Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-13
DARING, TO MADNESS
The Invasion Of Macedonia by The
Greek Volunteers.
THE BRAvEsT ACT or THE CENTURY
Three Thousand irreguiars Confront
Ing n Trained Army OF Ninety
Thousand turks.

New YORK, April ia dispatch
from Athens TO the Journal says the
5000 heroic Hellenes who entered
Macedonia have taken the towns OF
Baltino and Cretano, driving out
garrison OF 800 Turks at the latter
place. They are now advancing
along the snow ridges OF the Pindue
mountains towards Gtevana. They
have already cut .the telegraph wires
between Macedonia and Epirus,
closing comm u nication between the
two divisions OF the Turkish army.
The Pindue range, which runs
north and south is the only safe route
for the insurgents into Macedonia.
The insurgents Intend taking to the
heights about GTevana anu there Will
hsrrnss the Turkish troops In tue
flank. The enterprise 10 daring, even
10 the point OF mauness, anu VIII go
down 10 history uh the Dravest net oil
the century. There are 5000 irregu-
lars confronting u trained army OF
10000 Turks.
Inc TACT that the Greek soldiers did
not follow tue insurgents, show the
splendid discipline in the army. The
war spirit here has reached fever heat.
Five bundled volunteers nrrivec. today
from The LELAND ol Cyprus anu marched
through the city headed by priesta
with long, flowing hair, beDring nsgs.
THE SITUATION AT THE FRONTIER.
ATHENS, April 10 The frontier
situation liz developing slowly for two
reasons. In the fret pace bgu
weather-snow, rain and bitterly cold
winas--retsrd all movements. In tue
second place, Intentionally or other.
wise, all dispatches are being consider.
ably delayed, not an uDutusl occur.
renee since the beginning OF the pres
aut crisis. But If the development Ii
SLOW, 1t Is none the less meDaclDg and
an open outbreak oil hostilitiee or a
breakdown upon the part OF ono or both
countries cannot be much longer de.
layed US the strain Of maintaining
armies Of obout 100000 men each In
the field is being ielt with steadily
increasing severity by both Turkey
anu Greece, 81 declaration OF war
will be welcomed by either side with
feeling Of relief.
Here anu at Constantinople there
are DAILY prolonged meetings Of coun-
oils OF miListers ana 1t 10 generally
recognized that there must DO de.
Glued change before long. Both
Greece anu Turkey are trying TO avoiC,
II possible, being cIRssed as the az.
greseor Ia the col flict VIII ch appar-
eutly IL impending, aDa both are act.
ing with the gfesteet caution. The
Greek National league, or Ethnike
Hetairala, is no party to this attitude
OF the governments, and already mas
pushed forward u force OF 5000 CIR
rsguiarp," well armed. supplied and
equipped, accompanied by an ample
uOmmitsarist corps, through the TUX.
ish lines. 1t isHn open secret here that
by the end of tue present week at least
10000 Greek irregulars have been
massed on tho frontiers OF Albania
and Epirus, having been sent under
the pIetense of maintaining status
quo In obedience to the representa-.
loua OF the power. The Turkish
minister at Athens yesterday called
the attention Of NJ. Skouzes, the Greek
miuister of foreign hH,lfs, to the de-
pariure from Greece o. further irregu.
lar forcss into Macedonia. The reply
was similar to the one previously
made by the Greek premier, Delyan mis-,
namely that Greece might make the
ssme complaint as to the vigilance OF
the Turkish troops.
A CHANGE IN TIE RUSSIAN POLICY.
CT. PETERSBURG, April l3.-The
Novoe VIemyR declares tnst all
coercion OF Greece upon the part OF the
powers will Cease rs sooD as war Is de.
clared, because otherwise 1t would
bear The character Of a pro.TuTkish
Intervention.