Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-04-22

reached by the exercise of diplomatic
pressure at Athens and Constantinople
The likelihood is that force will be en-
ployed by Russia if resort TO force
becomes necessary. The situation on
the frontier has not, according to the
latest advices, been materially modified.
Both the Turks and Greeks are resting
from their tremendous eXertiors OF
Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The
troops of Edhem Pasha were half dead
with fatigue and hunger when the
firing slackened Sunday night. Most
of them flung themselves down where
they stood on the bare ground TO
sleep. AS the details come
in it becomes more and more
apparent that the fighting in Milouna
nass was a most stubborn and saw
age character. The Turks fought ike
devils and the Greeks resisted IN the
spirit of their ancestors. The most
inexplicable fact in connection with the
whole engagement is the comparatively
small number killed. The Turks ap-
pear to have fired as wildly with rifles
at Milouna pass as they did at Arta
where the fighting consisted OF an
artillery duel between the rival bat
teriss on each side of the river, lasting
four hours There they fired only one
out of five shots with any effect and
their batteries were soon silenced by
the Greeks whose craftsmanship was
very much superior. The Turkish
losses at Arta are believed to have
been very heavy. On the Greek side
not a man was killed.
Gen. Smolenintz, eX-minister Of war
| is in command of $4,000 Greeks at
Reveni not far from Tyrnavos, west of
Larissa. At this point Edham Pasha
closely pressed was nearly taken pris-
oner His plan was to force the pass
of Reveni, enter the plain Of Larissa.
| cut off the retreat of the Greek army
with his cavalry and thus take Larissa
without resistance, but this plan was
! defeated General DemOpoulos, at
the head of one of the Greek divisions,
forced the Turkish line at BoughaZi,
close to Tyrnavos, and Gen. MavsOm-
ochale broke through at KoniskOs.
The two generals united their troops
near Damazi. The news of this sue
cess at Reveni and the imminent fall
of PreveSa changed the dismay
caused at Athens by the loss of Mil
ouna into the widest rejoicing The
latest advices are that the Greek
troops are advancing to reoccupy their
positions at Milouna and Gritzovali.
The Greeks report that the Turks lost
1000 killed and wounded at Reveni,
but this estimate is probably excessive.
Washington, April 20.-Another de-
spatch from Minister Terrell is given
out by the state department. 1t con-
firms the press reports of the initial
stages of the breaking out of hostil-
tiles. He says that several parties of
troops from Greece had invaded the
Turkish province of Macedonia. The
responsibility for this movement how
ever was denied by the Greek minister
at ConstantinOple. Meanwhile an ad-
Eancing on Larissa, the Greek head
quarters in northeast Greece, has been
ordered by the Turkish government
which had recalled it's minister from
Athens. The United States navy is
prepared to do all that is necessary for
the protection of American interests,
though it is not expected that it will
be very large task. Admiral Self
ridge, commander of the European
squadron, consisting at present of foul
Warships, all in the eastern Mediterra-
lean, has been expecting the outbreak
OF hostitities and from time to time
advised the ravy department of the
outlook. He is now under general in
stIuctions to look after American in
terests. Officials of both our state and
FaVy departments, however, have little
apprehension of the i'll treatment Of
American citizens in either Turkey or
greece, which is regarded as about the
only possible cause of friction now. In
the event that Turkey is defeated there
may be riOting at ConstantinopIe or
some larger Turkish cities but thar is
not reared at present. 1t has been sue
geSted that the president will probably
be called on to issue a proclamation Of
eutrality now that was has begun he
tween Turkey and Greece. Officials
nave looked into the precedents of
such cases and have concluded that the
conditions at present do not require
the issuance of such a notice. The
purpose of neutrality proclamation is
10 guard American citizens against
the consequences of the infractiOn of
neutrality imposed upon nations not
parties to the war 1t is noted here
with curiosity that cablegrams received
are conflicting on one point, namely,
whether war has or has not been for
maIly and officially declared, that it
IS not yet possible to decide what the
state OF affairs is. The common belief
IN diplomatic circles is that there has
oeen no such thing as a formal decIar-
alton of war.
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