The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-04-20
WAR DECLARED.
Desperate Battle for the Possession
of Valuable Strategic Points.
The Greeks Said to Have Had this Best of
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is Wild
With Excitement-The Cry is
Every here Ito the Front"


news:
ATHENS, April 19.-Greece accepts
the issue She has recalled her minis
ter from Constantinople. The govern
ment is confident in the Righteousness
of the cause of Greece. An appeal
will probably be issued within a
few hours to all liberty-loving nations
of the world. Hostilities have already
begun. All along the entire Thessa-
liam frontier the opposing forces are
cannonading each other. On the sea,
too, operations have been Initiated,
and few hours time will bring news
of important engagements. The Turk
ish batteries at Preveza opened fire
on Greek vessel in the Gulf OF Arta.
The Grecian vessel sank. The loss of
life on board is at present unknown.
As result of this the Greek fotilla
in the gulf moved closer to PreveZa
and began bonn harding the town. The
fire was kept up fast and furious.
Great damage was done, and the loss
of life must be large. The Greek land
battery at Kefale Panaghla also be-
gan to bonn bard Preveza as soon as the
tlotilla opened fire. Shot and shell
have been pounding into the town all
morning.
ASSN Pasha left Sunday night. Ev-
erything points to the war being con-
Quoted with extreme bitterness on both
Sides
The official dispatches announce that
all the Turkish stations from Nezero
Koutra are occupied by Greek soldiers.
Attack after attack has been made by
| Turkish regiments and batteries on
| Analysis Each attack was repulsed.
| The losses on the Turkish side were
| heavy.
Edhem Pasha has crossed the from
tier He has 10000 well equipped
men with him, all veterans. They
are marching on Larissa by way of
Revenl.
A desperate battle may be expected
at Larissa.
Word has just been received here
that M. Mavrocordato. the Greek min
lister to Turkey, has already Quilted
Constantinople. All reports agree
that the fighting so far has been of the
fercest description. The Turks espe-
cially seem to fight with even more
than the ferceness which character
lied them in the last war with Russia.
| At Menexe 200 Turkish soldiers were
killed
The foreign legion in Athens has
been ordered to be ready for the front
at moments notice. The notice is
almost unnecessary. as the legion has
been expecting the order for days.
| The greatest excitement prevails at
Macedonia All Greece is ablaze over
the latest reports from the seat of war.
The loss of a Greek ship has stirred
up Athens. Everywhere the cry is
raised ''To the front" It is going to
be the cross against the crescent in a
war that for ferceness will be unpar
alleled.
BRUSSELS. April 19.-The Independ-
ence Beige Sunday announces that
Turkey has officially declared war
against Greece. and that a notification
to this effect was sent to the powers
Sunday morning.
LONDON, April 19.-The Times Cor.
respondent at Elassona will say Mon
day:
Il visited the hospital to-day (Sun
day. and found all admirably conduct
ed. But the scene was most distress
ing, the wounded screaming in their
agony and feverishly tearing the bed
ding in their delirium
In Saturdays hill fighting the
Turks had the advantage. They were
iudiciously ambushed behind the
rocks and from their sheltered posi-
tions maintained an incessant fire.
Sundays fighting at Molouna:
Pass took place around three outlying
blockhouses, which were captured
then retaken, captured again anC
again retaken. The Greek position!
suffered severely from the splendic
shrapnel practice of the Turkish bat
teries at range of $500 meters. Col
umns of smoke could be seen rising
in every direction from the Greek posi-
tions, caused by the Turkish shell fire
The Greeks defended with the great
est courage, but were not able t.
stand against the slow but steady ad
vance of the Turks.
GAS evening came on three of the
Greek outworks surrendered an,
asked the Turks to cease the she'll fire
The latter now hold the advanced line
5 except at one spot.
t THE principal fighting done by tn
4 Turkish infantry was at Skumba ant
Dumenie, to the right of the pass"
Y PARIS, April 19.-The Temps call
4 upon the powers to intervene by fore
! of arms to stop Turkey and Greco
. from further fighting.
4 ATHENS, April 19.-All the forts e1
? cept one, which is the strongest, hav
r been destroyed at Prevesa by the BON
: bardment of the Greek fleet.
Holman Improving.
WASHINGTON, April 19.-The cond
> ton of Represen tative Holman, of II
diana, Sunday night, shows some in
provement. His physician believe
8 the alarming features of the case hav