Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-20

tied from leaving the gulf. The Turks
haleion.
Canea, April 20.-Placards have been
POSTED here. at Gambia. and at the other
towns in the island allowing the Greeks
fortnight to quit Crete. This is re-
gerded as complete annulment of the
proposed scheme of autonomy. With a
view of anticipating an attack by
Colonel Vassos, Fort Issidin, Suda Isl
and, and the entrance to Suda bay have
been placed under the protection of the
powers.
London, April 20.-A telegram from
the seat CT war says: General Smolenitz
eX-minister of war, is in command Of
$4,000 Greeks at Revena not far from
Tyrnavos. northwest of Larissa. At
this point Edhem Pasha, closely
pressed, was nearly taken prisoner. His
plan was to force the pass of Revena,
to enter the plain of Larissa, to 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
Greek division, forced the Turkish line
at BoughaZi close to Tyrnavo, and
General Mavromochale broke through
at koniskos. The two generals united
their troops near Demasi.
Progress at the Front.
Athens, April 20.-Dispatches from
Tyrnavo. northwest of Larissa, say that
the fighting in the vicinity of Reveni
and Boughazi lasted throughout Sum-
day. The Greeks captured two Turkish
POSTS, one of which was retaken later
by the Turks. The fighting was of a
desperate character, hand to-hand, and
the Greeks are reported to have ad-
vanced into the Damazi pain and oc-
cupied Viglia, which commands it, after
capturing battery of Turkish artillery
A second engagement occurred at Grit
zovali, where the Turks, according to
the last reports received, were attempt
ing to recapture that post from the
Greeks.
skouzes Replies to the Turk.
Skouzes. the Greek minister for for
eign affairs, has sent reply 20 the note
which Assim Bey, the retiring Turkish
minister, handed to him. announcing
that In consequence of the aggressive
attitude of Greece diplomatic relations
between the king of Hellenes, the sultan
VI ui hcys anu respective govern
ments," were broken Off Skouzes, in
his answer, says: I'm wanting to make
Greece responsible for the rupture Of Dip
lomatic relations the imperial govern
ment appears to lose sight of the fact
that Greece, far from proceeding to acts
OF hostility against Turkey, has had to
suffer during the last few days from re-
| peated acts aggression upon the part
| of the Turkish army at several points
| on the frontier.
WASN'T Me-" Says the Greek.
Owing to the conflict at the Prophet
Elias. on March 2s the royal govern
ment drew the attention of the imperial
| government to the attitude Of the Turk
| fsh troops; but instead of yielding to the
| spirit of moderation debating this step,
the imperial government appeared dis
| posed to precipitate events. Thus, on
Friday, the Turkish army. witho ut
| provocation, attempted to obtain pos
| session of Analihis. which was mutually
| agreed to be neutral territory. 1t was
all owing to the persistence of the
Greeks that this attempt to violate neu-
trail territory failed.
King George Not Responsible.
The royal government cannot let pass
In silence the fact that before it was Of
hcially notified of the rupture Of diplo-
matte relations, and while the kings
minister at Constantienople was only
notified at an advanced hour of the
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