhabitants is absolutely without foundation and untrue.
Miss Sarah Louise Ervin known as the woman in the case has been summoned to testify before the grand jury regarding the Globe Savings bank collapse and the disappearance of university funds. Ervin served as President Spalding's private secretary.
In Warrenton Ohio on May 1 a Wheeling and Lake Erie freight train derailed after going through a bridge and into a creek. Engineer James Garsletter was scalded to death.
In St Louis on May 1 the Mississippi has climbed one foot in 24 hours and is nearing the danger point on the gauge possibly threatening floodwater before morning.
Eye witnesses describe chaos at the river edge as floodwaters drag men women and children to safety amid torrent and wreckage. Horses cattle and swine struggle nearby with one perishing and others disappearing in the surge. Local authorities brace for aftermath.
A noontime wind and rain storm raged near Natchez Mississippi causing concerns on the Louisiana bank. Southeast winds swept floodwaters from the shore. heavy rain weakened the levees and the Tensas rise showed about ten inches daily with only three feet of the second bank above water. Outlets to sloughs and lowlands rapidly filled, leaving livestock stranded and sometimes drowned.
At Keokuk Iowa the Hunt levee crevasse measures 300 feet wide and will take about a week to stop. Property losses are estimated between 250000 and 500000 dollars as authorities assess the damage after the flood breach.
A cyclone swept between Abilene and Salina at 10 35 a m causing immense damage. Telegraph wires along the route to Denver were destroyed. The cyclone is believed to be a continuation of the severe Oklahoma storm.
The War Department ordered 250 tents from the quartermaster depot in St Louis to Vicksburg Mississippi to shelter flood sufferers following Governor McLaurin's appeal.
Bradstreets reports less satisfactory trade features in New York with slower volumes, slow collections, and weaker iron steel and cotton markets. Cotton goods move slowly with discounts needed, while woolen makers show solid orders but seek higher prices. Cotton mills now run full time after three months of output restriction ends.
George Lavigne of Saginaw Michigan retains the lightweight world title at the Broadway Athletic Club in New York before 8000 fans. He stopped Ed Connolly of St John New Brunswick with five knockdowns in the 11th round after a 25 round bout was scheduled. Connolly showed gameness by recovering each time until the final bell.
The Tennessee centennial exposition formally opened in Nashville with a large crowd including ex Vice President Stevenson and Missouri Governor Stevens. Despite a week of rain delaying work, the centennial city is nearly complete and all buildings ready to hold exhibits.
North Dakota railroad commissioners and officials from Northern Pacific and Great Northern failed to agree on rates after a Tuesday meeting. The commission plans to prepare its own tariff sheets and demand their adoption, a move the railroads likely will reject as unjust. A court fight, potentially reaching the U S Supreme Court, is anticipated.
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