Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-24
British Foreign Office Explains
That Curtailment of Extra
Facilities Was All That Hap
pened TO Greece,
HAS BEEN GETTING MANY
SUPPLIES FROM ENGLAND
Hellenic Kingdom Invariably
Has Been Excepted From
Anti-eXpor Rules Framed
BY Great Britain

London. Nov. 20 l0 p mD-.Iu-
stead Of declaring a general blockade
of tho Greek ports the allies have.
according TO a statement issued by the
British foreign office today with
drawn. or threatened 90 withdraw.
the special privileges which Greek
commerce has enjoyed since the out
break Of the war
What these special privileges are
is not specifically stated. but as an eX-
ample Greece has been allowed to
draw her supplies of coal from Welsh
collieries. TO DO this Greek NOR
chants required special permits, as
the exports of coal from the British
isles Is allowed only under a special
license.
There are many other commodities,
the export of which IN permitted only
to certain countries Invariably when
orders have been issued against tho
export OF such commodities, Greece
has been among the countries ex-
ccptod Now. unless she comedies
the demands made by the allies for
assurances for the safety of their
troops In the Balkans Greece will be
struck Off the list OF countries which
have those privileges,
Attitude Causes Dissatisfaction.
While this less vigorous attitude
ON the part OF the allied governments
had caused some dissatisfaction In
quarters whore strong measures are
advocated, 1t has oased The situation
and the belief now prevails that
Grccea having been impressed hy
Lord Kitehener's visit and the threat
to her commerce. VIII cOncedo the de-
mands
OF the fighting IN the Balkans the
reports are more confusing than over.
The German accounts still claim pro-
gress FOR the Austro- -German and hul-
garian troops and recount the capture
of thousands Of prisoners ana many
guns from the Serbians But from
the towns mentioned their advance
appears very slow II may be as re-
ported from Italian sources that the
campaign Is waiting on a change IN
the disposition OF the army. SO that
tho Germans may be the first to en-
ter monastir This would avoid the
trouble likely 10 arise through Greek
objection 10 bulgarian occupation Of
the city which is SO near their bordor
Delay Due 10 Serb Victory
Dispatches from Athens, however.
Nlhte tutt Nue hflhy ~ NAt ~ ANt An'h
that tho Sorbians have defeated the
Bulglrians who were advancing on
the town and that the berbIans have
rcoccupied their front on the Vaics-
Prilep line Perhaps the real reason
for the slOwness Of the invaders pro-
gress arises from difficulties Of trans
port
Nothing of Importance has ue-
CURED on the other fronts. The Aus
tro-Gormans, according to the Rus
sian reports attempted an Offensive
IN Galicia and actually moved some
advance guards across the Stripa but
since then no news has been received.
the Germans apparently not consid-
cring the operation worthy Of mention
In their official report
In the west the artillery Is still no-
tive and the arrival of clear cold
weather may make possible an Of
fensivc movement by one side or the
other The Germans are reported TO
have brought large reinforcements 10
Flanders. but whether for offensive
or defensive purpose time alone viii
tell