The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-04-19
FRONTIER FIGHTS.
Greeks and Turks Battle Thirty
Hours Without Rest.
BUT SMALL LOSS OF LIFE.
Not Over Two Hundred Dead as the
Result Of the Conflict.
TURKS MAKE BEST APPEARANCE.


rheir omcers seem More Cool and
Collected Than DO the Greek Com
manders-Both Turkey and Greece
Charge Each Other with RssponsI.
biIity for the beginning Of Hostil-
itiss-An Greeks Ordered to Leave
turkey.
Athens, April 1o.-The Turkish bat
leries at Prevesa, on the north shore
Of the entrance of the Gulf of Arta,
where, according to the treaty Of Ber-
IN, the Turks had no right to erect
lOrtiflcations, fired on and sank a
mreek steamer, the Macedonia, yes
lerday while she was attempting to
have the Gulf of Anlbracia. The crew
\ 'Sf the steamer were saved by boats
from the shore. but tho captain Of the
Macedonia was severely wounded.
The, Greek Commander at Actium.
opposite Prevesa, telegraphed that tho
steamer did not sink in deep water,
but was able to run ashore In low wa
ter at the entrance Of the gulf. The
Greek commander requested instruc-
Mons by telegraph, and the minister of
war ordered him to lombard Prevesa
hmmediately.
II appears that the bombardmsnt Of
PreYesa only began at l1:3O a. M.
whereas the Turkish forts there OPEN
"a hot fire Upon Aotiun at $50 a. M.
Nctium was formerly telegraph sta
Non, but the building was converted
lnt6 fort and was garrisoned by 500
hsp. The Turkish fire completely de-
nroyed 1t, several of the garrison be-
hg killed and wounded.
Turkeys Minister Leaves Athens.
The Turkish minister here. Assim
sey has asked for his passports. they
nave been handed him, and he has left
Athens for Constantinople. The Greek
minister at Constantinople, Prince
Naurocordato, has been recalled. The
Herman minister at Athens, Baron
Won Plesson, has undertaken to pro-
,sct Turkish interests in Greece dur
ing the severance of diplomatic rela-
Mons between the two countries.
Assi,n Bey has handed to M. Skouzes,
The Greek minister of foreign affairs,
The following note:
"In consequence of the aggressive
attitude of Greece diplomatic relations
between the king Of the Hellenes and
his imperial majesty. the sultan Of
turkey, ard their respective govern
mknts are hereby broken off. The
Ereek minister at Constantinople and
thN Greek consuls have been ordered
10 quit Turkish territory. For the same
reason the Turkish consuls in Greece
h>.-e~been recalled to ConstantinoDle.
within q fortnight from the date of
this announcement all Greek subjects
must leave Turkish territory Ottoman
subjects now on Greek territory have
been invited to leave it within the same
period"
Throughout yesterday there were
scenes of extraordinary excitement
here. The streets were crowded with
people eagerly discussing the outbreak
of war and the probable outcome. The
general feeling was one of satisfaction
nj the relief from the irritating tension
of the past few weeks. which had
gradually become almost unbearablc,
and which Is ended at last by overt
acts, It Is claimed here, upon the part
Of Turkey.
The Greeks hold that it was an at
tempt upon the part of the Turkish
forces to occupy strategic position
near Mount Analipsis. not far from
tt,-p1 ipI
led to the encounter last Friday be-
tween tho Greeks and the Turks. This,
It is added, was upset at Constanti-
nople as q reason for ordering Edhem
Pasha, the Turkish commander-in-
chief to assume tho offensive, and led
10 the rupture of diplomatic relations
between the countries.
The so-called outrage off Prevesa
yesterday, when the Turkish batteries
there sank the Greek steamer Mace
aonia further justified Greece, in the
minds of the Athenians in waging
war to the death against Turkey. The
Greek government, therefore, is warm
H commended for recalling the Greek
minister at Constantinople, and not
waiting, accordng to the Greek version.
uutil Prince Maurocordato was handed
his passports.
1t Is stated in some quarters that
Asstm Bev, the Turkish minister to
Greece, did not wait for his passports
10 be handed to him, but so soon as
he received the sum Of 5000 francs
lelegraphed him from Constantinople
lor travelling expenses. ETC., he hastily
tuitted this city.
Tho Plans OF Campaign.
According to the general understand
lng here, tho Turkish plan of cam
paign is @ concentration OF tho Turks
near the important Greek frontier
Town of Tyrnavos, with view of forc-
Ing the mountain passes leading to-
ward Larissa. One report, which is
:. generally credited, has 10 t;lat Edh-m
Pasha, at the head of 13Cc0 men. has
already begun this movement and ru-
mors in this respect are flying, the
substance of them being that the bat
lie which is expected to be fought at
or near Tyrnavos has already COM
menced.
The Greek plan Of campaign, SO far
as It is understood by the Athe,iaas,
n founded ca the defense Of Larissa In
lhe frst instance an attack upon that
place having been anticipated and
prepared for by occupying ard taking
every possible advantage of all STRAIT
sgic points. Tho country there Is ad-
mirably suited for defense. and while
this defense 10 undertaken the Greek
aeet is relied on to destroy tAs coast
ports of Espirus and Macedonia. Tho
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