Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-09-07
VenizeIos Made Power Behind
Throne Macedonian Forts
Surrendered to New Gov
eminent Committee.
GREEK FUTURE UNCERTAIN
Indicated She Will Join Allies
-Bulgar Throne May Be
Abdicated By Ferdinand,
London Hears.

London. Sept. liking Constantine.
of Greece, has abdicated, according to
the British official press representative
at Saloniki.
The press representative says the
king has abdicated in favor OF the
crown prince, with Venizelos as the
power behind the throne. The new
policy, he reports will be to work with
the entente allies.
According to this information Pre-
mier Zaimis, will remain at the head OF
the government.
Correspondent questions whether the
entente allies desire the active assist
ance of Greece.
Bulaar King Hedging.
English speculation is that King
Ferdinand, of Bulgaria, is preparing to
abdicate in favor of Crown Prince
Boris.
Crown Prince Boris is reported to be
hedging on Bulgaria's gamble by
pressing sentiments friendly to his flu
ture enemies.
1t is said that Bulgaria requires in
surance by a reinforcement of 100000
Turkish troops before she will declare
war On Rumania.
The beginning OF a revolution in
Macedonia is reported in a Reuter- dis
patch filed yesterday at Saloniki.
Situation Is Obscure.
Various rumors are in circulation
here in regard to h situation in
Greece Reuter- dispatches from Sa-
loniki say there has been fighting be-
tween the Greek garrison at alontki
and Greek volunteers recently organ
lied to assist the Greek regulars who
are resisting the Bulgarians in Mace
donia.
French troops interviewed to suppress
the fighting and the garrison 6nally
surrendered and marched out Of Sa-
loniki.
Greek Forts Taken Over.
The surrender of several Greek gar
risons to a committee which has taken
over the administration Of part OF
Greek Macedonia is reported in a Reu-
ter's dispatch from Saloniki.
According to this dispatch the gaTTl-
sons at Saloniki. Vodena and Fort Lit
tie Karaburun have surrendered to the
committee.
Allies Stop Fighting.
Fighting occurred in Saloniki. the
correspondent adds, but serious roubla
was prevented by the Intervention OF
the entente allies.
The revolution claimed it's first VIC
tins at 4:30 o'clock this morning. the
correspondent cables. Cretan gen
darmes and Macedonia volunteers sur
rounded the barracks of the Greek in
fantry in Saloniki and exchanged shots
with the garrison. But for the inter
vention of the allies the consequence
might have been mC:e serious.
After half promising to participate
in the demonstration arranged by a
proally committee the Greek troops
finally refused. During the night pro-
ally volunteers made a determined at
tempt to seize the barracks, but failed.
1t is asserted n gendarme was killed
and that two We're wounded. The losses
of the loyalists nave not been aScer-
tanned.
Further details of the disturbance in
Saloniki are given in a later dispatch
to Reuters Telegram company which
says that when the volunteers ascer-
tanned the regulars We're unwilling to
cooperate with them, they surrounded
the barracks in the night, cut the water
main and electric light wires and shut
off food supplies.
Regulars Are imprisoned.
A detachment of 60 regulars at
tempted to break it's way out to obtain
supplies. Its surrender was demanded
and When the regulars refused. the
volunteers fired shots in the air. The
regulars replied with a volley, where
upon the volunteers opened fire on
them, compelling them to return to the
barracks.
The allied commander, General Sar-
rail, INTERVIEWED to prevent further
b%loodshed. Altogether, according to
the latest renorts three men were
killed and one gendarme and two VOL
unteers were wounded.
The soldiers refused to treat with
the revoiutionists, but accepted allied
mediation. 1t was agreed that the SOL
diers should he disarmed and informed
at Camp Zeitinlek. outside the city. The
officers were permitted to retain their
swords. lodging themselves not to in
terfere with the revolutionists. The
barracks were turned over. to Ma
French. 1t is understood a number OF
tbe officers and a considerah1e nro,or-