South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-22
REPORTED GREEK
ACTION RECALLS
SIEGE OF TROY
Crossing Into Asia Minor
Echoes Expedition Some
5000 Years Ago.

WASHINGTON. April c1-Greeks
are reported 20 be crossing over into
Asia Minor 90 resist the forces OF
MustaL IA KemaTs army and take
possession OF the territory given
them By the treaty OF Sevres. an eX-
petition which recalls the MEM
ora.ble crossing OF this people 5000
years ago. the subsequent siege OF
Troy. and the story OF the wander
ings OF Aeneas, the historic founder
OF the early Roman race.
About an hour from the sea, near
the Dardanelies. the ruins Of the an
Gent city OF Troy stand upon an en-
taence looking out over the plains
where her immortal sons fell IN her
defense. At It's foot tho Scamander
winds 20 the sea" says a bulletin
from tho Washington. d. c. head
quarters OF he National Gcogrc phic
society.
''Excavationsso on the site have re-
vealed nine cities. built one upon the
top OF the otherAin times past. The
sixth from tho bottom Of these IS
the Troy OF which Homer and Virgil
sang. Today there stands little 20
and Paris and the splendor which
the beautiful Helen caused 10 be
tumbled into dust.
Siege Wall still DiscernibIe.
There is a long. low ridge some
four or five miles In length which
ends in a promontorv. where the
city itself was located. The great
wall which withstood the siege OF
the Greeks for nine years can still
be traced almost in its entirety. y
fine tower. containing a large wal
and "A pOstern gate. stands at the
northeast corner.
give RIFLES of the coast lies the
little island Of Tenedos where the
Greeks hid. awaiting the time when
the wooden horse should make his
way through the city walls Today
the windmills OF its busy 1000 peo-
pie whirl merrily over its 16 square
miles OF territory.
after the exile had slipped away
about 80 miles TO the southeast OF
the Llain OF Troy and had built his
little fleet under the shadow Of the
Ida mountains. he set sail with his
followers TO Thrace-the same
Thrace with which mighty Athens
made an alliance in the fifth century
y. g.. which later fell into the
hands Of Philip Of Macedon. and
which as a result Of the world war
has been added to the territory
under the suzerainty Of the King of
Greece. Here he founded the city
OF Enos. which even now commands
the harbor in the Gulf OF Enos a.
the mouth of the Martha river.
Island Anchored BY Chains.
Again driven 10 seek a home. the
wanderer looked on Delos Though
today this smallest island OF the Cy-
clades Is desOlated and in ruins,
scarcely one stone upon another. L.
gends and history which cling TO X
wilI always be fascinating. The
waters IN it's one remaining foun-
tain and the brilliant and unusual
collection Of flowers whisper to us
that Jupiter once fastened this
floating bit Of earth to the sea bot
tom with huge chains I'm order that
1t might become the birthplace of
his son Apollo. To give credence TO
the story YOU can find on the island
Aue hAtltu lthts anu eAtdN dlltiH
have revealed the theater. and the
early temple OF Apollo.
Thence Aeneas iourneyed to
Crete. the fourth largest island II
the Mediterranean. Today two
thirds Of the island is a stony waste,
its famous forests Of Cedars and Cy-
presses having long been desolated.
"a little fertile land existing at tho
foot OF Mount Ida on which are
grown olives and currants. Canea.
the capital. a town Of nearly % 600,
with low white-washed houses hugs
the harbor But rich is the island
In ruins. and it's museum houses rel
!cs OF day 5000 years ago when
the ladies OF Crete disported them
selves in high heel shoes. big hats
corsets and styles that today would
be called Partisan and when the
houses OF the inhabitants had meth
DDS OF sanitation that compare 10
vOrabiy with ours Of so years ago.
Town OF ACncas and Caesar.
AT the mercy Of the within of the
gods. the wanderers again must se'