March 1, 1914: The general mobilization of the people of Northern Epirus

In the great Autonomous Struggle of '14 of the Northern Epirus, the people and clergy, as well as many Epirusians, both Greeks and Greeks of the diaspora, participated in their own way.

Today, March 1, 1914, the day of conscription arrives. Then Gjirokastra, like other cities, is filled with Ierolochits, who are willingly determined to give their blood for the freedom of their homeland. For months now they have been living with this dream. And, finally, the time has come to throw themselves into battle.

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Furthermore, among the ardent Hierolochites, there were also the students of the Didaskaleion of the Zosimaia School of Ioannina.

The next day, on the morning of March 2, a devout Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the Metropolis of Gjirokastër. And then, a young priest, a student of the Didaskaleion, addressed President G. Zografos:

"Your Excellency,

Όταν ακούσαμε την πρόσκλησή Σας, χωρίς κανένα δισταγμό εγκαταλείψαμε τα σχολικά θρανία, με την απόφαση, Ηπειρώτες κι εμείς, να τρέξουμε στη φωνή της σφαγιαζομένης Ηπείρου. Αυτής της πατρίδας, που συνεχίζει τους εθνικούς άθλους των ηρωικών Σουλιωτών κι είναι αποφασισμένη να ταφεί κάτω απ’ τα ερείπιά της παρά να παραδοθεί σε δολοφόνους σφαγιαστές. Το δίκιο κι η ιερότητα του αγώνα μας αλλά κι η έμπρακτη αλληλεγγύη των συμπατριωτών μας, όπου κι αν βρίσκονται, θα πρέπει σ’ όλους μας να δυναμώνει την πεποίθηση, ότι ο ευγενέστατος αυτός αγώνας μας, στο τέλος θα ευοδωθεί…».