New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-18
German Minister Warns
Greece Invasion Is
Necessary.
ATHENS PROTESTS
AGAINST BULGARS
Premier Says Under No Circum-
stances Can They Gross
Frontier.

London, Dec. 1S.-Germany has
threatened to expel the Entente Allies
from Salonica, according to "The
Times's" Athens correspondent.
Replying to Greek diplomatic repre-
sentations which had as their aim the
preventing Of the entry of Austro-G Ger
man troops into Greece" says the cor
respondent, "the German Minister de-
clared that the fortifcations which the
Entente Allies are constructing at Ss
lonica would compel Germany to take
action to drive out the Allied forces.
premier Skou!oudis rejoined that in
no case would Greece allow Bulgarian
troops to set foot on Greek soil"
The threat that the German Minister
at Athens is said to have made to the
effect that Germany would be COM
PEELED to take action TO drive out the
Allies at Salonica il the fortifcation
Of that base continued brings the Bal
kan development step nearer a crisis.
How soon the Austro-Germans cross
the Greek frontier will apparently de-
pend upon how soon they are able to
collect sufficient troops.
"The Posts" Athens correspondent
says the fact that an attack upon Sa-
lonica has not yet begun is attributed
in diplomatic circles to the necessity
in which the Germans find themselves
of concentrating suficient forces, re-
pairing communications destroyed by
the Allies and Serbians and the bring
ing up of sufficient supplies Of NUM-
tions, but that the moment they have
made these preparations the attack
will be begun and pushed home.
100000 Germans Ready.
Dispatches to "The Daily Mail" from
Athens estimate the total available
German forces at 100000, who, how
ever, are fatigued by continuous noun
tain marching, and states that the in
tended German reinforcements, it is re-
ported, have been diverted to Rust
chuk TO meet an expected Russian
menace.
According to the Athens "Embros," 3"
the ministerial organ, the Greek gov
ernment will address a fresh protest
to the Entente Powers against fortify-
ing Salonica.
A Hsvas dispatch from Athens dated
Thursday says:
"The Ministers of the Quadruple En-
tente called again on the Premier yes
terday regarding the facilities de-
manded for the Entente Allied troops in
Macedonia. The German Minister
called on VI. Skouloudis at noon to-
day"
An Exchange dispatch from Athens
states that the newspaper "Kiroi" says
that Premier Skouloudis and Minister
of the Interior Gounarls yesterday Wis
tied the German Minister and explained
TO him that the entry into Greece OF
German and Bulgarian troops, especial
ly that of Bulgarians, would raise
questions which might well place
Greece in a position of difficulties.
Greeks Move Headquarters.
A Havas dispatch from Athens says
that. following the withdrawal OF
troons from the district between Sa-
lonica and the Serbian border, the mead
quarters of the Greek army, has been
transferred to Kozhani, fifty-fve miles
southeast of Monastir. The Sd Greek
Corps has been ordered TO Caterlni and
the 5th Corps to Nigrita. One regl-
ment of engineers and one OF artillery
remain at Salonica.
With affairs in Greece assuming a
ouieter character there has been par
tiai detection of interest in EuropeaL
CAPITALS to the Italian plans regarding
Albania. The general belief seems 70
he that the operations in this new the
atre of war will be on grand scare.
The Italians. in strength, are ALREADY
safolv ashore at Avlona, as well as al
certain new points of strategic impor-
For years Avlona has been regarded
nv Italy and Austria alike as the Key
~ the Adriatic, and it is maxim in
South Central Europe that whoeyer
.or,mands Avlora commands the Adri-
go Avlona has been for several
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