The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-04-22
TURKEY DECLARES WAR
GRECIAN HOsTILITIEs ON THE
FRONTIER.
Greek Gunbont Silences Turkish hat
teries-iciercc Fight Between
the Land Forces.

Constantlnople, April 10. = An official
communication to the newspapers states
that the imperial government has spared
no pains TO preserve the peace, but that
Greece having sent troops to Crete in de-
fance of the wish OF the powers. and
having begun hostllities on the frontier.
has compelled Turkey to defend her in
tegrity and to retaliate by an act OF war.
The minister of war has given explicit
orders to Edhem Pasha In accordance
! with an Imperial decree approving the
cecision of the council and adopting the
plNn of operations formulated by the mill
itaiy commission. The TRADE throws the
entir. responsibility for the war upon
Greece.
Edhem Pasha is authorized to take i'm
mediate action. defensive or offensive in
accordance with this plan. and in the ex-
ercise OF his best Judgment.
prevesn BOmba rdment.
Athens, April lS.-The Greek command
er at Actium. opposite Prevesa, tele-
| graphs that the Greek steamer Mace
donla, which was fired upon this morning
by Turkish battery while leaving the
gulf of Ambracla, did not sink In deep
water, but was able to run ashore near
the entrance of the gulf
The Greek commander requested in
structions by telegraph and the minister
of war ordered him to lombard Prevesa
Immediately. AT 10 o'clock a. m. the
Shahdakl fort fired a few shots on the
silencing the Turkish battery. At II
o'clock the Greeks began to attack the
Turkish forts outside the entrance OF the
gulf partly to divert the enemy's atten-
tion and partly In order TO prevent a mas
sacre of Greeks at Prevesa.
| According to the latest kilograms from
| Actium 1000 Greeks have crossed the gulf
of Arta from Vontza to Salagora, and
are now marching on Prevesa. Various
reports are current as to the lauuIng OF
lnsurgent bands to Challds peninsula
The SSandadi batteries attacked by
! Greek warships have been completely de-
stroyed. The Greek battery at Kefalipan-
| ghia co-operated effectively with the no.
tila in the bombarding.
The Greek troops have occupied the
citadel at Prevesa and 1t Is believed that
the Turks are bombarding Vonitza.
All the forts except Ana, which Is the
| strongest have been destroyed at Pre-
vesa by the bombardment of the Greek
| feet.
According to the treaty OF Berlin the
Turks had no right to erect fortifications
at Prevesn.
battle of MiIousDin Pass.
London, April 19.-Telegrams from the
war in Macedonia say that fierce battle
ragged In Milousnla pass all SATURDAY
| night The Greeks, who entered ana de-
scended toward the valley, encountered
four battalions of Turkish troops who
drove them back, and at the point OF the
bayonet rescued the force garrisonins
the Turkish blockhouse, which the creeks
had encrcled before entering the pass,
20 900 troops being engaged in the contest
The Turks fought like demons, the Turk
ish artillery doing splendid execution un-
der the command of Ria Pasha- danz
| Pasha was killed.
The key to the Milousnia pass Is Me-
noxa. a position of the greatest Import
ance. where the Turks are strongly en-
trenched. The latest news Is that the
Turkish forces still hold their ground at
that point.
In the I<nrya District. .
Elassona April 19-The Greeks from al
their positions in the Karya district pc
ran the advance toward the frontier at {
o'clock Friday evening. The nghting last
ed all that night and extended on Satur-
day TO within 10 miles OF the frontier.
1t is estimated. that $1,000 Greeks were
engaged. The battle continued with great
vlror throughout Friday night and Satur-
day. when altogether $4,000 were engaged.
on Sunday morning the firing was con
centrated toward the southeast OF Mliou-
sinie. ,o,,
About noon Sunday the Greeks began
to give way after the hottest hsntihg ., y,
the engagement. The Turks advanced
onlv a little beyond the frontier INTO
creek territory. Considering the raploity
~ the firing and the great expenditure OF
ammunition the number killed Is coii-
naratiyely small probably under 5Vo.