The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-24
TURKS CHANGE COMMANDERS.
Edhem Pasha Recalled and Osman
Pasha Sent to the Front.

LONDON. April 23.-The Sultan of Tur-
key and his advisers are evidently not sat
isfied with the conduct of the campaign in
Macedonia. They expected the Moslem
army to "eat up" the handful of Greeks
in few days and at once desolate the
fair plains of Thessay. 1t is announced
from Constantinople that Osman Pasha,
the hero of Plevna. has been appointed
ommander-in-chief of the Turkish army
having its headquarters at Elassona. Ed
hem Pasha has been recalled. In addition
Said Edin Pasha has been appointed to
command the Turkish army having it's
headquarters at Janina, replacing Ahmed
Hifzi Pasha, who is also recalled. The new
Turkish commanders started for their posts
last evening. Osman Pasha won great dis
tinction in the Russo-Turkish war by his
defense of Pleyna against the Russians
He was born at Tokat, Asia Minor. in
1892, and received his education at the mill
tary schools of Constantinope He has
had great experience as a fighter and was
in the Crimean war the Cretan campaign
and the Serbo-TurlSsh war. At the out
break Of the war between Turkey and Rus
sia he was placed in command of the Fifth
Army Corps. which did much fighting. He
was defeated at the battle Of Scoleritze and
he held from Aug. 81 TO Dec. 10, 1877. He
surrendered with 49, coo. He has since been
minister of war several times and also oc-
cupied the post of grand marshal of the
palace. Osman Pasha is i'm personal appear
ance and character typical soldier of the
Ottoman empire, being fanatical and brave
the most invincible soldiers of Europe in
a fight behind earthworks, being more of
s shah his nSsS uy bas been f
taste all the dishes served TO the Sultan
and TO see that they were safely conveyed
untouched from the kitchen to his Majesty.
Later advices from COnstantinOple say:
AN additional force of redifs, or army re-
serves. has been called out to reinforce the
Turkish troops operating against the
Greeks. They consist Of the koniah Bri-
gade, from Cesares. a division from Smyrna
belonging to the Third Army Corps; three
brigades from the Fourth Army Corps and
a division Of the Fifth Army Corps. These
men will total up seventy-two additional
battalions of troops, numbering 90 400 men.
1T is stated that one of the Turkish
brigades which had been pushed forward
on the plain of Larissa has been unable to
rains and the consequent rise of the river
Salambria. Edhem Pasha yesterday tele-
graphed asking for the immediate dispatch
the river, the Greeks having blown up the
bridge. These reports have had very de-
pressing effect here when taken in conjunc-
| tion with the formidable resistance which
| the Turks have met with around Tyrnav0
"A dispatch from Salonica admits that
! the Greek forces have been successful In
| their operations against a Turkish division
| near Louros. Epirus, and another messag sc
! from the same place announces that a
squadron of Greek war ships is bombarding
| Fort karaburun. on the Gulf of Salonica. .
The Frankfort Zeitung of Berlin pub
| fishes dispatch from Constantinople dated
| midnight. Thursday saying that the news
! of the Turkish defeat in Greece had just
| reached that city.
| 1t is reported from Constantinople that
IZZet Bey will be replaced by Arif Bey as
second secretary and chamberlain of the
| Sultan.