The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-09-28
King Agrees to Make a Fight
When Told Nation
is in Danger.
GREEK SOLDIERS ARE
NOW GOING TO FRONT
Warships Leave Ports to Join the
Allied Fleets British
Make Gains.
Special Disptach to The Tribune

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London, Sept. 27.-Greece has de
cided to declare war on Germany and
her allies, according to news dispatch
.es from Athens tonight. King Con
stantlne has surrendered utterly to the
demands of the pro- Entente leaders.
The King made his last stand for nell
trality at the Cabinet meeting yester-
day, and yielded only when told that
entrance into the war on the side of
the Allies was the only way to save
the nation. 1t is reported the Cabinet
will resign and another. made up Of
men partial in favor of Britain and
her allies, will be named
The Royal decree, sending Greece
into the conflict is momcnlarily cx-
pected in Athens. A majority of high
Greek officers have joined with Veni-
zelos and arc urging the Government
to act quickly.
Three Crock battIeships are reported
to have gone to Join the French and
British fleet in the Mediterranean
fleet, accompanied by four torpedo
boats.
Berlin, by wireless TO Sayville. l.. l.,
Sept. 27.-Attacls by Zeppelins on
London, Boulogne and Bucharest in
the last few days, and the aerial dueIs
on the west front. marx the renewal Of
the intensive aerial warfare. The fa-
vorable weather. III a long measure,
has induced this aerial activity, and
the Germans have taken full advan-
tage of this condition to carry the war
into the very heart of England with
hitherto unknown severity, it is said,
by super-dreadnought Zcppelins driven
by Scheittlanz motors.
With America standing ii the way
Of rigorous U-boat warfare, with
which large sections of the German
people believe England could be reach
ed vitalIy, this energy now Is being di-
rectcd toward striking England from
the air. The loss Of two Zeppelins IS
regretted, but is taken as 4 matter of
course. In navy circles it is declared
that it is not to be expected that big
airship fleets always can escape I'm
scathed in view of the constant i'm
provement and perfection of ingland's
aerial defense system.
"'That we have lost some airships is
not strange nor surprising; that we
may lose others is not precluded, but
that the aerial war against England
will continue and even be intensified
is certain" said an official to me.
Gcrmany's fleet of air cruisers is
Just commencing to grow rapidly, since
the construction began of the new Su
pertypes OF the Zeppelin Of hitherto
unknown dimensions, and capable Of
carrying many tons fO explosives.
There is almost feverish activity in
the airship building yards, as had
occasion to observe during the last few
days. The number of men and women
employed in airship construction now
runs into the thousands. There are
several school ships training Zeppelin
officers and crews for war.
London, Sept. 27.-The British have
kept up terrific attacks on the Somme
front today, advancing more than
mile northeast of Thepval. The Ger
mans made a furious attack upon the
French in the vicinity of Verdun today,
making slight gains.
Washington, Sept. 27.-With the re-
turn of the German Ambassador Count
Won Bernstorff to Washington, Secre-
tary Lansing admitted today was
prompted by the efforts to reach set
tlement in the remaining issues of the
Lusitania case. He expects the mat
ter to be adjusted within two months.