Show I THE GREEKS OF FRISCO i Wrought Up to a High Pitch of Enthusiasm ARE RAISING FUNDS ANTITUBKISH DISTURBANCES IN THESSAIiY Commander of the Greek Troops in Crete Ordered to Avoid Any Encounter I En-counter With the Foreign Forces 1 But to Occupy the Island and Restore Re-store Order Therein Orders From the Commanders of Foreign Squadrons Bloodless Settlement Settle-ment Probable San Francisco Feb liThe members mem-bers of the local Greek colony are wrought up to a high pitch of patriotic enthusiasm by the news of the mother countrys expressed determination to draw the sword if necessary in defense de-fense of Cretan liberty This enthusiasm enthusi-asm has assumed a practical form funds are being raised to succor the wives and families of masacred Christians and fully 250 ablebodied Greeks are prepared to leave for the scene of hostilities at almost a moments mo-ments notice should the mother country be actually in need of their services AntiTurkish Disturbances Athens Feb AntiTurkish disturbances dis-turbances have occurred in Thessaly Shots have been exchanged In Arta on the Turkish frontier where a Turkish guard across the border was struck with a bullet Colonel Vassos commanding the Greek trops in Crete has received instructions In-structions from the government to avoid any encounter with the foreign forces on the Island but to execute the orders of the king which are that he shall occupy the Island and restore order or-der therein The Macedonian and Cretan committees have arrived at an agreement to concentrate their efforts in Crete to the end of securing a union of the island with Greece Under the Powers Protection Canea Feb ViceAdmiral Cane varo commanding the Italian warships in Cretan waters has been chosen to command the combined naval forces of the powers In these waters as the senior admiral of the united fleet He has formally notified the commander of the Greek squadron Prince George of Greece of the occupation of the town by the marines of the foreign warships with the consent of the Turkish government gov-ernment To this notice the Italian admiral ad-miral added the warning that the Greeks must not make a attack upon the town which Is under the protection of the flags of the great powers Hostile Action Must Cease Canea Feb 17As a result of a conference con-ference of the commanders of the foreign squadrons held on board the Italian flagship today Admiral Cane avaro sent a note to the Greek consul informing him that any attack on the part of Greece upon Canea Retimo Sitia or Heraklion would be repulsed by the warships of the powers The consul was also warned that all of further hostile action on the part of the Christian Insurgent and Greek troops in other parts of the island must cease at once Marines landed Athens Feb 17Later advices from Crete confirm the rumors that detachments detach-ments of marines have been landed from the foreign warships at Herak lon Retimo and Sitia The officer in command of the French marines who compose the force of occupation at Retimo the advices say has issued a place proclamation to the inhabitants of that A Bloodless Settlement Canea Feb ViceAdmiral Cane varp commanding the allied naval forces of the powers In Cretan waters has written a note to the Greek consul con-sul at this place informing him that It Is the purpose of the powers by their occupancy of various cities of the island to promote a bloodless settlement settle-ment of the Cretan difficulty and that therefore any attack upon the towns occupied whether made by Turks or Christians will be repelled by the united forces of the powers He also urges the Insurgents and Greeks to abstain ab-stain from military action in other parts of the Island To Mobilize the Turkish Fleet Constantinople Feb liTlie ministry minis-try of marine has asked the government govern-ment for a credit of 5000 Turkish to defray the expenses incurred in preparing prepar-ing and mobilizing the Turkish fleet Two squadrons are now being prepared pre-pared The first which will comprise four warships and ten torpedo boats will sail within five days under the command of ViceAdmiral Falk The second will be commanded by ViceAd miral Hassan and will consist of five warships and ten torpedo boats Fifty thousand naval reserves have been summoned for service in addition to the Redifs of the third army corps now at I Salonika and the Redifs of Trebizond have also been ordered to join their colors making altogether 6800 men who will be concentrated onthe Greek frontier Students Offer Declined Paris Feb 17 Two hundred students in this city have appeared at the Greek legation to be enrolled among the troops being sent to Crete pn behalf be-half of the inhabitants of that island The offer having been referred to Prime Minister Delayan at Athens was declined with thanks Must Lower His Flag Canea Feb nThe Greek government govern-ment having reopened their consulate here the act has resulted In the creation of an anomalous situation and the European commanders com-manders have notified the consul that he must lower his flag in view of ment the hostility displayed by his govern Viewed by the Times London Feb HThe Daily News will say tomorrow I is reported in the lobby among the unionist members of the house of commons that it Is not likely that the powers will seriously attempt to dislodge the Greeks from the land of Crete but that their presence pres-ence will after a decent interval be acquiesced in with a view to the ultimate ulti-mate annexation of the island to the Greek kingdom I is whispered that King George was made aware beforehand before-hand that the action taken by Greece I would not be resisted desperately ExCzarina Anxious Berlin Feb 17The Frankfurt Zel tungs Constantinople correspondent telegraphs tele-graphs a report that the exczarina has wired to her brotner King George of Greece expressing her anxiety and promising prom-ising to help him In any way In her power The authenticity of the dispatch however Is doubted Greeks Impatient to Begin London Feb 17The Dally News will publish tomorrow a dispatch from its correspondent at Canea Crete say Ing that accompanied by an escort of 60 Insurgents the writer visited the I Greek camp at Platanfas a short distance I dis-tance west of Canea where he found the Greek force occupying a lofty and virtually inaccessible fortress Colonel Vassos who commanded the troops I is the correspondent says thoroughly prepared for an advance and Is only awaiting Instructions from Athens to I move In the meantime the troops are showing the greatest impatience to begin I be-gin operations The correspondent further says skirmishes I skir-mishes are constantly occuring in the hills around Platanlas between BashI Bazouks and fhe insurgents who are I rapidly gathering around the camp and will at the present rate shortly I number 20000 The presence of the Greek troops in the Island and the consequent hope that a settlement of II the difficulty will shortly be reached alone prevents the slaughter of every Moslem outside of the occupied towns in Crete The withdrawals of the I Greeks the correspondent declares I would be followed by events which the flags of the European powers would be powerles to avert besides bringing about a dynastic revolution in Greece nastic revolution in Greece The King Congratulated London Feb HThe Standard tomorrow to-morrow will publish a dispatch from Athens saying that King George Is dally in receipt of telegraphic dispatches dis-patches from many parts of the world notably from Italy Great Britain and the United States expressing approval of the policy he has adopted and urging urg-ing him to pursue it Another battalion of infantry with arms and stores for the volunteers In Crete Ing sailed from Piraeus this even Will Give Up His Fortune London Feb liThe Dally Chronicle Chron-icle will tomorrow publish an Athens dispatch saying that SaadEdDln Pasha who was recently recalled to Constantinople from Crete at the instance in-stance of the powers for fomenting another reform plot among the inhabitants Inhab-itants will return to the island with three battalions of Turkish troops Prince George the dispatch adds will prevent the landing of this force at any cost I is reported in Athens that a wealthy Greek residing abroad ha offered his entire fortune if necessary to support the government in carrying on the war In Crete The Turks Yielded London Feb HThe Dally News will print tomorrow a dispatch from Athens saying it is reported there that a part of the corps of occupation occupa-tion commanded by Colonel Vassos today attacked the town of Boucolion The Turkish garrison after a brief resistance re-sistance yielded and the Greek forces took possession |