New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-03
venizelistsSei Town
and March on the
Athens Railway
DECISIVE BATTLE
SEEMS IMMINENT
pesist Insurgents at All
Costs, King Orders
Allies May Intervene

,o,don. Nov. Civil war has
..,ke, out in Greece. The conflict
...wAen Venizelos and King Con-
.,,.ine. that has been brewing ever
,,,s Bulgaria joined the Teutonic
,gss. has become an armed struggle
An insurgent contingent Of 500
.,,ops moving along the coast skirt
:, the Gulf Of Salonica and armed
,-,b machine guns. has forced a
..vsrst garrison Of $50 10 evacuate
g,.srina. a few miles southwest Of
S,lonjcs. The Royalist troops, after
short fight withdrew toward La
,.,s 70 receive reinforcements.
Telegraphing from Athens, Reu-
,,'s correspondent says the Greek
rrernment already has sent rein
t-cements Of infantry and artillery
o Ksterina.
Resist. Hing Orders
Many Greek troops are still sta
Tined at Larissa, forty miles south
v,yt Of Katerina on the railway run
,rg 10 Athens. When these move
n-.hward the first pitched battle
x.ween the Greek factions is ex-
rctod.
King Constantine has ordered his
rups 20 resist the advance Of the
Evolutionary forces al all costs.
The General Staff at Athens con-
inns the announcement that Kate
ras has been evacuated. The mon
,rh is rallying around him all the
isres he can muster, for the rebels
s,parently are determined to seize
tie railway 10 Athens.
AllleQ OUlCcIs ala hlHk
A dispatch 70 "The Daily Mail" from
l,hsns says:
An extraordinary situation has
zen created by the action Of the Of
t,srs Of the Larissa Railway, which
Is controlled by the Entente Allies, in
allowing royalist military officers 20
send reinforcements 70 oppose the ad-
urss o. the Venizehsts.
That the Entente should permit the
ending Of assistance in military meas
urss against their own allies, namely
the yenizslist troops. is considered IN
coherent and naturally surprises the
Venlshsts."
The important factor in the whole
situation is the size Of the force Veni-
i,os has been able TO muster. A
fortnight ago it was reported that he
vas raising an army crops TO drive
he Bulgsrs out Of Macedonia. Latest
reports give him $4,000 soldiers.
Constantine Has $4,000
King Constantine's army was cur
'sIsd recently in response to the de-
nihds Of the Allies. When the En-
isate leaders found il necessary 70
afs drastic steps 10 prevent Greek
''aek on Ssrrsils flank, one of The
tQuirements they imposed on the gov
srnnent az Athens was the reduction
Of the Greek army from 10000 to
5000. That reduction. It is believed,
las been accomplished in part
The rebel forces a. Katerina found
.oupsrhtively few troops opposed TO
men. This was due 70 another de-
aaac Of the Allies s-the removal Of
.se army corps from Thessaly 20 the
Feoponnesus
Meanwhile the Allied troops still
pauol the streets Of Athens. Until a
complete agreement with the King is
,eaened Aese forces. IL is said, will not
y Nl'adrswn. in view Of the new de-
,.iopmen;s, the removal Of these troops
''s' not seem likely.
Fought Two Days Ago
ne frs, clash between the royalists
aao ihe reyolutionaries came two days
w az Guida. when some Of the rebels
4e way 20 Salonica were attacked
Ae Kings troops and several sol
IN were wounded on each side. This
~ accepted as an isolated disturb
- lo-day's outbreak seems move
~sas of large proportions.
vhe result Of the movement may be
.il and definite decision by the AL
N their conduct toward Greece.
' ane has come. u seems, when the
ssasnie leaders must declare for the
-ag or for Nenizelos. Lord Cecil has
-s.ealeo that Venizelos would be rec
xlted by the Allies when the ma
s''.Y :. o. the Greek people accepted him
! ae'r leader. The present conflict.
*effers here believe, will settle the
''''ion Of leadership.
Blamed Allies Mines
a1miral Du Fournet, commander Of
ALhed feet in the Mediterranean,
sent notice 20 the Greek harbor
-@orties, indicating a danger zone
H. vessels entering or leaving Pirsus
Nr,sin circles in Athens" the cor
,s.,'hdent continues. interpret this
g.t as meaning that Admiral Du
Snet has hitherto neglected 10 in
-. The Greek authorities Of the pre-
,.1onary measures taken, such as the
Fig Of mines, and il is even insinu-
y. That the Greek steamers Angheliki
AK lsssias. which were sunk re-
~, struck mines laid by the Enten-
Fkllies."
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