New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-16
ALLIES Is MILES
FROM SALONICA

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regard TO the future. The critical day;
are past. when the Bulgarisns by Z
successful raid around the south oi
Lake Dorian might cut their line OF
communications Fortunately, arrange
ments worked smoothly. Everything
to the last cartridge was successfully
removed. A screen of troops is now
watching the frontier TO report upon
and control the movements of the
enemy, but the latter Will not likely be
able to move for some time, for with
the roads in their present condition i
would be impossible 10 bring up neces-
sary guns TO invest Salonica
Is Miles from Salonica.
The Allied front now extends as fan
as Kukus, in Greece, about twenty-five
miles north of Salonica, according &c
the report of the Havas sponden
at Athens. The retreat is being carried
on under favorable conditions, enabling
the Allies to preserve all their wal
material.
II is said the German and Bulgarian
forces IN the Gievgeli section consist
of nine divisions, three German and SIX
Bulgarian. Greek troops in Macedonis
have been ordered TO avoid all contact
with foreign troops.
"Not more than 10000 Germans arc
cooperating with the Bulgarian army
that has been attacking the Allies, &C
cording 70 intelligence gathered from
prisoners" says a Havas dispatch from
Athens dated December 10.
King Constantine of Greece has con
tracted a mild influenza, with symptoms
Of a slight fever, according to the
Athens correspondent of "The Daily
Chronicle" The court physicians are
said to have prescribed that the KinG
take a complete rest and abstain from
participation in state affairs.
A dispatch from Athens to the Havas
News Agency dated Monday, December
-, says:
"The ministers of the Quadruple En-
tente, according TO the Greek press
officially informed Premier Skouloudis
that the economic coercion has been
discontinued and that the Greek ships
detained in the ports Of the Entente
Allies would be released"
Reuters correspondent at Salonica
says that virtually all Of Greek East
ern Macedonia has now been aban.
doned TO the French and British forces
in accordance with the agreemen,
reached with the Greek government.
Most of the Greek troops which were
at Salonica have retired in the direc.
ton of Sorovitch and Kozam, in Greek
Western Macedonia, while the Lancaza
division has gone TO Series.
A Reuter- dispatch from Athens states
that the Bulgarian Minister has made
public reassuring statement dwell
ing upon Bulgaria's friendly attitude
toward Greece.
"The Greek government now seems
10 be satisfied that there will be NJ
Bulgarian incursion on Greek terri
tory" the correspondent continues.
Relations between Greece and thu
Entente Powers are improving steadily
and King Constantine has announced
his intention Of attending the bal
az the Russian Legation on the occa
sion Of Emperor Nicholas's name day
if his health permits"
The Greek Parliamentary election:
have been fixed for Sunday next Th'
Greek Socialist party has issued man
festo to the people, says the CORE
spondent at Athens of the Pari:
Temps" criticizing the country's neu
trality, which, it gays, should not be
continued, and favorng the interven
ton policy of ex-Premier Venizelos II
favor Of the Entente Allies.
The Greek Consul General at Con
stantinople, who has been absent FOL
a year, has returned to his post, says 1
Constantinople dispatch given out by
/ the Overseas News Agency to-day il
/ Berlin.
at is further reported from Constan
/ tinople that the post Of Greek Minis
/ ter TO Turkey, vacant since last spring
will soon be filed by the appointment
OF VI. Ksllergis. former Greek Minister
OF Foreign Affairs"
According 70 a dispatch 70 the Paris
Temps" from Salonica under Sunday
date the Austro- Hungarian consulat,
/ has advised Austrians and Hungarian
to leave the city.
| In their advance south from Plevlje
in Northern Montenegro, the army o.
General Won Koevess has taken the
Montenegrin positions south of Vrana.
CORA along the entire length Of IN,
line, IL was announced by Austro- Hun
garian Army Headquarters to-day IN
the official statement received here
from Vienna. An Austrian column has
reached Tara gorge and dispersed {
hostile battalion near Glib ;ci, accord
ing 10 the statement, while other Aus
trian troops have reached Grab.
The capture of $40 soldiers and l5(
men Of military age is reported.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
Berlin to-day gave out the follow
ing report Of operations in the Bal
I kHnB:
To the southwest Of Plevlje the
enemy was driven back across the
Tara River. Further 10 the east h,
Was driven across the GrRb-BrodA
revo line. Several hundred men were
taken prisoners.
MONTENEGRIN OFFICIAL.
The following official statement is
sued by the Montenegrin War Ofiic'
was received to-day:
On December II engagement
without result occurred on the San
lax and Herzegovina fronts.