The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-02
King Constantine Agrees to
Deliver Artillery to Allies.
Foreign Diplomats Intercede TO
Restore Quiet in Athens.
MANY KILLED IN SKIRMISH
French and British Marines
Clash With Reservists.
Greek Capital in Panic; Old
Men Flock to COlOrs.

1,ondon. Dec. 2.-The casualties in
the fighting in the Greek capltal are
said to number 200, according TO
disnotcb from Athens to the Central
News agency.
Athens. Dec. 2.-The King of
Greece has agreed to give up the ar
tillerv demanded by Admiral DuFour-
net. The allied troops are Withdraw
ing from Piraeus.
An entente diplomat informed the
Associated Press correspondent tnat
Admiral DeFournet expected 10 WIN VIII
draw his troops after King Cohstdh-
tine agreed to surrender six batteries
of mounted artillery to the allies. The
allied forces already are leaving Ihe
ZapDeion. only 300 remaining as
guard. The French legation whlch
was guarded by French Marines was
fired upon during the crisis. me
Greek military authorities assert thdl
the firing was done by rowdies.
Secretary Bridgman of the British
location was arrested in the street by
a Greek patrol and taken to ponce
station, where he was instantly re-
leased.
Hold Conference With Allies.
on the intervention of the span
jsh and Dutch ministers. the entire
cabinet and the entente diplomats
met at the French legation at
o'clock this eve ming to discuss the
pos :bility of an agreement. An ar
mistfce was finally arranged and the
firing ceased. The number of casual
tics is not known but many clVlhans
are known to have been killed.
Admiral DuFOurnet landed some 400
marines at an early hour and marched
toward Athens. seizing Philopappas
hill overlooking the city. The Greek
guards on all roads leading to the
capital efused to permit second ma
rine detachment to advance further.
All trans between Athens and PlraeuS
were stopped and no carriages were
permitted to enter the city.
seize Building Near Palace.
In Athens there was intense excite
ment Women carrying loads of pro-
visions hastily bought in anticipation
of a siege thronged the streets above
those in which the bullets were flying.
Old men with hunting guns on their
backs mounted guard at the street
corners so as to release the soldiers
for the fighting outside.
Four hundred British marines rein
forced the French force in Zappeion,
the famous industrial exhibition build
ing which lies at the south side of the
gardens of the royal palace. From
the surrounding hills Greeks poured
bullets into the Zappeion. The allied
forces appeared to be acting under a
preconceiVed military plan. which was
intended to spare the city as much as
possible
The encounters between Greek and
allied troops followed meetings at
three different points in the outskirts
of the city. Many casu .lties resulted
With the city's population terror
stricken, all shops are closed and the
street railways have suspended opera
tion.
Agrees to Withdraw Troops
London, Dec. 2.-Armist1ce has
been effected between allied troops
and Greek reservists at Athens. A
Reuter- dispatch from the Greek cap
1tal today asserted that King Con-
stantine had agreed to delivery of six
mountain batteries to the allies.
In return it was said Admiral Du-
Fournet agreed to withdraw allied
troops from the city. pending refer
ence OF the agreement to the allied
governments.
London regarded this dispatch as
indicating a clearing up in the admit
tedly tense situation brought about by
initial refusal of the Greek govern
ment to acquiesce in DuFournet's de-
mand for disarmament of Greece
This refusal was marked with san
culinary clashes between allied troops
and Greek reservists. according to
dispatches dated Friday and received
here early today There were en-
counters at three points in the out
skir. of the city. A veritable panic
seized upon the residents of the Greek
capital
Greek Cabinet Revcrses Decision.
Not only were there open outbreaks
OF ughtlnS in the outskirts of the city
between reservists and allied troops
mostly French sailors-but dispatches
said there had been lively street fus-
illades exchanged between members
of the royalist and Venizelos factions
the clashes in some instances occur
ring in the heart of the city.
If official advices later confirm, tbe
decision of King Constantine to sur.
render six mountain batteries at such
partial acquiescence in AdniraI
Fournets demands will be =. complete
reversal of the determination arrived
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