Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-04-27
WAR IN EUROPE.


has passed for the powers to attempt
to intervene In view of the danger
Gus position assumed by Greece, the
question is reiterated, Where does
she count upon some power coming to
her support at the crucial moment?
LARIssA, April 16.-There is no truth
in the Turkish reports that the Greek
'.irregulars'' were driven out OF
Macedonia. Some OF the members
were unable to keep up with the malp
body and returned into Greek territory,
but the main force continues successful
operations against the Turks. This
body captured Nipur, north of Baltino'
and advanced to Pigavitza, where
there is an important bridge across
the mountain torrent. Chief Davells
then dispatched detachmcnts OF
Italians to the left, who captured the
important strategic position, Zlovof,
and at once began terrifying it against
an attack from the Turks. At the
same time another column was dis
patched to the right, and after sharp
fight captured Sitovon, another
strategic position of Importance. The
Greek '.Irregulars'' now hold all four
roads leading from the Thessalian
frontier in the direction of Grevena
and have vastly improved the Greeks
strategic position for the commence
ment of hostilities.
n~pnH- A HiSnn oh tO the
Daily Chronicle says that the Turks
have reoccupied Baltino and other
stations. Their sentries fire on every
one trying to cross the frontier.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, April 19.-The
council of ministers, after n session at
the palace, declared that war had
broken out on the frontier, owing to
! the incursion by the Greeks on Turk
ish territory, and Edham Pasha, the
| Turkish military commander, was or
| dered to assume the offensive.
LONDON, April 1s.-The Greco-Turk-
| ish situation is understood here to be
substantially as follows: War has not
| been officially declared between Tur-
| key and Greece but it has been official
| ly declared to shave broken out" 1t is
considered in London that war between
| Turkey and Greece has actually begun,
! Turkish declarations that war has
''broken OUT being merely for the
purpose of automatically putting the
cause of the war ION the kingdom OF
| Greece.
LONDON, April 20.-Red war RACES
along the Turkish frontier from Pre-
vesa to the slopes of Mount Olympus
! Greeks and Turks met in bloody battles
yesterday. Ignoring or ignorant OF
the diplomatic quibbles of the sultan
concerning defensive and offensive
war, the Turks fought like demons at
the entrance to the Milouna pass.
| Twenty Thousand troops were engaged
IN fierce combat on both sides. After
terrible fighting at close range the
| Moslems drove the Greeks back step
by step. The Greel: blockhouse at the
entrance to Milouna pass was captured
by the Turks, but not until many
Turks had been killed, among them
being Hafiz Pashi, who led the attack.
The Greek minister at Constantinople
has been recalled. The Turkish min
lister to Greece did not wait for his
passports, it is said. The Turkish
batteries at Prevesa, which commands
the Gulf OF Arta, at the extreme north
east corner of Greece, fired on and
sank a Greek steamer, the Macedonia.
Immediately the Greek feet, stationed
bombardment of Prevesa. The Turk
ish fort at Prevesa was destroyed by
the fire of the Greek warshlps. -Four
thousand Greeks landed to occupy the
place.
LARIssA, April 2O.-The Greeks have
defeated the Turks at Revinzi, and the
two Greek brigades have entered
Turkish territory in different drec
tions and penetrated to Damasi, north
east of Zarkos. Another division is
trying to flank the Turks, who are re
treating in disorder.
ATHENS, April 20. -Official dispatches
announce that Turkish stations from
Nezeros to Koutra are occupied by the
Greeks, while repeated attacks by the
Turks on Analipsis have been'repulseo
with heavy loss.
WASHINGTON, April 2o.-Diplomat'
believe that the key to peace or war il
held bv the ear and it is even as
serted that Russia has in view the
final ACKNOWLEDGMENT and annexation
of Turkey.
. ATHENS, April 2i.-The Greeks are
iublant over the capture of Damas
and the fact that the fall of Prevesi
seems imminent. 1t is felt that this
more than offsets the loss OF MilOuni
Pass. The Turks have captured
Tyrnova, ten miles from Larissa, ant
it is probable that a decisive battle
will soon take place. Abdul Aze
Pasha, a Turkish general. was killed
at Tyrnova. King George has gone
to the front. Every available man il
called into service.
Are Not Recalling Troops.
Madrid, April 20.--It is officially de
MED that Spain is about to recall 80,
| ,Is,