Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-12-13
King Constantine Said to Be
Gathering an Army For At
tack Upon General Sar-
rails Rear.
MACKEMsEM MAY STRIKE
Central Powers Said to Be Pre-
pairing Blow on Macedon-
ian Front In Conjunc-
ton With Greece.

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 11.-Ambas-
sador Sharp at Paris. notified the state
department today that the allied block
d of Greece began Friday morning at
8 o'clock.
The situation in Greece is not only
again of decided political interest, but
potentially of marked military import.
in connection with the supposed pur-
pose of the central powers to turn inn
portant sections OF Field Marshal Won
Mackensen's huge army in Rumania
upon the %entente's Saloniki army.
Correspondents in Greece report, q
persistently hostile attitude by King
Constantine and the Greek royalists
toward the entente and declare efforts
are being made to gather a strong army
In the Larisha region for an attack up
on the entente forces from the rear
simultaneously with attacks of the
Teutonic allies from the north.
British military writer's call attention
to these contingencies and decisive ac-
tlOn with regard to Greece Is urged in
the interest of sound strategy and h
safety of the entente forces in Mace
ionia.
"tN' A\pOA tS uoy SIdC SiO
central powers had pledged Greece the
support of the Austro- German military
forces in opening land communications
II she decided to enter the war against
The entente.
Defend Allies Course.
London, Dec. 9.-The following state
ment on the Greek situation which. la
authorized by Viscount Grey, British
secretary for foreign affairs, has been
handed to the Associated Press:
1T sometimes has been said by critics
in neutral countries that our presence
in Greece does not differ apparently
from the presence of the Germans in
Belgium. 1t is meant to suggest that
the landing OF our troops at Saloniki
can no more be defended from a juris-
tic point of view than the German in
va an, by wal of Licge i'm August. 1914.
"The form in which the protesting
powers-Great Britain, france and
Russia-guaranteed the kingdom OF
Greece is less we'll known to neutral
countries. 1t is more ancient history.
technicalities of diplomatic language.
G~uarantors Of Monarchy.
"On July 10, 1863. u treaty was signed
containing the following as it's third
article:
" Greece. under the sovereignty OF
Prince William of Denmark, and the
guarantor of the three courts, forms a
'C'fsA >''"si i''N
state
"The first article of the treaty pro-
videS that Greek sovereignty should be
hereditary, that Prince William after
ward was known as King George. His
descendants arc ON precisely the same
terms in this respect. 1t is the duty of
the protecting powers to ensure that
the Greek state should retain the three
characteristics mentioned in the third
article and the means by which they
M ne dir en- in n lnEt vncnyf ~ va tvN1irofnA
i'm an u~nrepcaled article in the protocol
treaty of February l., 1880. to the effect
that no troops belonging to one of the
contracting powers shall be allowed to
enter the territory of the new Greek
state without the consent of the two
other courts who signed the treaty.
F1ay the King.
1.-The unconstitutional behavior of
King Constantine, his refusal to abide
by the terms OF the. Greek treaty with
Serbia and the floutiDg of the decisions
of NJ. NeniZelos and his parliamentary
majority, hardly admit of denial ever
by the Germans. who content them
selves with saying that he acted for
what he believed to be the best inter-
ests of his country. AS Great Britain.
France and RUSSIA have acted uni
formly together, the whole matter of
landing troops to neutralize the kings
unconstitutional action was both their
right and their duty.
COLLECTION may possibly be brought
that the arguments up to this point
rest on t~echnicalities in old treaties.
and in order to justify our action. at
any rate, morally. we win show that
we are not acting against the wishes
of h Greek people. To this may be
replied without the possibility Of con-
troversion that Il troops went to Sa-
loniki with the express approval Of the
then head OF the Greek government,
and that he had suggested the stipu-
lation in the Greeco-Serbian treaty
for a provision by which the Serbian
government needs could, in view OF
the default of Greece on this point, be
fulfilled by the dispatch into Greek ter
ritory of an equivalent force by Great
Britain and France.
Surrendered Fort.
Nothing that has happened since
the landing at Saloniki can. Of course.
affect the legal position of the allies
in sending troops there: but proofs
hay come thick md fast of the UNI
constitutional policy of the king and
of the Skouloudis ministry. which ex-
listed simply to carry out his policy.
When M. Skouloudis was tasked by
some Of his deceived colleagues with
the surrender OF Fort Rupel. he showed
them q decision from the German min
lister guaranteeing that the fort would
be returned to Greece later on: and
this document was dated three days
before it's surrender. proving that there
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