River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-04-22
GREEK AND TURK.
Cruel War Has at Last Broken
Out In the Orient.
Diplomatic Relations Are Complete
~ Severed-Greeks suffer De-
feat ia q tterce Battle lt
MfIOuBa Pass.


feat ~ q tferce Battle lt
MiIouna Pass.
London, April 19.-War has broken
out between Greece and Turkey. Fierce
battles have been fought at Karys, at
Milouna pass and at Preyesa on the Gulf
of Aria. The most desperate battle
was fought At Milouna pass, where TO-
600 men fought more than 30 hours
without food or sleep. Diplomatic re-
lations between the two nations have
been severed.
detailed circular sent Saturday
evening TO the Turkish representatives
abroad recalls the weeks invasiors and
states that the newest incursion was
participated in by the Greek troops,
which therefore establishes war. The
circular expresses the hope that the
powers in a spirit of justice will agree
that the entire responsibility for the
war falls on Greece. Turkey has no
idea of conquest, snd as fresh proof of
pacific sentiments offers to retire the
Turkish troops on the frontier If Greece
viii retire hers from the frontier and
from Crete.
The Greeks hold that il was an at
tempt upon the part of the Turkish
forces to oc -upy a strategic position
near Mount Analysis. not far from
Nezeros, in the neutral zone. which led
TO the encounter on Friday between
the Greeks and the Turks. This. it is
added. was used at Constantinople as a
reason for ordering Edhem Pasha. the
Turkish commander in chief, TO assume
the offensive, aud led to the rupture OF
| diplomatic relations between the coun-
tries.
Greeks Gain an Advantage.
\ dispatch TO the Daily Chronicle
from Athens. dated midnight, says the
Greeks have captured Mena:Sa after Sc
we're fighting. The Turkish losses were
/ very heavy; the Greek comparatively
/ light. The correspondent adds: The
| Greek feet has destroyed half the fort
| resses at Prevesa and silenced the guns.
/ The latest news received here is that
the Greeks have captured and hold all
the positions except Ana and Milouna
along the Thessalian line. 1t was Ger
many that urged Turkey to declare
war;"
Turkish batteries at Prevesa opened
fire on a Greek vessel in the Gulf of
Arta and compelled il TO run ashore.
Consequently the Greek fotilla in these
waters furiously oombarded that town,
and the Greek land battery at Kefa!o-
pansgbia also poured shot and shell
into Prevesa, demolishing the Turkish
batteries. Official dispatches announce
that Turkish stations from Nezeros to
Koutra are occupied by the Greeks,
while repeated attacks by the Turks. on
Analysis have been repulsed with
heavy loss.
| Twenty Theusasd Troops Engaged.
Foot of Milouna Pass. April ia
fierce battle ragged in the pass all Sat'r'-
day night. The Greeks, who entered
and descended toward the valley, en-
ccuntered four battalions OF Turks,
who drove them back and at the point of
the bayonet rescued the force garrison
ing the Turkish blockhouse, which the
Greeks had encircled before entering
the pass. Neshad Pasha, commanding
the Fifth division. occupied Mount
IIarnia with a great force, while Hair
thN solA th nv hsioh.
| prepared to enter the Tchaisan pass.
and Haidar oasha, with the Fourth IL
vision, occupied the Milouna pass. Be-
fore dawn Edhem Pasha rode out to di-
rect the disposition of these divisions.
4 general engagement ensued.
The Greeks swarmed down from The
hillsides. pouring leadly volleys on the
Moslems. The two armies met and 90
QUO men fought Hereby Ind madly.
Around the Greek block house the Dat
tie ragged. The whitening shrapnel fire
/ from the Turkish batteries moved
down the Iellenes, but the brave SOL
/ diers battled with the courage OF de-
spair against the advancing Turk.
/ Slowly the Greeks we're forced back.
Point after point was abandoned by
/ the Greeks. Late in the afternoon the
/ soldiers in three of the Greek outworks
surrendered and asked the Moslems to
cease she'll firing. The effect of the fir
! ing had been such that few nut wound
ed men were left on guard.
So fierce and continuous had been the
battle during che night and day that it
was impossible 10 estimate the number
/ of killed. Hundreds we're lost on both
/ sides and the number of wounded was
very great.
Turks defeated 1T 3eveni.
Larissa. April 20.-The Greeks have
defeated the Turks at Reveni and two
Greek brigades have entered Turkish
territory in different directions and
penetrated to Damasi, northesa of
| Zarlos.
The news of this success it Reveni
and Of the imminent fall of Prevesa has
changed the dismay saused 1T Athens
by the loss of Milouua into the widest
rejoicing. The latest 1dvices are that
the Greek troops are advancing to re-
occupy their positions at Milouna and
at Critzovali, The latter IF which, it is
alleged. was abandoned owing to n mis-
understanding 10y the general in COM
mand who interpreted rs an order ri
retreat what was .eaily Intended as an
/ order of advance.