The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-22
DOGS OF WAR LOOSE
BARKING AT CRETAN INSURGENTS
AND THEIR GREEK ALLIES.
Camps of Christians Near Canea and
Halepa Bombarded by the War
Fleets of Four Nations.
WARNED BY THE HDMIRALS
TO CEASE FIRING on THE FORTS
GARRIsONED BY THE TURKS,
But the Order Was Unheeded, and the
British, German, Russian and ItaI-
ian Vessels Opened Fire.
CASUALTIES NOT YET KNOWN
DETAILS OF THE CAPTURE OF FORT
VOUKOLIES BY HELLENES.
Much Ammunition Wasted by Cretans
GOOD Fighting by Both the In
vaders and Turks.
But the Order Was Unheeded, and the
British, German, Russian and ItaI-
ian Vessels Opened Fire.
CASUALTIES NOT YET KNOWN
DETAILS OF THE CAPTURE OF FORT
VOUKOLIES BY HELLENES.
Much Ammunition Wasted by Cretans
Good Fighting by Both the In
vaders and Turks.


the foreign waraleets in Cretan waters have
carried out their threats to punish Greece
for defying the powers. Yesterday the adj
mirals warned Colonel Vassos, the COM
mander of the Greek forces on the Island
of Crete, of their intention TO attack his
troops with four men-of-war anchored off
his camp. Aghioi Theodoroi, should he at
tempt to advance to the interior of the ISL
and. They also warned the insurgents out
side the city of Canea that further firing
On the Turkish garrison would not be tol-
Grated but the Cretans. with the assist
ance of the Greeks. kept up a fusillade all
Sunday. Last evening the war ships pre-
pared for action by taking positions so as
TO command the outskirts of the city. Then
war; aboard the big vessels were unleashed
and soon there was a barking and growl-
ing the like of which has not been heard
in the Mediterranean for many a day. The
bombardment lasted only a few minutes
but it was sufficient to show the Greeks
and Cretans that the will of the powers
must be obeyed. Details of the affair are
meager. but it is known that the insurgents
were dislodged from their position. a dis
patch to the Daily News from Canea dated
Sunday says: Smart firing was heard to-
day Sunday in the hills to the eastward
The reply of the Turks was feeble and it
positions if pressed. Their gun practice
from the redoubt on the outer lines was
ludicrous. The chief Cretan position was
a hamlet on ridge of hills 1900 yards from
the flagship. At 4:3O this Sunday after
noon signals were made TO II. Nj. s. Dryad
II. NJ. S. Harrier and III. NJ. S. Revenge
together with one Italian one German and
one Russian ship to open fire on the Cretan
position where the Greek hag was hoisted
some days ago. The British ships fired for
ty and the foreign ships thirty shells at
the village and ruined the house held by
the Cretans. The flag was soon lowered and
the order cease fire. sounded after ten
minutes. Thereupon the flag rehoisted.
The rocks around were crowded with
fleets, now opened lively fusillade, while
the Cretans were removing the wounded
The Cretans had not replied during the
whole performance. 1t was a somewhat
melancholy and degrading spectacle"
1t is stated at Athens that the warning OF
the foreign admirals given to Colonel Vas
sos only referred to Greek attack on Cam
ca. Colonel Vassos will continue to occupy
the strategic points in the interior island of
Crete.
A dispatch from Canea received in Lon
don this morning says that at AS o'clock
Sunday evening the insurgents at Akrotiri,
having attacked the Turkish garrison at
Halepa, the joint fleet bombarded the Gre
tans for twenty-five minutes. The insur-
gents fled, taking their flag with them.
British torpedo boats have captured and
taken to Canea the small Greek steamer
Laurium. which was carrying victuals and
tents for the insurgents.
The Canea forts fired two rounds of blank
cartridges yesterday at the Greek gunboat
Peneus. A Turkish frigate also discharged
blank shots at the Greeks. The Greek gun
boat Peneus quickly replied TO the blank
shots fired by the Turkish frigate The
frigate then Withdrew from the scene of
operations.
The German flag was hoisted on the ram
parts at Canea on the arrival of the cruiser
Kaiserin Augusta.
An engagement occurred just above the
village of Mournies, between the insurgents
and Turkish band