The sun., 1916-12-04
GREECE MUST MAKE
AMENDS TO ALLIES
Entente Powers Declare the
CessiOn Of Arms Is Now
insufficient.
TALK OF A REPUBLIC
"Frankfurter Zeitung'' Says
Dethronement Of King
Was Part of Plan.

PARIS, Dec. 3.-A crisis on which
hangs the future of Greece has been
caused by the fighting in Athens be-
tween troops Of the Allies and Of
venizelos and Greek soldiers and re-
servists. A final trial OF strength be-
tween the Allies and venizelos on the
one hand and King Constantine and the
Royalists and pro-Germans on the other
seems about to begin.
The Allies intend to force the King
to grant heavy reparation for the at
tacks on the troops LANDED by Vice.
Admiral du Fournet. According to a
Havas despatch from Athens. the offer
to surrender six mountain batteries Is
not sufficient. The allied Ministers at
Athens have been instructed that the
question Is now too serious to be settled
by ceding war materials.
Working Against Entente.
King Constantine IL taking many
measures which cannot but he inter-
| preted AZ hostile by the Allies. Gen.
Dousmanis and Col. Metaxas. violently
| opposed to the Allies. have been REIN
| stated at the head Of the Greek General
Staff. Gen. Corakas. hea of the Venice
list recruiting bureau. and other Veni-
xelist leaders have been arrested on
charges Of abetting reason. They were
found to have much money. The Allies
have been forced to relinquish control
Of the Greek postal and telegraph SER
| vices.
Reports Of a secret treaty between
King Constantine and the Central
Powers In which the King agreed to
declare war upon the Allies and attack
Gen. Sarrail's Salonica army in return
for large territorial concessions have
caused much discussion.
1t Is said the treaty was brought 10
Athens In January. when King Con-
stantine's German physicians. Drs.
kraus and Eiselberg visited him. Greek
aid for German submarines In the Medi-
terranean was one OF the stipulations.
The Reward offered.
Greece was to get Cyprus. the strip OF
Asia Minor opposite Mitylene. southern
Albania and some territory near Dorian
In return for ced!ng the Kavala region
east of the Struma to Bulgaria. 1t has
been declared that the Allies possess
orders sent by the Greek General Stan
last November ordering . the Greek
troops to surround the army OF Gen
Sarrail at Salonica and to train artillery
, IN u A.nes camp. hotn thess
ia Ca. uV ny o'soo'ereo ny III
=, 10 49,. A..
kaiser visited Nish. in Serbia. he CAM
south and met high Greek officials and
that Prince Won Lippe went to eastern
Macedonia TO arrange for the junction
OF German and Greek troops. Photo.
graphs Of Prince o Lippe and Greel
officers are sail 10 he I'm nossess,on M
the Allies. and Cerman oyac.rs dr..sa,
as Greek officers are said 10 have spies
on the army at Salonica.
The first step In coercinx King Con
stantine Is to be an embargo upon al
Greek shipping by all the ports OF tn,
Entente. This embargo will take efYec
In France at once. and news OF It's adop
ton by all the other Allies Is expected.
Envoy 70 FRANCE Resigns.
The Mdttn SAYS Athos Romanos. Greel
nation 20 hi. cn,.rmon, 80
the aggression OF Greek troops agains
the forces disembarked by the Allies.
The removal from office OF Mayo
Benakis or Athens, formerly a membe
OF the Nenizelos Ministry, is reported /,
a Havas despatch from Athens. NJ
Benak!s has been replaced by NJ. Mar
kour!s, former Mayor and one OF III
chiefs OF the Reservists, who are accuse
Of being TO blame for the fighting.
The charge against Gen. corakas, on
Of those arrested. Is that he used hi
room In the Hotel Majestic as n poin
from which to fire upon Greek soldier
and civilians. Soldiers charge hat Ger
/ Corakas paid rs drachma $50 each t
soldiers to Induce them TO desert and joi
the Nenixelists.
NJ, Boulajanis. editor Of the ohscur
: Venizel!st journal Astyr. has been ar
restei. He IL said to have carried 81 90
=. drachma- more than $40 600 The Ven