The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 19, 1897, Page 1

The VOLUME LXXXL—NO. 140. 'SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY MORNING. APRIL 19, 1897. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ATTLES RAGE FROM REVENI TO NEZEROS Turkey’s Declaration of War Promptly by Greece. SO THE CONFLICT GOES ON.| With Great Fury the Rival Armies Are| Hurled Forward, Resulting in a Fearful Slaughter, but the Greeks. CONSTANTINOPLE, 18.—Edhem Pashs, Turkish commander- | in-chief In Macedonia, telegraphed the Government to-day thatin consequence of the Greek invasion of Turkish territory | the Turks haa seized tne heights of Per- | ner and Velinsko. Tu divisions under command of Ha a and Nam | Pasha have crossed into Greek territory. Fighting continues on a!l sides. Turk- ish divisions at Dodmik, Elassons, | Skompa and Karya are engaged in de- ! fensive operations. The Greek force | which invaded Godoman is being driven | back. The Porte to-day communicated an of- | Turkey, April | | | Accepted Victories for mingled feelings of thankfulness and mis~ trust—thankiuiness that the uucertain | course of events had at last assumed a | definite flow, and mistrust as to the out- come of actual conflict. Great faith is pinned to the wildly enthusiastic patriot- | ism of the Greex troops, all of whom for’ weeks have been clamoring for war, but | greater faith, with better cause, is pinned to the navy, which has immeasurably su- | perior vessels, guns, men and morals to the Turkish fleet. The Greeks are confi- | dent that with their naval forces they can | capture all the Turkish outposts. | Many dispatches were received from the | frontier to-day. Some were wildly contra- \‘\,‘\,\ fi!y points in the struggle. SRR &% ) J BATTLING BENEATH THE SHADOW OF MOUNT OLYMPUS. There was some heavy fighting done Saturday afternoon along the sides and at the base of Mount Olympus. The little village of Nezeros was one of the central It is twenty miles from Larissa. bayonet, rescuing the garrison of Turk- ish troops at the blockhouse, which ap- ficial note to the newspapers announcing | dictory, but those from the most reliable | parently was the objective of the Greeks. that war has been declared against|sources make it apparent that the ad-| Before dawn Edhem Pasha rode outto Greece and giving as reasons those cabled | vance of the main body of the Turkish | take personal direction of the operations. last night. The note adds that Prince | army has been checked. Ten thousand A general engagement ensued, in which Mavrocordota, the Greok Minister to|men under Edhem Pashs, the Turkish | 20,000 troops were engaged. The combat T rkey, was handed his passports yester- | commander-in-chief, crossed the frontier | turned upon the possession of the Greek day, and Assim Bey, Turkish Minister to | in the direction of Larissa shortly aiter | blockhouse, which was obstinately de- Wy, 3 , S il iy, 2y, s e, " st A et o o1\ i =, 177, Wy 0 Adj Adjo p ) Lo U ng the cify of Preyesa at the lower end of the peninsula on the north side are the two Turkish posts, St. Georgios and another, while less than a mile away acrossthe straitson Kephala Panagia Point stands the Greek fort Fanta and another smaller one. Greece, and Tuorkish Consuls country have been recalled. All Greek Consuls have been invited to leave Turkey. All Greeks have been warned to Jeave the country in fifteen days. ATHENS, GrercE, April 18.—The Cham- | Por of Deputies was crowded by members | gnd spectators to-night. Amid -the deep- | est silence Prime Minister Delyannis as- cended the tribune and announced that Turkey had notified the Greek Govern- ment of the rupture of relations between | the countries, using as a pretext the | plleged aggressive attitude of Greece. Delyannis enumerated the events of the last few days to show the contrary was the case and that Turkey was the agsressor. The Turks, he declared, had aitacked the Gresks, attempted to occupy neutral posi- tions and sunk a Grecian steamer at the entrance to the Gulf of Arta. “Turkey declares war on u: Bnnis, “and we accept it.” This statement was received with pro- longed cheering by the members, the oc- cupants of the galleries enthusiastically joining in the demonstration. Delyannis proceeded to read the official Qispatches confirming the hostilities on the frontier. The showed that the Turks, after repeated attempts to force the pas- sage at Reveni in an attempt to move to Larissa, had been repulsed. The receipt of the newsof the Greek victories bas caused unbounded excite- | ment. The principal streets are densely thronged with people of all classes, eagerly discussing the slightest scrap of information. All sorts of rumors are in | circulation, but the majority of them re- port Greek successes. The last two classes of reserves of 1856 have been summoned 1o join the colors. Troops hitherto remaining in Athens bave been hurriedly sent to the Thessa- lisn frontier. The news of the virtual declaration of in that said Dely- | y=x by Turkey was received here with the orders came from the Government to assume the offensive. They met no oppo- sition until the command reacked Reveni, where = strong Greek force was concen- | trated. The Turks attempted to coniinue | the advance, but were fiercely attacked. Adter severe fighting the Turks were re- pulsed with a loss of six guns, The Greeks lost two. The number of killed on both sides was very large. Eeveral Greek of- ficers were killed. Edhem Pasha was compelled to retire into Turkish territory, where he is reor- ganizing the forces for another assault upon Larissa. While a small Greek vessel was proceed- ing up the Guif of Artashe was fired upon and sunk by a Turkish battery at Preveza. The Greek flect, which was lying close to the place, immediately began a bombard- mentof the town. At the same time the Greek land batteries at Kefale Panaghia opened fire upon Preveza. Two thousand Greeks were hurriedly dispatched across the gulf to attack Preveza on the land side. One of the Turkish batteries has already been dismantied by the fire of the Greek warships, The bombardment wasstopped at night, but will be resumed at daylight to-mor- row. Preveza is the place whero the ‘Turks recently started the construction of fortifications in defiance of the provisions of the treaty of Berlin. The Greek naval commander in the Gulf of Arta threatened to fire upon the works unless the construc- tion was stopped. This had the effect of checking the work, but it is thought here it was afterward continued surreptitiously, as the fire from the Turkish batteries was quite heavy. LONDON, ENG., April 18.—A dfspatch to the Morning Post, dated Milouna Pass, this morning says a fierce battle began vyesterday evening, lasting all night. The Greeks entered the pass, descending toward the valley. Four batialions of Turks drove them back at the point of the |Jong range of the T fended. Several attacks were vainly made upon the position. At 9 o'clock the Turks made a splendid bayonet charge, carrying the position. The Greeks are still defending their position at the sum- mit of the hill, The Turks are fighting like lions. Their artillery is doing tremendous execution, Hafiz Pasha,one of the Turkish com- manders, was killed at Milouna Pass. A midnight dispatch to the Daily News from Larissa, headquarters of the Greeks in Thessaly, states there was fighting all day to-day along the whole line from Reveni to Nezeros. The Greeks appear to bave baen victorious at all points except Menexea, where the position of the Turks issaid to be impregnable. It is reported in Larissa that the Turks are massing at Milouna, where heavy fighting is expected to-morrow. PO A, SILENCED THE FORT. How the Greek Fleet Bombarded Preveza After the Steamer Macedonlia Was Fired Upon. ATHENS, Grexck, April 18.—The com- mander of the Greek warship Aktion tele- graphs the folowing details of the firing upon the Greek vessel in the Gulf of Arta by the Turks at Preveza: The steamer Macedonia was leaving the gulf early this morning, when the bat- teries at Preveza opened fire on her. A hole was made in the hull, but the captain was ableto run her ashore. Tne vessel did not sink as was stated in the first reports. The captain of the Macedonia was wounded, but the crew escaped. The forts opened a hot fire on the Aktion at5:30 o’clock this morning. They also destroved the Greek station garrisoned by 500, killing several. The Greek commander telegraphed to Athens for instructions and received orders to bombard Preveza. The Greek fleet ovened fire at 11:30 A. M. The Aktion soon silenced the fort. The ironctad Basileus Georgios and the crusier Navar- chos Miaulis began the bombardment at | The ironclad Spetzai is expected to arrive | surgents belonging to a secret society on | Superb Practice of Turkish Batter- | spondent, describing the battle of Milouna alternoon, The Hamidieh and Pautoka- toros tatteries replied, but thewr gun practice was poor. The Navarchos Mizulis dropped a shell into the Hamidieh battery. at the gulf of Arta this evening. The Asty reports the Greeks have oceu- pied the citadel at Preveza. A great blaze is visible from Arta in the direction of Voraitza. It 1s believed the Turks are bombarding the latter place. Intelligence reaches here that the Greek steamer Athena, with & number of in: board, has been sunk by a Turkish torpedo boat in the gulf of Salonika. Aszim Bey, the Turkish Minister, leftthe city. Prince Mavrocordato, the Greek Minister, will leave Constantinople Tuesday. e e AT MILOUNA PASS. iss Causes a Greek Outpost to Surrender. LONDON, Exc, April 18.—A corre- | | Pass, praises the superb practice of the | Turkish batteries at a distance of 3800 metres. He says the Greeks defended has | their positions with conspicuous courage, but the Turks advanced until they held the Grecian advance line, with the excep- tion of one isolated spot. Ultimately the Greeks occupying the outworks senta request that the Turks cease the shell fire, as they surrendered. The losses on both sides were severe. CONSTANTINOPLE, Tuekey, April 18, The German general whom the Emperor sent to inspect the armies on the frontier reports everything in the Turkish army satisfactory, except the transportation branch. He estimates the Turkish troops at 140,000. Many out of the 80,000 Greek troops he considers incapable of with- standing the fatigue and exposure inci- cent 10 acampaign, while their arma- ments are inferior to those of the Ottoman army. Sl SETLEE VICTORIES REPORTED. Constantine Says i1nat Turklish Sta- tions From Nezerocs to Kontra Have Been Burned. LONDON, Exc., April18.—The Athens correspondent of the Daily Chronicle sends copies of dispatches to King George from Crown Prince Constantine, com- mander-in-chief of the Gresk forces in Thessaly. The latest one, dated 11 a. i, April 18, says: “We have taken and gy 4 s | burned the Turkish stations from Nezero [to Kontra. The Turks have repeatedly | attacked Analipsis, but were repulsed with great loss. Two Turkish regiments that attacked Reveni were repulsed.’’ i i UNCLE SAM NEUTRAL. But Complications May Arise Glving Naturalized Citizens Rights of Asylum. WASHINGTON, ' D.’ C., April18.—Sec- retary Sherman received a second dispatch from Minister Terrill to-day. 1t is not yet deciphered, but it is_believed to con- tain a notification that Greece has asked the Minister to use his good offices in the protection of Greek subjects in the Otto- man ‘empire. The Secietary said last night that he wanted to avoid any part in the trouble between the two countries. | He would therefore give careful consider- ation to the request, which, however, was common 1n time of war. day the first official news of the war. tional law and begun hostilities without previous warning or provocation. It also notified him of the severing of Continued on Second Page. ADUD HAMID I, SULTAN OF TURKEY. Most of the newspgper portraits of the Suitan recently published were taken frum pictures made over twenty years urkish position this| 8go. The one printed herewith is reproduced from a photograph taken in Constantinople about eighteen months since. in | The Turkish Minister received early to- | It said the Greek troops had crossed into | Tarkish territory in violation of interna- | GOMEL S CONFIDENT OF VICTORY Says the Final Triumph of the Revolution Will Occur Soon. SPANIARDS CANNOT WIN THE CONFLICT. The Cuban Leader Openly Moves His Forces to the Front. AN ARCHBISHOP STANDS UP FOR HUMANITY. Boldly Tells a Brutal Gensral That Starving Non-Combatants Is Not Proper Warfare. HAVANA, CuBa, April 18.—A letter from Sancti Spiritus says last week Gomez passed three miles from the city on his way from La Reforma estate, on the east- ern border of this province. His army was composed of 3000 cavalry, 1500 in- fantry and four pieces of arttllery. Gomez said he was fully confident now thatthe final triumph ot the revolution will be achieved very soom, It is said that Gomez has scattered his forces in small bands, which swarm all around the estuates of La Reforma and Juan Criollo. At Santiago de Cuba the Archbishop, who is the highest dignitary of the Catho- lic Church in Cuba, had a stormy inter- visw with the Spanish Governor, General Toral, and compelled him to withdraw the decree already signed prohibiting souphouses established in that eity for the relief of thousands of countrymen who are dying from hunger on account of cone centration in the town of all pacificos by order of Weyler. The Governor said that, under the cover of charity, the souphouses promoted the cause of the Cubin army., The Arch- bishop answered that the duty of a soldier was not to make war on acountry by starving tbousands of non-combatants, but by fighting armed foes. A ik SR Judse Day in Washington. WASHINGTON, D. 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