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on the frontier, in which artillery par
ticipated. The dispatch gives no de-
tails of the fighting.
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on the frontier, in which artillery par
ticipated. The dispatch gives no de-
tails of the fighting.
TURKS REOCCUPY BALTINO.
LONDON, April 16.-A dispatch to
the Chronicle" from Kutsufiiani says
that the Turks have re-occupied Balti-
fire on every one trying to cross the.
frontier.
WAR SURE TO BE DECLARED.
LONDON, April 16.-The Larissa cor
respondent of the Times will say to-
morrow:
Every one here continues to declare
that an outbreak of war is inevitable
within the next two or three days, and
especially as it is now known that in
high circles at Athens a peaceful Solu
tion of the difficulty is regarded as al
most hopeless. The authorities here
are seriously counting the cost of en-
barking in such struggle, but other
influences are urging them on. Mean
While it is perfectly certain that the ir-
regulars, unless restrained, will again
invade Macedonia, in order to compel
the Porte to declare war.
The Athens correspondent of the
Times" says: There is no doubt
that the Athenians are fully awake to
the great dangers of the situation.
There is pessimistic feeling in the air.
Ii Greece now goes to war; it will not
be with light heart. The desire for
war IS not abated. On the contrary
immediate hostilities are wished for.
but 1t is now realized that the impend-
ing conflict will entail enormous sacri-
1ces, and possibly a crushing disaster.
The Greek nation may be compared to
a man who feels bound to fight a duel
IN order to save his reputation
The Times correspondent at Ath-
ems denies that there is any effective
Turkish war party. He says that the
Sultan, the Seriokerat (Ministry of
War; and some of the other Ministers
are strongly opposed to active hostili-
ties with Greece.
REVOLTERS SENT HOME.
SALONICA, April 16.-Edhem Pasha,
the Turkish commander-in-chf has
sent home from the frontier the AL
banian gendarme corps enrolled at
Monastir which revolted. The mu-
tneers have been disarmed by the Vail
of Monastir and imprisoned. Forty
five Of the leaders have been sent here
on the way to exile in Yemen, Arabia.
The Greek Consul at Monastir has
imprisoned several Greek reservists for
refusing to join their regiments
Chief Broufas, who was the soul Of
the Macedonian rising last year, and
upon whose head Turkey set a price
of 1000 francs, and who was supposed
to be dead. has reappeared He is now
organizing an invasion of the Chalici-
dixie Peninsula, with view of divert
ing the Turkish army from Macedonia
He has assembled 2,200 ms nbers of
the Ethnike Hetairia from Chalkis,
Roumelia, Athens and Volo, and en-
barked on a couple of steamers, which
were to leave the Gulf of Volo on
Wednesday last for the coast of Chali-
cidike, there to raise an insurrection.
A Turk who was posing as the cor
respondent of the Journal de ST.
Petersburg" has been arrested here as
spy.
Another fight is reported across the
frontier. 1t is said that the Turks lost
fifty killed and a small number of
prisoners.
A Turkish Corporal and eight soldiers
who had been captured by the invaders
have arrived at Ergasteri, which point
they We're sent by order of the Crown
Prince Constantine, where they We're
released after being disarmed. The ap-
pearance of the Turks has excited great
curiosity, but they have not been mo-
Tested. There are thirty other Turkish
prisoners still remaining at Volo.