The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-06
THE GREEKS UNDAUNTED.
will Protect Cretans At ALI Haz-
ards.
FEVERISH ACTIVITY MANIFESTED
AT MINISTRY OF WAR.

Spark May Set All Southern Europe In
Flame-Powers Will Hest tate to Com
| pei King George to Withdraw Protec-
| ton to Cretans.
| Athens. March 5.-Advices received
this afternoon show that the Christians
who are investing HeIaklion number
10, 900. The insurgents have stopped all
communication with the town by land
and it Is claimed that unless foreign
warships actively intervene In behalf OF
compelled to surrender. Tho small de-
tachments of sailors and marines landed
from various warsbips will occupy the
town but without the aid of fleets they
could make but feeble defense against
the overwhelming numbers Of the insur-
gents.
| The greatest activity is being displayed
in Athens in making preparations to
give hattie to the Turks should tn ey
GROSS the Greek frontier. The ministry
of war presents most animated scene.
Officers in uniform throng the corridors
| and orderlies are constantly being de-
| spatched with orders to different coin
Inanders. The telegraph wires are con-
stantly busy with dispatches to officers
! in distant places. The most energetic
measures are being taken for the m0b1ll-
cation of the forces.
| There is a similar scene OF activity at
! the ministry of marine, where everything
| possible Is being done to place the fleet
in readiness for any oOntin Renoy. Thsre
is no sign anywhere of the king and
| government reoeding from the position
| they have taken and it is ominous
in the face of the threat Of com bined
| Europe, that the like preparations are
being carried on with feverish activity.
| The most Intense enthusiasm is very
| where displayed.
People display no fear of the result
of an appeal to arms. They know that
| in the event of war, the whole of south
ern Europe would Ee set on fire. 1t is
believed that the Powers seeing the
chance of their becoming involved in
| general war, owing to their conflicting
interests, will make haste slowly In at
tempting to force the Greeks to withdraw
their support from tho Cretan Christians.
| People who have arrived here from the
provinces say that there is even more
enthusiasm In the places they come
from than in the capital. Dispatches
| from different points in Thessaly and
Epirus report the passage OF large
| quantities of munitions of war to the
| frontier, where troops are being massed
| as speedily as pOsSi pio.
Mr.. Balfour Very Reticent.
London, March 6.-Ihe House of Com
mons remained in session until after
midnight. After IL o'clock Bnlfour, the
| government leader in the House, arose to
| answer question asked by John Nor
| ley, who desired Information as to tbs
| Identical note presented to the govern
nlents of Turkey and Greece. Mr.. Balfour
said the governments had received
despatch from ConstantiHOple saying
| the note had been presented to fhe Porte.
| Mr. Morley was not satisfied with this in
definite reply and he pressed Mr.. Balfour
| to read the te 1t of the note. Mr.. Balfour
refused to do this saying that he did
ont have the text. He added that 1t was
doubtless the same as had been agreed
| upon BY the Powers. He reite eate l that
| the Powers were determined thas the
Turkish forces should not have unoon-
trolle1 dominion in any part OF Crete.
Pretty Good Sized Army Too.
| Athens. March 5.--It has been decided
| that there shall be a general mObiliza-
tion of the Greek forces and 10 this end
| two classes Of reserves that had not
been summoned previously have now
| been called ont. The reserve forces
alone give a total of l04, 500 men and
| behind that is what is called the terri
torial army which numbers upwards of
| 146. 600 men. The standing army num-
bers about %, 0O0 men OF all arms. Am
| munition and supplies for the troops
| are being supplied IS rapidly as possible.
| In few days the whole available war
strength will be prepared for any even-
tuality that may OCCUR.
| Anarchy Prevails at Canea.
Canea, March e.-The insurrection has
| disoreanized everything throughout
the island. Col. Vassous will shortly
proceed to organize a system of admins
tratIon for the island. In spite Of the
fact that the powers have demanded that
by Monday, he is proceeding as though
| such a demand had never BEEN made.
Warlike Preparations.
| Athens, March 5-The cabinet counsel
| which met last evening, after Premier
| Delyannls's interview WITH King
George sat until one O'CLOCK this morn
ing. 1t is estimated that Greece will
| soon have 1O0 600 men under arms, in
cluding reserves The Greek ironclads
Spezia and Tsara Eave sailed from the
Piraeus under sealed orders.
Greek Troops Ordered to Frontier.
+ London. March 5.-The Greek consul
here has received a telegram from Athens
| SGaGlDR GnRU tU,UOO NftOOuh oACoPc hdV o
| hean called out and are to be dispatched
to the Turkish frontier with the least
possible delay.
The Sultan is Willing.
Vienna, March 2.-It is stated here up
on authority that the Porte has accepted
the settlement of the Cretan difficulty
agreed npon by the Powers. The same
authority states that the admirals of the
foreign warships are preparing plans to
enerce Greece into compliance with their
demands
Greece Will Not Withdraw.
Paris March 5.-The Figaro publishes
a reDort of an interview with M. Delyan-
mis-. prime minister of Gresce, had by the
correspondent of the paper in Athens.
The Greek premier is quoted was saying
that the Greek troops would not under
any circumstances be Withdrawn from
Crete.
Supplies Landed at Crete.
London, March 5.-Tha Athens CORE
spondent of the Times telegraphs that
| .a1lr lprrr I NIT mr.