Show DECLARED and open hostilities have begun grelk WAIE leivy 0 jhc thc frontier tuo hilled in one constantinople april 19 the minis ere met saturday and concluded that a a ate of war already exists on the frontier and emiliem the corn luanner iu chief was ordered to take the orders were at once bent oat to the fortifications on the frontier and fighting is now general ahe grefka cromall their positions in the karva district began the advance toward the frontier at 7 on friday evening fighting lasted all that n abt and to within ten miles of tha frontier it is estimated that greeks were engaged the battle continued with great vigor through bojt night and saturday when together engaged a sanjay morning th e firing was toward the southeast of u 1 una about noon bunday the dieska biran to give way after the of the the buika advanced only a little beyond the frontier into bruek territory considering the rapidity of the firing and the areat expenditure of ammunition the kumher killed ia comparatively email probably pro baby under altogether tho behavior of the turlie ish was bettor than that of the bleir officers remained cool and collected ATHENS aarl 18 the 1 bat teries at Pre vesa on the northern nori hern shore of the entrance to the gulf of arta achere according to ibe tre ity of berlin alie turks had no right to erect fired on and bank a greek gleamer gt eamer the macedonia this murn ing while ahe was attempt me to leave the eulf of ambracio the crew of the etaamer wera sayed by boats from the i shore but the captain of the macedonia waa severely wounded upon receipt of this news the greek government to the greek fleet in the gulf of ambrocia Am bracia to bombard Pre yeso consequently the bom bar dment of commenced Pre vesa which is in spirus and eighteen miles from arta is strongly fortified ane turkish herd assim bey has asked for his passports they have been handed him and he has left athens for constantinople the german minister Mini ater at athens baron von plesson has undertaken lo 10 protect turkish interests in greece daring the severance of diplomatic re tationa between the two countries the greek minister at constantinople prince Mayro cordato has been recalled throughout the day there were scenes and the streets wera crowded with people eagerly discussing the outbreak of war and the probable outcome the general feeling was one of faction at the relief from the irritating tension of ahe past few weeks which had e become almost unendurable and which is ended at last by overt acts it Is contended here on the part of turkey the greeks hold that it was an at tempt on the part of turkish lo 10 the strategic position near mount not far from neze ros in the natural zone led to tha encounter on friday between the greeks and the turks this it is add ed was used at constantinople as a reason for ordering eshem pasha thu turkish commander ic chief to ss bume the offensive and led to the rupture of diplomatic relations between the countries the ao called outrage of this morning when the turkish batteries there sank the greek steamer macedonia further justified greece in the minds of the athenians in waging war to the death against turkey the greek government therefore is warmly commended for recalling the greek minister at constantinople and not waiting abc acc ardine to the greek verean until prince Mavro cordato was handed his passports it s stated in some quarters that As rimbey the turkish minister to greece did not wait for hia passports to be to himbur as soon as he received the sum of francs telegraphed to him from constantinople through the athenian bank for traveling expenses he hastily quitted the city litle news of a reliable nature has been rece ved here or is allowed to leak out regarding what really took place on the frontier it is known however that the whole frontier fion tier of thessaly hag been blazing with firing since early this nipping nip ming and that the greeks have captured a fortified position at Mon exin macedonia |