The herald., 1897-04-12
regarded here as the commencement of

A panic occurred at Valona yesterday
on a rumor that the Creek warships
were about to attack the town.
Two thousand Bashi- Bazouks assem-
bled in an adjoining valley and placed
themselves in readiness to advance in
case of an attack by marines.
A GREEK LOAN
ATHENS, April II, p, m.-The presi
dent of the boule has convened a special
session to pass measures imperatively
needed. 1t is understood that an inter-
national loan of 20,O0O,000 drachmas is
under consideration, and that the gov
ernment Is now negotiating with the
banks for that amount.
THE GREEK RAID.
LONDON, April 1.-THE Times will
print the following dispatch from its
correspondent at Larissa: Gissousi, the
accredited representative Of ethnik he
tairia, tells me he looks for important
news today Sunday. He has been in
conference with the Greek deputies and
with leading supporters of the patriotic
movement. who have recently arrived
here and there seems to have been de-
liberate plan to leave in the hands Of
Ethnik Hetairia the initiative.
The Greek outposts are being quietly
strengthened and small detachments are
proceeding to their positions under cover
Of darkness
"The latest information received here
on the subject of the raid shows that the
| invading insurgents first advanced to-
ward Chassanga. 1t Is reported that
the Turks authorized the attack with
artillery. The Greek losses were %
killed and 27 wounded. The Turkish
| losses are said to have been much great
| er. It is rumored that yet another
attack was made on the Turks at the
rear of Mount Olympus, where the
| Greeks succeeded in planting flag.
stringent orders have been issued
| against irregular fighting, and the PEN
| atty of death will be imposed for any in
fraction. The general impression here
| is that war will be proclaimed tomorrow
| (Monday) or Tuesday. The position of
affairs is now extremely critical. AL
though the Turkish army has not yet
assumed the offensive, orders to that
effect from the sultan are expected at
| any moment. All classes of the troops
are full of war enthusiasm. Some de-
| tails are at hand of a skirmish near
| Gravena. On Thursday morning 1900
| Euzonoi, uniformed and commanded by
Greek officers, crossed the frontier near
Baltimore and advanced to point near
Gravena. Here they met detachment
of the Fifteenth chasseurs, on picket
duty in the woods, and hemmed them in.
After two hours of sharp fighting the
Sixth battalion of chasseurs came to the
rescue, under the command of Islam
Pasha, and drove the Euzonoi back to
the frontier. They lost ten killed.
"At the same time the Crack artillery
was nring upon a Turkish blockhouse,
and the firing continued until midnight
yesterday, the contestants retaining
| their respective positS9ns. It is not
known how many Turke killed, but
1t is said the number was small"
WAR INEVITABLE.
| LONDON, April 1.-THE Times cor
respondent at Athens will say tomor.
row: The news of the incursion into
Turkish territory has been received
here with great jubilation. The general
belief Is that nothing can now restrain
the army, which is bound to follow
across the frontier in a few days.
The Athens newspapers reflect the
popular enthusiasm and contain highly
optimistic forecasts Of the progress of
the band into Macedonia. where its pres
ence. is predicted to exert magic in
fuence on the Christian population, and
to be a signal for general uprising. The
former exploits of the famous insurgent
leaders accompanying the expedition
afford, 1t is believed, q guarantee of
splendid success in the future. One
newspaper says that the die is now cast
that a successful beginning has been
made; that 1t is all over with diplomacy,
negotiations, Identical notes or block
ades, and that the eloquent voice of the
rifle has spoken at last.
A telegram from Arta tonight says
that Greek bands are crossing the from
tier at various points, and that war
seems inevitable.
The Times correspondent at Arta will
say tomorrow: The town is full of SOL
dlers. Many of the residents have left
their houses and gone to safer places
Three lines of defense are now ready.
with elaborate trenches, and plenty Of
engineers and artillery Col Manos,
father of Constantine Manos. leader of
the Cretan Scard band, is in command.
THE PORTE PROTESTS.
LONDON. April 1.-THE Times will
print the following dispatch from it's
Athens correspondent tomorrow: The
porte, in a protest to the powers against
the Greek invasion. says that the regu-
lar Greek army occupied Turkish terri
tory near Grenada and committed acts
of hostility by destroying three posts.
The protest further declares that these
acts virtually constitute an act of ag-
gression and casus belli and denounces
Greece as an aggressor in the war.
The choice of the moment to begin the
war does not rest with King George nor
with the government, but with the eth
mix hetairia. The activity of this organ
ization has been centered mainly in Ma
cedonia and only incidentally in Crete
The rebellion in Crete was planned for
March but was precipitated by the vio-
lence of certain Cretan Mohammedans
and broke out six weeks earlier than
was intended. The Cretan movement
was designed to be subsidiary. The Ma
cedonian rising was planned for a
much later date, owing to the greater
rigor of the Macedonian climate, which
is not favorable to active operations be-
fore May Events, however, have trav-
eled faster than was expected, even the
Cretan question had been arranged,
there would have been an attempt to
carry out the scheme for rising in Ma
cedonia.
The correspondent of the Times at Con-
stantinople says that the foreign am