The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-11
PUT IT To THE TOUCH
The Greeks May Win or Lose
It All.
FRONTIER DANGER LINE
EDHEM PASHA AND HIS WE'LL
EQUIPPED TURKS EAGER.
CONSTANTINE Is PERPLExED
England to be Girdled With Bonfires
on the Queens Jubilee Night
Duke of York to be Put

on the Queens Jubilee Night
Duke of York to be Put
to Fighting.
| Especial London cable letter-C Copyright
1897 by the Associated Press.)
London, April 10.-A dispatch to the
Observer from Rome says that it was re-
| ported at midnight that war had been de-
| clared between Turkey and Greece.
Athens, Aphil 10.-The Greek gov
| ernment is still preparing it's reply to
the note of the powers, delivered on
April 4, announcing that in case Of an
armed conflict on the Greco-Turkish from
tier all responsibility will rest with the
| aggressors and adding that the latter will
| not be allowed to reap the slightest ben
eft from their action.
Athens, April 10-The government has
despatched stringent orders to the from
tier with a view to preventing further
| conflict between the regular troops. 1t
| is said that the Grecian government
had no knowledge of the projected inva-
sion, the responsibility for the firing rest
ing with the Turks. The situation 10 ex-
| tremely critical. Fighting between the
| insurgents and the Turks continues. The
Minister of war constantly exchanges
communications with the crown prince.
Athens, April 0-(Midnight)-A re-
port has been received from Larissa to
| the effect that the insurgents have oc-
cupied Baltino, beseiging 800 Turks in
| the barracks. They have already sent
| nine Turkish prisoners to Kalamabaka.
London April 10.-Short Of an actual
declara ton of war between Greece and
Turkey, the situation could not possibly
| be graver than it is. Tomorrow is the
seventy-ffth anniversary of a day the
Greeks have only too great cause to re-
| member with horror-the massacre by
| the Turks of 10000 of the inhabitants of
| the island of Scio, during the war of indie
pendence. The memory of this, in con-
| nection with the little the powers have
done by their vaunted concert. 10 not
| likely to put the Greeks in the humor
to withdraw now, even though King
George and his ministers are surprised at
the immense army Turkey has unexpect-
edly put upon the frontier, we'll armed
and organized, in spite of her supposed
want of resources, and may foresee the
futility of fighting Turkey if the powers
| predetermined, as they threaten, that
| neither combatant shall get advantage
therefrom. Whether once the real fight
ing commences, the powers will be able
| to execute their threat is a question of
the future. The danger of the situation
is the fact that Turkey is undoubtedly
anxious to give the Greeks q lesson and
has only thus far been prevented from
so doing by the influence of the powers.
The orders which Edhem Pasha, the
Turkish commander in chief, received
from COnstantinople when the invasion
became known. were to speedily ascer-
tain whether any soldiers of the regular
Greek army were among the insurgents
who crossed the frontier. Telegrams con-
tiict upon this point; but it may be sup
posed that Edham Pasha will not stop
at this point; but it may be supposed that
Edhem Pasha will not stop to inquire
too carefully if there are, as suspected,
Greek officers among them. The country
around Krania and Grevena is very
fertile, well wooded and watered and
crossed by narrow roads or bride paths,
where it is impossible to move large
bodies of troops, but extremely favorable
to guerilla warfare. The Turks have an
entire division of infantry, cavalry and
artillery at Grevena, under the command
of Hakki Pasha. Their positions are
much stronger than those of the Greeks
opposite and it is believed it will tax
Prince Constantine to the utmost to pre-
vent some portion Of his troops from
flying to the help of their compartirots.
Interest in Crete itself will now lapse,
and should war break out, the Greek
fleet will Immediately proceed TO attack
the Turkish islands. The warships of
the European fleets already there will
hardly suffice to prevent the Greeks from
taking action.
An omlnous rumOr received in London
to-day is that the Duke of York, who
IS captain in the royal navy, is to join
the British channel squadron, after leay-
ing Lord Wolseley, the commander-in-
chief of the British forces, at Gibraltar
The channel squadron was intended to
form the mainstay of the jubilee review;
but in the event of war it will be i'm
possible for the warships composing it to
take part in the ceebra ton.
The Duke of Connaught, who COM
mands the Aldershot district, while in
specting the Suffolk regiment to-day,
previous to its departure for the island
Of Malta, to replace the troops which
have been sent to the island Of Crete,
eXhorted them, under any circumstances
to hold the prestige of the British army.
Lord Charles Beresford, proposes to
re-arm with modern heavy guns, seven
teen obsolete warships, which are now
in the reserves. This could be done at
a cost of little over E1,000,O00 ($5,OOO,-
000) or the cost of two iron-clads, and it
would make an exceedingly serviceable
additional fleet. If this is not done,
it is claimed these vessels ought to be
sold and new ones built. Lord Charles
Beresford's navy agita ton is meeting
with universal approval.
1t has been decided to celebrate the