People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1897 — Page 6

GREECE AND TURKEY AT WAR.

THEODORE DELYANNIS. PRIME MINISTER OF GREECE

Qnypce and Turkey are now at war. SBrg gams are thundering in the mountaxa passes of Thessaly and Macedonia. ’The impregnable forts of the Dardaneitea are belchiflg forth shot and shell sz 'Bflrery attempt of the Greek fleet to gassj up into Constantinople. Once jEBMjm? the pass of Thermopylae is deifeadied by the soldiers of the Gross. .Siood and carnage is everywhere. Euctjjpe- looks on impatiently. Every .i&ristian. statesman knows what this -vxr iaseans, knows that it is the beSpsming of the greatest general war of Jfeastrtry, knows that it will be a fight ”® jibe death between the Cross and pas -Crescent. Every European naiqmkl. with the exception of England, sSaxidss, ready to assist the Greek nation. 32aigland does not want to go into this Tier vast commercial interests fat India and Egypt have added the Cinaseent, the insignia of Mahomedan:4sk», ?.i> the British standard. England s*. ftoilay in no condition to take sides zxfgninsl the Mahomedans. India and 23?fypt would at once revolt. British cwaaEßerce would be driven from northern Africa and the richest part of Asia. Übsedi as the people of England love CSrxsiian civilization, they are fonder of the commerce that makes Eng2a£»ii rich as a nation. If that wealth tSegnrods on Mahomedan trade England ’wSH stand by that trade. England’s poetiion is easily explained. In her cs*arse she is without an ally in Europe. Christendom is appalled at her *asa«ise. Germany, at first inclined to .scans! with England, has revolted. The yjxnng emperor has leagued the empire* fortunes with those of Russia France. The result will be that when this war frsilß. Russia, Germany and France will pactition the spoils. India, Turkey siaai Asia Minor will fall to the lot of BS®33in- France will get Egypt and all ;:>f aortheni Africa. Germany will get TarSsst is left. The sceptre of empire v*H£ have passed from England forever, j&latlstone sees it all coming and stands at the brink of the precipice "earning the ship of state of the danger. 3sit Captain Salisbury, like the greater partial) of the English nation, will not Zfoeed the warning. England is drunk •srith foreign commerce. We present some appropriate illustirations in connection with the latest 2cws received from the seat of war.

TURKS DRIVEN BACK. 'lie Creels Troops Defeat Their Enemies. Athens is wildly rejoicing over She latest news from the Turkz»2t frontier. Gen. Smolenitz, exrsiauster of war, is in command of 14,Greeks at Reveni, not far from 'Xymiavos, northwest of Larissa. At SMs point Edhem Pasha, closely press- . eeiiJt, was nearly taken prisoner. His BbSaa was to force the pass of Reveni, e® water the plain of Larissa, to cut *aff the retreat of the Greek army with fexs cavalry and thus take Larissa with«nt resistance. But this plan was deSaated, Gen. Demopoulos, at the head taC one Greek division, forced the Turkzs=2st line at Boughazi, close to Tyrnavo3 tamdi Gen. Mavromochale broke through :3tt Koniskos. The two generals united JE&eir troops near Damasi. The news of this success at Reveni saml of the imminent fall of Prevesa Sess changed the dismay caused at Ath♦e&B hy the loss of Milouna into the wiklest rejoicing. The latest advices are that the Greek SEamqrs are advancing to reoccupy their jseieMons at Milouna and at Gritzovali, -ftoi® latter of which, it is alleged, was abandoned owing to a misunderstanding; hy the general in command, who as ah order of retreat what

The heavy dot on the southwest coast indicates the location of Prevesa, inhere the Turkish fortifications were situated which sunk the Greek steamer •Mjfcorinnia and which were subsequently destroyed by the Grecian wardhips. 1 The second dot on the line of the northern frontier between Elassona Larissa designates the scene of tho heavy fighting at Milouna Pass.

WHERE THE BATTLES WERE FOUGHT.

EDHEM PASHA. TURKISH COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.

was really intended as an order of advance. The Greeks report that the Turks lost 7,000 killed and wounded at Revenl, but this estimate is probably excessive. The Greek engineers constructed a bridge at Pachyskalos to enable their troops to cross the river. It is stated that the Turkish forces attacking Reveni numbered more than 10,000 men. It is reported that among the other matters considered is the expediency of ordering the international fleets to leave Cretan waters and to go in the direction of Salonica and the Dardenelles, to watch the fighting, with a view to localizing it if necessary, by naval intervention. Should this suggestion, which is understood to emanate from the Italian foreign office, be acted upon, it is probable that only half the fleet of foreign warships would be withdrawn for such a purpose, the other half remaining to continue the Cretan blockade. As details come in it becomes more and more apparent that the fighting in Milouna pass was of the most stubborn and savage character. The Turks fought like demons and the Greeks resisted in the spirit of their ancestors.

A VIEW OF MODERN ATHENS. The Capital of Greece and Seat of Operations Against the Mohamedans.

The most inexplicable fact in connection with the whole engagement is the comparatively small number of killed. All the special correspondents agree to this. The Turks appear to have fired as wildly with their rifles at Milouna pass as they did at Arta, where the fighting consisted of an artillery duel between the rival batteries on each side of the river, lasting about four hours in the afternoon. There they fired only one out of five shots with any effect and their batteries were soon silenced by the Greeks, whose markmanship was very much superior. The Turkish losses at Arta are believed to have been very heavy. On the Greek side there was not a man killed. THE FIRST BATTLES. Some of the Earlier Cablegrams from the Seat of War. War has broken out between Greece and Turkey. Fierce battles have been fought at Karya, at Milouna pass and at Prevesa on the Gulf of Aeta. The most desperate battle was fought at Milouna pass where

20,000 men fought more than thirty hours withput food or sleep. Diplomatic relations between the two nations have been severed. Turkey insists that Greece has provoked the conflict by her aggrtsslve attitude on the frontier of Macedonia. On the other hand Greece insists that Turkey has been the aggressor. Crete, which was the original cause of the conflict, seems now to be overlooked. Unless some of the great powers Intercede there is certain to be great loss of human life before the quarrel Is settled. Greek subjects in Constantinople will probably remain under the protection of Mr. Terrell, the American minister. A dispatch to the Daily Chronicle from Athens, dated midnight, says the Greeks have captured Menaxa after severe fighting. The Turkish losses were very heavy; the Greek comparatively light. The correspondent adds: “The Greek fleet has destroyed half the fortresses at Prevesa and silenced their guns. lam assured that the bombardment will be continued to-morrow (Monday) morning. “The latest news received here ;s that the Greeks have captured and hold all the positions except Ana and Milouna along the Thessalian line. I have had access to an important document from a European capital showing that the powers have done nothing for several weeks, because they have hoped that Greece v/ould be either financially ruined or soundly beaten by Turkey. If Turkey gets Larissa she will remain there until Greece evacuates Crete. It was Germany that urged Turkey to declare war.” The correspondent of the Associated press understands that Turkey has no idea of territorial conquest, because she is aware that the powers would not sanction an advance to Athens. The idea is that she will first attempt to capture Larissa, and then march on Trichala and Pharari. If these also are captured Turkey would be in a position to compel Greece to comply with the demands of the powers. The Turkish fleet, however, is still in the Dardan-

elles, where it is likely to remain as long as the Greeks continue active. It is reported that the powers, so far from blockading Greek ports, will even allow Col. Vassos and his army to return to Greece if he decides to do so. In any case the Greek fleet would be able to harass Turkey at many points, besides in addition keeping open the supply of provisions and munitions for the Greek army. The latest advices from Arta show that the rains have been followed by three days of hot, fine weather, and the river, Arakphos, which alone separates the opposing armies, is rapidly shrinking. The hill roads are improving in condition. It is at this point that the severest and deadliest fighting may be expected. Another question' of dominating influence is whether the Greeks can engineer an uprising in Macedonia and the Sporades islands. Russia and Germany are meanwhile content to see Greece and Turkey crippling each other for many years to come, so long as the other Balkan states are kept quiet. AMERICAN WARSHIPS ABROAD. Formidable Fleet Could Be Gathered Together at Short Notice. Washington Special: Up to this time there has been, so far as could be learned, no consultation with regard to re-enforcing the fleet of the United States in Mediterranean waters. Should the presence of ships of war of foreign nations be required in Turkish or Gre- ; cian waters to protect our citizens as a result of the impending conflicts, the United States could assemble a formidable fleet, if necessary. In the Mediterranean squadron at this time the navy department has four ships—the cruiser San Francisco, the flagship on the station, the triple-screw cruiser Minneapolis and the cruiser Cincinnati, all modern vessels of high type, and the small gunboat Bancroft. The Detroit is now on her way to the Mediterranean from the China station, and now probably is somewhere near the Red sea. Another addition to the fleet will soon be made by the presence of the Raleigh, which is getting ready to join the European station. Other vessels that might be used for service iu Europe, if necessary, are the Montgomery, Marblehead, Maine and Texas, all of which are now on the Atlantic coast. The opinion exists, however, that the | presence of any number of war vessels ! will net be necessary.

GEN. RUGER RETIRES.

STORY OF A VETERAN SOLDIER’S STORMY CAREER. Graduated from the Military Academy In 1864 —Among His Classmate* Were Gen. Stuart and Gen. Lee —He Saw the First Smoke of Battle In Civil War.

s=.SSff> homas howard Ruger, majorfill general of the United States army, who was retired according to law on April 2, has been a fighting V man for fortyJ ij three years. The retirement of an army officer is al-

ways a source of gratification to other army officers, lower in rank, and General Ruger’s is not an exception to the rule. The usual promotions will follow and the effect of the retirement will be felt in military posts throughout the entire country. The general himself does not share the pleasurable feelings his exit from the service inspires in the breasts of his blue-coated, epauleted co-officers. Although he is he is by no means superannuated, literally, and would, if left to his own desires, continue in the command of the department of the east. But the law is plain. His term of office is filled and he must spend his remaining years in such pursuits as his means or inclination dictate. The prospect for him, indeed, is not over brilliant, for long custom has used

MAJ.-GEN. RUGER.

him to the regularity of army life and the rupture must necessarily be violent. His desires will be sundered and many of them will be left behind with his eagles at headquarters. General Ruger is a native of New York. He was born, as may be gathered from the date of his retirement, on April 2, in 1833. When he came out of the military academy in 1854 he stood third in a large class. That class was headed by G. W. Custis Lee, a son of Robert E. Lee, and among its members was J. E. B. Stuart, who not many years afterward earned a reputation of a dashing and able cavalry leader in the forces of the confederate army. On his graduation he was given brevet of second lieutenant of engineers, and for one year he served the army at New Orleans, This much experience did not seem to please him with his prospects, and in 1885 he resigned and turned his attention to the law as offer’ng him a wider scope for his capacities than the barracks. He returned to his home in Janesville,. Wis., and practiced law from 1856 until 1861. I In the five years he spent in civil life Lieutenant Ruger did not forget the training he had received on the Hudson. When the war came he promptly closed up his law practice and offered himself to the United States as a soldier. Men like Ruger were not to be picked up on bridges, and he was given a commission as a Ueutenantcolonel in the Third Volunteers of Wisconsin. He was in command of that regiment during the operations in Maryland and the Shenandoah Valley from 1861 until 1862. Meanwhile he had been promoted to a colonelcy. He took part in the movement to Harrisonburg; Va., in the combat of Winchester, in the retreat to Williamsport, in the advance to Little Washington, in the battle of Cedar Mountain, and the whole of the northern Virginia campaign, in the battle of Antietam and the later march to Falmouth. I All this he did as a colonel. In 1862 the army of the Potomac was wanting an efficient commander, and Colonel Ruger was made a general of the brigade in the volunteer service. He was assigned to a brigade in the Seventeenth Corps of the Army of the Potomac. He fought in the campaign of the Rappahannock, was an important figure in the battle of Chancellorsville, and commanded one of the divisions in the battle of Gettysburg. Next the general went south and had a brigade in the Twentieth corps and helped to invade Georgia. He took part in the battle of Resaca May 15, 1864, fought against Hood in Tennessee, and was mustered out on Sept. 1, 1866. During his career in the volunteer service General Ruger was a fearless commander and possessed the instinct of quick, and correct action in emergencies. In 1864 he was brevetted majorgeneral of volunteers for “gallant and meritorious services” at the battle of Franklin, and in 1867 he was ;hrevetted brigadier general of the United States army for the same sort of service he had rendered at the battle of Gettysburg. He served as provisional governor of Georgia for six months while he was at Atlanta. In 1866 he wa3 reappointed in the regular army as colonel of the Thirty-fifth

Infantry. He was in command of the district of Alabama until 1869, when he was transferred to the Seventyeighth infantry. General Ruger was superintendent of the military academy from 1871 until 1876. He was then placed in command of the department of the south, and later went west as commander of the district of Montana. In 1886, after two years as commander of the department of the Missouri, he was transferred to Dakota, where he remained until 1891, when he was given command of the military division of the Pacific ccast. The general came east from that position when General Miles succeeded to the command of the army. General Ruger has won many friends during his stay in New York. He has not as yet matured any plana for the future. It is pretty generally admitted that General Ruger’s place will be filled by Major-General Wesley Merritt, now in command of the headquarters of the Missouri at Chicago.

SHE PAINTS SIGNS.

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She is perfectly at ease on ladder or scaffold, and she can scale a taut rope in a way to make an old tar blush with envy. Swinging before the precipitous face of a mountain, she often works for hours laying on alphabetical color schemes with a steady hand and a touch that never loses its evenness. Miss Waymack has many large contracts for big natural canvases which she hopes to fulfil next summer. For the most part her signs are made in the interests of several large tobacco firms. The most daring piece of sign-paint-ing she has ever undertaken is the lettering on the rough surface of a cliff at Bellefontaine, Ohio. This rock looms up above the surrounding meadow for a distance of some 350 feet with a sheer fall of 300 feet to the base of the cliff. For four days Miss Waymack swung at the top of this dizzy height, spending about eight hours each day on the big sign she had engaged to paint. Every day, and all day long, a throng of men, women and children gathered at the foot of the hill watching the woman artist at work in the upper air.

Miss Waymack is accustomed to this sort of thing, however, and is not the least bit disturbed by the curious crowds that usually watch her operations and pass critical comment upon her work. The working costume of the intrepid artist consists of a short, serviceable skirt of blue serge, a “jumper” of the same material, and a Tam O’Shanter cap pulled well over her face to keep out the rays of the sun. In manipulating her brushes Miss Waymack wears a pair of coarse mittens, a characteristically feminine fact, just as are the dainty patent leather boots that incase her small feet. Her apparal is always scrupulously neat, scarcely a paint speck being noticeable on her garments. Miss Waymack has been pursuing her unique career as a sign painter since 1593, and has traveled more and farther than is the case with most business women. She is a comely blonde, and has enjoyed a good common-school education. Being a bright conversationalist, and a clever pianist, she is much

EDNA WAYMACK.

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