The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-04-30
THE EUROPEAN WAR.
TURKEY CHANGES CON-
HANDING GENERALS.
Osman Pasha, the Hero of Plevna, Placed
in Chief Command OF the Forces
$4,000 More Reinforcements Ordered
Out-Greeks Fighting Desperately.

Greek frontier has been disappointing
to the Sultan and his advisers, and that
the Sultan has become desperate as
the result of the unexpectedly formid-
able resistance of the Greeks was made
clear to-day when Osman Pasha the
hero of Plevna, the acknowledged
greatest genera! of Turkey, was Or
dered to the front as commandments
chief of the Turkish army, with head
quarters at Elassono, and Edhem
Pasha was recalled. In addition, Saad
Edin Pasha, a general of renown, was
ordered to the command of the Turk
ish army, in Epirus displacing Ahmed
HitiX Pasha, also recalled. Seventy
two battalions of rediffs, or army re-
serves, numbering so, 400 men, were
also ordered to leave for the Greek
frontier at once.
1t is stated here that one of the
Turkish brigades which had been
pushed forward on the plains of Lar
issa has been unable to advance fur
ther, owing to floods caused by rain
and the consequent rise of the river
SalambYia. Edhcm Pasha telegrapbed,
asking for the immediate dispatch of
pontoons to enable the troops to cross
the river, the Greeks having blown up
the bridges. These reports have had
n very depressing effect here, when
taken in conjunction with the formid-
able resistance which the Turks have
met with around Tyrnavo
Osman Pasha for sometime had
tasted all the dishes served to the sui
tan and seen that they We're carefully
conveyed untouched from the kitchen
to his majesty. This is one of the
highest posts in Turkey.
In spite of the difficulties encount-
cred, no doubt is felt among the Turk
ish military men here that the Turks
will ultimately occupy Larissa, though
it is admitted the task will be harder
than at first imagined, the government
having confidently expected to capture
the Greek headquarters by Tuesday
morn ng last.
ATHENS, April "a. After lombard
ment of Katrina. on the gulf of Salon
lea by the Greek squadron, had put
to fight two battalions of Turks and
the inhabitants of that place, the
Greek fleet landed detachment and
found the Turks had left behind them
immense stores of provisions destined
for the armies of Edhem Pasha. These
valuable stores had been left unpro-
tected in the belief by the Turks that
a blockade of Greece by the fleets of
the powers would prevent the Greek
fleet from attacking the Turkish towns
in the gulf of Salonica, which are near
the railroad to Salonica, and which
have been used as points to land stores
for the Turkish army and forward
them to the front.
The capture of these stores places a
serious difficulty in the path of Edhem
Pasha and it is stated here that as
soon as the Turkish commander-in-
chief heard the news of the capture of
Platamona and Katrina, he dispatched
10000 men towards the coast of Mace
donia, fearing a flank attack from the
Gulf of Salonica. The Greek fleet, in
ItUuI llOlil OiiO dPthiN "a iN"NA
ombarded the post OF Litchoro.
LONDON, April pa dispatch to the
Times from Constantinople says that
while Osman Pasha will take supreme
command of all the Turkish armies
engaged against Greece. Edhem Pasha
will remain in active command of the
Eastern army, with headquarters at
Macedonia.
A dispatch to the Daily News from
Larissa, dated Wednesday, says the
Greeks are about to assume the often
sive against Vigia and Salonica; that
the Greeks have occupied Karya and
that the Turks have suffered uneX-
pected severe reverses
The Daily Telegraph's correspond
ent at Larissa says that on Thursday
the Greeks attempted to retake Crib
ovali A long fight ensued, but the
Greeks failed, owing to the superior
force of the Turks and their stronger
position The Greeks, however, oc-
cupy good position in front of Lii
garia, where, the correspondent is
convinced, they will be victorious.
He adds: 81 regret to say that the
Turks have burned, after plundering,
the villages of Ligaria, karayCl and
Meralaria, destroying the churches
with dynamite.
A dispatch to the Standard from its
correspondent at Constantinople says:
THE Russian government has sharply
ordered Bulgaria to keep quiet; yet
Bulgaria has given the porte notice
that she will mobilize her troops to-
day unless the berats (the warrants
for five more Bulgarian bishops in
Macedonia and the appointments of
Bulgarian commercial agents at Uskub
and Monastir are granted.
CORFU, April 94.-The western Greek
squadron is bombarding Santo Quar-
anita and doing great damage to the
town. All the government and pri-
vate buildings have been destroyed,
with the exception of the Austrian
agency. All the stores and merchan-
disc on the quays have been burned.
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