Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-17
BITTER AGAINST THE RULERS OF
GERMANY AND RUSSIA.
CALLS THEM YOUNG DEsPoTs.
WAR WITHIN TWO OR THREE DAYS
EXPECTED AT LARISSA.
RumOred That Turks Have Crossed
the Frontier-Nucedoni Chief
Planning n Raid Against
the Turks-Greek Posi-
tions the Weaker.

London. April 16-Mr. Gladstone has
written a letter to the Macedonian leader,
Captain DampZeS, in which he says: I'm
der the present deporable scheme, all the
British government has the right to do,
seemingly, is to plead its opinions before
a tribunal of two youthful despots, the en-
perors of Germany and Russia. and TO
abide by their help to execute their final
determinations.
Our Gisgracefu, office seems to be to
place ships, guns, soldiers and sailors at
their disposal for the purpose of keeping
down the movement for the liberty OF
Crete, and of securing to these young deS-
pots, who have in no wise earned the con-
iidence of Europe, the power of deciding
questions which rightfully belong to the
CretanS."
The Larissa correspondent of the Times
will say tomorrow: Everyone here con-
tinues to declare that an outbreak of war
is inevitable within the next two or three
days, especially as it is now known that,
In high quarters at Athens, a peaceful So
luton of the difficulty is regarded as al
most hopeless The authorities here are
seriously counting the cost of embarking
in such a struggle, but other influences
are urging them on. Meanwhile. it is per-
fectly certain that the irregulars, unless
restrained. will again invade Macedonia
in order to compel the porte to declare
war"
The Athens correspondent of the Times
says: There is little doubt that the
Athenians are fully awake to the great
dangers of the situation. There is pes
simistic feeling in the air. If Greece now
gees to war it will not be with a light
heart The desire for war is not abated.
On the contrary, immediate hostilities are
wished for, but it is now realized that the
impending conflict will entail enormous sac
ritices and possibly a crushing disaster.
The Greek nation may be compared to
man who feels bound to fight duel i'll
order to save his reputation"
The Times correspondent at Constanti-
nople denies that there is any effective
Turkish war party. He says that the sui
tan, the seriokerat minister of war; and
some Of the other ministers l1,: .;. are strongly
The Daily Chronicles war correspondent
at Kalamaqua says it is rumored there that
a number of Turkish irregulars have
crossed the Greek frontier and occupied the
deserted frontier village of Mandrachotza,
north of the Pindus mountains. Greek reg
ulars were sent to that point from kalama-
qua last night.
Athens, April ia dispatch from Laris-
sa says an engagement has taken place
near NeZerouS, on the frontier, in which
artillery participated. The dispatch gives
no details of the lighting.
Salonica, April l6.-Chief Broufas, who
was the soul of the Macedonian rising last
year, and upon whose head Turkey set a
price of 1900 francs, and who was supposed
to be dead, has reappeared. He is now or
ganiZing an invasion of the Chalicidike pc
ninSula, with a view to diyerting the Turk
ish army from Macedonia. He has assem-
bled 2.2O0 members of the Ethnike Hetairia
from ChalkiS, Rumli Athens and Nolo and
embarked them on a couple of steamers,
which were to leave the Gulf of Volo on
Wednesday last for the coast of Chalcidike,
there to raise an insurrection.
A Turk who was posing as the corre
spondent of the Journal de st. Petersburg
has been arrested here as a spy.
Another fight is reported across the from
tier. 1t is said that the Turks lost fifty
killed and a small number of prisoners.
A Turkish corporal and eight soldiers
have arrived at Ergasteria, to which point
they We're sent by order of the crown
prince, Constantine, where they We're re-
leased. after being disarmed. The appear
ance of the Turks has excited great curios-
ity, but they have not been molsted. There
are thirty Turkish prisoners still remain
ing at Nolo.
Elassona, Headquarters of the Turkish
Army, in Macedonia, Thursday evening,
April 15.-The representative of the Asso-
ciated Press at the Turkish headquarters
has just seen a prisoner, who was captured
by the Turks during the fighting which has
taken place at krania with the Greek ir-
tered clothes and had on his head helmet
upon which was the badge of the Ethnika
Hetairia, the National League of Greece.
He declared that he belonged to u band of
irregulars which left Trikhaia after re-
ceiving an ovation from the inhabitants of
that place, under the command of cap
tain and two lieutenants of the Greek reg
ular army, and accompanied by medical
officer, who was wounded. This eXpedi-
ton, the prisoner added, was organized by
officers of the Greek regular army, and was
openly ordered to invade Turkey not to
harm the Villagers and to fight the Turkish
troops only.
After these statements, it is difficult to
deny that the Greek irregulars were or
ganiZed with the knowledge of the Greek
authorities. This confirms the inquiries
made on this subject by Seyfoulah Bey, an
officer on the staff of Edhem Pasha the
Turkish commander-in-chef, formerly an
attache of the Turkish legation at Athens,
and consequently familiar with the per-
sonal appearance of many Greek officers,
some of whom he recognized among the
insurgents. The whole matter appears to
against Greek good faith.
The. Associated Press representative
has visited the greater part OF the frontier
line in this district. and, after inspecting
all the passes, is convinced that the Turks
hold such strong positions that the Greeks
will never be able to enter Turkish terri
tory in force. In fact, the correspondent
cannot even imagine the Greeks will make
an attempt to do so, while. on the other
hand the Turkish commander-in-chief
could send mass of troops into Greece
by several routes and easily capture La
rissa.