Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-16
GREECE AND TURKEY BOTH SEEM
TO SHRINK FROM 1T.
SULTAN URGED TO TAKE ACTION
HIS MINISTER'S FAVOR A PROMPT
DECLARATION OF WAR.
CIamor for War Does Not Diminish in
Athens-Rnid Into Macedonia Re.
suited in Heavy Greek
Losses-Raiders Have
Not Retreated.

Vienna, April 15.-It is said here tonight
on reliable authority that the Emperor
Nicholas has declared that nothing now re-
mains but 10 abandon Turkey and Greece
to their fate and leave them to measure
strength. His majesty is reported to have
aGded emphatically that if Turkey now de-
clared war 1t would be exclusively due 10
the provocation offered by Greece. Greeca
would be regarded in Austrian offlclal cir
cles as the actual assailant-
ConStantinopIe. April 15--For three days
past the ministerial council has been in
session at the Yildiz kiosk. According to
one report the ministers have failed to ar
rive at any decision. but another account
says the council has agreed upon plan or
campaign in the event of any outbreak or
hcstilities between Greece and Turkey. and
that the ministers also decided that, II a
fresh frontier incident occurs, EdheIn
Pasha, the Turkish commander-in-chief, Is
to assume the offensive.
Adyices received here from Salonica say
that the authorities are arminS the Bashi
Bazouks there and at Janina, in Albania
In the meanwhile, negotiations continue
with the representatives of the powers here
to determine the basis of Cretan autonomy.
London, April 15.-The Athens corre-
spondent of the Times will say tomorrow:
The failure of the first raid has deepened
the general evaporation and led to much
angry recimination. The Ethnike He
tairia blames the government and the lat
ter blames the brotherhood. IL is quite
evident that the Hetairia expected to be
supported by the regular troops on the
outbreak of 4 war thus precipitated-
Several of the newspapers indulge IN a
similar bitter recrimination and all author
tiles declare that the reason is want OF
confidence between the court and the gov
ha knows what 1
wants, but its rulers wavering and un-
decided. The nation is asking how it was
possible that the Greeks Were surrounded
and compelled to retreat without being as
sisted by the Greek army
"A pesSimiStic tone is becoming more no.
ticeable. but the clamor for war does not
diminish. As yet there are no reliable
statements made as to the exact loss sus-
| tained by the invaders, but I learn from
an excellent source that IL exceeds 2n-
One newspaper says that only half of the
main body returned. the remainder being
either killed or scattered through the
mountains"
a special dispatch from C2ns1antinople
says that Edhem Pasha- the Turkish COM
mander-in-chief. has telegraphed TO the
Turkish authorities at Co7stantinople that,
unless he is ordered to cross the fron.ier
and take up a position on the plains OF
Thessaly, his present position Is untenible,
owing to the constant attacks OF the
Greek insurgents who have entered the
Turkish lines by stealth and also in con-
troops. especially the Albanians-
The Turkish ministers. 1t is further an
nounced, have informed the sultan that
war should be declared against Greece The
sultan, who objects to war, has not yet
| replied 10 this recommendation of his
ministers
truth in the Turkish reports that the
Greek irregulars have been driven out OF
Macedonia. II is true that a few of the
irregulars who formed part of the expadi-
territory, but these are men who, for
some reason have been unable to keep up
with the main body of the Greeks and con-
sequently they have retreated across the
The main body of the irregulars Is con-
tinuing its successful operations against
the Turks, with the view of cutting the
nkish lines of communication. getting
in the rear of the Turks and raising the
MaCedonianS against the rule of the sui
The Greek irregulars now hold all of the
four roads leading from the Thessalian
frontier in the direction of Grevena. which
may be looked upon as the Turkish CEN
ter. Another feature OF the operations
which looks favorable to the Greeks Is In
the fact that. according to reports re-
ccived here from the leaders of the irreg-
ular forces. at least l,OI0 mountaineers OF
the country traversed by the Greeks have
joired the irregular forces. and, II Is fur
ther stated. the Chaldenians are desertinS
from the Turkish forces near Mount Olym-
pur. escaping into Thessaly and joining
In all, the Greeks have about 5000 reg
ulars and some 10000 irregulars on the
frontier; but they count great deal on
reinfOrcements to their armies through ris-
ings in Epirus, Albania and Macedonia
The Turks. on the other hand, have about
10000 good. well equipped troops in line
OF these, forty-four battalions are Rediffs
raised In Rumelia, In all about $1,000 men,
who are divided into two reserve divisions.
The Turks are weak In cavalry. having
only about 5000 mounted men on the FROM
tier They are. however. very strcng in
artillery and infantry. The transport corps
is well organized. field telegraphs have been
laid between all important points. arteSian
wells have been bored at Elassona and the
broken bridges in Macedonia have been re-
paired as much as possible.
The Turkish forces at SalOnica have con-
structed line of redoubts around the gulf
and down the Aegean coast to katerina-
Krupp and Armstrong guns Rave been
mounted behind those defenses and q line
of thirty torpedoes has been laid across
the bay from Cape Kara
The discipline of the Turkish troops Is be-
yond praise. The Greeks. however. are not
in ANYTHING like the state of efficiency OF
the Turks although they may at present
seem to be animated by more warlike en-
thusiesm.
Treatment of Enemies.
From Youths Companion.