Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-15
NO COMFORT FOR ALLIES
FOUND IN GREEK ENIGMA
News Which Comes From Athens
Gives No Hope OF Aid for
Entente.
ELECTORAL STRIKE PROBABLE
Party of Former Premier May Re-
fuse to Go to Polls-Italy's Hand
FORCED, Likely to Take Active
Share i'm Balkan Campaign.
Bi &. T.. BERTIsII.f.


clarity notably Greece's plans and
ltaiy's intentions.
For the present. public interest is
switched from ltounaniu, though only
temporarily. Statesmen and diplomats
with whom to-day discussed the
Greek enigma, find no comfort in the
latest news from Athens and SaIonilli,
and lean strongly to pcssimtsm regard
ing King Constantine's nebulous atti-
tudc.
The allies good will towards Greece
hinges on whether she will uisavow.
the threat of one Of her new ministers
to disarm and Inform the Serbian.
french and British troops who in forth
coming battles may be thrust back
across the Greek border Athens cor
respondents warn the French govern
ment that the Greek Cabinet has con-
sidcrcd this question. and that the al
lies VII do we'll to assume that The
decision has gone AGAINST them.
ELECTORAL STRIKE
MAY HE DECLARED
1T seems probable that the Venizclist
party Will declare an electoral strike
and refuse to go To the polls or Decern-
Der 10.
.SlhctH NehlHeIlSt deputies. under
forty-four years Of age, and liable for
military service. have been refused Il
months leave for the electoral cam
paign ny the Minister OF War.
From tho viewpoint OF the allies, an
other piece Of bad news Is that re-
gardIng the visit the other day to king
Constantine of u German military com
mission consisting OF the son of Cen
hansen and Colonel Won Erbscincr. who
were conveyed by n Greek gunboat to
Athens.
That the Venizelist influence has re-
cciNed its dcathhlow through the dis
solution Of Parliament is the general
opinion. but IT. profiting thereby. tho
King should proceed TO order his army
10 attack the allies after the Eruizclisl
government had summoned them to
Sa.oniki, none would be surprised II the
allies TOR once escorted to German
methods and meted out to Greece con-
d'rn punishment with their fleet.
iIhe Journal prints an Athens dis
patch stating that Il powerful Anglo
French battleship squadron is being
hcld constantly under steam at Malta
ONE HIT OF REASsuRrNt: NEWS
COMES FROM SWISS SOURCES
The only piece of reasauriny news
from Greece reaches me from Swiss
alpiomatlc sources. Austro-Qermnn
diplomats protested to King Constan-
tine last week against Greecc's con-
tihued failure forcibly 10 prevent the
allies from landing troops on Creek
soil
me German minister said that the
Kaiser was ready TO finance Greece if
the King would act in this sense. King
Constantine replied:
Greece viii remain neutral until one
or the other Of the bcligercnts ccascs
TO respect her rights. Salonilsi IS -
re" port and the landings constitute
no violation OF our ncutrality"
italy is confidently expected this
week TO supply q strong reason why
Constantine should keep his sword
sheathed nnloas he intends TO draw
IT ultimately against Bulgaria
italy Is on the eve OF acting in the
Italians. is the announcement made
to-day by Figaro and the Petit pa
risicn. The only question is whether
she Will strike from Albania and Nom
tcn"gro or Saloniki."
Events have forced Italy's hand. II
is declared. by disclosing that both
Austria and Bulgaria are driving for
the Albanian coast. Once permanently
Installed In Albania; Austria could rem
der Italian possession of Trieste value
less from "A strategic viewpoint, since
the presence of Austrians at Valona
would mean the bottlinE up OF the
italian fleet in the Adriatic From the
ports of Santi Quarantu, Dura.zo and
" n
kossovo plain. where the Serbian army
is likely to make its most despcrntc
stand.
ITALIAN CRUISER
ARRIVES ~ SAL0NIKI
Meanwhile, the italian cruiser pie
monte Inns just arrived off S.loniki.
Regarding the actual situation or
the Serbian army and the Franco Brit :
ish troops the leading facts In to-day's
news are that the serbs are fighting,
bravcly in tho region OF Novipnyar.
Mitrovitxa aud Pristina. whittier they
have transported all their artillery ex-
cept their biggest guns They have
seized Tetovo, routing the Ninth and
Eleventh bulgarian regiments and cap
turing several cannon.
Enormous Importance attaches tn tho
French advance on Vcles because once
this town is taken the danger of tho
development Of the Serbs further to the
north early disappears. ana the junc-
ton OF the French ana Serbian ar,nies
which has not yet been effected. will
he brought about. The Serbian lcpa
ton here to-day issued the following
note:
"Nelcs is not yet in possession OF
the Franco British troops, hut the Bul-
garians are being pressed hard. and
the fall of the town is imminent The
Bulgarians have suffered enor,nou.
Losses ana have demanded an armisticc
to bury their dead.
News received here this nornin,.
says that the Serbian government 10
taking Up quarters at Mitrovitza. IN
which town orr troops are rctreptin1
. In good order without discouragemcnt
or abandonment or material. BULGARIAN