The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-23
ANARCHY ON
THE INCREASE,
The Combined Fleet Opened Fire
on the Insurgents.
THIS COMPELLED THE GREEK
FLAG TO BE LOwERED-NO Az.
ToNoMY FOR CRETE UNTIL
GREEK HOSTILITIES CEASE-A
CONSTANTINOpLE DISPATCH
SAYS THAT OVER $4,000 MOS
LENS HAVE BEEN KILLED SINCE
THE TROUBLE BEGAN.

Paris, Feb. 22.-A tlispltch was recpiv
ed at the ministry OF marine to day fro,n
Admiral POTTER commanding the French
warShipS oil Canca, island of Crete, in
winch he says TINT anarchy is rapid in
crcasing in the island and that the forciru
adnra!s are agreed and have informed
thelr respective governments that they
will not any longer be auswerahlc for the
avoidance of conflicts unless they are nu
thorlZcd to prevent Greece from landinu.
provisions and the powers compel Greece
to Withdraw her troops ana warships.
Admiral POTTER .lso says that before
tie firing OF the foreign warships begun
yesterday the admrals made rereate,l
protests 10 the Insurgents against their
attacking the town oC Canea The insur.
gents, paying no heed to the protests. all
vanced upon the town, whereupon the
british, German. Austrian aud Russian
w"rShips opened fire and continued the
bombardment of the insurgent position
until the Greek flag was lowered
ConstantinOplc, Feb 22-Thc Porte
has obtained information that the total
number of Greek troops new in Crete is
5000.
Photindcs Pasha has again been offered
the governorshil 0f Crete and has finally
accepted the position
Vienna. Feb. 222.-Five Austrian war
ships sailed from pola for Canea OH Sat
urtay.
The powers have agreed that the grant
iilS al autonomy to the island of Crete
must he preceded by ii complete cessation
Of Greek interference in the island
London, Feb. 222.-'rhe Greek charge
d aiialres here gives out the statement
that no regular Greek troops took part in
the attack which was made upon Cnnen
Yesterday. The Greek troops in obedi.
cnce To orders, he said, nbstaincd. and
Will continue to abstain from all hostil;-
ties towards foreigners in Crate
Paris, Feb. 22.-The Galois saws that
the powers have agreed TO eutrust to
ltaly the authority to pacify the affairs
OF the island of Crete pending the cstab
llShmcnt OF constitutional autonomy for
the island
London, Feb. ga dispatch to the
Central News from Constantinople saws
that official reports from Crete say that
the total number of Moslems, men. wo
men and children, who have been killed
during the present troubles in that island.
Is over - 900 and that twenty five Mos.
lem villages have been pilaged and
burned.
Berlin, Feb. 22.-In the ieichstas to-
Hay the government was interrogatcd ms
to the attitude of Germany in the matter
OF the situation in Crete. Baron Mar.
shall Won l5icberstein, minister of foreign
affairs, replied tina, the first task of Ger
many in Crete would he to secure the res
toration of peace in the island and remove
the danger of war which had been created
by Greece's rupture of international law.
Germany, he said, had no direct interest
in the Orient, applause from the mem
bers of the right. She was mainly inter
ested in the preservation of the peace of
Europe. The powers, he added. would
now endeavor to put il stop to the eXten.
sion of hostilities, and obtain n satisfac
tory settlement of the difficulties in
Crete He was not in position at the
present time to communicate to the
chamber. the character of the diplomatic
negotiations i'll progress. but he would
assure the house that Germany was re.
spending to the demands of justice and
harmony.
Continuing Mars hal Won 'Bicberstcin
declared, it to ne imperative that the occu.
patton of the island of Crete by Greece
should be promptly suppressed. The in
tegrity of Turkey, he said, would GER
tainly be upheld by the powers. though
some measure of autonomy would be
granted IN the island