Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-24
GREECE, FEARING
THREAT OF ALLIES,
LIKELY TO YIELD
Unless She Comedies De-
mands, Will Lose Com
mercial Privileges.
NO GENERAL BLOCKADE
OF PORTS Is DECLARED
Less Vigorous Attitude Eases
Situation and Is Expected to
Have Good Results.
CONFUSING BALKAN REPORTS
German Accounts Still Claim Prog
ress, but Advance Appar-
emily Is Slow.
NO GENERAL BLOCKADE
OF PORTS is DECLARED
CONFUSING BALKAN REPORTS

LONDON. November 23.-Instead of
declaring general blockade of the
Greek ports. the allies have, according
10 statement issued by the British
Foreign Office. withdrawn or threatened
TO withdraw the special privileges
which Greek commerce has eniovcd
since the outbreak OF the war
What these special privileges arc i,
not specifically stated, but as an OK
ample. Greece has been allowed Tn
draw her supplies OF coal from Welsh
collicrics TO do this Greek merchant.
required special permits, as the EXPORT
Of coal from the British Isles is allowed
only under Il special license.
There are many other commodities
the export of which is permitted only
TO certain countries. Invariably whom
orders have been issued araius, N.
export OF such commodities Greece has
oeeh among the countries eXcepted
! NOW, unless she comedies the demands
ny the allies made for assurances OF
the safety of their troops i'm the Bal
| kans, Greece will be struck off the LIST
OF countries which have these privi-
leges.
LESS VIGOROUS ATTITUDE
EASES TENSE SITUATION
While this Tess vigorous attituds IN
the part of the allied governments has
caused some dissatisfaction in quarters
where strong measures are Advocated
| 1t has cased the sltuation. and be,iee
now prevails that Greece. having b.sn
| impressed by Lord Kitchener's visi, .ua
the threat to her commerce. will CON
cede the demands
or the lighting in the Balkans tb.
reports are more confusing than ever.
ihe German accounts still claim pror
rcSs Tor the Austro German and Bul
sarlah troops and recount the capture
or thousands of prisoners and many
guns from tile Serbians. But from the
towns mentioned their advance appcnrs
very SLOW. 1t may be, as reported from
italian sources, that the campaign il
! waiting on change in the disposition
! OF 'he armies, so that the Germans NAV
De the hrst to enter Monastir ThI,
would avoid the trouble likely to arise
through Greek objection to Bulgarian
occupation of the city which is Sc nenr
their border.
dispatches from. Athens. however.
state that the delay is due to TN. foct
that the Serbians have defeated the
BuiSarianS who were advancing, on tho
town. and that the Serbians have re-
occupied their front on the Velcs-prilep
line Perhaps the real reason for the
slowncss OF the invaders progress
arises from diinculties OF transport.
NOTHING or IMPOh VANCE
OCCURS ON OTHER FRONTS
Nothing Of Importance has occurred
OH the other fronts. The Austro.t;cr-
man forces, according to Russian re-
ports. attempted ali offensive in Ga
licia and actually moved some advanced
guards across the Stripa. but since then
no news has been received. the Germans
apparently not considering the oper-
alton worthy of mention in their off,
cial report
In the west the artillery is still ac-
i've, ana the arrival of clear, cold
weather may make possible an often
siVe movement by one side or the other.
me Germans are reported to have
brought large re-enforccmentS to Flan-
ders. hut whether for offensive or de-
fchsivc purposes time alone will fell