Bowlders and masses of rock rose from their beds on the hillside, and
little tongues of dust and smoke shot out from the earth in all
directions. Then there was a terrific growl, which seemed to come from the
heart of the mountain, the earth shook, the men who were watching were
thrown to the ground, and with a roar and a rattle the side of the
mountain moved and began to fall.
There was a shower of stones which continued to fall for over an hour, and
the dust was so thick that it was impossible to see; but when it finally
cleared, it was found that an enormous slice of the side of the mountain
had been blown into the canon below.
The engineers said that one hundred and fifty thousand tons of rock had
been moved, and to their great pride they found that it had fallen exactly
according to their plans, and had bridged the canon and formed the bulwark
for the support of the dam.
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The past week has been one of great anxiety for Greece and the Greek
cause.
The Turks have been steadily gaining ground in the East; they have swarmed
through the pass of Milouna into the plains of Thessaly.
The Greeks fought nobly, and succeeded in driving the Turks a little way
back toward Milouna, but the vast army of Turkey was too strong for them,
and despite their efforts, the enemy has made its way into Greece, and
advanced upon the city of Larissa.
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