The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-21
THE WAR IN THE EAST.
Conflicts Between Greeks and Turks
Along the Frontier.
THE REPORTS ARE MEAGER.
Beth sides FiGhtinE Hard 10 Held
Their Positions turks Worn Out
After the Three Days Con
tsst--Nsithsr yietorioas

London, April 2O.-(Copyright. 1897,
by the Associated Press In spite Of
the fact that the hostilitlos on the
Greek frontier have caused but little
excitement here. communications have
boon In progress all day long between
the foreign once and Rome France
and Athens.
II is reported that among the matters
considered 10 the eHpodisncy OF order.
Ing the international fleets 10 leave
CreiRn waters and TO 60 In the direc.
uon Of salonloa and the Dardanelles
TO watch the fighting with a view 20
looali1ing II, n necessary. by naval In.
ierventlon. Should this suggestion
which is understood to emanate from
the Italian foreign ONCE. be acted upon.
Il is probable that only half the feet
OF foreign warGhips would be- with
drawn for such a purpose. the other
half remaining 10 continue the Gre
tan blockade.
There IL said 10 be . sharp difference
OF opinion between the military pow
ere. Russia. Austro- Hungary and Ger
many and the maritime powers. Great
Britain. France and Italy. A. 20 the
most expeditions and least violent
methods OF compelling a cessation Of
hostllitIes. should this result not be
reached by the exercise Of diplomatic
pressure At Athens and Consiantinople.
The likelihood Is that the force 70 be
employed by Europe Il a resort 20 force
become necessary. would be by sea a.
the contingencies OF military interycn-
ton might be more serious than the
hostllities now IN progress.
The situation on the frontier has not.
according TO latest adylces. been mate
rally modified Both Turks and
Greeks are resting from the trcmen-
dous eXortions Of Friday saturday and
Sunday The troops Of Edhem Pasha
were half dead with fatigue and hunger
when the firing slackened Sunday
night Mott Of them hung themselves
down where they stood on the bare
ground TO sleep.
As details come In q becomes more
and more apparent that the hghting in
Mllouna Pass was OF the most stub
born and savage character The Turks
fought like devils and the Greeks re-
sisted Ia the spirit Of their ancestors.
The most insxpllcable fact IN counec-
tion with the whole engagement is the
small number killed. All the special
correspondents agree TO thE The
Turks appear 10 have hrss a. wildly
With their fiess At Mllouna Pass a.
they did At Arta where the dghtlng
consisted % an ARTILLERY duel between
the rival batteries on each side Of the
river. lasting about four hours There
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With any effect and their batteries we're
soon slleneed BY the Creeks whose
marksmanship was very much superior.
The Turkish losses Al Arta are believ.
cd TO have been very heavy on the
Greek eide there was not a man killed.
Captain Tsgarde. who was wounded
a. Grits0yall thot himself 10 order 10
avoid falling into the hands of the
Turks
The Greeks report that the Turks
loSt 1000 killed and wounded Al Rsvenl.
but this estimate is probably excessive.
The Greek engineers constructed
bridge at Paehilkslos TO enable their
troops 10 cross the river
Il is stated that the Turks attacked
Reyenl numbered over 10000 men.