Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-04-23
TURKEY DECLARES WAR
GRECIAN HOsTILTTIEs ON THE
FRONTIER.
Greek Gunboat Silences Turkish Bat
teries-Fierce Fight Between
the Land Forces.

Constantinople, April 10. - An official
communication to the newspapers states
that the imperial government has spared
no pains to preserve the peace, but that
Greece having sent troops to Crete in de-
fiance of the wish of the powers, and
having begun hostilities on the frontier,
has compelled Turkey to defend her in
tegrity and to retaliate by an act of war.
The minister of war has given explicit
orders to Edhem Pasha in accordance
with an imperial decree approving the
decision of the council and adopting the
plan of operations formulated by the mil
itary commission. The TRADE throws the
entire responsibility for the war upon
Greece.
Edhem Pasha is authorized to take i'm
mediate action, defensive or offensive, in
accordance with this plan and in the ex-
ercise of his best judgment.
Prevesa Bombardment.
Athens, April 18.-The Greek command
er at Actium, opposite Prevesa, tele-
graphs that the Greek steamer Mace
donia, which was fired upon this morning
gulf of Ambracia, did not sink in deep
water, but was able to run ashore near
the entrance of the gulf.
The Greek commander requested in
structions by telegraph and the minister
of war ordered him to lombard Prevesa
iIliHeuldteiy. Az ~ oclOcK a. m. the
Shafidaki fort fired a few shots on the
Greek gunboat, which replied, effectually
silencing the Turkish battery. AT II
o'clock the Greeks began to attack the
Turkish forts outside the entrance of the
gulf, partly to divert the enemy's atten-
ton and partly in order to prevent a mas
sacre of Greeks at Prevesa.
According to the latest kilograms from
Actium 1000 Greeks have crossed the guilt
of Arta from Vonitza to Salagora, and
are now marching on Prevesa. Various
| reports are current as to the landing of
insurgent bands to Chalkis peninsula.
The Skafdadi batteries attacked by
Greek warships have been completely de-
stroyed. The Greek battery at Kefalipan-
| ghia co-operated effectively with the f1o-
| tiIa in the bombarding
| The Greek troops have occupied the
| citadel at Prevesa, and 1t Is believed that
the Turks are bombarding Vonitza.
All the forts except Ana, which is the
strongest, have been destroyed at Pre-
vesa by the bombardment of the Greek
! fleet.
According to the treaty of Berlin the
! Turks had no right to erect fortifications
at Prevesa.
Battle of MiIOusnia Pass.
London, April 19.-Telegrams from the
war in Macedonia say that a fierce battle
| ragged in Milousnia pass all Saturday
night. The Greeks. who entered and de
| scended toward the valley, encountered
| four battalions of Turkish troops, who
drove them back, and at the point of the
| bayonet rescued the force garrisonint
the Turkish blockhouse. which the Greeks
| mad encircled before entering the pass
10000 troops being engaged in the contest
| The Turks fought like demons, the Turk
ish artillery doing splendid execution un-
der the command of Ria Pasha. Hafiz
Pasha was killed.
The key to the Milousnia pass is Me-
'oxa, position of the greatest import
ance where the Turks are strongly en-
.eAcheu. The latest news is that the
Turkish forces still hold their ground al
that point.
In the Karya District.
| Elassona, April 19.-The Greeks from al
/ their positions in the Karya district be.
gan the advance toward the frontier at
o'clock Friday evening. The fighting last
| ed all that night and extended on Satur'
day to within 10 miles of the frontier.
1t is estimated that 1900 Greeks were
| engaged. The battle continued with grea
yigor throughout Friday night and Satur'
day. when altogether 10000 were engaged
On Sunday morning the firing was con
| centrated toward the southeast of Milou
sinia.
About noon Sunday the Greeks begar
to give way after the hottest fighting o.
tbe engagement The Turks advanced
only a little beyond the frontier int
Greek territory. Considering the raplultl
of the firing and the great expenditure O.
ammunition, the number killed Is com
paratively small, probably under Soo'