TURKISH FLIGHT

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 57, 8 March 1913, Page 5

TURKISH FLIGHT

ATTACK ON JANINA GREEK TROOPS SECRETLY MOVED THIRTY-FIVE THOUSAND « PRISONERS. Bj Telegraph.*-Pres* Association.— Copyright. ATHENS, 7th March. The Crown Prince on Tuesday during his attack on Janina secretly moved his troops, making the Turks expect all attack on the right wing. He then ordered a concerted bombardment, which succeeded in silencing Fort Bizani. While the Greek artillery were diverting Turkish attention large bodies approached the Mahobasa heights. The left wing of the Turks ,was surprised and fled. Fort Thouka was also surprised and captured. At dawn on Wednesday the Greeks continued their advance, and occupied the heights, capturing the guns. Tho Turkish flight was general by 3 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon. Essad Pasha at midnight sent a message to the Crown Prince that the garrison was unable to resist further. Talaat Bey md Reouf Pasha arranged that 35,000 prisoners lay down their arms. Detachments of Greek Cavalry at dawn entered Janina. TURKS AND SERVIANS. STORMING* oFBARDITZA. ALLEGED MURDER OF CAPTURED SERVIANS, LONDON, 7th March. The Dally Telegraph's Vienna correspondent states that during the storming of Barditaa, Prince Danilo fell into a trench. x The Turks made a desperate effort to capture the prince, but a Servian battalion rescued him. Meanwhile the Turks, strongly reinforced, made a flank movement 1 and forced six hundred Servians to surrender. It is reported that the six hundred men have been since murdeVed.