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LEFT CRETINISM 195 CRIBBAQE when Greece, nevertheless, began to send troops and vessels to Crete, each of these powers landed a small force on the island, and took possession of several important stations, and the entire coast was pa- trolled by war vessels to prevent the Greeks from re-enforcing in the island. The Cretans attacked some of the Turk- ish forts, and were shelled by cruisers of the blockading fleet. Both Greece and Turkey began preparing for war. Ulti- mately, Greece yielded to the demand of the Powers, and withdrew her troops from Crete, the Powers undertaking to set up autonomy under the nominal su- zerainty of the Sultan, and to secure the withdrawal of the Turkish forces also. The evacuation of the island by the Turk- ish troops was completed Nov. 6, 1898, rault. The department has an area of 2,163 square miles. Pop. about 266,000. CREUSOT, LE (krez-6'), a town in the French department of Saone-et-Loire, 236 miles S. S. E. of Paris. Situated in the midst of a district rich in coal and iron, it owes its importance to the estab- lishment here in 1837 of the great iron- works of Schneider & Co., which rank among the largest in the world. In normal times over 15,000 men are em- ployed. During the World War the number of workers was more than doubled. CREWE, ROBERT OFFLEY ASH- BURTON CREWE-MIL■^rES, MAR- QUIS OF, a British statesman. Ho was born in London, 1858, and was FORT AT HARBOR E>tTRANCE, ISLAKD OP CRETE and Prince George of Greece was ap- ?ointed the high commissioner of the 'owers in Crete. In 1904-1905 there were revolts against the high-handed methods of the commis- sioner. A revolutionary assembly sought the annexation of the island to Greece, but the Powers forced them to abandon the attempt. In 1906 Prince George re- signed. In 1910 Venizelos, Cretan leader and Premier of Greece, formed the Bal- kan League and, as a result of the Bal- kan War of 1912, Crete was annexed to Greece. CRETINISM, a kind of idiocy preva- lent in various Alpine valleys. In most, if not in all cases, the afflicted person has an ugly swelling called a goitre on the neck. The mental deficiency varies in degree, being in some cases so gi'eat that the unhappy person thus affected is un- able to do anything for himself, and can- not even articulate words ; in others there are some faint glimmerings of mind. CREUSE (krez), a river and a depart- ment in the center of France. The river rises near Feniers, on the N. slope of Mont Odouze, and flows 146 miles N. W. till it falls into the Vienne, a tributary of the Loire, 12 miles N. of Chatelle- educated at Harrow and Trinity College^ Cambridge. He was Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Earl Granville), 1883-1884 Lord-in- Waiting to Queen Victoria, 1886 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1892-1895 Lord President of the Council, 1905-1908 and 1915-1916; Lord Privy Seal, 1908 and 1912-1915; Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1907-1910; Secretary of State for India, 1910-1915; President of the Board of Education, 1916; Chair- man L. C. C, 1917. He is H. M. Lieu- tenant of the County of London; Elder Brother of Trinity House; and Chan- cellor of Sheffield University. His works include: "Stray Verses," and numerous political and literary articles. CRIBBAQE, a game played by two persons with a complete pack of 52 play- ing-cards. It is divided into two classes ; the five-card and six-card games. The five-card is the original game, and af- fords the greatest scope for the exer- cise of skill. The points are scored upon a board, and 61 points constitute tha game. All the kings, queens, knaves, and tens count as te. each, ana the rest of the cards acording to the ordinary value; that is, six for six, five for five, and so on. The points which reckon for tho