The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-24


CETTINJE, Montenegro April %
The Crown Prince Danilo, in an ad-
dress to the Montenegrin troops today.
said: I'VE sincerely hope this conflict
Ghe war between Turkey and Greece)
will cost as little human life as possi-
bic. Our interests, thus far, have not
been affected; but, should the force
or circumstances, or. which God for
old, some unhappy event in any way
prejudice our interests, we will in
stantly prove ourselves brave and
worthy sons of our beloved father
land"
ATHENS, April 23-It has been de-
cided to call out several of the Land
Wehr, or militia. In Greece all able
bodied males, from twenty-one years
OF age and upwards, are liable to be
called upon for military service The
total service is for nineteen years, of
which two years with considerable
terms of leaves of absence) must be
passed with the colorS; eight and seven
years are then passed in the reserve
and the remainder of the total term
OF nineteen years is passed in the
militia, or landWehr.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 23-The
Turkish government yesterday evening
"A
reconnaissance with a force of infan-
try, six batteries of artillery and q
cavalry division enabled Naim Pasha.
TO occupy position with eight bat
tal1ons and some field batteries oppo-
site the Greek forces centered south of
the Milouna and SiuIva passes. Haiku
Pasha with twelve battalions ad-
Vanced towards Neraly, on the plain
in order to threaten the retreat of the
Greeks at KOskrena. Naim Pasha de
feated the Greeks and occupied the
important heights of Karadja and
Viran. Hamdi Pasha captured the
fortified SUBMITS Of Goruonan and
Garbika, commanding the passes"
CORFU, April %. = The Western
Greek squadron is bOmbarding Santo
Quaranta and doing great damage to
the town. All the government and
private buildings have been DESTROYED
with the exception of the Austrian
agency All the stores and merchan-
disc on the quays have been burned
Fifty refugees who had embarked on
ships, have been landed here
ConstantinOple, April 23.-Saad Eddin
PaSha, who has been appointed to
command the Turkish troops at Janina
in Epirus, started for the frontier with
his suite this evening.
LONDON, April pa dispatch to
the Daily News from Canea says that
Col. VassOS has notified the admirals
that he has been ordered to attack the
Turks.
The Times correspondent at Canea
says that today the insurgents are at
tacking Fort IZZedin which is occupied
by the international troops in addition
to the Turkish garrison. Three war
ships have left Suda and anchored
opposite the fort The admira1S have
gone to PecOinnitre in a torpedo boat
He says that Col Vassos has written to
the admirals to ask whether the powers
are in alliance with Turkey. The OBJ
ject of this inquiry is obvious.
LONDON, April 23-A dispatch to
the Times from COnstantinople says
that, while Osman Pasha will take su-
preme command of all the Turkish
armies engaged against Greece, Edhem
PaSha will remain in active command
of the Eastern army with headquarters
at Macedonia.
A dispatch to the Standard from its
correspondent at Constantinople SAYS:
The Russian government has sharply
ordered Bulgaria to keep quiet; yet
Bulgaria has given the Porte notice
that she will mobilize her troops to-
morrow Saturday, unless the Berats
(the warrants for five more Bulgarian
bishops in Macedonia) and the appoint
ments of Bulgarian commercial agents
at Uskub and MOnastir are granted.