The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-18
MANY PAPERS
ARE ISSUED
IN SAL0N|K|
With Only About 10000 In
habitants in That City
Able to Read.


sALoN1KI, Greece, Jan. 49,
The French and British troopers sta
TONED in saloniki since the beginning
Of the Allied Balkan undertaking
never cease to marvel at the number
Of newspapers able to live In a city
Of, normally. only about 100000 In
habltants, OF whom very large per-
centage cannot read or write. Though
the second city Of Greece since its
conquest by the Greeks In the last
Balkan war, Saloniki has never been
and is not now In any real sense a
Greek city. Indeed a scant twenty
i've per cent Of the population Is
Greek. Yet the city supports five
Greek daily newspapers, three morn
ing and two afternoon journals. Be-
sides these, probably the most widely
read of all is the unique daily, the
Forward, which is printer in Hebrew
characters, spelling out Spanish, not
Hebrew words!
The newspapers Of all Greece play
an important II not dominant part
In the politics so much the leading
occupation Of the Greeks. There Is
no such thing in Greece as a politi-
caIly independent newspaper, In the
sense that newspaper may be pollti-
cally independent In the United
States or France. Every Greek daily
Is either for or against veniselos-
that being the cardinal political test.
This is true, Of course, Of those In
Saloniki as we'll.
The Light, morning, and the New
Truth, an evening journal are the
Greek anti-Venizelist organs, though
the former In addition to being bit
terly opposed to the late premier is
also pronouncedly pro-German. the
Macedonia and the Greece both morn
ing journals, the the vnizlos organs
In Saloniki, though the Anchor, an
evening journal, while more miitar-
}ist than anything else, also supports
Venlzelos. The Spanish-Hebrew ev-
ening paper, the Forward, is, as its
names Implies, Socialist in poiiucs
and pro-German.
While a mixture Of Spanish and
italian Is the current tongue spoken
by the great majority Of the inhabit-
ants Of saloniki, French is also
spoken widely. generally understood
and universally read. There are
therefore, four French dailies pub
lished in Saloniki-a morning and
evening paper for each political view.
But in respect Of the newspapers pup
| lished in French, there Is more paru-
sanship on the subject OF the Eu-
ropean war. L'opinion in the morn
ing and independent in the even
inf are the word-bearers OF the En-
tente powers and especially OF the
French, though both are edited by
natives OF Saloniki. On the other
hand, the Courier Of Saloniki and the
New Country, both in French, are &C
cepted as almost Official pro-German
organs. The former is a Socialist
papers closely affiliated with the Ger
man Socialist party, and the latter is
virtually the mouthpiece OF the Aus
TRAN consulate at Saloniki.
One other French newspaper Is
worthy Of mention, the Journal, OF
the trencn War6nlp NuaIieulau6S'
which while not technically published
in Saloniki, has Its circulation there.
It is by far the newsiest sheet to be
had in Saloniki, for it prints all the
Official communiques Of the various
countries at war, as well as q great
deal Of information cleaned from the
wireless service of the French bat
tleship. 1t is distributed free OF
charge to all Allied ships lying IN
the harbor, to the headquarters and
various other Offices Of the Allied
armies on land, and may be sub
scribed for by private individuals at
the rate Of fifty cents month.
Since the arrival of the British
troops, an English newspaper has
also been started and is said to be
very prosperous. 1t is called the
Balkan News, and Is published IN
der the auspices Of the editors Of tho
French journals. L'opinion and LIN
dependent.
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