Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-05-04
WAR IN EUROPE.

ments and reserves have been ordered
to the front. The mobilization of forty
| additional battalions has been de-
| cided upon. The sturdy resistance of
the Turks was not anticipated.
ATHENS, April cit is reported
that the eastern squadron of the
Greek fleet is bombarding Platomona,
on the west side of the gulf of Salonica.
ATHENS. April 2a.-Crown Prince
Constantine telegraphs from Lariss2,
the headquarters of the Greek forces
| in Thessaly: 1--WE have kept all our
positions and the situation is excellent.
Every road by which the Turks can
descend into the Thessalian plain has
been secured by the concentration OF
our troops"
ATHENS, April a3.-Thc pass of Re-
veni, a few miles northwest of Tyrna-
vo, where there are as many as 10000
Turks, under the personal direction of
Edham Pasha, has been the scene of
the fiercest fighting of the war. This
horde of Moslems. singing and chant
ing war songs from Raveni to Bough-
eza. for the past three days have un-
remi:tingly endcavored to obtain a free
road to the Thcssalian plains. Tween
ty thousand Greeks under the direc-
| ton of Prince Constantine, have as
steadily fought and struggled to keep
back the Mohammcdan stream, and
have thus far succeeded
CoNTANTINOPLE, April 24.--Fifty
thousand additional army reserves are
! cd 81,
1t is definitely announced that Osman
Pasha has been made commander-in-
chief of the Turkish army, having
headquarters at Elassona. Edhem
Pasha has been recalled.
ATHENS, April aI.-In Epirus the
Greek army is advancing. 1t has
captured Fort Imaret, Fillipaiada and
several villages. The Greeks have
also occupied Salagora. capturing
three cannon, a number of guns and IL
quantity of ammunition and provisions
The army is now advancing north
ward. The Greek squadron landed
troops at Katuri and captured stores
and provisions intended for the
Turkish army. The western squadron
bombarded Santi Quaranta, doing
immense damage.
LONDON, April :G.--After fighting
bravely at the foot of Mita pass and
once defeating the Turks, the Grecians
were obliged to retreat before the
force of superior numbers, the Turks
having been reinforced. The defeat
was severe one, for the Greeks gave
up both Tyrnavo and Larissa and fell
back some twenty miles to the south
ward of the latter place. This defeat
would be an overwhelming one to the
Greeks We're it not for counter
balancing events. Greeks continue to
win victories in Epirus, and report
by way of Constantinople states THAT
they have succeeded in reaching "a
point back of Elassona. where they
are III the rear of the Turkish forces
| which captured Larissa.
LONDON, April 21.-Great Britain
has sent an identical letter to each of
the powers asking for their cooperation
in Intervention between Greece and
J Turkey and Germany, France and Italy
have returned favorable answers. As
| a condition, however, Germany insists
| that Greece must promise obedience
che powers.
BERLIN, April a7.-The .Tageblatt
announces that q definite agreement
has been reached between Russia and
Austria concerning Turkey The
terms of the agreement, it is under
stood, are that the sultan shall re-
nounce Crete, that the ear shall bc
given a coaling station at Suda Bay
in that island, and that in return Rus
STA shall guarantee the integrity OF
Turkey. To this agreement Austria,
France and Germany will, it is under
| stood. give their consent g,
ATHENS, April "a dispatch from
Arta reports that the Greeks have cap
tured Plaka. Another dispa tch says
that Plaka and PeItepigadia have
been occupied by the Greeks after
being abandoned by the Turks, who
have also abandoned Kaletzia. Col.
Manos, in force, has advanced beyond
Pcntepigadia en- route to Janina. 1t
is reported at Arta that II rising has
occurred in the interior OF Epirus.
ATHENS, April Elm response to n
demand by eX-Minister Rail-, the staff
of the crown prince will be recalled
and eX-Mlnister Rail-, with three OF
his nominees. Gen. Smolenski, Gen.
| Mavromihali and Col. Dimopoulo, will
be appointed to replace them. There
is intense feeling against the palace
party and fear is entertained that the
| failure of its plan of campaign may
cause "a revolution.
LONDON, April 2s-A dispatch from
Athens says King George may at any
moment be deposed or assassinated
I and that the mob is likely to take
! possession of the city. The dispatch
adds that the worst is to be feared
! The minister of marine has resigned.
Popular feeling points to revolution
in favor of a republic The citizens
are greatly excited at the revelations
made by cX-MiDister Ralli as to the
conduct of the campaign.
LONDON, April 2s.--A Salonica
special says. There is the greatest
excitement over the report that big
fleet of Greek warships, transports and
torpedo boats is sighted sixty miles
from that port. The Turks are pre-
pairing 10 resist the attack"
Many Buildings Blown Down.