The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-19


ATHENS. April IS-Tee Greek eora-
rnsnee- az ActtUra. opposite Prevcss teIe-
graphs thar the Greek steamer Mace
donsA. which was fred upon this morning
ny ire Turkish batteries while leaving the
gr6 % Arsracta, ald not sink in deep
water. hgt was able 70 run ashore near
the entrance OF the gulf
TX appears thss TIE borshar3raent of
Prsves2 only began az 1913 a. IN whereas
tns Turkish forces there opened hOt IRE
UPon Actlun at s.S = N A column was
formed AZ the telegraph station but the
oullding was converted into q fort and
wAs garrtSareG oy ~ men. The Turkish
stre completely destroyed Il. several os the
garrison being killed ard wounded. al
though the Turkish airs was often wide.
The Greek commander requested in
ssruegions by telegraph, and the minister
or war ordered him 10 lombard PreveSa
Immediately
At % a n the ShaadskE hred a Few
shots o1 Greek gun boat. which replied
eTecrualsy siiencing the Turkish battery
~ Il O'Clock the Greeks beEAn 20 at
tack the Turkish forts outside the en-
trance OF the gulf partly 20 divert the
ensmys attention and partly in order 20
prevent the massacre ot thu Greeks at
PTevesa- The Greek tronclad Spelrai has
arrived 10 assist In eenhardlng Prevesa.
ard the gunhoats continue 20 lombard
from inside the gulf
According 70 the latest telegrans IRON,
Actiur oc3 Greeks have crossed .hs t,ulf
OF Arta from Nonifxz 60 Salagcra. ana are
now marching on prevesa Various re-
ports are current as % the landing OF the
insurgent bands on the ChaIkis peninsula
Bngles are sounding IN the varfou. parts
or the city. soldiers are Fastening 20 their
barracks and bodies Of troops. hurrtedly
equipped. are being dispatched 10 the
front, amid enthusiastic ovations from
the crowds that al the streets
Numerous conferences have taken place
today between the king and the cabinet
and as the result OF them the two fasr
classes OF 1885 reserves have been called
out.
p. ma telegram Just received rom
Actiun states that the Greek notina in
the Gulf OF AmbTacta Is now successfully
bombarding the Skahdaki battery Four
gunsosts are attacking Saiagora The mr.
ing opened al long range about $50 y. n.
The first shot was sent 10 the Greek war
ship BssileuS Goorgios. the cruiser Maui
archos Aiaulis taking mp the fire. The
Hamidieh and Pantokaioros batteries re-
turned the fire, but their practice is not
good.
At SIS p. m. a shell from the Miausfs
fell fairly in the Hamidieh battery.
p. ma dispatch Just received here
says that the Skafidaki batteries which
were ATTACKED by IreSk WarSlipS shortly
before o'clock this afternoon, have been
completely destroyed. The Greek battery
at ksfal Ipanghia co-operated effectively
with the fiotiila in bombardment
Nidnght--AH the forts except one. the
strongest. have been destroyed at Pre-
vess by the bombardment OF the Greeks.
Mcnexa Taken ny the Greeks.
CORFU. April S.-Fferce hghting has
been In progress or the frontier today
near Arta. and IL Is rumored the Greeks
have taken Menexa By assault.
LONDON. April IA dispatch 10 the
Daily Chronicle from Athens dated at
midnight says the Greeks have captured
Menexa after severe fighting. The Turk
ish losses are very heavy. the Greeks COM
paratively light. The correspondent adds:
The Greek feet has destroyed half tho
fortresses at Preyesa and silenced the
guns. I am assured that the lombard
ing viii be continued tomorrow tMonday)
morning. The latest news received here
tonight IS that the Greeks have captured
and held all positions except Ana and MI
louna along the Thessalian line. / have
had access TO an important document
from European capital showing that the
Z powers have done nothing for several
weeks, because they hoped that Greece
would either be financially ruined or
soundiy beaten By Turkey. II Turkey gets
Larisss she viii remain there until Greece
evscuates Crete.
1T was Germany that urged Turkey TO
declare war