Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-25

on Greek trade. The allied /
fleets. it is added. have already begun
searching all steamers flying the Greek
flag in the Aegean and the Mediterranean
A Bucharest despatch is authority for
the statement that the first contingent of
German troops has arrived at CONSTANT
nople.
Athens. Nov. 23--After n conference
with the Greek king and Premier SkOulou-
dis Field Marshal Lord Kitchener. the
British secretary for war. has left Athens
for other fields of diplomatic or military
action in the near East.
London. Nov 21.--The entente allies
have demanded that Greece either join
with them and fulfill her treaty obliga-
tons to Serbia, or demobilize, and to i'm
press King Constantine that they mean
what they say the allies have declared
a commercial blockade of the Hellenic
empire, according to dispatches from
Athens
There Is no confirmation of these state
ments available here, but it is very cer-
tain that Lord Kitchener, the British
war secretary. who had an hours audi
ence with the King of Greece yesterday,
and afterwards saw Premier Skouloudis.
took a firm stand and told them what
the allies could and would do unless the
demands were conceded.
The Greek cabinet met to consider the
situation. and a few hours should show
what Greeces future attitude will be.
The Greek government has again affirmed
It's friendliness to the allies, but has not
yet taken the steps required to prevent
Greece from being counted among the
friends of the central powers.
The commercial blockade Of Greece
has been declared. according to a news
agency despatch, which quotes note
issued by the British legation in
Athens as saying that the step was
taken because of the attitude of the
Hellenic government lin regard to
certain questions touching closely the
security and liberty of action to which
the allied troops have the right under
the conditions of their disembarkment
on Greek territory"
1t is added that while the allied pow
crs do not intend to constrain Greece
to abandon her neutrality, the allied
governments have been somewhat
disturbed by certain illusions to even
tual measures which, if taken by the
Hellenic government would appear to
them to be contradictory to assurances
they have received" When doubts on
the subject are dispelled the note says.
the allied powers will remove the OBJ
stacles.
The entente allies will not permit any
delay tho pOSitiOD Of he Serbian armies
makes any prolongaton OF the present
uncertainty impossible. Already the Ser
bians are making what may be their last
stand before Monastir and also on the
plains of Kossovo.
The Bulgarians, it Is true are being
held up by unfavorable weather condi-
gates of the Macedonian capital by this
time, while the Austro-Germans and
Bugarians are slowly but surely press
ing back the northern army.
The Germans announce to-day the cap
| ture of Novipazar, and are, therefore. on
J the direct road to Mitrovitza. which has
been the Serbian capital since Nish fell
| into the hands of the Bulgarians.
Other armies are pressing in from the
north, the MOI Invest, the northeast and
! the -iSt, ana even inc -honttTcSIlHS'
who held their positions for so long, are
| being forced back.
! or the French and British troops in
| the south no news has been received.
Apparently they are only holding their
positions and chn no longer hope to rem
, der assistance to the Serbians except by
keeping large number of Bulgarians
engaged. According to German reports
an effort will be made by the French
and British to save the Serbian armies
| by sending troops through Montenegro
and Albania. but, with poor roads, 1t will
take II long time for them to reach the
| battlefield.
| fronts. The Italians are still fighting
| for Gorilla, and the Russians are gain
Ing ground which they lost along the
Styr river last week. Czartorysk a lit
tie village unknown before the war. and
which became famous for the bitter
Sighting that has occurred around 1t, Is
again in the possession Of the Russians
who evidently let the Germans enter
simply to shell them out the next day.
| The German attack, which met with
| initial success, was doomed to hna! fail
| ure, as the country around is great
marsh. and, in the opinion of Petrograd
| the offensive was taken for political, not
| military purposes with the object OF inn
pressing the Roumanians,
In Courland the weather has enforced
| idleness upon both armies.