Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-20
BL 0 ODY CONFLICTS
The War Between Greece and
Turkey May yet Involve
Other European Powers.
THEY'RE AT IT IN. EARNEST
The Nominations Sent to the
Senate Do not Include a
Governor for New Mexico.
NEWS FROM FAR AND NEAR

New YORK, N. Y, April 20 =
The cable companies issued the an
nouncemeut, to-day, that the Turkis
government would allow no cipher o
code messages in the empire; none
therefore, will be received from Turk
ish points.
LONDON, England, April 20
England will officially declare her neu
trality, tomorrow, and the other pow.
ers are expected to follow suit. If they
do not, grave fears Of greater war
may we'll be entertained. The feeling
throughout Italy Is intensely in favor OF
Greece.
Intervention by the powers is gener-
ally expected when Edheim Pasha
reaches Larissa; there will, however,
first be great battle on the plain.
King George left Greece for the
front, to-day. The estimated loss of
Greeks and Turks is 10000.
The Turkish ambassador at London
received dispatch from the porte, to-
day, stating that throughout Monday
nine series of conflicts ragged upon
Greek territory. in all of which the
Turks were victorious The dispatch
says "the Turkish army will encom-
pass the Greeks and force them to
fight nine decisive battles, to-day,
Tuesday, in which the whole oppos-
ing army will be engaged.
ELAssoNA, April 2o.-A general
advance of Turks is soon expected.
They hold the entire chain of noun
tains from Tschaizsa to Milouna pass
The Turks this afternoon cannouaded
hyrnavo, ten miles from the Greek
Headquarters. The rush of Turks
seems irresistible.
PARIS, France, April Armenian
massacres, more terrible than those
which recently startled the Christian
world, are expected to follow the
Turkish victory in Greece.
SALoNIcA, April 20 Reports, this
morning. state that 4Edheim Pasha,
commander Of the Turkish army in
Macedonia, captured the town Of
Bounali Abe. All reports received
indicate that the Turkish advance is
fast breaking down Greek opposition.
ATHENS, Greece, April 20.-The
blockade has been raised. The Italian
nset leaves for Salonica and probably
other equadrons will 60 to the same
place.
ATHENS, Greece, April 20 --Advices
received, this morning, show that a |
series CT conflicts, of the most sanguin-
aTy character, have been raging for
the last two days. The Turks, on the
often sive, made incessant and furious
on-sets on the Greek positions. The
Turkish losses were very heavy, the
peasantry rising by the thousands and
hurrying forward to assist the Greeks.
Splendid courage was shown. Their
quaint costumes were observable every
where and their knowledge of the
country was of great service 10 the
Greeks.
The Greek squadron resumed the
bombardment of Preveza, this morn
ing. The Turkish batteries are still
replying.
The Greek iron-cad squadron LETT
Piraeus. to-day, under sealed orders.
Tho Greeks have occupied several
stragetic points around Damasia. 1t
Is feared massacre took place at Pre-
v; "a, during the bombardment. A
dispatch srom Cairo, says, that by
request Of the Turkish government,
the Egyptian government has handed
the Greek diplomatic agent, Gryparis,
his passports, and ordered all Greeks
to leave within a fortnight.