The record-union., 1897-02-21
Crete.

Crete.
CANE,A Qsland of Crete). Feb. 90
All the provinces of Crete have voted for
union of the island with Greece. The
result has been communicated to all
the Consuls.
The Mussulmans at Hetimo are great
ly excited over the report of massaeres
at Sitia. 1t is reported that General
Sorted attacked the insurgent position
and that desperate fighting is proceed
ing.
Colonel vassas, commanding the
Greek military forces in Crete, has pro-
claimed at Retimo and Heraklion the
formal occupation of Crete by Greece.
The Greeks have occupied two Turkish
towers at Fort Agia, spiked their guns
and retired to Canea. With the eXcep-
ton of three towns, the Greeks are now
masters of all Crete.
KING OF GREECE FIRM.
ATHENS, Feb. 20.-The "Asty" pub
fishes a statement made by the King to
the effect that he has sent an envoy to
one of the Powers and made every eff
fort to call the favorable attention of
Europe to the situation in Crete, but
with the exception of the mixed gem
darmes and the so-called reforms moth
ing his resulted. Continuing, the King
said:
My patience became exhausted. and I
decided to annex the Island of Crete.
which body and soul is Greek. This de-
cision perhaps provoked the Powers to
additional coercive measures against
me, but the whole of Hellenism is With
me. l have ordered my army not 10
abandon the island under any circum-
stances. Crete will be administratively
organized as soon as possible.
MUSSULMANS DEFEATED.
LONDON, Feb. pa dispatch 10 the
Times. from Canea says: The Greek
army has taken the offensive and at
tackled the Turkish outposts at Plategia.
The Turkish outposts We're overpowered
and compelled to retire in the direction
of the town.
A crowd of Mohammedans surrounded
Konakask for arms and ammunition.
Two hundred stands of arms were
served out to them.
The Greek regulars shared in the at
tack on Voukolies. One officer and three
SCluleTS were Killed. Eleven SOidItiS
were wounded.
The Greek artillery has destroyed the
fortress at Voukolies. The advance
guard of the garrison succeeded jn
reaching the Turkish outpost west of
Canea. The fate of the other members
of the garrison is unknown. According
to the early reports received. the gar
rison of Fort Voukolies consisted of 300
soldiers and 100 Cretan Mussulmans.
A dispatch to the Times from Con-
stantinople says: A bitter feeling pre-
walls owing to confidence in a pacific So
luton of the Cretan quetion.
The British Consul at Canea, Island
of Crete, reports that the fighting be-
tween the Turkish garrison of Fort
Voukolis. consisting of 800 soldiers and
100 Cretan Mussulmans and the Greeks
was desperate. The garrison drove the
Greeks back three or four miles, but
the Turks were finally forced to retire
before the greatly superior numbers
of the Greeks, and only eighteen of
the Mussulmans succeeded in cutting
their way to the Turkish outpost at
Allikiana.
MORE TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
SALONICA, Turkey, Feb. 20.-T'he
authorities have been ordered to arm
and dispatch the third reserve of the
Third Army Corps to the Greek from
tier
CORFU, Feb. 0.-Reinforcements Of
Greek troops have left here for Arta
Greece amidst enthusiastic cheering
for the union of Crete and Greece.
GREECE MAY BE BLOCKADED.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20-A special to
the Herald" from ST. Petersburg says:
The Greeks obstinacy caused irritation
here. The "Novoe Vremya" expresses
the general feeling and policy of the
Government, i'm saying that the powers
nave no idea Of altering the policy they
have taken. If needs be, the Greek bat
talionS will be diSarrned by them and
Greece placed in a painful Situatio by
being blockaded.
The 'sMoraiva GeotZolosiI' says poll
tics is not sentimental and good sense
orders the Greeks to retire and that the
French must mot have ali this feeling
against King MILAN on account of nlS
Turkish policy.
Crete is evidently lost to Turkey, and
the question of the hour is whether the
northern states, which once formed
part of old Hellas, will net follow the
example and drift 60 itheir old moor
fngs Of these the most interesting is
Macedonia.
GERMANY NOT WITH GREECE.
BERLIN, Feb. 20.-The North Ger
man Gazette i'm an inspired statement,
says that Germany is prepared to ne
gotiate on the Marquis of Sahsoury's
proposals in regard to the future or
ganization of Crete. providad that
Greece lis forced ITO retire, and the
Greek annexation of Crete is put out
of consideration.