The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-04-19
FRONTIER FIGHTS.
Greeks and Tu Ks Battle Thirty
H0rrs without Rest.
BUT SHALL LOSS OF LIFE.
Not Over Two Hundred Dead as the
Result of the Conflict.
TURKS MAKE BEST APPEARANCE.

Collected Than DO the Greek Com
manders-Both Turkey and Greece
Charge Each Other with RESPONSE
bility for the Beginning OF HostiI-
ities-AlI Greeks Ordered to Lenvo
Turkey,
Athens, April 19.-The Turkish bat
teries at Prevesa, on the north shore
of the entrance of the Gulf of Arta,
where, according to the treaty of Ber-
lin, the Turks had no right to erect
fortihcations. fired on and sank a
Greek steamer, the Macedonia yes
terday while she was attempting to
leave the Gulf of Ambracia, The crew
of the steamer were saved by boats
from the shore but the captain of the
Macedonia was severely wounded.
The Greek commander at Actium.
opposite Prevesa, telegraphed that the
steamer did not sink in deep water,
but was able to run ashore in low wa
ter at the entrance of the gulf. The
Greek commander requested iustruc-
tions by telegraph, and the minister of
war ordered him to lombard Prevesa
Immediately.
1t appears that the bombardment of
Prevesa only began at 1880 a. m,
whereas the Turkish forts there open
ed a hot fire upon Actium at $50 a. IN.
Actium was formerly a telegraph sta
tion, but the building was converted
into fort and was garrisoned by 500
men. The Turkish fire completely de-
stroyed it, several of the garrison be-
ing killed and wounded
The T1TrlriGT1 T1iufata1, bara AccfT,,
Bey has asked for his passports, they
have been handed him, and he has left
Athens for Constantinople The Greek
minister at Constantinople, Prince
Maurocordato, has been recalled. The
German minister at Athens, Baron
Won PIesson, has undertaken to pro-
tect Turkish interests in Greece dur
ing the severance of diplomatic rela-
tions between the two countries,
Assim Bey has handed to NJ. Skouzes,
the Greek minister of foreign affairs,
the following note:
I'm consequence of the aggressive
attitude of Greece diplomatic relations
between the king of the Hellenes and
his imperial majesty, the sultan of
Turkey, aud their respective govern
ments are hereby broken off The
Greek minister at Constantinople and
the Greek consuls have been ordered
to quit Turkish territory For the same
reason the Turkish consuls in Greece
have been recalled to Constantinople.
Within a fortnight from the date of
this announcement all Greek subjects
must leave Turkish territory. Ottoman
subiects now on Greek territory have
been invited to leave it within the same
period.
Throughout yesterday there were
scenes of extraordinary excitement
here. The streets were crowded with
people eagerly discussing the outbreak
of war and the probable outcome. The
general feeling was one of satisfaction
at the relief from the irritating tension
of the past few weeks, which had
gradually become almost unbearable
and which is ended at last by overt
acts, II is claimed here, upon the part
of Turkey.
The Greeks hold that it was an at
tempt upon the part of the Turkish
forces to occupy strategic position
near Mount Analipsis, not far from
Nazeros, in the neutral zone, which
led to the encounter last Friday be-
tween the Greeks and the Turks. This,
1t is added, was upset at CONSTANT
nople as a reason for ordering Edhem
Pasha, the Turkish commander-in-
chief, to assume the offensive, and led
to the rupture of diplomatic relations
between the countries.
The so-called outrage off Prevesa
yesterday, when the Turkish batteries
there sank the Greek steamer Mace
donia further justified Greece, in the
minds of the Athenians, in waglng
20 J, Inc
Greek government, therefore, is warm
ly commended for recalling the Greek
minister at Constantinople, and not
waiting, according to the Greek version.
until Prince Maurocordato wax handed
his passports,
1t is stated in some quarters that
Assim Rev, the Turkish minister to
Greece, did not wait for his passports
to be handid to him, but so soon as
he received the sum of 5000 francs
telegraphed him from Constantinople
for travelling expenses, etc, he hastily
quilted this city.
Little news Of a reliable nature has
been received here or allowed to leak
out regarding what has really trans
pired on the frontier. 1t is known, how
ever that the whole frontier of Thes-
sally has been blazing with murderous
firing since early yesterday morning
and that the Greeks have captured a
fortified position at Menexe, in Mace
donia
According to the general understand
ing here, the Turkish plan of cam
paign is a concentration of the Turks
near the important Greek frontier
town OF Tyrnavos, with view of fore
Ing the mountain passes leading to-
ward Larissa. One report, which is
! generally credited, has it that Edhem
Pasha, at the head of 1900 men, has
already begun this movement, and ru-
mors I'm this respect are flying, the
substance Of them being that the bat
tie which is expected to be fought at
or near Tyrnavos has already COM
/ menced.
The Greek plan of campaign, so far
as it is understood by the Athenians,
Is founded on the defense of Larissa in
the first instance, an attack upon that
I place having been anticipated and
| prepared for by occupying and taking
! every possible advantage of all STRAIT
/ egie points. The country there Is ad-
mirably suited for defense and while
\ this defense is undertaken the Greek