The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-04-30
IN GREECE.
Summary Of the News Received From the
Seat Of Wal up to Sunday Night.

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Baltimore Sun. April ESP
The end Of the war between Greece
and Turkey Is believed in London TO
be in sight, n II is regar.ed as not i'm
probable that it NAV end this week.
1t is stated hat the powers are about
to intervene by proposing an armistice.
TO which 1t Is expected both combatants
will agree. The German government
make a condition that Greece be re-
Quired to give a pledge hat she will
obey the mandate OF Europe when that
mandate is given. It is believed at the
London foreign office hat Greece will
give the pledge, as it will enable Greece
TO climb down without disgrace after a
superb vindication OF the personal
courage OF the Greek troops and a
demonstration Of Hellenic patriotism.
The result Of the defeat OF the Greek
army at Mat on Friday and the cap
ture by the Turk OF Reveni pass on the
same day is the retreat of Crown Prince
Constantine, with his whole force, from
Larissa twenty miles toward
Pharsalia. So long as the Greeks held
a position in one Of the passes through
n mountains north Of Larissa they
We're on Edhem Pasha's flank and par
alyZed his advance. Their heroic de-
Tense Of Reveni against the Turkish
column operating from Damasi pro-
longed the campaign. but, with all the
nearby passes in the hands of the
Turk, the decisive battle could at once
be fought. The action at Matt was. il
appearS hotly contested, and not dis
creditable to Greek courage. But the
Turks were in superior numbers and
animated with the greatest enthusiasm.
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evacuation Of Tyrnavo and Larissa.
The Greeks at the latter place narrowly
escaped capture, Edhem Pasha having
pushed orwar the wings Of his army
in advance of his center with the view
of making the Crown Prince his pris-
oner. The retreat to Pharsalia means
the loss of the strong defensive position
in Northern Thessaly. With impaired
resources and discouraged by disorder,
the Greeks, closely followed by the
Turks, will make the best they can of
their new movement.
1t remains to be seen. however,
whether the reported advance of a
large Greek force in the rear of Elias
soma, on the MI. Olympus side, will not
disastrously affect the whole Turkish
plan of campaign in T~hessaly. Elassona
is the source of supplies for Edhem
Pasha's invading force. and it's cap
AL Wy lIIC NICShS- poSSlolS IL VIZ
landed from Greek ships in the gulf of
SalOnica-would be a brilliant stroke of
strategy. AS the Greek fleet will pre-
vent his obtaining supplies by sea, Ed
hem Pasha's loss of Elassona might be
fatal to him. The Turkish troops at
Monastir and Salonica have already
says the report here cited, started for
ElaSsona.
In Epirus there has been, it is stated,
a Greek victory at Philippiada, followed
by an advance upon Janina. Acmte
Pigadia, On the road to Janina. is said
to have been taken. On the other
hand, the Turks report that they have
captured Fort Beshpoumar, where an
invading force of Greeks were en-
trenched. Other Greek successes are
reported from Santi Quaranti. where
supplies for the Turks in Epirus are
stored. Some battalions Of Albanians
in the Turkish army in Epirus are said
to ave deserted to the Greeks. por-
tending a renewal of the formidable re-
volt that followed the Russo-Turkish
war.
A cloud on the northern horizon of
Turkey is supposed to be rising also in
Bulgaria. This vassal state has de-
clined, it is said, to eXpel Greeks as re-
Quested by the sultan, and a band of
Bulgarians has descended into Mace
dOnia to stir UP a revolt there. The
government, however. disavows SYM
pathy with this movement, having
pledged itself to inactivity in the pres
ent war, and it semi-officially an
nounces that it is not mobilizing troops.
Bulgaria and Servia have designs of
their own upon Macedonia. and are,
therefore, not favorable to an extension
Of Greek influence nOrthward