The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-04-20
Blockade Fleet May Leave Crete For
SalOnika and the Dardanelles.
Military and Maritime Ma
tiOns Differ.
Greeks and Turks, Worn Out by Three Days
Fighting, Are Resting

uously between the foreign office ana
Rome, France and Athens. 1t Is report
ed that among the other matters con-
sidered Is the expediency Of ordering the
international fleets to leave Cretan wat
ers and to go In the direction or Salonika
and the Dardanelles, to watch the hsht-
ing, with a view to localizing IL, III ne
cessary, by naval Intervention. Should
this suggestion. which is understood 10
emanate from the italian foreign ONCE
be acted upon, II Is probable that only
half the fleet OF foreign warships wouid
be withdrawn for such a purpose the
other half remaining to continue the
Cretan blockade. a.i
Powers Differ.
There is said to be a sharp dinerence OF
opinion betw cen the military powers
Russia, Austria H ungary and Germany
and the maritime powers-Great BIT
tain, France and Italy-as to the most
expedient and least violent methooe OF
compelling q cessation OF hostilities,
should this result not be reached by the
exercise OF diplomatic pressure at
Athens and Constantinople. The hkli-
hood II that the force to be employed by
Europe. II q resort to force becomes ne
cessary, would be by sea- as the con-
tingeneies Of military intervention might
be more serious than the hostilites now
In progress.
II is reported at the foreign office that
the communications received here from
the MARQUIS of Salisbury, after his inter-
view with Queen Victoria at Nice, sup
port the theory that the British govern
ment ia using its utmost energy 10 per-
suade both the combatants to make
cessation of the conflict at the stage
which Il has now reached. M. Hanotaux'
who received the Greek minister TO
France, Is understood to have assured
him that while France could not tolerate
the indefinite prolongation OF war, ana
would never consent to any essential
modification Of the existing territories
OF Greece and Turkey, she would con-
tinue for the present her policy OF nom
intervention. except so far as interven-
ton might be necessary to prevent the
spread of the contest to other combat
ants.
Frontier situation Unchanged.
The situation on the frontier has not,
according to the latest advices, been
materially modified. Both the Turks
and Greeks are resting from the tremen-
dous exertions Of Friday, Saturday and
sunday The troops Of Cdhsm Pasha
were half dead with fatigue and hunger
when the fire slacsened up. Most Of them
flung themselves down where they stood
On the bare ground to sleep. The Turk
Iar in Oh nr1IAQntlv q.
cided to allow his enemy to rest yestsr-
day.
AS details come In II becomes more and
more apparent that the fighting In MI
louna pass was Of the most stubborn
and savage character. The Turks fought
like devils. and the Greeks resisted In the
spirit Of their ancestors. The most mex
plicable fact In connection with the
whole engagement Ii the comparatively
small number of killed. All the special
correspondents agree a. to this. The
Turks appear to have fired as wildly with
their rifles at Milouna pass as they did
at Arta where the fighting consisted OF
an artillery duel between the rival bat
teries on each side OF the river lasting
about 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 there was not
q man killed.
Edhem Pasha Outgeneraied.
Later--General Smoienitz, ex-minister
o. war, Is In command OF IA. 900 Greeks at
Reveni. not far from Turnova, northwest
of Larissa. At this point Edhem Pasha,
closely press I'd, was nearly taken a pris-
oner. His plan was to force the pass Of
Reveni. TO enter the plain of Larisss. to
cut of the retreat Of the Greek army
with cavalry, and thus to take Larissa
without resistance. But this plan was
defeated. General Demopoulos. at the
head Of one Greek division. forced the
Turkish line at Boughazi. close to Tur-
nova; and General Mavromichale broke
through at Koniskos. The two generals
united their troops near Damasi.
Tho news Of this success at Reveni. and
Of the imminent fall Of Prevesa. has
changed the dismay caused at Athens
by the loss Of Milouna into the widest
rejoicing. The latest advices are that
the Greek troops are advancing to re-
occupy their positions at Milouna, and
at Gritsovali, the latter Of which. II 10
alleged. was abandoned owing to q mis-
understanding by the general In COM
mand. who Interpreted ~ An order Of re-
treat what was really intended a. an or
Ter 20 advance.
Captain Tagsrde. who was wounded at
Critsovali, shot himself. In order 10 avoid
falling into the hands OF the Turks. The
Greeks report that the Turks lost 1000
killed and wounded at Reveni. but this
estimate Is probably excessive. The
Greek engineers constructed bridge at
Pachyskalos. to enable their troops to
cross the river. II is stated that the
Turkish forces attacking Reveni num-
bsrsd more than 10000 men.
AZ Athens.
Athens, April 3o.-In the second on
Raxemsnt at Gritzovali. the Greek bri-
gade commanded by General Mastropas
was able TO reform, after giving way be-
fore tho Turkish assault. Another Greek
brigade. under the command OF General
Minepouiou. In hurrying to re-snforce
General Msstropas.
A dispatch received from ATta an
vn.,ocss that dghtiug continues betwee0