Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-12
By william G. shepherd.

Salonica, Greece, Dec. 3O.-(By MALL
At last salonica is spy proof. To
make It so has been tough and long
lob. General Sarrail settled it all to,
day IN one grand cleanup that was full
Of exciting incidents.
Ever since the allies came to Salonica
spies have been here. The German.
Austro- Hungarian, Bulgarian and Otto.
man consulates have been open. as MS
pai; the Salonica residents, represented
by these consulates have gone about
tneir business; and TO see German Of
fleers, clad in civilian clothes, dining
at table next to British of French of.
tleers has been no uncommon sight.
Many German and Austrian stranp-
ers also resided in the hotels. The al
lies had no control over their coming or
going. This situation was not so dan.
gerous to the ally forces so long as
they were fighting in Serbia, but when
the troops fell back into Greece and
Salonica became headquarters for the
1leld forces it was necessary at once
to remove from Salonica all enemy citi-
zens and consular representatives.
salonlca, as military precaution,
mad to be made an all-ally city. Hoy to
do 1t was the question. The consuls
woud not go; their governments would
not recall them; and so long as they
remained their nationals would not
depart.
The beginning of the end came this
morning when a flock of three German.
aeroplanes scared over Saloniea and
dropped forty bombs on the surround
ing camps. AT noon the visit was re-
peated. The warships in the harbor
fired shrapnel but missed the fliers. A
lonely Bulgarian shepherd, three miles
out of town on a hillside with his
flock of sheep, was hit by a German
shell and he and five of his sheep were
killed.
While the second lot of German
aeroplanes was in the air, General Sar-
rail decided to get all enemy citizens
out of the town as quickly as possible.
1t required eight automobiles. Two
cars each went to the German, Aus
trian, Bulgarian and Turkish consul
ates and detaehments of soldiers were
placed at all the entrances. A. French
officer who entered the German con.
sulate was met by Consul General Wal |
tiers with the remark:
you have no right to invade Ger
man premises ON Greek soil"
"The German invaded Greek soil !
with their aeroplanes this morning.
monsieur, - said the Frenchman. The |
consulate was occupied by French sol
diers and Walters was taken to French |
headquarters with all his staff At the
Bulgarian consulate the consul general |
was not in. When he arrived half an
hour after the occupation, he was stop
ped by sentry.
"But l am the Bulgarian consul gen.
eral," he said, "and this is my con.
sulate."
"Ah! In that case will take in
your card Within a few moments
the Bulgarian consul general received
word from a sentry that he would be
welcomed within his own consulate.
Entering, he found q French officer
sitting at his desk.
"What does monsieur desire?" asked .
the tTenchman.
"I am the Bulgarian consul gen.
eral, " replied the official
"That is very unfortunate" said
the officer, "for l am under orders to
place the Bulgarian consul general nm.
der arrest" The Bulgarian IS protest
was formal. He rode to the French
headquarters in an automobile.
The Salonican crowds followed the
operations Of the military men with
the greatest interest. There was some
thing Of rush Of the crowd toward
the Austrian consulate, for word had
gone abroad among the Saloniea folk
that the Austrians might put up n fight.
A few French soldiers with rifles were
about the place but the crowd saw an
officer 90 into the consulate and short.
ly return with the consul general Of
Austro-Hungary, who climbed into a
automobile and sped TO French head.
quarters.
Word got around after this that the
consul general Of Turkey had 4 bqrem
and that the French and British were
going to raid it. This rumor perhaps
accounted for the fact that the largest ,
crowd Of all stood about the Turkish
consulate. II developed that there was ,
no harem there, the Ottoman consul
general being a bachelor who was re- J
AIRED in Paris. He came down the steps ,
with French officer, chatting gaily ,