Evening star., 1916-12-03
Due to misunderstanding.

quietly to depart under Greek escort on
the intervention OF the Italian minis
ter"
Due to Misunderstanding.
Before quitting Athens Vice Admiral
Du Fournet called on Gen. Callaris of
the Greek forces and explained that the
entente forces had no orders to fire on
the Greeks. Gen. Callaris explained that
the Greeks likewise were not ordered
to fire on the allies. and it was agreed
on both sides that the affair was due to
a misunderstanding.
An Athens dispatch to the Star says
that the fighting began when French
detachment attempted to seize arms in
the engineers barracks. The Greeks
fired on the French, who replied, kill
ing a Greek officer.
Fighting Is Severe.
The fighting was very severe. the dis
patch continues. On Mars hill the
Greeks attacked the French from the
southern side of Acropolis and The
scion slopes. There was a violent ex-
change Of rife and machine gun fire.
Fighting also took place between
Italians and Greeks. The Italians oc-
cupied cottages. while bullets whistled
sought refuge in the Attica plain. to
which there was a procession of car
riages from Athens. Crowds also
fiocked to Phaleron and other places on
1t was when the fighting was resum-
ed later in the afternoon. before word
Of the armistice had reached all the
Greek detachments posted on the hills.
the attack on the French naval de-
tachments in! the zappeion occurred.
Two shells fired from the entente al.
lied warships fell near the center of
the city.
British Legation Attacked.
A dispatch to the Evening News from
Athens under Fridays date describes
an attack on the British legation dur
ing tho crisis in the cal pital.
A French soldier was passing the le-
CATION. says the dispatch. when Il Greek
patro! endeavored to seize him. Mem
bers of the British Intelligence service
hurried out to set him free. The Greek
patrol fred into the rescuers. accord
ing to the correspondent, but the at
lacking party was driven off. One en-
ploye of the legation was mortally
wounded
The correspondent reports a pitched
battle between Italian sailors and
Greeks on Friday morning.
Terms of Agreement.
ATHENS, December 2. 1885 aim, via
London, December 3. 1928 a.m.-The
crown council sat until $50 o'clock
this morning. Later the French. British.
Russian and Italian ministers made the
following announcement:
"On the proposal Of the ministers Of
the four pow ers, at the instance Of the
admiral tdu FourneU, the Greek gov
ernment was informed that the entente
VIII accept six batteries of mountain
artillery instead of ten. whose sur
render was demanded by December /,
waving on their delivery all ques-
tions OF the surrender OF other arma-
ment.
.-The Greek government accepted and
agreed to proceed with the immediate
delivery OF the six batteries.
Greek Premier's Statement
The Greek premier. Prof Spyridon
I.ambros. in al interview with the
Reuter- correspondent at Athens, said
The watchword Of the government
tuiay Is re-establish order. No one is
in danger who does not resist legal
authority Many individuals in differ
ent parts Of the town are barricaded in
their houses, from which they are fir-
ing upon the soldiers. The war min
lister has been given orders to take
v vhsteyer measures are necessary to
reduce these improvised forts and tran
quili!ze the city
Premier LamDros visited the British
wounded Saturday morning and made
note of the arrangements for the com
fort Of the Greek and British wound
ed who are in the same hospitals,