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WILLIAM BEVERLEY HARISON
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[Illustration: THE GREAT ROUND WORLD And WHAT IS GOING ON IN IT.]
VOL. 1 MARCH 11, 1897. NO. 18
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There is startling news from Crete.
Greece has openly defied the warning of the Powers, and has declared her
intention of assisting the little island, and freeing her from the Turkish
rule.
All Europe is ringing with the spirited reply sent by Greece to the demand
that she should submit to the wishes of Europe, and give up her warlike
intentions toward Turkey.
This reply was short and to the point. It was simply this:
"Greece accepts full responsibility for all her acts."
Her first act after sending this brave message was to fire on a Turkish
vessel, and thus openly to declare war upon the Turks.
The Turkish vessel was carrying arms to the besieged garrison at Canea. As
she moved from her anchorage in the harbor of Candia, she was hailed by a
Greek warship, and ordered to return to her moorings.
The Turkish vessel, the _Fuad_, paid no attention to the order, and was
continuing on her way, when a shot from the Greek ship brought her to a
stand. Having no guns of her own with which to defend herself, the _Fuad_
decided that the sensible thing was to obey; so she put about, and
returned to her moorings.
The commander of the British fleet sent a formal protest to the Greeks
against this action, and again ordered them to stop attacking the Turks.
No attention was paid to this request.
The Powers are, however, so afraid of war, that they are doing all that is
possible to prevent Greece from taking any action that will make war
inevitable.
Russia, Great Britain, France, and Italy have all sent warships to Crete,
with orders to enforce peace between Greece and Turkey.
The combined fleets of these great nations have formed a cordon around the
harbor of Canea, and have blockaded the port, to prevent the Greek
squadron, under Prince George, from entering the harbor.
A cordon is a line of men, ships, or forts, so stationed as to prevent
people from going into, or coming out of the place.
Having done this, the four great Powers proceeded to take possession of
the island, and intend to try and hold it until some settlement is made
between Greece and Turkey.
One hundred men from each of the four fleets have been landed at Canea,
and, with the consent of the Turkish authorities, have raised their flags
over the fortress of the city, as a sign that Crete is under their
protection.
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