The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-14
GREEK PREPARATION.
Greece Will Depend on Her Fleet for
Effective Service.
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10 PREVENT LANDING AT SAL0N'CA.
1t Is Intended to Stir Up Macedon 10
to Action.
TO PREVENT LANDING AT SALoN,CA.
)ARDANELLES TO BE FORCED.
Insnrgent Hands Have Returned
From Mnccdoninn Itnid-GrcclSs,
Turks ana Austriuns Firing.

! Athens, April 10 The frontier situation
is developing slowly, for two reasons. In
the first place. bad weather, SHOWS, rain
and bitterly cold winds have made cam
| paiening in the mountainous districts uu-
| pleasant and have retarded all move
ments In the second place, intentional or
otherwise, all dispatches are being con-
slierahly delayed not an unusual occur
renee since the beginning OF the present
crisis. But If development is slow. it Is
nohc the less menacing, and an open out
breal; Of hostilities or a backdown upoo
the mart of one or the other or both co,n.
'ries most Interested can not be much
longer delayed. as the strain of maintain
ln2 sriules of about 100000 men each in
ne Held is being felt with stcadily incrp,s
ing severity ,v both Turkey and Greece
o that declaration of war would be wei
coined by either side with a Ceiling of re-
lief "
Here and at Constantinoplc there are
daily prolonged meetings OF councils of
ministers. and it is generally recognized
,hal mere must he decided change be-
lore long. Both Greece and Turkey arc
trylns TO avoid, Il possible being classed
as an aggrcssor in the conflict which is
apparently Impending. and for this reason
they are acting with the greatest caution.
The Grceit National league, or Ethnke
Heairia. is no party TO this attitude OF
the government, and has already pushed
forward n force of 5000 ''irregulars" we'll
ARMED, supplied and equipped, accompa-
MED by an ample commisslry corps.
through the Turkish lines. with the two
fold object of cutting oil communication be-
tween the Turkish headquarters In,
Macedonia at Elassonia whore Eihem
Pasha is in command, and the Turkish
headquarters in Albania at Japina. where
Haiku pasha Is in command, aud getting
in the rear of the Turks. raising Macedonia
against the rule of the sultan and forming
bands of irregulnrs, who will harass the
Turkish rear, while the regulars of the
Greek army do the real fighting in the
front.
IT liz an omen secret here that by the end
Of the present week nj least 10000 Greek
rregulars will he in Macedonia. Albania
aud Epirus, having been sent under the
preteuse Of maintaining the statu QUO in
obedience TO the representations OF the
powers.
The Greek position in the vicinity of Arta
is much stronger than that of the Turks.
who. owing to recent heavy rains and bad
roads. will have much difficulty in com
municatng with their base of supplies at
Janina. even If the creek irregulars are
not in their rear for the purpose of pre-
venting them from SO doing The Greeks
are able 10 reach Arta from Athens in
twenty four hours, giving them n fine base
of supplies and an immense advantage in
a campaign such as the one planned by
Greek leaders.
Volunteers from this city have already
reached Arta and more are on the wav
there, It is the intention of the Greeks
when all is ready. TO attack or capture
Janina, which according 10 the treaty of
Il.p vii ,ff Fttll 1,..If,
Finally another force of rreeulars Is
preparing to cut off Turkish communica-
tion with SalonIca. from where the Turks
at Eassona derive their SUPPLIES. If the
attempt is successful the three Turkish
army divisions-the eastern near SalonIca.
the central at Elassona. and the western
at Janina. in addition 10 army corps at
Greyna--will be cut off from communica-
ton with each other.
In addition, the Greek fleet proposes TO
make things lively off Salonica in order
to prevent the landing of any supplies
there. a strong fleet at Arta is ready to
render effective service In that direction
and another Greek fleet is off the island of
Skiathos prepared to strike at Salonicn.
Another Greek fleet is off The island of
Skyro, prepared to attack tho Turkish is
lands In the Aegean sea. When communl-
cation with the Turkish division at Gamma |
is cut off Its position will then be pre-
Vdi iohS' 'siN'idiiA III 'Ht tNthl VI tiir iiS-
ing of Albanians In it's rear. which Is one |
object which the Ethnike Hetiarla has In
view.
A significant fact pointing TO which way
The wind is blowing is that the Greek gov
'rnment has tclegraphed to Colonel Der
hes, who has promised to bring with him
1000 Italian volunteers, telling to hold him
elf and his men in readiness 10 come here
II any moment. The powers. however. are
tin trying to avoid war, with little pros
,ect OF success.
The French ambassador at Constantine
lie. Gambon, has been instructed 10 draft
n autonomous contitution for the Island
4 Crete. allowing the Cretans to choose
heir own governor and providing for ST.
nultaneous Greek aud Turkish evacuation
( the island. II Is feared these efforts
Vii turn out to have been made too late.