The herald., 1897-04-16
GRECIANS
GRIEVING
Over the Failure of the
First Raid
AND THE ETHNIKE HETAIRIA
BLAMEs THE GOVERNMENT FOR
INACTION
AND THE ETHNIKE HETAIRIA
Greek Confidence Grows Less, But
There Is No Diminution of the
War Feeling

Associated Press Special Wire.
LONDON, April 15-The Athens cor
respondent of the Times will say to-
morrow: The failure of the first raid
has deepened the general evaporation
and led to much angry recrimination.
The Ethnike Hetairia blames the gov
ernment and the latter blames the broth
erhood. 1t is quite evident that the
Hetairia expected to be supported by the
regular troops on the outbreak of
war thus precipitated Several of the
newspapers indulge in a similar bitter
recrimination and all authorities declare
that there is a want of confidence be-
tween the court and the government. The
Greek nation knows what it wants but
it's rulers are wavering and undecided.
The nation is asking how it was possible
that the Greeks were surrounded and
compelled to retreat without being as
sisted by the Greek army.
A pessmistic tone is becoming more
and more noticeable but the clamor for
war does not diminish. AS yet there
are no statements made to the exact loss
sustained by the invaders, but learn
e6 200. One newspaper says that over half
of the main body returned, the remainder
having been killed or scattered through
the mountains.
TURKS IN COUNCIL
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 15.-For
three days past the ministerial council
has been in session at the Yildiz kiosk.
According to one report the ministers
have failed to arrive at any decision,
| but another account says the council has
agreed upon a plan of campaign in the
event of any outbreak of hostilities be-
| tween Greece and Turkey and that the
| ministers also denied that if a fresh
| frontier incident occurs Edhem Pasha,
the Turkish commander in chief, is to
assume the offensive.
Adyices received here from -Salonika
say that the authorities are arming the
hashi bazouks there and at Janina in
Albania.
In the meanwhile negotiations con-
tinue with the representatives of the
powers here to determine the basis of
Cretan autonomy.
AUSTRIAN OPINION.
VIENNA, April 15-It is said here to-
night, on ample authority, that Emperor
Nicholas has declared that nothing now
remained but to abandon Turkey and
Greece to their fate and leave them to
measure strength. His majesty is re-
ported to have added emphatically that
If Turkey now declared war it would be
exclusively due to the provocation Of
fered by Greece. Greece would be re-
garded in Austrian official circles as the
actual aSsailant
THE GREEK LOAN.
ATHENS, April 15.-The bill granting
the government a credit of 23,000,000
drachmas ($4.600,OO0) for the minister of
war and minister of marine passed it's
! first reading today.
WILL SEE THE CZAR.
VIENNA, April 15.-The Russian am
bassador here, Count Kapnist, has gone
to st. Petersburg. 1t is presumed the
ambassador 8 visit to the Russian capital
is in connection with the eastern crisis.
A BRITISH BLOCKADER.
ATHENS, April 15.-The British first
class battleship Nile has arrived at
Phalerum, near the Piraeus.
THE OPPOSING FORCES
LARISSA, April 15.-At Trikhila there
| Is Greek army corps numbering about
5000 men. In all, the Greeks have about
| so, 600 regulars and some 10000 irregulars
on the frontier, but they count great
deal on reinforcements to their armies
| through risings in Epirus, Albania and
Macedonia.
The Turks, on the other hand, have
about $50, 900 good, well-equipped troops
| in line. OF these, A battalions are re-
diffs, raised in Roumelia. in all about 30,
900 men, who are divided into two re-
serve divisions.
At Monastir flying columns have been
formed to watch the Servian frontier,
| and all the supplies possible are being
pushed forward to the three Turkish
divisions at Elassona, Grevena and ia
nina The Turks are weak in cavalry,
having only about 5000 mounted men on
the frontier. They are, however, very
strong in artillery and infantry. The
transport corps is well organized; field
| telegraphs have been laid between all
| important points; artesian wells have
been bored at Elassona. and broken
bridges in Macedonia have been re-
paired as much as possible. The Turk
ish forces at Salonica have constructed
line of redoubts around the gulf and
| down the Aegean coast to Katerina.
Krupp and Armstrong guns have been
mounted behind those defenses and a
| line of thirty torpedoes has been laid
| across the bay from Cape Kara.
The discipline of the Turkish troops Is
| beyond praise. The Greeks, however.
are not in anything like the state of eff
cheney of the Turks, although they may
at present seem to be animated by more
warlike enthusiasm.