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In Greece there is a penalty of $200 for any man belonging to the reserve
who does not answer the call of the country, and, moreover, neither
distance nor citizenship in another country excuses him. If he does not
answer the call, he will be arrested and imprisoned whenever he sets foot
again in Greece.

The United States Consul-General from Greece has been notified to call for
all the Greeks in this country. They have answered willingly, and are
arranging their affairs so that they may be ready to leave the moment war
is declared. They are endeavoring to charter a ship to take them back.
Over a thousand of the Greeks in this country answered the call the first
day it was made.

It seems almost sure that war between Turkey and Greece must come, and to
this end Greece is hurrying troops, arms, and provisions to the Turkish
frontier, every available steamship being chartered to aid in the work.

A number of the warships of Great Britain and the other Powers have
appeared near the Piraeus, and it seems likely that some sort of a blockade
may be maintained.

In Crete itself, fighting is still going on. The allied Powers are making
a very determined effort to subdue the Greeks.

The Italians have forcibly put the Greek consul out of Canea. They took
him into custody, and put him on board a Greek war-vessel, with a warning
against trying to re-enter Canea.

The correspondents of the Greek papers have also been ordered to leave the
city, and they, too, will be forced to leave, if they do not go quietly.

The British went to the town of Selino, which was being besieged by the
Cretans, forced the insurgents to desist, and rescued the Moslems who were
besieged, bringing them away from Selino under a strong escort of British
soldiers.

The Cretans were so enraged at the rescue, that in spite of the fact that
they had promised the British commander that they would allow the Moslems
in Selino to go free, they gathered at the gates and waited for the
Moslems to come out, dashed through the soldiers who were guarding them,
and tried to wound and rob them.

A Russian warship made a cruise round the island a few days ago, and
brought back word to the allies at Canea that fighting was going on near
all the coast towns, and that the whole island seemed ablaze with war.

Colonel Vassos has received orders from the King of Greece that he is to
hold all the positions in the island now occupied by Greek troops, and to
resist a