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the Admirals that insurgents firing up
on international troops will be shot.

the Admirals that insurgents firing up
on international troops will be shot.
| VASSOS WILL RESIST ATTACK.
| ATHENS, April 5.-The Greek press
declares with one voice that in the
event of the Powers attempting to
drive him out of Crete, Colonel Vassos
| will retire to the mountains near
Sphakia, where, with the aid of the
insurgents, he will resist to the last the
attacks of the foreign troops.
| After the preparations for the cele-
bration tomorrow of the anniversary
of the declaration of Greek independ-
| ence in 1919 have been completed a
public meeting will be held here to
protest against the action of the Pow
ers toward Greece and to pledge sup
port to the Greek Government in any
action it may think fit to take in the
premises.
| At night Athens will be brilliantly il
Illuminated. In this connection there has
been a belief that the celebration of to-
morrow will be followed by a declara-
| ton of war against Turkey. This, how
ever is not general. Tuesday in Greece
is regarded as an unlucky day to enter
upon anything of great Importance.
and for this more than for any other
reasons, political on military, is based
a hope that the independence celebra-
ton will pass off without the incidents
which are likely to precipitate the
struggle for which Greece has been pre-
pairing for the past two months.
| 1t is stated to-day that the Queen
Greece has decided to start immedl-
ately for Thessaly, in order to superin-
| har dang ht2r- in-laW the
Crown Princess Sophia, the field nurses
attached to the Greek ambulance corps.
| ORDERS TO GREEK TROOPS.
| LARISS, April 5-The Crown Prince
has issued the following general order
| to the troops:
| "Officers and soldiers: In view Of the
great anniversary to be celebrated To-
morrow, l order all troops under my
command to display the utmost self
restraint, and not to allow themselves
to be carried away by the remem-
| brance of the glorious day. Be sure
my orders are respected.
| "CONSTANTINE.'
| BLOCKADE OF GREECE.
| LONDON, April 5.-The STANDARD"
will print a dispatch from its Canea
correspondent tomorrow as follows:
The Admirals had conference this
morning and arrived at a unanimous
agreement as to most of the Greek
ports Admiral Canevaro, however, has
| been instructed by the Italian Govern
ment that he must not agree, as the
senior officer of the international fleet,
to direct this undertaking. These in
structions have raised the important
question of who is to occupy the post.
| The reluctance of the Italian Govern
| ment already too much prominently
| associated with coercion; is due to the
Italian sympathy with Greece and to
the financial strain already involved.
The correspondent of the Daily
News at Rome says: I am assured Off
cially that the presence of the Prince
| of Montenegro here is connected with
the difficulty on the Levant. After dim
! ing with King Humbert to-day the
| Prince had a long interview with the
Italian Foreign Minister. 1t is re-
| ported that in his interview with
| Queen Victoria and his visit to Rome,
Prince Niktas is preparing the ground
| for his own share of the grab when
Turkey breaks up. Montenegro's in
tention to have Scutari has been con-
cealed.
| FUNDS FOR TURKEYS ARMY.
| CONSTANTINOPLE, April 5.-Ac-
cording to an official statement issued
to-day the sum of 100000 has been
subscribed for military expenses. Thir-
| ty-five thousand pounds of this amount
| has been expended in the purchase of
Mauser rifles, cartridges and cavalry
| mounts. Future subscriptions will be
| devoted to the equipment of the army
| and navy.
AUTONOMY FOR CRETE.
| LONDON, April 5.-The Times will
| print tomorrow the following dispatch
| from it's Rome correspondent:
1t is rumored here in official circles
| that the ambassadors at Constan-
| tinople have drawn I'D an extremely
| broad scheme of autonomy for Crete,
! giving the Assembly power to choose
| a Governor, who must afterward be
approved by the Sultan. Italian SYM
pathy for the Greeks is weakening in
consequence of the growing conviction
that Greece is playing a comedy, and
never really intended to make war.
The position is now precisely what it
was in 1873 and 1886. The Powers
prevented a collision then. If the same
| result is not attained now it will be
due to the hesitancy of the Powers.
The Daily Nails" correspondent at
Arta will say tomorrow: The Greek
soldiers are losing their first glow of
| enthusiasm The weather up to Fri
! day last was bright, but during the
| past two days it has rained heavily.
| Many of the tents are pitched in I'M
suitable positions and have been flood
| ed. The troops are thus experiencing
some of the hardships of real cam
paigning, and the result is a visible
| cooling of their ardor.
BANK FAILURE.