The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-12
ALL GREECE In ARMS.
Active ana Energetic Preparations
for War.
No signs of the Nation Rcceding from the
Bold stand Taken by King George ana
Ills Premier Ammunition aud stores
Being Supplied Turks Disarm.d.

ATHENS, March 6.-Adyices receiyeo
here Yesterday afternoon show that the
force of Christians who are investing
lieralllion number Is, 600 men. The in
surgents have stopped All communica.
ton with the town by land and il x
certain that unless the foreign war
ships actively intervene in behalf 81
the Moslems the town will shortly be
compelled to surrender.
The small detachment, OF sailors and
marines landed from the various war
ships still occupy the town. bat with
out the aid OF the fleets they could
make but IA feeble defense against The
overwhelming numbers of the insur-
gents.
y The greatest activity is being dis.
played in Athens in making piepara-
tons to give battle To the Turks should
they cross the Greek frontier. The
ministry of war presents Il most ami
mated scene. Officers in uniform thr0ng
the corridors and ordcrlics arr con-
stantly being dispatched in every dircc-
ton with orders To different command
ers. The telegraph wires are constantly
bhNN WIN bisldttiltN w ollttlN III flAN-
tant places. The most energetic meas
ures are being taken for the mobiliza-
ton of the forces.
There is IA similar scene of activity in
the ministry of marine. where every
thing possible is being done 10 place
the fleet in readiness for any contin-
gency.
There is no sign anywhere Of the
king or government receding from the
position they have taken. and it is ON
nous that. in the face of the threat Of
combined Europe. the warlike prepare
tions are being carried on with fe
verish activity. The most intense
enthusiasm is everywhere displayed.
and the people evince no
fear of the result of an appeal 10 arms.
They know full well that the Grcek
army by itself is no match for the nu-
mcrically superior Turkish forces. tut
/ they also know that in the event *
war the whole of southern Europe
would be set on fire. II i this that
! the powers wish toprcvcnt II they at-
tempt to use force to compel Greece 70
accede 10 their demand, there is
\ very strong prohblhtY thai 1ftrcc
will apply the torch that viii start d
/ confagration. the result Of which no
one can foretell. II j, bell, yea here
/ that the powers. seeing the chance Of
] their becoming involved ia general
war will. owing To their conflicting in
tcrcsts. make haste slowly IN attempt
ing 10 force the Greeks 20 withdraw
their support from the Crrian Chris
tians. 1t has been decided that there
shall be general mobilization of the
Greek forces. and to this end the two
classes of reserves that had not been
summoned previously have now hceE
called out.
The reserve forces alone give total
OF iOl. 800 men. and behind this !, what
is called the territorial army. which
numbers upwards of 100000 men, not
by any means an insignificant force.
Ammunition and supplies for the
troops are being supplied as rapidly as
possible and in few days the whole
available war strength of the nation
will have been prepared for any event
uality that may occur.