The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-20
Greece Calls Out More Troops
to Combat.
Brisk Opening Of hostiIities at
SOl0mca and Platagid.
Both Governments Are Sending Reiniorements
to the Froutles In Crete.

tAdviceB from Crete today contain
news Of breaking out OF hostilities be-
tween Greece and Turkey. Fighting
began on the frontier yesterday, and
both governments are rushing re-en-
have not taken forceful measures to
prevent a war. A report says Russia
will drive the Greek fiotilla from Gre
tan waters. Should this be attempted
serious results will follow, as 1t Is be.
lieved that England and Germany are
more than friendly toward Greece. EN-
peror William, last night. telegraphed
Gear Nicholas. asking for a personal in
tcrview on the situation in Crete. Bull
letins of important incidents follow un-
der various dates.-Edl
London, Feb. 20.--A dispatch to The
Times from Vienna says that The Neue
Freie Press publishes a report from Sa-
lOnica, dated Thursday, to the effect
that a collision has occurred between
the Turkish soldiers and the Greek in
surgents at Naszlitza, near the Greek
frontier. The Turks were defeated with
losses and withdrew to fetch re-enforce-
ments, according to the account received
by The Neue Erie Presse. The governor
of Salonica has ordered the troops to the
point where the disturbance took place.
The population along the Greek from
tier, according to The Neue Erie Presse,
is eagerly awaiting the signal to rise
against the Turks.
A dispatch to The Times from Canea
says:
The Greek army has taken the often
sive and attacked the Turkish outposts
ut Platagia. The Turkish outposts were
overpowered and compelled to retreat in
the direction of the town.
A crowd of Mohammedans surround
ed Konak, asking for arms and ammu-
milton. Two hundred stands of arms
were served out to them.
The Greek regulars shared in the at.
tack on Voukolies. One officer and three
soldiers were killed. Eleven soldiers
were wounded. The Greek artillery de-
stroyed the fortress of Voukolies. The
advance guard of the garrison succeed.
ed in reaching the Turkish outposts west
of Canea. The fate of the other mem.
bers of the garrison is unknown. Ac-
cording to the early reports received. the
garrison of Fort Voukolies consisted OF
400 soldiers and 100 Cretan Mussulmans.
A dispatch to The Times from Con-
stantinople says: A better feeling pre-.
walls. owing to confidence i'm a pacific
solution Of the Cretan question.
Canea, Island of Crete, Feb. 2O-The
Greek consul has asked his government
to send more men n-of-war.
The foreign consuls have exacted from
the insurgents a promise to give 1:
hours notice i'm case of an attack or
Halepa.
1t is stated that the Christians ant
Mussulmans have exchanged prisoners
in the province of Sitia and Marandello
The losses of the Turks i'm the Ell
cagement at Fort Voukolies and vicnit.
are unknown. 1t is, however, ascer
tanned that $50 Turks were taken pris
oners.
Athens, Feb. 20.-A British cruise
has prevented the Greek steamer Thes
salai from landing provisions and am
niunition on the Island of Crete.
The incident has caused much excite
ment here.
a British cruiser also prevented tn
steamer Hera from landing provision
/
| stood the prohibition only applied to tha
| portion of the coast occupied by the pow
ers.
SaloMica, Turkey, Feb 20.-The a
thorities have been ordered to arm an
dispatch the reserves of the Third arm
corps TO the Greek frontier.
ST. Petersburg. Feb. 20.-Russia it
/ S..i1 10 N hrin obn q
forcible expulsion of the Greek torped
fotilla from Cretan waters, the dis
armament of the Greek troops i'm Cret
and a blockade of the Greek coasts,
the Hellenic government persists in 1,
imprudent attitude. If Greece goes I
war with Turkey. she will be left to figf
her battles alone.
| Constantinople. Feb. 20-Accordin
to an official dispatch received yeste,
day, the Cretan insurgents have masss
cred at Sitia 700 Turks, men, women an
children.
Paris, Feb. 20.-Fifteen hundred st,
dents met at Place Pantheon last nigl
and crossed the Seine, despite the polio
who attempted to bar the way. The st,
dents paraded the boulevard briskl
shouting: "Vive Greece and Crete,
| has Turkey" Violent collisions wi,
the police, who forced the students bas
in various directions, occurred. Mar
persons received trihing injuries. AIT
gether nearly 100 arrests were mad
Canadian Export Duty on Logs.
il Montreal Feb. 20.-It is generally uI
l derstood here that, i'm the event of r
imposition I'm the new United Stat
tariff OF the old Mckinley duty OF s. d
1000 on lumber. Canada will retaliate
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