The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-09-23
THE GREEKS LOOKING
FOR TROUBLE SURE
Seize American Mission School
and Beat Up HOusekeeper.
WILL ENTER A PROTEST.
United States Will Demand That Her
'itIZens and Their Property be
Protected at All Hazards.

Vienna, Austria, Sept. 22.-The
Greek authorities at Koritsa. in Al
bany, today seized the American mis-
sion schools here, where instruction
is given to nearly 100 Albanian girls.
me information reached here I'm q
telegram from Avioma, the PRINCIPAL
seaport OF Albania on the Adriatic
sea.
The Greeks have also arrested and
prosecuted a large number of Alban-
lans who recently returned to Kor-
ltsa from America and other foreign
countries, releasing them from de-
tenuon only when the Albanians
promised to join in the agitation for
the incorporation of the district IN
Greence. The British consul at
Monastir has entered a vigorous pro
test with the Greek government on
behalf of the Americans
The whole affair forms part of the
Greek terrorization of the Albanian
population with the object of com
pelllng them to agree to inclusion of
the whole of southern Albania in the
kingdom of Greece. Last week Greek
ott1cials at Koritsa endeavored to
take forcible possession of the Amer
lean mission school building, but the
house keeper in charge refused to
diers beat her mercilessly and then
carried her off to prison.
The mission is in charge OF
Phineas b. Kennedy, native of New
Jersey and a Princeton graduate.
Mrs Violet b. Kennedy con1ucts the
Ladies Literary Society, whose OBJ
ject is to give the elements of educa-
tion to the women Of Albania
Washington, Sept. 22.-State de-
partment officials today said the re-
ported seizure of the American mis-
sion school at Kortiza Albania. by
Greeks, would raise an important
diplomatic question. as the status of
American institutions in Albania has
not been determined under the new
territorial delimintations.
Under convention with Turkey,
Americans were given extra terrific
rial rights, which protected, among
other things, educational institutions.
No official report of the seizure of
the school had been received today,
but the state department is prepared
to protest to the Greek government
/ vigorously for the protection OF
Americans and their property in AL
bania under the new political order.
1t was pointed out in diplomatic
quarters that the great European
powers will do whatever might be
necessary to guarantee American
rights in the Balkans, as they have
since the first outbreak of hostilities
a year ago. British consuls have
been solicitous for the rights of
Americans, especially in Asiatic Tur-
key and before the arrival of the
American warships last winter both
British and Russian men of war of
fered an asylum to Americans.
New York, Sept 22.-The Ameri-
can mission school in Koritza, Alba
MIA, is under supervision of the Con-
gregational church and controlled by
the American Board of Commission
ers for Foreign Missions
S. +. Durickson, who was in charge
at Koritza, returned to this city a
few days ago. He and his wife were
expelled from Albania by the Ser
vians at the beginning of the war.
Later they returned only to be ar
rested by the Greeks and imprisoned
at Saloniki. Phineas b. Kennedy
and his wife are in charge Of the
school during Durickson's absence.