The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-06-23
Must DemobiIize Army and Ap-
point Neutral Cabinet, Says
Allies UItimatum
WAR SEESAWS BACK AND
FORTH ON WESTERN FRONT
Berlin Reports Teutons Have
Checked Fierce Drive of
Russian Masses
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wiroless)

lsONbOAN' JUNO SO--lpmHn ulng the
rehabilitation of the Greek army, the
formation of a neutral cabinet, new
elections, and the complete recOnstrue.
tion of the gendarmerie, or police, the
Entente allies have forced the hand of
Greece, and, incidentally stirred up
violent protest in certain government
quarters in Athens.
The people of the country appear to
be taking the ultimatum, which accom-
panied these demands, quietly enough,
and although the King ordered the
troops called out to prevent any posi-
BILE disturbances, none took place any.
where in the kingdom.
II is generally believed that the ulti.
matum is the preliminary step to
great allied offensive, that is to be
launched through the Balkan states at
Austria, the weakest of the Teuton al
lies.
Wants Understanding
The Entente, it was declared Inst
night, intends to have a thorough I'M
Outstanding with the Greek authorities.
The, ruler, King George, is openly &C
cused Of being prO-German in his lean.
ings, and to have been Pro-German and
prO-Bulgarian in his actions.
There is plenty of force in Greece at
| present to back up any demands the
Allies may make. 1t is estimated that
there is a Franco British army in that
country of at least three quarters of
million men, exclusive reorgamzed
Serbian army, VariOusly estimated at
from $4,000 to double that number.
| Most of the Serbs are veterans.
Premier Resigns
The receipt Of the ultimatum has
preeipitated n cabinet crisis. Premier
Skouloudis Immediately announced the
resignation of his cabinet and himself
The people greeted this announcement
with joy, for the late premier has not
proved popular either personally or in
the policy he has followed.
The name of the former premier
VenizelOs, who is well known to be
favorable to the cause of the Allies.
and who has urged all along that
Greece should have joined forces with
Serbia, as she was bound by treaty to
have done when Serbia was attacked,
is being again mentioned everywhere
as the probable successor to SkoulOu-
dis.
While the Balkan situation is claim
ing by far the greatest amount of at
tentiOn, because of the possibilities il
contains for the future, the fighting ON
the various fronts is also affOTding
sensations enough. The deadlock in
the west continues unbrOken, it is true
but the lines are fluttering back and
forth. as first one side and then the
other succeeds in gaining trenches here
or there on the long western front.
Germans Still Gain
ON the Nerdun front the German for
ces are reported to have continued the
slow forward movement of the last
few days, nibbling a bit of French
trench here and there on the shell torn
battle field. Yesterday the TeutOns at
tackled, and after violent artillery and
hand grenade preparation succeeded il
entering advance French trenches be
tween Fumin Wood and Chenois on the
NrrduH sector.
Later dispatches from Paris report
that rhe French commander immediate
~ organized a cOunter-attack and drov,
the invaders out Of the positions gain
ed by them on Wednesday.
. In ether sections of the western
front the Germans also launched a mum
Der Of furious attacks. They are re
ported as having driven back the Brit
ish troops holding the line at LOos, only
in turn to be driven back when tn,
countcr-attack was delivered. Boil
sides are said to have lost heavily.
Russians Are Checked
On the eastern front, where the grea
Russian drive has been moving ST ad
lily forward for two weeks, the German
reinfOrcements appear to have checked
for the time being at least, the advance
of the SlSvs in the VOhynia triangle
+ Both sides however, continue to CLAIM
successes in the the sanguinary fghtn,
Of Yesterday and the day before, AM
PrtrOgrad announced last night tina
the Russians had taken a strip of trcn
ches on the Stripa river front, and hu,
captured the city of Radautz in tn
BukOwina, including a large number o
: prisoners and some heavy guns and 9th
rr booty.
The German offensive from the Pri
pet marshes to the lines south of tn
Baltic STA, continues with unahatr
fury, evidently with the intent of diver
ting some of the Russian strength lauu
p chrd against the Austrians farthr
= SoIth.
= Berlin reports that the Russians hav
, been pushed back on both sides Of tn
| Turin river, and have been rPpulse,
+ north of PrzewOlka. where the fghtin
has been bloody. In the Koh district
D added the Berlin official communion
f yesterday, the Slavs are being held i
check.