Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-10-18
CHAOS PREVAILS
IN ATHENS; MOB
PARADE STREETS
Gordon of Troops and Marinea
Thrown Out to Prevent
Clashes }
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C0NsTANT1N URGES "
MEN TO BE LOYAL
Germans Maneuver Clever At
tacks On somme Front, But J;
Are Repulsed

London, Oct. 17.-With the occupa.
tion of Athens and Piraeus by marines
from the warshipsS of the Entente
powers, a tense situation has arisen
in Athens. Great crowds of Royalists
have paraded the streets Of the Greek
capital, cheering the king, and cor
dons of Greek troops and marines have
been thrown about the railroad sta.
tions, city hall, and other points occu.
pied by the Entente forces, to prevent
clashes between them and the Royal.
lists. An unofficial dispatch says Ad.
miral Du FOurnet was Kissed by the
thrOngs in the streets Of Athens and
that detachment OF French soldiers
was driven back by the hostile crowd.
A Reuters dispatch from Athens
says: +"
"The situation appears to be dan.
gerous. There have been Royalists'
demonstrations in the streets. A pro-
cession of some 1000 malconteuts,
headed by the Greek and American
flags, stopped outside the American
legation, protested against the land.
ing of the foreign marines and de.
manded the protection of the Ameri.
| can minister, who was absent. sr-
"The demonstrators then paraded
the streets, singing, the Greek nation,
al anthem"
King Constantine, in speech ID tho
| officers of his fleet. told the men hO
| would stand by them, no matter what
consequences might follow their 10y.
atty to Greece.
Germans RepuIsed on Somms.
Volhynia, Galicia, and Transylvani9
are still the points where the heaviest
fighting is taking place. Along the
Somme in France bombardmentS
alone have prevailed. except to tho
east of Belloy-en-Santerre, where tho
Germans threw two attacks against
the French, only to be repulsed.
Bad Weather in East.
In Macedonia, the hostilities have
been confined mainly to patrol en-
gagements and artillery duels. Bad
weather has set in throughout tho
Anstro-ltalian theater, and with
snow in the mountains and rains in
the valleys little fighting OF moment
has taken place.
Austro-Germans Make Gains.
Continuing their violent offensive
in GaIicia, the Austro. Germans, accord.
ing to both Berlin and Vienna, have
taken trenches over front Of one and
one-fourth miles from the Russians.
and made prisoners thirty officers and
1900 men. West of Lutsk, in Volhy-
mia, the Russians attacked violently
many times, but, according to Vienna,
were everywhere repulsed with great
losses. In the southern Carpathians,
near Dorna Watra, additional hei9hts
have been taken from the Russians by
the TeutOnic allies.
Romanians Stand Firm.
In Pennsylvania the Roumanians.
fighting near the border passes, con.
tinue tenaciously. to hold back tho,
AustrO-Germans almost everywhere.
In the Uzul valley, they have driven
the invaders back across the Rou.
manian border.
No official representations will be-
made for the present to the United
States by Great Britain concerning
the German submarine U.53 entering
an American port, and the subsequent
sinking of steamers of the American
coast by the German underwater boat,
according to an announcement made
in the house Of lords by Viscoun1
Grey, the British foreign secretary.