The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-31
THEY WAIT FOR War
Turkey Has 10000 Soldiers and
80 Krupp Guns in Macedonia.
STRONGER THAN SUPPOSED
To Attack This Line OF Defense,
the Greeks Cannot Muster More
Than 10000 Men lnciud-
ing Raw Recruits.

''lHAuINltNNIN+ NANIfN ~ - lIH
Grc'ks, it Is believed. grcatly under
estimate thr strength OF the Turkish
forces In Macedonia aud Eplrus. Ed
hem rnsha. the Turkish command, r.
lu-'h,cf nov las at his disposal aDuut
i5o.oo dsaung men ard 3oO Krupp
guns and hr also has nu ample supply
ot ammunition, fair comm issary. and
his medical stan and hospital corps ar.
Ia sdtffnrt"ry condition, AT the
strategic points ga the frontier ar
or,upied. defended hN newly throw b.
up curthWurk- and Other dofenses AMI
are supplied wlih powerful batteries 40
artillery To attack this llnr ~ d-tcp-r
it Is thought the Greeks cannot muster
NOR" than $4,000 mcu, mostly irIeeu-
lars. although somc estimates hpus
have " that m" Gur"ks mas Ir ablr ~
muster s0pp men I'M all counting TN
hastily armed p-astutry and the raw
recruits ana rough reserves which the
have been pushing towards the frontier
for a month past. This force Is known
t. he weak iu cavalry and especially ep
In artillery iu which arms the Turk
are nverw hclmlugly strong. The Turk-
ish officials are calmly awaiting thu
outbreak of war IL war ls 10 come. CON
iidrut that every sep possible has
been taken To- meet the emergency,
A. io the cr"tan ~ltuotion proper Vt g.
understood The admiIAls lu rnmnilnd of
the foreign nrrts IN Crctau water are of
the opinion thHt now thai Greece ha4
completed her wpr preparations on tn
frontier of Th'~saN, the blockade
Of the principal putta would be- useless
thus hearing out the forecasts previously
made IN the dispatchce that the result
Of Great Britnin's refusal 10 take active
part IN the blockade of Greece might head
To the collapse of the scheme a. prevent
an outbreak OF hosiilities Under thee
circumstances, all OF the efforts OF tho
ambassadors OF the powers are now be-
ing directed towards prevailing upon the
Turkish representatives To advise the sui
tan to withdraw the Turkish troops from
crete, as another attempt TO prevent war.
In addition the ambassadors are endeay-
oring 10 prevail upon Greece aud Turkey
to agree to tn. establishment OF neutral
zone between the opposing Turks and
Greeks on IN. two frontiers. Th. amhas-
sadors have made strong representations
to the porte In favor OF permitting the
immediate departure OF those OF the Mus
sulmans In Crete who have expressed a
desire to cmgraie. THIS Will probably hr
agreed to, hut. as 10 the withdrawal OF
ths Turkish truops--Ilnl <klllAns skasss not yet
shown amy disposition to submit to that
Il, mand.
The Austrian government, upon the
representations of III" porte. has prohibit
! cd the expectation from Trieste OF mill-
ions of cartridges. which were In course
OF shipment to GtcrCc. The representa-
ti,rs of Greece have protested against
this action upon the part of the Austrian
government. claiming u u Illegal and al
bitrary. Hs no state OF war exists. II -
not likely that the protest will have any
cncct The work OF preparing fof the de-
frn-" Of solonica Is now said 10 have been
completed and all danger of an attack
upon the Turkish hnsc of supplies IL be-
! licycd to have passed
constantinoplc. March go.-Reports
! from Turkish headquarters at Elias
soma say the Greek leader. Alexis TAX.
brother OF the famous chlrftain. crossed
the frontier into Macedonia SUNDAY.
accompanied 10y about g followers.
/ Near Grev.na, the Greeks engaged the
advance post of the Turkish troops
commanded 10y German officer The
| Turks lost u men killed and had ~
wounded. Including the German ofiicer.
l The loss of the insurgents is not known.
I They subsequently returned across the
border into Greek territory.
II II difficult Ia see how war between
Greece and Turkey ran he avoided. IL
/ Is rumorcd In diplomatic circles here
that King George has sent a message
I W. 'hf 'lai eigflh AUhl " ~ lnptSrl-
ble for Greeoe to yield 10 the pow era
regarding crete and II Is equally iui-
possible To recall the Greek troops from
| Thcssaly In Wow of the excited condi-
tion OF the public mind. IL IL believe
/ that even annexation of crete wOull
/ fail tu satisfy the Greeks who are 80
| imbucd with N, war fever nothing
short of severe blood letting viii cure
/ them.
London. March s0.-Tho following
seml-oiiicial announcement wss made
| this evening.
In consequence of the request of the
| sdmlrals u has been decided that fur.
ther battalion Of 900 men bs forthwith
Fent To Crete by each power Tho
Welsh fusieers at Malta have been or
usred to be- ready To- sail Immediately.
Otherwise the situa atiUu as regards ac.
I ti"n of the pnNurs is unchanged. II
has not yet been decided 10 demand
/ the withdrawal ~ Greek and Turkish
| forces from the frontier. such a course
I appearing impracticable at the present
/ moment"