The sun., 1916-09-04
CONSTANTINE GIVES
IN TO THE ENTENTE
Delivers Over Control of Mails
and Wires and May Formal
~ Enter the War.

L.oNpoN. Sept. %--Constau,inr. King
OF the Ncl.enc>. has told the Ministers
90 the Entente AZ Athens that he -
disposed to reconsider the Greek policy
of neutrality because Of the entry Of
Hunania into the war. according To "A
despatch 20 the Times from Athens.
II is believed here that this can mean
only one thing. that Greece Is to Join
the Entente Allies IN the war within n
very short time. The success OF the pro-
Entente revolution In northern Greece is
believed 10 have forced the King to obey
the wishes OF the country,
The King has given his consent to the
arrest by the troops Of the Allies =:
Plumbers OF German agent ~ Athens,
Baron Won Schenck, director % the Ge".
nan propaganda in Greece. fled Athens
when the order was issued. Later he re-
turned ANA harricaded himself in his
house. which is surrounded by a scort
Of armed friends Of the Baron and o.h,:
guards 10 protect him. Il Is expected
the Entente vii! either arrest the Iaron
OF deport him.
The Entente Ministers AZ Athens pre-
! scented 10 the Greek Government Satur-
day n note demanding control Of the
Greek mails and telegraph and insisting
that all agents Of the Central Powers he
deported. King Constantine. Premier
LalInls anu III StTtlt, toTmerlN Minister
Of Foreign Affairs. consulted and decided
TO comply.
The note reads as follows:
by order OF their Governments the
undersigned Ministers Of France and
Great Britain have the honor To bring
the following rmunication to the at
tent!on of the Greek Government:
"First--The two allied Governments
having from a sure source learned that
their enemies receive information in
divers ways. and notably through the
agency OF the Greek ,%elcgraphs. demand
the CONTROL ~ tho posts and t%elesraphs,
including the wireless system.
"Sccond-Enemy agents employed ir
corruption and espionage must immedi'
ately leave Greece, not to return unit
the conclusion of hos'ilities.
Third Necessary measures have beer
taken against such Greek subjects n,
rendered themselves guilty Of compliclt,
in the above mentioned %corruption ant
espionage
ships of the allied feet or Piraeu.
sank Il German submarine ycsterda,
The Entente officers say 1t had received
its supplies from the German and Aus
trian merchant ships IN the harbo,
which were seized Yesterday. They hav,
arrested ali the officers Of these ships
This afternoon French and British lie
stroyers dragged the harhor near tn,
arsenal with submarine nets, II II
thought the Entente fleets want to es
tablish n base at Piracus for them
selves and for the left wing of tn,
armies in Macedonia.
The Austrian and German residents o
Athens are in panic at the new turn il
events. and came from their beds In dis
may when newspaper extras told tina
they would be expelled. Sixty aids O
Bsron Won Schenck are expected Ia b
the first to 60. They are unable I
communicate with Germany because tn
wireless station Is In the hands OF tn
Entente,
Dispatches from Athens say tina
events are moving rapidly toward
change In Greece's attitude, A coalitio
Cabinet or which two Nenizelos adher
ents. Gen. Danglis and NJ. Repoulis. hav
places Ia talked Of, 1t is said also tina
Venizelos and Premier Zaimis are com
ing closer together and that newspaper
of all factions agree that political quar-
rels must be forgotten In the nationa
crisis.