The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-13

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also pacify TIE sultan a-1 prevent Turk
lsa military act!en 1lcrg &c Grscian
frontier
TIE Paris correspondent - tne Tgr,ss
SAYS Z : re opinion n France ths, the
king % Greece mas heen assured - tfss
suppors q Russla So FAR sS hgs designs
fer an.on - Crete With Greece are con-
csrne4
Anosac- dispatch fro-- Paris announces
tARt tae second glass cruiser BcgDeaud
sad Freuca torpedo noAf VII cave
Toclsn Tuesday gor CRnsa.
A dispatch 70 ne Times from Berlin
says ina general Sttastt1u inspires t1e
greatest apprehension, TIC Berlin Pest
contains waat : believed &c be an in-
sairea statement that war between
Turkey and Greecs appears taevtah.s n
view 5f tae recent events
The Post says Il seems 20 Sel hopeless
20 exrcct the powers a. - alort than pre-
vent the comsicr fycm extem1ans 10 me
neighboring states, To exercise = whole
some snfisence that object must he the
EFs3 task ot German po.icy. The report
that German dlplau-scy was supporting
Greece the Past announces as mere in
ventlon. and says Germany eannot sup
port Greece Il sne intends vita se.hsa
aims 20 attack the island of crete white
il L. denuded - troops. On the contrary
81 must rather &c regarded that Turkey
would ~ justified IN sending troops
across the Thessalsan frontier.
The Berlin correspondent oE the Times
says there IS no doubt the foregoing state
Enents OF the Berlin Post represent Ger
rnanv's official views and X anything
understates rather than oversiaies the
49, as
0f the Greek policy.
The correspondents can find no traces cf
any opinion ia Germany favorins the poll
iey recently adopted IN Greece
4 dispatch 10 the Chronicle from crete
SAYS Prince George and the hotiha have
been ordered TO prevent any transport
with Turkish troops on board from ap-
preaching crete.
Cretan troops are rapidly being sent 20
the frontier as a precautionary measure.
II Is reported In Athens that The insur-
gents have cut OF the water supply az
Canea. This and the scarcity or iood
will probably force the Turks 10 surrender
the town.
Il Is said that two regiments Of recruits
VIII be called under arms at one.
Inasmuch "a the Turks stu refuse 70
allow Christians 10 leave Retimo. the Gre.
clan government appears 10 have decided
20 use serious measures with an idea or
coercion. The union OF Greece and crete
was proclaimed after divine service Thurs
day in four provinces in Crete.
4 dispatch 70 the Chronicle from Rome
announces that the Italian squadron. COM
manded by Admiral Canovaros, with NV
go rations. has started for Crete.
Another dispatch asserts that the insrr-
gents have entire possession Of Crete with
tn exception OF a few towns.
Ed!torially the Chronicle calls in pro-
nopnced terms for the Increase OF the
English heet In the Mediterranean Tor the
purpose OF preventing "a single Turkish
soldier from landing on the island OF
Crete" Concluding its editorial, the
Chronicle saws:
For England 20 join in the coercion OF
Greece would cover her name and flag
with shame
A dispatch 10 the Standard from Athens
SAYS the Grocian government has assured
the foreign ministers that 1T is the inten-
ton OF the king OF Greece TO respect eX-
listing treaties and heed the advice OF the
powers. Ii is reported in Athens that the
Russian men-of-war have been ordered 10
cease assisting In the emharkation OF the
Cretan refugees. II Is also announced at
Athens that the Grecian government has
refused 10 grant permission TO Cretan ofh-
GERS in Its service to go 10 Canea for the
purpose OF assisting their compatriots
The Daily News correspondent at
Athens says 1t Is reported that collision
has already occurred on the frontier. An
other report Is TO the offect that an ex-
odus OF Christians from Heraklion has
commenced, but IL is not likely that IL will
be finished. the Mohammedans having al
once commenced footing and attacking the
Christians.
A Standard dispatch from Vienna says:
The latest news from Salonica is 10 the ef-
feet that eight battalions OF Redifs from
the Sirana army district are prepared 70
20 10 the Thessaiian frontier. Twenty
battalfons from Macedonia. Il Is also an
nounced. are under marching orders, their
destination being the same.
Tha formation Of pr3'fs into ba'tallons
has also been ordered at Kolnisha and
points In Albania. This In regarded as i'm
portant news and has confirmed the belief
that Turkey means 10 cal upon rs aux
iiaries Cor assistance.
A dispatch 20 the Telegraph from 81. Pc
tersburg says All the ships Of the Russian
Mediterranean feet have been Instructed
10 move quietly into Greclan waters, where
they viii be strengthened by several ar
nored vessels from the Baltic division.
An Athens dispatch 20 the Telegraph says
81 is reported the vail OF Smyrna IS trying
20 charter a steamer 70 convey troops 20
the island Of Crete.