The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-10-08
ALLIES ALREADY HAVE LANDED
10000 TROOPS FOR MARCH
THROUGH THE HELLENIC
TERRITORY.
SITUATION LIKE GERMAN
lNVASIONS OF BELGIUM
Kaiser Continues Efforts to Secure
Neutrality of Athens Govern
ment, Offering Guarantees
and Assurances-veni-
zelos Resigns.


Radoslavoff of Bulgaria has assured,
the Greek minister at Sofia that Bul9a-,
ria will not attack Servia unless az,
uressive action against her first Isl
taken by Austria and Germany, In,
which case Bulgaria will be obliged
to act against her neighbor.
GREEK PREMIER RESIGNS.
Athens, Oct. 7.-Eievtherios Venice,
los has again resigned as premier OF.
Greece. His present resignation, like
his former one, came as the result or
his pro-entente sympathies.
King Constantine informed the pre-
mier that he was unable to support;
his ministry. The resignation follow-t'
ed.
Queen Sophie of Greece is sister,
Of the German emperor.
With 10000 allied troops already,
landed on Greek territory despite the
protest of Greece, the situation cre-
ated by Venizelos' resignation is crit
ical in the extreme.
Allies to Guard Railway.
It was upon the support Of Premier
Venizelos that the Allies were hoping
to secure the active cooperation OF
| Greece.
1t is understood that the Allies are
to proceed to the Guevgheli-Usurp
railroad to guard the line.
| Deprived of the support of Venize-
los, and with the protest already filed
against the landing of the allied
troops, a march through Greek terri
tory would place the Allies in pre-
cisely the same position in which
Germany was placed when she invad-
ed Belgium, ''for military reasons"
Works for Greek Neutrality.
| Germany continues her efforts to
secure the neutrality of Greece. She
has offered guarantees and assur-
ances.
The resignation of Venizelos came
as a bombshell. 1t was only day
ago that the Greek parliament, after
an all night session, passed vote of
confidence in the government. The
vote was 142 to 1O2, with Is members
not voting.
Germans Regain Works.
London, Oct. 6.-Violent and repeat
ed counter-attacks by the Germans de-
livered in a persistent effort to re-
establish themselves in the works cap
tured from them by the Allies in Ar.
tots resulted in their scoring gains
against both the British and the
French. Recovery of this lost ground
serves to straighten perceptibly the
German line on both sides of the sal
lent protecting Lens which has its
apex at Angres.
Against the British front after a
heavy bombardment which began in the
afternoon and continued with great
fury throughout the night and we'll in
to the morning, the Germans commenc
ed a series of terrific attacks, charg
ing across the open with great prodi
gality in lives.
After bitter fighting Of hand to hand
character in which the losses on botf
sides were heavy and the British re
sistance was all that the traditions O
the battles of the last fortnight coul;
demand. the Germans succeeded in es
tablishing themselves in the greater
part of the Hohenzollern redoub
which with the Wilhelm II works, Were
among the most highly priced of TIT
British captures in their advance o
10 days ago.
Field Marshal Sir John French, il
: making the official report in which h,
admits the German success, declare,
that the British are holding their owl
on the remainder of their front.