Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-19
WAR. NOW DECLARED.
Greek Meets Turk and the Toe
sin Of HostiIities has been
Sounded in Earnest.
EASTER MONDAY DolNes
The Same Warfare Over Patron
age as Waged in the Garfield
Administration.
THE ONLY HOPE FOR CUBA

THE ONEY HOPE FOR CUBA
. WASHINGTON, d. O., April 49,
The Turkish minister, this morning,
granted an interview to a press cor
respondent. "The Ottoman empire
tried to keep peace" he said, 'but it
discovered thar Greek irregulars had
crossed the frontier and opened hostil.
tiles with the entire knowledge of the
Greek government. Now, all the min
listers and the agents have been re-
called from Greece and war is on. The
other powers are not necessarily in
v0lved, although events may change.
Turkey has 800, 1000 men who are well
supplied with arms, and Greece has
only 100, 200 men. Our navy is twenty
times stronger than Greece's. Amer
lea will not feel the effects OF the war
unless others are embroiled."
GREECE HAS ASSURANCES.
LONDON, England, April 19.-The
news of an engage ment on the frontier
comes in slowly. The political phase
of the situation is causing the keenest
anxiety to inner circles in the European
capitals. That Greece has received
assurances of support from one or
more of the great powers, is believed
by many. Turkeys patience, under
the extreme provocation and her re-
luctance to be in conflict, give color to
the idea that she knew Greece was not
alone.
On tho other hand, the policy is no.
one of sympathy and it puts Russia
and Germany with the Turks. In
Italy ard France, the sympathy is
more powerful than the policy.
Neither government could actively as
sist the Turks without rousing popular
indignation to such a pitch as to
threaten a revolution. Epgland's
position is doubtful, but to day lean
ing towards Greece.
WAR DECLARED.
NEW YoRK, N. Y, April 19.--News
that war has actually been declared
between Greece and Turkey, has caused
great excitement among the members
of the local Greek colony. Solon
Vissto, agent of the Greek national
league, said: sit is mistake to sup
pose that Greece is small country,
unable to cope with Turkey. Free |
Greece is small, but senslaved Greece
is great in territory and population.
Macedonia and Epirus are purely Hell |
lenic and when our troops enter, they |
are in their sown country. All the
Asiatic shore OF Turkey will be aflame
Greece must either win or sink forever
to third-cass nation. King George |
did not want war, but leaders said that
the time had come to strike for free
dom. II is Cross against Crescent;
civilization against barbarism.
LONDON, April 19--An Athens dis
patch says the Greeks have captured
Menaxa, after severe fighting. The
Turkish losses were heavy; Greeks,
light.
ATHENS, Greece, April 10. The de-
cislve battle between the Greeks and
Turks in Milouni, is expected, to-day
Advices from the frontier say that both
sides are still holding their positions,
but decisive results may be expected at
any minute.
The Greeks have not yet captured
the city of Preveza, Gulf of Arta; how
ever, terrible havoc was wrought by
the Greek guns in the bombardmenl
Mere than half of the city is in ruins.
At day break, the fighting was renewed
and great excitement prevails in Athens
and throughout Greece, to-day. Busi-
ness is abandoned, crowds throng the
streets and troops are being hurried to
the front, indeed, the country is ablaza
with war feeling.
Fire was resumed, this morning, at
the various points along the frontier,
with varying results. Official informa-
tion was received, to-day, that Colonel
Manos, with $4,000 men, had crossed
the river at Arachtos, on the frontier,
and was marching into Epirus. The
Turkish advance posts were put to
flight. Several thousand insurgents
have crossed the frontier into Epirus,
seeking to incite the discontented in
habitants to rebellion.
LONDON, England, April 19.--An
official dispatch received at the foreign
office states that the Turkish troops
carried Milouna pass, the key to Thes-
sally, and are now on direct road to
Larissa, the headquarters Of the Greek
army.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 19.-
The state department has received a
dispatch from Terrell, U. s. minister
to Turkey, telliDgof the Turkish decla-
ration Of war; Terrell says that troops
cannot quickly concentrate for deci-
sive battle.
CoRFU, Greece, April 19.--Furious
lighting has been in progress on the
frontier near Arta. It il rumored that
Ihe Greeks have taken Menaxa by as
sault.
q, A. r. Reception.