The Indianapolis journal., 1897-04-13
And Are still skirmishing with the
Turks i'm Forests and Hills
Along the Frontier.
DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING
TURKISH OUTPOsTs sToRMED AND
CAPTURED BY THE RAIDERS.
sultan Uneasy Concerning Bulgarians
debate I'm the Br-.ish Commons
on the Cretan Question.

LONDON, April 13-Dispatches from
the Graeco-Turkish frontier show little
change in the situation. Skirmishing be-
tween the Grecl. irregulars and the Turk
ish troops is still going Up TO midnight
no declaration OF war had been made pub
lie. The powers have not yet blockaded the
Psraeus. IL semi-officially announced at
Rome yesterday that Turkey and Greece
had each addressed to the powers state
ments of pacific character in regard to
the encounters in the Macedonian frontier.
which described as mere frontier in
cidents." Germany Russia and Austria, it
was further announced. had approved the
arrangements OF the admirals in command
Of the foreign fleets in Cretain waters for
the blockade of the Piraeus. This may be
true, but no orders for the beginning of
the blockade have yet been issued.
The difficulty in obtaining a coherent
story of the events which have recently
taken place in Macedonia is partly due to
"A snowstorm and partly TO the cutting of
the telegraph wires the stoppage of press
messages. but IL is evident the influence
of the powers is employed to prevent an
advance of the Turkish army until the sit
uation becomes clearer. Official feeling in
St. Petersburg il strongly against Greece.
Turkish attitude is regarded there cor
rect and irreproachable, while on the other
hand the Greek raid is condemned by the
Russians being fresh violation of in
ternational law. as completely alternating
European sympathy and exposing
Greece to the dangerous consequences OF
disregarding the warning note of the pow
ers. This note is still unanswered While
Greece is relying on the warning she gave
that irregular bands were likely to cross
the frontier. she disclaims responsibility for
their action and is probably waiting to see
whether a chance victory of the insurgents
will provoke the Macedonians into rising
against the Turks.
THE FIGHTING AT BALTINO.
The dispatches from Athens, oLarissa and
elsewhere. while not wholly consisting,
show that the Greek irregulars are still on
Turkish soil A dispatch to the Evening
News from Larissa says the fighting at
Baltino lasted throughout Saturday and
late that afternoon the Turks were re-
ported to have capitulated. The casualties
on both sides were under one hundred.
There is no news regarding the Turkish
prisoners. The insurgents, according to the
dispatches. are without commissariat and
not supported by the Greek regulars
The idea of the insurgents, il appears, is to
cut the Turkish communications between
Macedonia and Epirus. If 1t is true that
the insurgents have pursued the Turks to
within a short distance of Grevena, they
in a fair way to accomplish this object
The Arta correspondent of the Evening
News telegraphs that the war preparations
of the Greeks there are being finally per-
fected. Troops have been advanced to the
frontier and the military depots have been
bac tn of he
rear. Thirty English volunteers have ar
rived at Arta. They include among their
number young Harris. the of the Brit
ish admiral in Cretan waters. He has
offered his services to the Greek commander
at Arta.
A dispatch from Trikala, Thessaly, says:
THE plan of the insurgents to occupy
Baltino. on the frontier of Macedonia in
order to prevent the Turks from taking up
a more advanced position. Directly the
Greeks crossed the frontier their leaders is
sued proclamation calling the Mace
DOMAINS and Spiroles TO rise for freedom.
There is an unconfirmed rumor here at this
hour that the insurgents continuing
their advance unchecked by the Turks
Twenty-Five of the Italian volunteers have
cold weather."
Another dispatch from TrkaIa says that
the Turkish garrison of Baltino. number
ing eight hundred men. which was besieged
by the Greek insurgents. has cut its way
through the Greeks with a loss of thirty
men killed. 1t is added that the fighting
was stubborn. 1t was only at the fourth
attempt that the Turks were able To issue
from their barracks. The insurgents the
special dispatch further states, continued
their march into Macedonia, and captured
the town of Kranit. Further they pursued
two hours distant from Grevena. Through
out the operations, which have hitherto
been so successful for the insurgents. the
latter lost only three chiefs killed and four
men wounded, according TO the special dis
patch. 1t is reported that the Turkish from
tier detachment yesterday fired on and
killed Greek private and a peasant who
We're carrying dispatches to Calcolivri.
A TURKISH OFFICERS REPORT.
A dispatch from Eassona says: THE
Turkish staff officer who was sent 10
Krania by Edhem Pasha to ascertain def
nitely with respect to the invasion reports
that the presence of Greek regulars among
the invaders has been positively proven.
and that there is also good reason to be-
lieve that Greek officers of the regular
army were in command. He states further
that the bands lie hidden during the day.
time and sally forth at night to fire on the
Turkish troops. Edhem Pasha's staff are
greatly puzzled by these attacks. His Of
fcers say let the Greeks mate war or keep
STILL Ii is reported that TIE Greeks had
ffty-two killed and the Turks two, with
twelve wounded. The latter belonged to
the patrol posted on the edge of the forest
where the Greeks We're in hiding They
were picked off by sharpshooters The re-
port of the staff officer I'm question has
is anxiously awaited. The Turkish forces
here continue In excellent condition. The.
soldiers are obedient and willing. while the
ofncers are actively engaged from sunrise
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