The herald., 1897-04-17
PEACEFUL
SOLUTION
Is Now Considered Almost
Hopeless
GREECE Is HEAVY HEARTED
GREECE is HEAVY HEARTED
BUT SEES NO ESCAPE FROM AN
ARMED CONFLICT
The Nation Compared to Man Bound
to Fight Duel to Save His
Reputation
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
LONDON, April 16.-The Larissa cor
respondent of the Times will say to-
morrow: Everyone here continues to
declare that an outbreak of war is in
evitable within the next two or three
days, and especially as it is now known
that in high circles at Athens peace
full solution of the difficulty is regarded
as almost hopeless. The authorities here
are seriously counting the cost of en-
barking in such a struggle, but other in
fuences are urging them on. Mean
while it is perfectly 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 no doubt that the
Athenians are awake to the great dan
gers of the situation. There is pessi-
mistic feeling in the air. If Greece now
goes to war it will not be with 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 sacrifices and possibly
crushing disaster. The Greek nation
may be compared to man who feels
bound to fight a duel to save his repu-
tation.
The Times correspondent at Constan-
tinople denies that there is any effective
Turkish war party. He says that the
sultan, the seriokerat minister of war),
and some other ministers are strongly
| opposed to active hostilities with Greece.
A PRISONERS TALE
ELASSONA, Headquarters of the
| Turkish army in Macedonia. Thursday
evening, April 15.-(Copyright, 1879
The representative of the Associated
| Press at 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
irregulars. The man was dirty, wore
tattered clothes, and had on his head
helmet upon which was the badge of
the Ethnike Hetairia, the National
league of Greece. He declared that he
belonged to a band or irregulars which
left Trikhala after receiving an ovation
from the inhabitants of that place, un-
der the command OF a captain and two
lieutenants of the Greek regular army,
and accompanied by a medical officer,
who was wounded. This expedition, the
prisoner added, was organized 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
organized with the knowledge of the
| Greek authorities. This confirms the
inquiries made on this subject by Sec
retary Foulah Bey. an officer of the
staff of Edhem Pasha, the Turkish COM
mander in chief. formerly an attache of
| the Turkish legation at Athens and con-
sequently familiar with the personal
| appearance CT Greek officers, some of
whom he recognized among the insur-
| gents.
| The whole matter seems to form the
| basis for a grave accusation against
Greek good faith.
The representative of the Associated
Press has visited the greater part of the
line in this district and after trying all
| passes, is convinced that the Turks hold
such strong positions that the Greeks
| w Ill HcNcI NC dDlC " CiitCl ai hloH ttl
rtory in force. In fact, the correspond.
| ent cannot even imagine the Greeks will
make an attempt to do so, while, on the
other hand, the Turkish commander-ir-
chief could send a mass of troops into
Greece by several routes and easily cap
| ture LarisSa.
BROUFAS REAPPEARS.
| SALONICA, April 16.-Chief Broufas,
who was the soul of the Macedonian ris
| ing last year and upon whose head Tur-
| key set a price of 1000 francs, and who
was supposed to be dead, has reappear-
| ed. He is now organizing an invasion OF
| the Chalicidike peninsula with a view
| of diverting the Turkish army from Ma
| cedonia.
| He has assembled 22O0 members of the
Ethnike Hetairia from Chalkis, Ru-
nell, Athens and Volo and embarke 4
| them on couple of steamers which
were to leave the Gulf of Volo on
Wednesday last for the coast of Chalici-
dixie, there to raise an insurrection.
A Turk who was posing as the CORE
spondent of the Journal de st. Peters
burg. has been arrested here as a spy.
Another fight is reported across the
fifty killed and a small number of pris-
oners.
A Turkish corporal and eight soldiers.
who had been captured by the invaders S
have arrived at Ergasteri. which point
they were sent by order of Crown Prince
| Constantine, where they were released
after being disarmed The appearance
| of the Turks has evcited great curios-
ity, but they have not been molested.
There are thirty other Turkish prisoners
still remaining at Volo.
Edhem Pasha, the Turkish command.
er-in-chief. has sent home from the
| frontier the Albanian gendarme corps
enrolled at Monastir, which revolted
The mutineers have been disarmed by
| the vail of Monastir and imprisoned.
Forty-tive Of the leaders have been sent