The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-18
ULTIMATUM TO GREECE

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though the Montenegro plea for peace
means the elimination of one of the
active factors in the military situation
there. Entente interest appear to be
watching closely the situation in AL
bania, and recent advices from Lon
don declare that adequate forces are
now at hand to defend that country.
The belief is indicated in these adj
vices that Italy's precautionary meas
ures in Albanian territory have gone
far toward safeguarding the future
interests of Montenegro. whose mill
tary collapse seems to have been con-
sidered wellnigh inevitable after the
crushing of Serbia by the Teutonic
allies.
Little attention so far, has been
paid in entente quarters to the reports
that allied troops have been landed
ances indicate. From German sources
comes the additional report that
landing of entente forces has been
made at Piraeus, the seaport of
Athens. as well as in the bay of Pha-
leron, east of the Piraeus peninsula,
about five miles from Athens.
Denial is entered by the semi-offi
cial news agency in Berlin that Capt.
Won Papen, recalled Germal military
attache at Washington. made pay
blow up munition factories or bridges.
Are Landing Troops.
London, Jan. 1S.-Large bodies of
Anglo French troops are being landed
on the Greek coast to reinforce Gen
eral Sarrail and meet the Austro-Ger-
man. Bulgarian drive, which it is be-
lieved will not be long delayed.
The reinforcing troops presumably
are veterans of Gallipoli. Saloniki
dispatches reported the largest force
being landed on the shores of the gulf
of Orfani so miles northeast of Sa-
That GeneraI=Sarrail expects. q, hard
tussle with the Bulgars in this sec
ton is indicated by the fact that he
caused a railway bridge 20 miles east
of Orfani to be blown up several days
ago.
Amsterdam correspondents tele-
graphed today reports of the landing
of a British force at Tiraena, five miles
from Athens, and also at Phaleron.
The news was received from Berlin
and has not been confirmed by Athens
correspondents of news agencies or
English newspapers.
Moving Greek Capital.
The war office would not comment
on the Berlin report. Officials gen.
orally ridiculed a Berlin statement that
the Greek government was about to
move to LoriSSa, 80 miles southeast of
Saloniki, through fear that the allies
were threatening Greek neutrality.
Rome, Jan. 18.-Four Austrian
aeroplanes dropped bombs yesterday
afternoon on the city of Ancona. One
person was killed. The material dam
age was unimportant.
Wants U. S. Consul to Fix II.
London, Jan. 18.-The text of the
note addressed by the Austro-Hungar-
ian foreign office to Frederick c.
! Penfield, American ambassador, re-
garding the occupation of Corfu by
the allies in part is as follows:
ggrVNI-
ment enters most resolute protest
against this procedure, whereby
France and Great Britain once more
manifest their disregard of the Dutch
which results from the general inter-
national law and from the obligations
| agreements. The Austro- Hungarian
| foreign office. therefore, begs the
American ambassador to bring this to
the knowledge of the governments of
France and Great Britain"
A similar protest was at the same
time sent by Austro-Hungarian for
eign offices to the other neutral coun-
tries.
Aeroplanes Stay Bulgars.
London, Jan. 1S.-Hundreds of Bull
garian soldiers were killed and a very
large number wounded in a lombard
! ment of Petritsi by a squadron of rs
French aeroplanes. according to dis
patches received in Athens and for
warded by the correspondent there of
the Evening Standard.
Make New Landing.
Berlin, Jan. 1S.-The Cologne Ga
zette received information today to
the effect that the French and British
troops which landed at Phaleron, near
Athens, have returned to their ships.
London, Jan. ia dispatch from
Amsterdam to the Exchange Tele-
graph company says that the French
and British troops have been landed
at Corinth, Greece, 4S miles west OF
1 Athens.