The record-union., 1897-02-27
All the Soldiers on Furlough Have
Been Recalled.
The GreCian Deputies, at a Secret
Meeting, Decide to Support Any
Government FavOring a Forward
HOvement-A Report From Athens
Says King George Has Yielded to
the Will of the Powers to With
draw From Crete.

SALONICA, Feb. 26.-The massing of
Turkish troops and munitions of war
on the frontier is proceeding with fe-
verish haste.
All soldiers on furlough have been
recalled. Eleven batteries of artillery
a regiment of cavalry and two battal-
ions of infantry have gone from here,
Monastir and elsewhere to Elassona.
Two additional battalons of infantry
have reached Katenina. Reliefs from
Smyrna, Brusa, Trebizonde and else
where in Antolla are on the way to
the frontier where a total of six divi-
sions will be formed with headquarters
at Elasonna.
NEW YORK, Feb. ga special to
the Herald from Athens says:
Dispatches from Turnavo state that
100 Turkish troops have arrived at
Elassona. Two other detachments are
expected shortly.
Six batteries are on their way to the
Greek frontier.
Redjet Pasha, until now in command
at Bagdad, has been appointed COM
mander- in-chief.
The cruisers Mycal and Sfaktires
have arrived at the Piraeus from Crete.
The Grand Duke George of Russia
arrived from Patras on board the Tsar-
evna and leaves at once for an un-
known destination.
FOR A FORWARD POLICY.
ATHENS, Feb. 26.-The Government
Deputies at a secret meeting just held
decided to support any Government IA
voring a forward policy
HAS GREECE YIELDED?
LONDON, Feb 26-A Greek firm do
ing business in London has received a
telegram from Athens saying that King
George of Greece has accepted the de-
mand of the Powers for the withdrawal
of Greek troops and warships from
Crete
The action taken yesterday by Eng
land asserting that it would insist on
| the autonomy of the island of Crete,
but only as part of the Turkish en-
pire, re-enforced as it was by a per-
emptory demand from Russia that the
Greek forces in Crete be withdrawn
within three days, was sufficient to
cause the King to make up his mind
in favor of peace.
TURKS ATTACK CHRISTIANS.
GAMBIA (Crete), Feb 26.-The
Turks, having been furnished arms by
the Governor, made a sortie for the
purpose of occupying strategic points
around Gambia. They attacked and
inflicted a severe loss on the Christians.
The commanders of the vessels an
chored in the harbor protested to the
Governor against what they claimed
was a violation of the armistice.
ENGLAND FAvORS GREECE.
LONDON, Feb. ga dispatch to
the Standard" from Athens, dated
Friday, February Goth, says:
The long visit of the British minister
to the King to-day F'rlday) revives the
claims in Crete.
Two more classes of reserves We're
called out tonight (Friday).
Crown Prince Constantine, Duke of
Sparta, shortly starts for the frontier
There is feverish activity in the De-
partment of the Ministry of War
Thousands of volunteers are offering
their services to the Government
The Red Cross Society hospital ship
started for Crete tonight
dispatch to the Standard from
Constantinople says: The expenses of
mobiliZing are being largely met by
cash payments procured by appropra-
tions of capital obtained from the ag-
ricultural banks.
The Porte has summoned the imme-
diate recall of the Greek Consul, who
is suspected of informing Greece of the
movements of Turkish troops.
A dispatch to the Times" from
Athens says: Prime Minister Delyan-
MIS- in an interview on Thursday. as
sured me that the decision of the Gov
ernment to maintain the army in
Crete was irrevocable. On the other
hand Greece had no intention of de-
claring war against Turkey Such a
step would only be taken if the Turks
invade Thessaly, or the great Powers
render the position of the Greek army
in Crete intolerable. There was no in
tention of invading Macedonia. Greece
was not desirous of embroiling in a
general war. No understanding exists
between Greece and Bulgaria in regard
to Macedonia.
The Athens correspondent of the
Times" says: The calmness and mod
eraIlOn Oh 1IciflitT DGIN uIllS impressed
me most favorably. He is evidently
averse to desperate measures. / do
not believe in the end he would reject
any solution which Greece could hon
orably accept, but neither he nor the
King could restrain the wild excite
ment of the populace. Nothing could
be more unwise than for the Powers
to drive the Greeks to evaporation
CHICAGO CREEKS
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-The Greek Gov
ernment has officially recognized the
sympathetic attitude of the Greeks of
Chicago during the present crisis re-
garding Crete.
Charles l.. Hutchinson, Consul Gen
eral for Greece, has just received the
following cablegram from Skouzes, the
Greek Minister Of Foreign Affairs 1t
was cabled in answer to the message
sent recently to the King of Greece by
the Greek community in Chicago:
ATHENS, Greece, Feb %, 1897
Consul-General of Greece. Chicago:
Will you express TO the Greek commun-
ity in Chicago the sincere thanks of