Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-18
H0STILITiES BEGIN
Turkey Officially Declares that State OF
War Exists
CIRCULAR TO REPRESENTATIVES ABROAD
Recalls Events Of Week and Refers to Latest
Invasion.
PARTICIPATED IN BY GREEK REGULARS
Turkey Denies that it Has Any Desire for
\RTlClPATED IN BY GREEK REGULARS
Turkey Denies that it Has Any Desire for
Conquest.
GIVES PROOF OF PACIFIC SENTIMENT
Offers to withdraw TrnOps from
Frontier Providing Greece VIII
Follow Suit There and
Also In Crete.

CONSTANTINOPLE, April 1.-THE coun-
Gil OF ministers after a session at the palace
TODAY. declared that war had broken out on
the frontier, owing to the incurson by the
Greeks on Turkish territory, and Edhem
Pasha, the Turkish military commander, was
ordered to assume the offensive.
The announcement OF the actual existence
OF a state of war on the frontier was at first
misunderstood, reports that the council of
ministers had declared war upon Greece be-
ing widely circulated. 1t was also reported
that the council of ministers had decided to
recall Assim Bey, the Turkish minister at
Athens. and had given passports to Prince
Maurocordsto, the Greek minister at Con-
stantinople These reports of the severance
of all diplomatic relations between Turkey
and Greece have been denied
The situation is summed up in detailed
circular sent this evening to the Turkish rep
resentatives abroad. This circular recalls
the weeks Invasion of Turkish territory and
states that the newest incursion par
ticipated in by Greek troops, thereby estab-
fishing war. The circular expresses the hope
that the powers in a spirit of Justice will
agree that the entire responsibility for the
war falls on Greece. Turkey has no idea OF
proof of pacific sentiments the sublime porte
offers to retire the Turkish troops the
frontier IL Greece will retire her forces from
the frontier and from Crete.
FIGHTING CONTINUES.
ATHENS, April 1S.--2:4O a. m.-Firing Is
reported along the whole line of the FROM
tier in Thessaly.
a. m.-An official dispatch from Larissa
dated at 0 o'clock last night Saturday says
the Turks. under cover of darkness, are as
saulting the Greek forces at Mount Ana
lpsis with great fierceness. The Greek re-
sistence, so far has been magnificent and
spirited. The Greeks still maintain their
positions. The firing began at Critsovali,
with an attempt of the Turks to occupy a
strategic position in the neutral zone. The
Turks continue to abandon their advance
posts, n general movement apparently TAX
ing place. Firing is reported from Mouna
and from Larissa the flashing of guns can
be seen. In yesterdays fight at Mount
Analipsis the Greeks lost forty wounded and
three killed. ...- ,..
Orders have been sent to the Greek
troops to keep strictly on the defensive, but
to maintain their positions at all cost.
The cabinet has decided to protest to the
powers against the aggressive action OF
Turkey. An invasion by Edhem Pasha the
Turkish commander, is expected, and the
Greek army has taken up positions for the
purpose of being in readiness to repel the
advance.
LONDON, April 1.-THE Graeco-Turkish
situation is understood here TO be substan-
TALLY as follows: War has not officially been
declared between Turkey and Greece but IL
has been declared officially to have broken
out" The Turkish cabinet has decided to
sever diplomatic relations with Greece. and
has ordered Edhem Pasha the commander
OF the Turkish forces, to take the offensive.
1t is said in London that war between Tur-
key and Greece has actually begun, the
Turkish declarations that war has broken
out" being merely for the purpose of dip
lomatically putting the onus OF the war upon
the kingdom of Greece