The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-10-20
Monster Demonstration In the Streets Of
Athens Following Seizure of Grecian
Warships, Railway Stations, and Pof
BY Marines and Sailors Of the Allies
SITUATIONISGRAVE

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ONION October l8Greece has reached crisis and the nation
H bids fair split warning factions The dispatches from
Athens last night following by which the Allied powers gained
possession Of the ships Of the Greek navy told of growing
ensene Of the situation and the of break Of the
RoyaSt faction with the Allied holding Athens and Pr
.sa "s.f. a.,
The Miles moved swiftly yesterday night
marines e the railroad TIE Castala Barracks and the
hall Of Se well the port of Paeus, while Italian soldiers and
sailors armed and with machine guns possession of the NUM-
cipa theae one OF the key points Of the city.
= GREEK WARSHIPS ARE TAKEN
The coup of the Allies carried without hitch yesterday
and the Greek baups purchased by that from the
United States the nnos and the K we'll Greek cruiser
Aveo have been taken by the French commander Admiral
Foue who commands the allied fleets guarding
around Greece and join the of the fleets off Paeus The
Kik and Lemnos formally the u S S Idaho and the u S
Mississippi The Avo presented the Greek by mil
Eonaire that who 1909 leaving part
for the express purpose of building up Greek navy
The seizure of the warp upon the heels of the delivery
from Admiral government
according dispatches from the correspondent of the Exchange %
graph Agency and Reuters News Agency extremely grave
character and productive of immediate and important deve
CONSTANTINE HASTENs TO CAPITAL
King Constantine who has been of late staying almost entirely
his country home Tatoi left there hurried capital
On his arrival Athens he Immediately called meeting OF
his cabinet and held conference The
ed to assist and both bodies remained coseed with HIS Majesty
than an hour. + T.
While this conference session the began filling
of people Royasts part gathered the
places to discuss the situation These crowds
cited and when Admiral du appeared palace
he Missed by thousands.
GREEK TROOPS PATRoLING STREETS
Orders issued by the government patrol
Greek and ordons of the guard
the positions held by the French and Italian
formally announced that this taken order
clash between the Allied troops and the populace
King Constantine visited the barracks where his guard
and addressed the officers calling upon loyal
and assuring them that thev would suffer
To the officers of the three Greek warp seized by the Allies
King said thathe proud of their LOYALTY
suffer mo evil consequences for ahuness
nation : $3.50
!, POLITICAL SITUATION IMPOSSIBLE
is pointed out here that the political situation
impossible from the of of the Allies
defiance of Constantine of the wishes
and the growing of the revolt against king
Allied authorities feel that had
to eliminate the troublesome factor their Balkan problem
is essential declared that Greece should be behind
them when they strike their real blow against Buga
armies in Macedonia 49,.
CONSTANTINE MENACE TO ALLIES
The of the King and the royast party rear
the possibility of ntrgue and caba undermining
Of their operations could be Furthermore it is asserted
that by far the larger Greece the popua
ton heartily sympathy with and con
WINGED that Venzeos absolutely stand entering
the warton the side of the Entente
Even troubled Athens yesterday there evidence
city not royaiS and there sympathy
Entente
According telegram from the Reuters correspondent at Athens
TOUR thousand macontents paradug the
the time the despatch waving the Greek American
flags Large crowds stopped front of the American legation and
sent formal against the landing and sailors from
the warShpS of the Allies The American minister was absent
The correspondent ends his despatch that the
alton IS exceedingly dangerous"