, 1916-09-27

Liz OIlG i0S va AVOA-O 1871
es received today from SaloLica state that
the German Military attache organized a
conspiracy to assassinate former Premier
VenizeIos and that the attempt to end
the pro allied statesman's life was actually
made. Friends of TIE former Premier sue
ceeded in Frustrating the plot. The advic"
es from Salouica also state that King Con-
ssantine's palace at Tatos is now protected
by two lines of trenches occupied by the
Kings Palace Guard.
Athens, Sept. 21st.-The Greek military
officers regard the ~recapture OF the Kalmak-
calan Plateau by the Russo-Serbian troops
as the most important military event in the
Balkan campaign up TO the present. The
height which is 1890 feet above sea level
lies in~SerblRn. territory and constitutes the
Western door-post to Serbian Macedonia.
The local Serbs are iubllaut over the capture,
which they consider rivals all mountain feats
Of the Italians.
London, Sept. 21st-The people of Crete
are reported by the Athens correspondent OF
the Central News to have overthrow the
authorities and disowned King Constantine.
They are said to have decided to send q
committee of the revoiutionists to Salonica.
London, Sept, 22nd.-The latest official
M anication from Bucharest confirms the
Entente report that the great battle In Do
bruja has ended in the defeat of the Central
Powers after six days fighting. The battle
began last Friday and gradually increased IN
scope and intensity until Tuesday evening",
with the result that or Wednesday the Ger
mans, Bulgarians and Turks, crushed, were
forced to withdraw, burning villages in their
line of retreat in an effort to retard their
pursuers. The same communication refer
-i,.x n tbo 0Iro oou1 No pio, tbCofra onnnunnoc
that n Roumanian force has entered Order
hei, better known as Szekely Unvarbel, two
miles northeast of Kronita. One fourth of
Pennsylvania is now in Rumanian hands.
Washington. Sept. 21st.-Turkey has
yielded to diplomatic negotiations for an
extension of American Red Cross work into
Ottoman territory beyond the present limited
Operations in famine stricken sectors of Syria.
The State Department today notified Red
Cross headquarters that the Turkish Govern
ment had agreed to remove it's restrictions,
and preparations were taken up at once for
beginning a great relief campaign in cooper
alton with the Red Crescent Society of Tur-
key. President Wilson, by proclamation, has
set aside October 21st and 22nd for Armen-
ian and Syrian relief days, and it is expected
the funds in hand will be largely increased
by contributions received by them. Already
III the sections where the Red Cross is oper-
ating such cooperation has proved successful.
About 5000, 600 has been sent on already to
the branches of the Society at Constantine
pie, presided over by the American Ambas-
sador and the other at Beirut.
London, Sept. 21st.-The Greek steamer
AssImacos was sunk on Sept. l1th, according
to a Lloyd's report. The crew were landed.
London, September 22nd.-The Huugar-
ian diet has rejected the motion of Counts
Audrassy and Apponyi, the leaders of the OPP
position for the conyocation of the delegation,
according to o Budapest despatch to Reu-
tiers by way of Amsterdam. The demand
for the convocation of the Delegations
bodies which consider affairs which Austria
and Hungary have in ommon, was the climax
of 4the vigorous waf which has been waged
against the ministration Of Premier Tisza by
Courts Andrassy and Apponyi for several
weeks. The storm which Premier Tisza is
now reported to have weathered reached lis
height on the entrance of Roumania into the
rauks of the Allies. The matters which the
opposition demanded should be referred to
the delegations are the alleged inoompetency
of the Austrian Government in the admins.
tration of Foreign Affairs and the inetficien-