Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-05-06
AIN OVER THE WORLD.
WAR IN EUROPE.

and that the mob is likely to take
possession of the city. The dispatch
adds that the worst is to be feared
The minister of marine has resigned.
feeling points to a revolution
in favor of a republic. The citizens
are greatly excited at the revelations
made by eX-Minister Rail- as to the
conduct of the campaign.
LONDON, April ga Salonica
says: "There is the greatest
excitement over the report that n big |
of Greek warships, transports and
torpedo boats is sighted sixty miles
from that port. The Turks are pre-
TO resist the attack
ATHENS, April 2a.-Crowds stoned
the palace, broke windows, and cried:
Down with the kingl Down with
Prince Constantine! Give us a repub- |
Some pistols were fred among
the rioters and many officers were
mobbed.
ATHENS, April 29.-The Greeks have
been compelled to retire from Epirus,
but the Turks have been defeated at
Velestino. The Turks have stated
their intention of occupying Volo. |
The Greek forces now extend in a
fourteen mile line from P~harsalos to
Velestino. Pharsalos commands the
Turkish pass and the road leading to
Athens by way OF Larissa.
PARIS, April BON. Hanotaux, the
French foreign minister, had a five
hours interview with the Turkish
ambassador. Hanotaux, in the course
of the conference, urged the Turkish
ambassador to advise the sultan to
hold out the olive branch to Greece,
adding that if the Turkish troops went
farther France would be compelled
to come forward as the defender of
the Christian cause.
ATHEss, April 30.-The king sum
moned Premier Delyannis and asked
him to tender his resignation, and
subsequently entrusted the opposition
leaders with the task of forming a new
cabinet. The new cabinet has already
been formed and is headed by NJ.
Rail-, who has been recognized as the
leader of the opposition.
VIENNA. April 3O.-It is officially an
nounced that Greece has assured the
British and French ministers at Athens
that the Greek fleet will not lombard
S%alonica.
LONDON, April 3o.-The Athens cor
respondent of the Standard says:
The Turkish army or its advance
guard has followed up the success
before Larissa, and begun an attack
in force on the Greek positions at
Pharsalos."
ATHENS, May Ia great battle has
been fought at Velestino between a
Turkish force of 5000 and Gen. Smo-
lenski's brigade. The dispatch SAYS
that the Turks were repulsed with
mormon losses. Gen. Smolenski tel
egraphs that the Turks will be unable
to capture Pharsala. because the
Greek position is strong and the
morale of the Greek troops is com
pletely restored. The Turkish cavalry
has occupied Volo.
LONDON. May lit is semi-oficially
stated there is reason to believe
European intervention between
Greece and Turkey in the present
position of affairs is regarded as
who'll Aimpracticable, both Turkey
and Greece having resolved to continue
war.
ATHENS, May "a dispatch from
Santa Maura says a fotilla of Greek
gunboats in the Gulf of Ambrakia
~bombarded the coast near Nicopolis
and Santa Betra. The Turks, the dis
patch asserts, were compelled to flee.
Premier Rail- has announced his in
tention of calling to arms every able
h0dIa1 man IN Ernnno r- TNl,H TNn,1-- - 800
preparing to beseige Aria.
LONDON, May 4.-Epirus has again
been invaded by the Greeks, and
dropping Hellenic spirits have been
revived by the offensive tactics.
Dispatches from Arta state that the
troops have advanced as far as
Philippians, which they have occupied
for the third time. No resistance was
offered by the Turks, who are strongly
lntrenched at Pentepigadia, a few
miles away, but a desperate conflict in
the near future is believed to be
probable. Fighting is still going on
near Prevesi, the Turks gaining a
victory. Louerro has been added to
the list Of the towns thus far captured
from the Greeks.
ATHENS, May 4.-The diplomatic sit
uation may be summed up as Follows:
No requests for mediation have been
or will be made by Greece to the pow
ers until the ministers of war and
marine report upon the condition of
the Greek forces. The powers have
not offered mediation, but do not con
ceal the fact that a request for inter
vention would be highly acceptable.
Minister of foreign affairs Skouloudis
says the military situation is greatly
improved in both Epirus and Thessaly.
Dies MONIES, April 30.-Charles Il.
Saylor has been notified Of his appoint
ment to a place in the department of
agriculture by Secretary Wilson. Mr..
| Saylor's title will be commissioner of
sugar beet culture, u position recently
created. Secretary Wilson has sent
out through the experimental stations
of the western states tons upon tons
of the best sugar beet seeds with the
intention of ascertaining what can be
done by this country in the new sugar
industry. These seeds are to be dis
tributed to farmers with special
instructions as to how they are to be
planted and cultivated. Mr.. Saylor's
duties will be to follow up the seed
distributed, see to it that it is properly