The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-02-18
GEN. SARRA|L MAKES
, SALON|KI SPY PROOF
Asroplane Raids, Give Him Ex-
cuse to Rid City Of Enemy
! Diplomats and Citizens.


sALoNIKI. Greece. Jan. IS Cby maiD.
--At last saioniki IL spy proof To make
Il 20 has been tough and . long Job.
General sarraii settled II all today In
one grand cleanup that was full Of ex-
citing Incidents.
Ever since the allies came 70 salonIki
spies have been here. The German
Austro-H Hungarian, Bulgarian. and Otto
man consulates have been open, as
Cd bT these ccnsulates. have gone about
their business; and to see German OF.
foere. clad In civilian clothes, dining AZ
q table next to British or French Of
hcers has been no uncommon sight.
Many German and Austrian stranEers
also resided In the hotels. The allies
had no control over their coming or
going. This situation was not 80 dan
gerous to the ally forces so long as they
were ighting In Serbia, but when the
troops fell back into Greece and ssS So
loniid became headquarters for the neio
forces II was necessary at once 20 re-
move from salonlld all enemy citisens
and consular representatives.
Salonilki, as a military precaution, had
70 b made an aIl-ally city; How to ., 40
would not 90; their governments would
( not recall them; and so long as they re-
inained their nationals would not de-
part.
Aeroplanes Started Exit.
The beginning OF the end camo this
nptrning, when a flock OF three German
aeropianes scared over salonikl and
dropped forty bombs on the surrounding
camps. At noon the visit was repeated.
The warshIps in the 1arbor fired shrap-
mel, but missed the fiiers. A lonely Bull
40
town on hillside with his flock OF
sheep. was hit by a German shell, ana
he and Ave OF his sheep were killed.
While the second lot of German aero
planes was In the. air. General Sarrail
decided to get all enemy citizens out OF
the town as quickly AS possible. II re-
quired eight automobiles. Two cars
each went to the German, Austrian,
Bulgarian. and Turkish consulates and
attachments OF soldiers were placed at
all the entrances. A French OFFICER who
entered the German consulate was met
"you have no right to invade German
PREMISES on Greek soil"
1.-THE Germans invaded Greek soil with
their aeroplanes this morning, mon
sleur." said the Frepchman. The con-
snlate was occupied by French soldiers.
and Walters was taken to French head
quarters with all his stan. At tho Bull
garian consulate the consul general was
not In. When he arrived half an hour
after the occupation he was stopped by
sBut I am the Bulgarian consul gen,
erei." he said, "and this Is my con
nAhi Tn that case 7 will take In YOU,
card" Within few moments the Bull
garian consul general received wore
from a sentry that he would be wei
coined within his own consulate. Enter
Ing, he found a French officer sittint
30 does !. monsieur deste'" ssket
Il am the Bulgarian consul general
AThat is very unfortunate" said tn,
officer, "for I am under orders to plac'
the Bulgarian consul general under ar
rest" TIE Rglsspi9tEE s g protest bs wa
quarters in an automobile.
Crowds Follow Military.
Thessaionian crowds followed tn
operations of the military mel
with the greatest interest. Their
was something Of rush o
the crowd toward the Austrian con
sulate. for word had gone abroad anon
the salonici folk that the Austrian
soldiers with rifles were about the plact
but the crowd saw an officer go into tn
consulate and shortly return with tn
consul general Of Austro.H Hungary. VIII
climbed into an automobile, and sped I
French headquarters,
Word got around after this that tn
consul general OF Turkey had haren
and that the French and British wer
going to raid II. This rumor perhap
accounted for the fact that the larges
crowd Of all stood about the Turks
consulate. 1t developed that there wa
no harem there. the Ottoman consl
general being bachelor who was rear
ed In Paris. He came down the step
Yreneh, and took his auto ride to Ger
eFal Barrail's headquarters.
All the dependents and assistants Q
the four cohsulates numbered fifty-tw
men and six women. They were all pu
on a boat, bound, 1T Ia presumed at thi
writing, for Athens.
General Sarrail then sent an automc
bile to the American consulate an
begged that John B. Kehl. the America
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