Evening star., 1916-09-29
DESERT|ONSUPSET
THE GREC|AN NAVY
BattIeship Kilkis, Formerly
u. S. Idaho, Said to Have
Joined RevoIutionists.
DEEP IMPRESSION
IS MADE UPON KING
Entente Powers Silent as to Con-
stantine's Proposals to
Join Them.

ATHENS, September 29-The de-
parture from Athens of Admiral Coun-
eouriotis, besides causing a deep i'm
preston on the king, has completely
upset the navy. The Greek battleship
Hydra and two torpedo boats have
left their anchorage with the Greek
fleet and joined the entente allied fleet
in Salamis bay. A report that the bat
tleship Kilkis. formerly the United
States battleshp Idaho. has deserted to
the revolutionists has been received
here, but is denied by the Greek min
istry of marine.
mier Kalogeropoulos. Gen. Moscho-
poulos. the chief of staff; Rear Ad-
mira1 Damianos. the minister of marine,
and Nicholas Strathos. ex-minister OF
marine, at the palace to discuss the ac-
tion to be taken in view of the silence
of the entente powers respecting
Greece's proposal to join the allies
made through the Greek minister at
the entente capitals ten days ago.
Mytilene Joins Revolt.
The loyal officers and soldiers of the
garrison in Crete, who are said to con-
sist of a third of the Greek force on
the island, have requested the entente
allied consuls to provide means for
their return to Athens. The island of
Mytilene has Joined the Venizelist
movement. all the local authorities
having placed themselves under the
committee Of national Defense estab-
lished in Saloniki.
venizelos' Proclamation.
LONDON. September 2s.-In dis
patch from Athens, Reuters corre-
spondent says a telegram has been re-
ceived there from Canea, giving the
summary of the proclamation of pro-
visional government by former Pre-
mier venizelos and Admiral Coundou-
riotis. The main points Of the docu-
ment. says the correspondent. consti-
tute a comparison Of the Greece Of to-
day with the Greece Of 1s12-Is1s.
'"The application Of the personal pol
icy of the sovereign. victim Of bad
counsels," the proclamation says. has
sssulssa a.,;,. in rapproehment mt With
tion Of the constitution. internal anar-
chy and isolation and contempt for
Greece, which the allies consider hos
tile because she refused the Serbs the
facilities accorded the Bulgars.
THE victorious army OF 1912-1913
abandons the territory conquered by
the nations blood; the population is
fleeing before the invaders; war mate
rial has been given the Bulgars; Greek
soldiers have been sent to Germany by
way Of Sofia, and patriots are regarded
as traitors.
"our Duty Is to Save"
To-day is not the moment to estab-
lish the responsibility. Our duty is to
save what there is still time to. save.
To attain this it is essential to re-
establish national unity by an i'm
mediate return to the policy dictated
by the national conscience, namely.
range ourselves on the side of the al
lies and Serbians to expel the invaders.
TT would be happy event If. at the
eleventh hour, the king should decide to
take the lead of the national forces. In
a contrary event 1t is our duty to do the
needful to save the country from the
threatening ruin. We are entering the
struggle convinced that the nation, in
dependentIy Of the state, will accomplish
the miracle and bring the country back
to the status of eighteen months ago.
(Signed) "VENIZELOS,
"Coundouriotis."