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Show GREEKS SEIZE I THEJISSIONS I American Schools for Albanian Alban-ian Girls at Koritsa Taken By Authorities. BEAT WOMAN KEEPER British Consul Enters Vigorous Vigor-ous Protest in Behalf of United States Citizens. Vienna. Sept 22 The Greek authorities au-thorities at Koritsa In Albania today seized the American mission schools there, where instruction is given to nearly 100 Albanian girls The Information In-formation reached here In a telegram from Avlona, the principal seaport of Albania on the Adriatic sea. The Greeks have also arrested aud persecuted a largo number of Albanians, Alban-ians, who recently returned to Koritsa Kor-itsa from America and other foreign countries, releasing them rrom detention de-tention only when the Albanians premised to join In the ac'.tation for the incorporation of the dtstrist in Greece The British consul at Monastir has entered a vigorous protest with the Greek government on behalf of the Americans American Woman Beaten. Last week Greek officials at Koritsa Kor-itsa endeaored to take forcible possession pos-session of the American mission house building, but the Reaper In chaige refused to hand over the keys. The Greek soldiers beat her mercilessly merci-lessly and then carried her off to prison. The mission Is in charge of Phytic Phy-tic as H Kennedy, a native of New J rsey and a Princeton graduate Mrs. Violet B. Kennedy, conducts the ladies' la-dies' literary societv whose object l- to give the elements of education to the women of Albania. Under Congregational Control. New York. Sept 22 The American mission school in Koritsa, Albania. 'S under supervision of the Congregational Congrega-tional church, and controlled by tho American board of commissioners tor foreign missions oo H m |