The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02
ALLIED TROOPS
LAND IN GREECE
It is Thought That the Anglo
French Forces Are Enroute
to Athens to Garrison
the Capital.
iNo NEWS OF THE KING
1uIsarIans Must Change Their Plan
Of Strategy a. Result Of New
Developments In the
BaIkans.
INo NEWS OF THE KING

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
LONDON, Sept. 2.-Anglo-French
troops are believed to have been
landed at Piriaeus with the intention
of marching five miles northeast to
Athens and garrisoning the Greek
capital.
No report Of an actual landing has
thus far been received. But two dis
patches from Athens today reported
the arrival of allied transports off
Piriaeus harbor and London news
papers declared this undoubtedly
meant that the allies had decided to
put an end to roGerman fntrigues
at Athens.
The foreign ofice today stil1 lacked
confirmation of reports of King Con-
stantine's abdication and was with
out further advices regarding the
progress OF the revolution in northern
Greece. In the absence Of offcial
news, diplomats here began to doubt
the truth of the report that the
Greek king had quit his throne though
his position is growing more and
more unfavorable.
The beginning Of an italian offens-
i've In southern Albania, onicially an
SnOunced at Rome. conyinced military
critics today tb It the allies grand
offensive In th Balkans is about to
begin. The landing OF troops at
Piriaeus indicates the determination
of the allies to settle all problems in
Greece quickly before marching north
ward against the Germans and Bull
garians.
With Italy attacking in Albania,
the allies are now exerting pressure
on the central powers on six fronts.
The Italian movement In Albania will
force the retirement OF the Bulgars
from northwestern Greece, II 1t Is car
ried eastward successfully until 1t
threatens the Bulgarian flank.
That Rumanian declaration OF war
has caused a radical change in Bull
garia's plan of strategy, is reported in
dispatches from Salonika. Since
Rumania entered the war the Bulgars
have made no attempt to push fufth-
er southward into Greece, contenting
themselves with fortifying the lines
already seized.
$4,000 German Troops.
THE HAGUE, Sept. Fifty thou
sand German troops have arrived at
the Transylvanian city of Klausen-
burg, to check the Rum anian invasion.
The Austrians have evacuated the
city Of Marosvasarhely, on the main
railway feeding their armies in north
eastern ,Transylvania and are prepar-
ing to retire from the surrounding
country, according to- advices from
Berlin.
Eiuhteen Thousand Prisoners.
BUCHAREST, Sept. 2.-Rumanian
troops have occupied the Transyl-
vanian towns of Kronstadt, Tohanul.
Czicznesog, Tzicserada. Mouta and
Pedegimva, 1t was officially announced
today. Rumarian artillery is now
dominating the Orsovo-Temesvar
railway, the principal supply route
for the Austrians near the Serbian
frontier.
The Rumanians have taken 1900
prisoners, including fifteen officers
and have captured 100 CT OF war
material at the depot at lIesfmess.
Declaration Of War.
BERLIN, Sept. 2.-Off1cial confirma-
ton of reports that Bulgaria has de.
clared war on Rumania was received
from Sofia today. The Bulgarian
foreign office handed the declaration