Show UNANIMOUS FOR UNION cretans caetans vote for giving the island to greece HARD FIGHTING AT I 1 ring king george makes a statement of 0 the tha position pt P t of greece declaring that relief belief from the great powers withheld he determined mined to ATIT crete cret russia said to be 1 greatly irritated Irritate il at the state 0 of altairi AlT airs much excited at reported Massac massacre Mass rm callea island of crete reb feb 20 all the provinces of 0 crete have voted for fop union with greece the result hu has been communicated to all the Cor consuls london feb 20 the th british consul at banea canea mand 0 of crete cloete reports that the fighting between the turkish garrison in III fort You kolts consisting con oe oc boldic ra and 10 cretan muesel iiams imams and the greeks was despe tho the garrison can lson drove the arl awk kg bw three or four allea but the turks turk aers finally torel to retire before the greatly superior numbers of the greeks and only eighan en of tile tho aup allun gullans succeeded in cutting their th lr inyl way to tho the turkish bt at Alli kiana na at ar af tnt i oxford this john marley lor r P said one thing thine is certain beyond all ajl doubt and that Is that crete must be liberated once land for all from turkish control concert or no clon concert mirt of tin the powers tho the pigmy power of greece has done dona what the powers were powerless to ascom push EXCITED arted banea canea rob feb 10 20 p pi the vua pullman ILE at retamo axe are greatly emitted oner the report of massacres at slits it tg is reported that gen sort has attacked the insurgent position and that desperate fighting Is proceeding col commanding the greek military forces in crete has proclaimed at retime and Herak Hera llon klion the formal occupation of crete by greece the th greeks leave love occupied two turkish towers at fort agia aela spiked their auna and retired to banea canea with thoi the exception of 0 three towne the greeks are now masters of all crete XING KING GEORGES STATEMENT athens feb 20 10 the asty pub publisher lishen a statement made by the xing king to the th effect that he hod had sent sit an envoy to on ot of tho the powers and made every effort to call the favorable attention of europe to the situation tn in crete budwith but with tho the exception of the mixed gen darme ii slid and the he so an called reforms nothing had resulted continuing the king eald my of patience became exhausted anil and air I 1 decided cc ded to annex the island of crete creta which body and soul Is greek this till d decision casion perhaps provoked the powers to additional coercive measures meo aures agal lint me but the whole of hellene la Is with me I 1 have ordered MY mv army not to abandon the island under any circum etan cea crete will be administratively organized as soon as possible RUSSIA IS IRRITATED new york fob feb 20 A A dis dispatch patell to the herald from st petersburg says the greeks obstinacy causes irritation here the booc eremya expresses the general feell ni and policy of the government in saying that the powers power haie e no idea of altering the tha policy they have taken if need be the greek battalions will be disarmed by them and greece placed ini in a painful situation by tiding blockaded GERM ANyS PROPOSAL berlin feb ad 20 the north Gerro german arli gazette in an inspired statement soya says that germany Is prepared to negotiate on the Alar marquis quis of salisbury Salis burys propos proposals alst in regard to the future organization of 0 crete provided that greece la in forced to retire and that greek annexation ot crete Is put out of consideration |