Round-Up | 1897-04-23 | Page 2 | Heavy Fighting Begun

heavy fighting begun athens april 19 the greek steamer macedonia was sunk at the entrance of the gulfon arta by turkish batteries the crew were landed safely in small boats immediately the greeks began a bombardment of Pre vesa a strongly fortified turkish stronghold near by which is still in pro progress gregs turkish batteries according to greek advices advises ad vices had been shelling a greek fortress opposite Pre vesa for four hours before greek gunboats gun boats arrived and opened on Pre vesa lighting fighting has been going on at T on the greek frontier near ty kanavos for three days the turkish loss was quite heavy for a skirmish engagement about greeks were in the engagement