Evening journal., 1897-02-22
THE CRETANS 'SHELLED
Six Warships Fire Seventy
''.. Shots at the Christians.
KisG esonaE IS CONG TO CRETE.

Asks the Aid Of Kussia-More Troop,
- Dispatched from Athens.
1bSpoN, Feb e2.-A dispatch to The
pailFMnil from Berlin says;
The queen Of Greece recently sent a
message to the car requesting his support
fdr the rntiofihl cause OF Greece Tho king
hlAo wifod The czar, stating that he would
,lpt1arc war on Turkey and himself lead
fhenrIny before be would yield to Euro
penn coercion Princess Marie Of Greece
also rGeQifiphed her fhnce, Grand Duke
1oorSr Of ltlksia, that THE action of the
rowezS SRainst Greece was infamous.
A1dther dispatch TO Tho Daily Mail
fronidHcrfff1 snys
srhc Norddoutsche Allgem Zeitung as
sorts that the Turkish cabinet last week
-.- decided 20 declare war on Greece, but the
=. HultNn vetoed the decision on account OF
''-the finances Of Turkey.
at a disratch to The Times from Athens
"Thc rircc government has decided 10
send o rslrt of the fecton = cruise along
The Srofadct Islands, while another por.
tion Of the fcct win proceed by Ambracla
70 prevent The Turks attacking the Creek
frontier frdm prevesa Troops from all
parts cf GuPqee are hurrying to the Turk
rdah fronticrl Tho call for naval volunteers
has boon Ipdrp than amply answered The
nolicy~of Crtero will be defensive by land,
s but oggresslk Ne by sea %
Crekbr swept the Field.
Alispatch, TO The Chronicle from Athens
mys
p H9ie night that Fort Voukelies fell
Colonel Nass4s learned that the Turkish
garrlsor- from Khania was advancing 20
,spooor the defeatcd Turks. He dispatched
Ia body or insAitgents to meet thcn and
speedily followed himself with his troops
a'ln the plain on Livadin / 900 Turks and
roo Turkish Oretnns with three guns en-
gagged IN rnttle Tho Cretan Insurgents
and the Greek troops dcploycd, and after
20 minutes fighting swept the plain,
forcing the Turks to take refuge i'm Kha.
tIiA. Colonel NrsSos burned the fortified
llhrrnbss AT LivadiR and the ARhia block
hoiihe The Creeks lost suhlicutenants
Killed and 90 oficers and men wounded
The Turkish losses dire unknown. In obe-
flleR0e 10 the orders df the king Of Greece
-Coloael Nkssos recalled the troops TO Pla-
etania.
A dispatch 20 The Daily News from
lShFDia, dated Sunday. says
Smart firing was Heard yesterday in
the hills 20 the eastward The reply Of the
iTurhs was feeble, and it,vns obvious That
ed Their gun Practice from the redOubt
on the outer lines was ludicrous The
chief Cretau position was hamlet on n
ridge Of hills 4 600 yards from the flagship
''At 1880 yesterday afternoon signals
were made 60 II. NJ 5. Drynd, H. Ms
pIar1hr and H.. NJ. >. Revenge, together
wHhhone Italian, ono German and ono
Hnssiam ship, 10 open fire on the Cfetan
position where the 6rcak flag was hoisted
somo days ago. Tho British ships fired 40
a9Id the foreign ships 30 shells AT the vii
lAke and ruined the house held by the
Cfetans The flag was soon lowered, and
the order ceaso fire sounded after ten
ihlnntcs Thereuron he flag was rchoist-
d Tho rocks.mOund were crowded with
Ureene Tho Turks encouraged by the
ncsts. now opened alivcly fusilladc while
tho Cretans wero removing tho wounded.
TbQ Crots.Iis had not replied during the
whalr performance. II was a somewhat
melancholy and degrading spectacle"
l.. areat Decentralization In Athens.
l4AHHYNe. Fah % -Ovor 40, 600 perscns
participated inin demonstration last even
inK on University square in favor of the
nnibD Of Crete with Greece The greatest
rnthus'asm prevailed, An address was
adopted declaring that the king and peo-
nle ready Tor any sacrifice of blood
mnd -traasarc 20 bring the present Crotan
Tolivyto succcssful issue. The crowd
then inarchcd 10 tho palace, and a dcpuia
iion iresenteh the address to tho king.
Tremendousc cheering followed. His mai
csty King George, Crown Frince Cons,an-
tine Duke of sparta and other members
Of TIM royal family occupied places on the
halcony- 1hehng addressed the crowd as
follows
~ Won arr cxetaiting the trnc mandate of
the Hellenic people I thank Won for this
imposing display Of your feelings May
God protect our beloved country and
strengthen orr common efforts. Long livo
the Hellenic nationin
The address Of King George was follow
ed by vociferous cheering
Prince Nicholas has arrived at Iarissa
town Of lhessaly on the Turkish 'front.'
ier. 2omles from, the gulf Of Salonica
SEVEN hundred Greek soldiers with ar
tllery havc landed near Kissoio
Afurkish transport, accompanied l.y a
British torpedo boat Is engaged In con
veyiug i,5oO troops from Candia to Kha
Vf.N s., King George Goipg TO Crete.