The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-02-17
CLASH OF ARMS BETWEEN
GREECE AND TURKEY.
II Is Believed That Greece Will Be
Given a Free Hand In Crete
and Will Annex the Island.
II Will Take a Large Force Of
Marines to 0ueII the
Instruction.

element here increased with the de-
parture of troops for the frontier and
the equipping of additional war vessels
for service in Cretan waters. Nobody
seems to doubt that a clash at arms will
occur between Greece and Turkey un-
less the powers intervene, but it is be-
lieved here that Greece will be given
free hand in Crete and that if she sue
ceeds in annexing that island her right
to do so will not be questioned by the
rest of Europe.
1t is quite certain that King George
has not acted without consulting with
his friends in sending the torpedo
flotilla into Cretan waters with instruc-
tons to prevent at all hazards the land
ing of Turkish troops in Crete.
The porte is understood to have ap-
pealed to the powers to restrain Greece
in this emergency, but nothing further
is known of the policy Turkey is adopt
ing, though it is reported that large
force of Turkish troops is assembling at
Salonika for embarkation to Crete that
there is great activity in military circles
on the Turkish frontier and that por-
ton of the Turkish feet is being pre-
pared for active service.
Advices received here from Canea say
that Georgi Berovitch Pasha, the Turk
ish governor of Crete, sought refuge
last evening in the Greek consulate at
Canea, fearing the anger of the Mussul-
mans and dreading arrest. 1t is under
stood that Berovitch Pasha had previ.
ously rendered his resignation and that
the sultan had refused to accept it.
In reply to the request which the
Turkish minister here, Assim Bey, made
yesterday for an explanation of the de-
parture of the Greek fiotilla for Crete
and the issuing Of the note to the pow
ers stating, in brief, that Greece can not
remain inactive in view of the present
outrages upon Christians in Crete, the
government of Greece says that the
measures taken are due to desire not
to discourage the Christians from occu-
plying Halepa at moment when an at
tack upon that town is threatened.
The town of Canea is now said to be
tolerably quiet, but from 1000 to 5000
insurgents are near there awaiting rein
forcements. When the reinforcements
arrive, it is stated, the insurgents will
attack Canea in force.
1t is known here that the Turkish
officials in Crete have reported to the
porte that it is absolutely impossible to
pacify the island wit o 1t a very large
force of troops and the occupation of
every town, villlge and mountain
stronghold in the country. The hatred
which has always existed between the
Mussulmans aud the Christians has
been famed into fever heat by the re-
cent coils ons between the insurgents
and the Turks and this feeling has been
still further intensified by the procla-
nation of the independence of Crete
from Turkish rule and its union with
the kinedo of Greece.
Conflicts If u more or less serious
nature are reported from many parts of
the island and Hera dion is said to have
been set on fire at II number of points
The 70, i'm fleets have left Canea for
Heraklion which seems to confirm the
report that il is no v the center of dis
turbance
Other reports say that the situation
ut Retimo is al,nost rs serious as at He
raklion. Tie Turks at Retimo refuse to
allow the Christians to leave the place
until detachment of 100 soldiers and
40 Mussalnans, who are held mt Amari
as hostages, are releas d.
The opinion expressed in Official cir
cles here is that nothing short of land.
ing of blue jackets and marines from
the foreign fleets will slbdue the insur-
rection, and il is not believed that the
powers can agree to take this step. I'M
der these circumstances, therefore,
Greece feels justified in the course she
has adopted, even i'll the event of a con-
fiict with Turkey,
The report h at Great Britain will, if
necessary, t;ke the initiative in pre-
venting the Greek war vessels from
actively interfering in Crete, is.not be-
lieved here. IL is thought that any ac-
ton which may be taken will be by
Great Britain, france ard Russia in
common, but it is confidently reported
that these powers have decided TO allow
Greece to have her own way in the
matter.
The insurgents of Crete, acting in
concert with the foreign consuls, have
declared Halepa to be neutral territory
which must not be infringed upon with
Dit "a hours notice.
The commanders of the foreign war
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Greek admiral that he will give 40
hours notice of any attack which he
may determine to make upon Canea.