The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-20
THE WARRIORS RESTING.
Turks and Greeks Exhausted by
Three Days Fighting.
GREEKS HAVE THE ADVANTAGE.
Turkish Soldiers Wasted Most ofTheir
Ammunition in the Long Contest.
Great Powers Again Discussing tho
Propriety of Interference.

Great Powers Again Discussing tho
Proprfety of Interference.
Copyright, 1897, by the Associated Press.
London, April 20.--In spite of the
TACT that the hostilities on the Greek
Frontier have caused but little excite
ment here, communications have been
In progress all day long between the
foreign office and Rome, France and
Athens 1t is reported that among the
other matters considered is the expe-
diency of ordering the International
fleets to leave Cretan waters and to go
In the direction of Salonlca and the
Dardanellss to watch the fighting,
with view to localizing 1t. II neces-
sary, by naval intervention. Should
this suggestion. which Is understood to
emanate from the Italian foreign Of
Zee be acted upon 1t Is probable that
only one-half the fleet Of foreign war
ships would be withdrawn for such a
purpose, the other half remaining to
continue the Cretan blockade.
There Is said to be sharp difference
of opinion between the military powers
Russia, Austria Hungary and Ger
maryland the maritime powers-Great
Britain, France and Italy-as to the
most expeditions and least violent
methods of compelling cessation of
: hostiiities should this result not be
reached by the exercise of diplomatic
pressure at Athens and Constantinople.
The likelihood is that the force to be
employed by Europe, il resort to
torce becomes necessary. would be by
sea. as the contingencies of military
intervention might be more serious
than the hostilities now In progress.
1t is reported at the foreign office
that the communications received here
yesterday from the Marquis of Sails
bury. after his interview with Queen
Victoria at Niee support the theory
that the British government is using
Its utmost energy to persuade both the
combatants to make cessation of the
conflict at the stage 1t has now reach
ed. M. Hanotaux, who received the
Greek minister to France yesterday,
Ii Understood to have assured him
that while France could not tolerate
the indefinite prolongation of war, and
would never consent to any essential
modification of the existing territories
OF Greece and Turkey, she would con-
tfnue for the present her policy OF nom
Intervention, except so far as inter-
yention might be necessary to prevent
the spread OF the contest to other COM
betants.
The situation on the frontier has not
according to the latest advices, been
materially modified. Both the Turks
and the Greeks are resting from the
tremendous eNertions of Friday. Sat.
srday and Sunday. The troops of Ed
HON Pasha were half dead with fa-
dgue and hunger when the firing slack
sned Sunday night Most of them
hung themselves down where they
stood and slept on the bare ground.
The Turkish commander -in-chief pru-
IDENTIFY decided to allow his army to
rest yesterday.
As details come in 1t becomes more
and more apparent that the fighting in.
Milouna Pass was of the most stub
born and savage character. The Turks
Hn.ght like devils and the Greeks fe-
A.sted In the spirit of their aacestofs.
The most .inexplieable fact tn eunnec-
don with the whole engagement ii the
romparatively small, number Of Killed.
All the special correspondents agree as
20 this. The Turks appear to have
Hired as wildly with their rifles at Mil
ouna Pass as they did at Arta, where
ahe firing consisted of an artillery duel
between the rival batteries ON each
siae of the river. lasting about four
hours In the afternoon. There they
fired only one out of five shots with
any effect, and their batteries were
soon slenced by the Greeks whose
marksmanship was very much supe-
kier. The Turkish losses at Arta are
believed to have been very heavy. On
The Greek side there was not a man
killed.
General Smolenitz, ex-minister of
war. is In command of l4OOO Greeks at
Rsveni, not far from Tyrnavo. north
west of Larlssa At this point Edhem
Pasha, closely pressed, was nearly
taken prisoner. His plan was to force
the pass of Reveni, to enter the plain
of Larissa, to cut off the retreat of the
Greek army with his cavalry and thus
to take Larissa without resistance.
But this plan was defeated. General
Demopoulos at the head of ona di-
vision, forced the Turkish line at
Boughaz close to Tyrnavo, and Cen
arsl Mavremichale broke through ut
koniskos. The two generals united
their troops near Damasi.
The news of the success at Reveni
and of the imminent fall of Prevesa
has changed the dismav caused at
Athens by the loss of Mlouna into
the widest rejoicing. The latest ad-
vices are that the Greek trssPs are ad-
sancing to rcSccupy their positions at
Milouna aad artEovsli, the latter of
which, It is alleged. was abandoned
ewing to q Misunderstanding by the
general In senssuahd. who Interpreted
as an order sf retreat what was really
Intended as an order to advance.
The Creeks report that the Turks
lost 1000 killed and wounded at Reveni,
but this estimate 10 probably excessive.
II is sta ted that the Turkish forces at
saoking Reveal numbered more than
10000 men.
Dispatches from Eiassona say that
the Turkish forcss continue to hold
the Milouna Pass, though It is reported
that the Greeks are advancing. or max
Ing ready to advance to rcoocupy the
positions from which they were dis
lodged on Sunday. The two block
mousse HhV6 pCCH StAoh6iy ioillhcuI anu
II would take a powerful body of
Greek troops to recapture them. Ed
hem Pasha has entrenched himself on
all the heights from Papalyvada to
Maokche, and strong bodies of troops
Are stationed In the defiles between
these two points. The inhabitants of
Elassona have left the town of Masss
ana are pushing northward. many Of
them going on to Salenion. Evidently
they fear that the Greeks will defeat
the Turks and actually reach Eassona.
Edhem Pssha, tho Turkish COM
mander In chief. is a marvel of energy
and caution. He attends more assid-
uously to his duties than any member
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