The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-11-24
A STATEMENT BY
FOREIGN OFFICE
London Now Believes That
Greece Has Satisfied the
British Demands.
:PEAcEFUL BLOCKADE"
Sumed That Greece Has Fur
4 nished Guarantees of Safety
of the AngIo-French Expedi-
tionary Force.

LONDON, Nov 23.-The foreign
( office states no Greek ships are being
/ seized or held up in the ports of the
\ United Kingdom and that no block
/ ade of Greek ports has been institu-
ted or is in force.
& No amplification of tie foreign Of
N se statement is obtainaLle in official
Iarters. The universal 2ductions is
aat the Greek governme has sat
isfied the British demands submitted
by Earl Kitchener, whO was in
Athens last week. 1t is assumed
~ reece has furnished guar. ltees of
= ahe safety of the Anglo-Frt ch ex-
Evolutionary force. 1t is believed the
announcements from Athens were
premature in that they presen I'd the
provisional intentions of the allies as
accomplished facts.
Recent dispatches from the near
east have stated that the British gov
ernment had inaugurated a pea 'ful
blockade" of Greece. A message N
Sunday from Athens gave what : rs
represented as the text of an offic.@l
announcement from the British lega-
/. ton, there saying the allied powers
Sv,have deemd it necessary to take
Z certain measures yhich will have
the offect of suspending the economic
and = crcial facilities, which
Greece has received from them here
tofore.9 1t was stated that as soon
as the allies were satisfied as to the
attitude of Greece they would re-
move "tha obstacles now opposed to
tHoslrrival of merchandise in Greece" "
The purpose of these measures, it
was said, was to induce Greece to
guarantee immunity to Servian
French and British troops which
might be forced into Greek territory
from hostile action by the Greeks.
In an official statement today the
British foreign office gives apparent
contradiction to- the general belief
that an informal blockade of Greece
had been decided upon by the allies.
No blockade of Greek ports has been
instituted or is in force and no Greek
ships are being seized or detained in
United Kingdom ports, the foreign
4 Gsseice statement declared.
Prisrend, near the Albanian bor-
der, is the Servian capital, diplomats
in Athens are advised, the seat of
government having been removed
from Mitrovitsa, now threatened by
the Teutonic advance.
In the desperate battle being waged
for Gorilla, it is declared by Rome
that the advances scored in the
Oslavia sector and elsewhere have
been retained, despite violent counter
attacks The Austrians penetrated
the new Italian lines several times,
but on each occasion were thrown
back, Gen. Cadorna's report asserts.
Additional progress on the Carso
plateau, near Monte San Michele and
San Martino, also is claimed by the
Italians.
The latest Turkish war office state
ment does not indicate a continuance
nEffensive operationson an exten-
scale by the Franco British
..,.,s:s + i;s s!s2: y; s:
v ports attempting to approach the
coast ofAthe Gallipoli peninsula, uos-
sibly with achievements for the al
lied forces.
Today's French official statement
alludes only to operations of the avi
ators. French airmen have been
successful in several engagements
AFive German airmen were NJ :. sted
that number of aerial encounters
the Champagne district, it is de