The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-09-19
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Feeling Against BuIgarians and
Policy Of Their Own Govern
ment Is Said Becoming More
d Bitter Among People Of Hellas
NEW PRIME MINISTER SAYS
he rs NOT PRO- -TEuToN
Success Of Allies and Reports
Brought Back BY Garrison Of
kavaia Stirs Anger Of People
Of Capital To White Heat

tAasocla.sd Prom 81 Federal wireles.l

tAssociatsd Press by Federal wireiess)
y 0ND0N, september l9--In an.
swer to the demands Of the people
of Greece for the Immediate entry
OF that country into the war on the
side Of the Entente, the new prime
minister Of King Constantine, M. Nicho-
lais Kalagoropoulos, issued statement
last night in which be reiterated his
former assertion that he is not a pro-
German in sympathy, and that the pol.
icy he and the newly formed cabinet
under his direction intend to pursue is
one Of benevolent neutrality" to-
ward the Entente, powers. "a 81
The situatiou yesterday reached a
climax in Greece. , The tremendous
strides of the Allies in the West, the
appearance of masses Of reinforce
nents for the Rpssisns and the Ruma-
mans in the Dobrudja district of Ru:
mania, end the capture of Florina on
the frontier Of Albania and Macedopia
BY. the Allies acting against THE Bulga-
rian and Teutonic armies, united 10
form . 3powdffnl argument against tie
coptinuance Of the past policy OF the
Greek government. Ia: T. =. Y :
creek Fseiihs Bitter
In addition TO this the feeling among
the Greeks has been growing more
and more bitter against the Bulgarians.
The arrival here of many of the mem.
bers of the Greek garrison at Kavala,
which was surrendered TO the Bulgers
without blow being struck by the
Greek general in command, and the
subsequent deportation of large num-,
Der of Greek troops to Germany, has
famed the fame of Greek wrath first
against the Bulgaripns and the Ger
mans and next against their own gov.
Jernment. II was said in Athens last
uight that no government can stand
hat is not actively pro-Entente in its
policy, and the general opinion is that
NJ. Kalagoropoulos will be forced to be
more than benevolently neutral" or
resign.
Denies Pro-German Charge
In his statement M. KalagoropouIos
said last night that the charge against
him that he is "pro- German is abso-
lutely untrue" while he repeated his
assertion that he has great admiration
and respect for the German people.
The statement continued with the
p
Greek government in other respects.
would be decided only after a careful
examination Of the whole situation and
study of diplomatic documents now
on file.
Athens was in an uproar all yester.
day. The demands Of the people that
the government take action looking to
the entry of the country into the war
are growing in volume.
The first Greek troops TO reach here
since Kavala was occupied by the Bul.
garians arrived there yesterday, bring
ing with them hatred of the Bui.
garians which has served to stir up the
populace. The Kavala troops marched
through the streets cheering King Con.
stantine and shouting Down with the
BulgarsiD
slavs Now at Bay
Berlin yesterday reported that the
Rumanians and Russians in the Do.
brudja district had received large re.
enforcemelts and had taken up bat
tie line, with the right wing resting on
the Danube and the left at COnstantia,
on the Black Sea, or across the entire
province. tss-.''.
II Is asserted here that the arrival Of
the long-expected Russian reinforce.
ments shows the excellent operation of
the strategic lines which Russia has
been engaged in constructing to the
Rumanian border at Reni. As the
Russians also control the Black Sea,
there is nothing TO prevent them from
landing men and munitions at Constan.
tia by transport and Keeping steady
stream of such resnforeements going to
her Rumanian ally. -
Russians Are Checked
Farther north the Slays have been
checked by the Teutonie armies under
the command Of General Won Bothmer
and Field Marshall Won Linsengen.
West of Lutsk the Berlin reports de-
clared last night that the Slavs had
been repulsed, and added that they had