The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-19
HARDFICHTINC
SEVERAL BATTLES BETWEEN TURKS
AND GREEKS on SUNDAY.
Latter Reported to Have Been De-
feated and to Have Lost Heav-
lily I'm One Engagement.
ABOUT $4,000 MEN ENGAGED
IN A DESPERATE STRUGGLE FOR
CONTROL OF MILOUNA PASS.
Many Killed on Both Sides, Three
Greek Officers and Hafiz Pasha
Being Among the Slain.
ME NEXA TAKEN BY GREEKS
AFTER SEVERE FIGHTING ALL sun
DAY AND PART OF LAST NIGHT.
Turkish Forts at the Entrance Of the
Gulf of Arta Destroyed by the
War Ships of Greece.
Turkish Forts at the Entrance Of the
Gulf of Arta Destroyed by the
War Ships of Greece.
PEOPLE OF ATHENS EXCITED
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN
THE TWO NATIONS SEVERED.
Greek Minister to Turkey Sent Home
and Turkeys Minister at Athens
Given His Passports.
Especial Cable Letter.)

LONDON. April 1s.-The war cloud which
broke over Macedonia and Thessaly Satur-
day has let loose a flood of death and de-
structon. The armies OF Turkey and Greece
are battling with determination that
promises to make plenty Of work for sur
geons and nurses The Greeks seem to be
imbued with patriotic zeal that deserves
success, while the Turks are fighting with
are noted.
Several battles were fought Sunday and
both sides claim TO have secured advan-
tages. In one encounter-in the pass of
Milouna-between 10000 and $4,000 men were
engaged. and the casualties were heavy.
several prominent Greek officers and Tur-
kish pasha being among the slain. The
Greeks suffered severely in this encounter.
Menexa. a strategic point. which was he
roically defended by the Turks, is reported
to have fallen into possession of the Greeks
but the report was not confirmed at mid
night.
A Greek steamer was fired on by the Tur-
kish forts in the Gulf of Arta, and the
Greek war fleet retaliated by destroying
gulf, and occupying Prevesa, an important
town.
1t is reported that Turkey yesterday for
mally notified the powers that war had
been declared against Greece. The Turkish
minister at Athens was given his passports
Sunday, and the Greek minister at Con-
stantinople received his walking papers, so
that diplomatic relations between the two
countries have been completely severed
TURKS HAD THE ADVANTAGE.
The Times correspondent at Elassona, the
hospital Sunday and found all admirably
conducted. But the scene was most dis
tressing. the wounded screaming in their
agony and feverishly tearing the bedding
in their delirium. In Saturdays hill fight
ing the Turks had the advantage. They
were judiciously ambushed behind the
rocks, and from their sheltered positions
maintained an incessant fire. To-day's
(Sunday's) fighting at Milouna Pass took
place around three outlying blockhouses,
which were captured, then re-taken, cap
tured again and again re-taken. The Greek
positions suffered severely from the splen-
did shrapnel practice of the Turkish bat
teries at range of $500 metres. Columns
of smoke could be seen rising in every di-
rection from the Greek positions, caused
by the Turkish shell fire. The Greeks de-
Tended with the greatest courage, but were
not able to stand against the slow but
steady advance of the Turks. AS evening
came on three of the Greek outworks sur
rendered and asked the Turks to cease the
shell fire. The latter now hold the ad-
vanced line except at one spot. The prin-
cipal fighting done by the Turkish infantry
was at Skumba and Dumenie TO the right
of the pass.
1.-The position of affairs SEEING to be that
the Turkish move on Nezeros is a feint TO
draw attention from NIilouna, where, it is
evident, Edhem Pasha intends to advance
in force on Larissa. This attempt will lead
TO severe fighting. The results of even yes
terdays fighting are indecisive. Accounts
OF it are biased according as they come
from Greek or Turkish sources. 1t appears.
however, pretty certain that the Turks ha d
the advantage. The Greeks were partially
successful in/their movement at Karya.
which was aimed at cutting off the Turkish
communications with Salonica, where the
Greek feet is expected almost Immediately.
There is no news yet of land fighting from
Epirus. as the raiders failed to hold
Krania. Edhem Pasha is still I'm communi-
cation with Janina. but the Greek forces
in Epirus are believed to be superior to the
Turkish"
CAPTURED BY GREEKS.
A dispatch to the Daily Chronicle from
Athens, dated midnight, says the Greeks