The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-02
ALLIES LANDING c
TROOPS CLOSE
TO ATHENS
Anglo French Expected to March
on Greek Capital
TRANSPORTS OFF PIHEUS HARBOR
German Ships in Greek Harbors Have
Been Seized by Warships of
Entente Powers.

London, Sept. 2.-Allied troops are
reported to have been landed at Pi-
reus with the intention OF marching
five miles northeast to Athens for the
purpose Of putting an end to German
intrigue in the Greek capitol. Allied
transports are reported to be off
Pireus harbor. London continues to
hear reports of King Constantines alb
dication.
Warships of the allies have seized
a number Of German ships in Greek
harbors.
London, Sept. 2.-The British offici-
al press representative at Salonica
sends definite word TO London that
King Constantine mas abdicated.
The press representative says the
king had abdicated in favor of the
crown prince with Venizelos as the
power behind the throne. The new
policy, he reports, will be to work
with the entente allies. According to
this information, Premier Zaimis will
remain at the head of the govern
men:
The correspondent questions wheth-
er the entente allies desire the active
assistance. of Greece. Various ru.
| mors are in circulation at London in
regard to the situation in Greece.
| Reuter- dispatches from Salonica say
there has been fighting between the
| Greek garrison at Salonica and Greek
volunteers recently organized to as
sist the Greek regulars who are re-
sisting the Bulgarians in Macedonia
| French troops interyened to suppress
| the fighting, and the garrison finally
| surrendered and marched out of Sa
| lonica
Ward Price. the official British
! press representative, was designated
| by the government to act for all Brit
ish publications at Salonica. Never
| theless, his dispatches are subject not
only to Greek censorship but TO the
French military censorship, which is
in control of all lines of communica.
tion from Athens. The fact that both
censorships as well as the British cen
sorship in London have permitted this
dispatch to come through is regarded
as significant.
On Tuesday Mr.. Price sent from
Salonica report that King Constan-
tine had fled from Athens to Larissa.
This dispatch was discredited in Off
cial circles in London. Doubt also
appeared to be cast on its correctness
by dispatches fled from Athens on
Wednesday. one OF them telling OF
coming meetings between the king
and the entente ministers and others
having to do with the illness of the
king, who recently underwent a slight
operation. 1t is possible, however
that the king may have departed Sc
cretly fro Athens, as reported by Mr.
Price. and that his absence was con
cealed from the newspaper correspon
dents there.
Crown Prince George OF Greece
whose accession to the throne is re
ported, has been described as a mar
of liberal mind. in true sympathy
with the aspirations of the Greel
people. He was born July 10, 1890
and is unmarried His engagement
to Princess Elizabeth of Rumania wa
announced in 1914, but owing to tn,
, war the wedding was postponed. Tn,
crown prince has kept in the back
ground during the war. When thu
: entente troops landed at Salonica las
/ year the king sent the crown prime,
: to take charge OF the Greek force
l | there. II was reported several month
ago that the prince had been sent ol
a mission to the German and Aus
r trian emperors.
The correspondent at Salonica O
. Reuters telegram company, unde
date OF Wednesday, also sends the re
port that King Constne of Greco
has abdicated, adding, Pending COZ
iirmation. II must be mentioned wit
all reserve" The correspondent say
that the report is that the king ha
abdicated, that the Creek crow
| prince has been appointed regent. an
that Alexander Zaimis, supported b
| ex.Premier Venizelos. retains the pr,
| miership. The Reuter- dispatch add
! that the general mobilization Of tn
1 Greek army has once more been OF
dereG.