The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-21
ENTENTE TAKES STERN
MEASURTS IN GREECE

Paris, Oct 20.--As a result OF re-
ports of a contemplated attack on
the entente armies by loyal Greek
troops from LAMA and Chalet, the
French and British have taken a stern
hand in Athens.
The notice has been spread broad
cast that any further rioting will be
punished severely. Reinforcements
OF marines and luetackets have been
landed at the capital and a, Piraeus.
The French military authorities have
established censorship over the anti
ally press and have served notice that
infammatory articles against the en-
tente Will result in the suppression
of papers printing them.
Word of the contemplated attack
was received by Admiral DuFournet
from private sources. 1t was to the
effect that the detachments stationed
at Iamia. south OF I4arissa, and at
Chalet were TO Join and move against
the entente troops for a surprise
blow.
Leads to Stringent Measures.
This grave development has led to
the stringent measures which are nov
being taken in Athens. French ma
chine guns control the principal streets
and the cafe section around the Place
Omonia, where the royalist reservists
had their headquarters, has been
closed.
The severe repressive measures
adopted by the French landing force
have served to hold down rioting, but
the crowds are sulien and a serious
outbreak is feared.
Only a few details of the situation
have been allowed to filter through
the strict censorship of cables estab-
lished by the French commander.
But a short dispatch tells story of
smouldering fires which may burst
into fame at the slightest pretext.
Although ostensibly ordered to co.
operate with the French in keeping
order. the Greek troops are doing
little or nothing to restrain their dis
gruntled fellow-countrymen. accord.
ing to news agency dispatches.
They are pictured as standing idly
by while crowds gather and shout in
sulting epithets at the foreign patrols.
King Constantine himself IL report
ed to have flung down the gauntlet
to the entente in stormy interview
with the British minister, but there
is no official report Of this. Tho
Greek monarch Is said to have cons
planned bitterly at the action OF the
allies in recognizing the revolutionary
government set up by Former Premier
transferred to Saloniki, and is report
ed to have declared that il the allies
had any further representations to
make they had better make them 10
the man TO whom they had transferred
the ruling power.
The King is further reported to
have declared that Greece was acting
in good faith and maintaining strict-
ly benevolent neutrality towards
the entente. and to have castigated in
strong language the actions of the
allied governments in sending into
Athens legions of troops on the pre-
text that the Greek army was maxi
ing suspicious movements
Several suggestions the monarch
made to the British minister were
hatly rejected. IL Is declared, by the
diplomat. who crisply pointed out
that the best thing for the Greek
government to do would be to change
its entire attitude and do that quick
ly.
veniselos Gets Warships.
Meanwhile. it is reported from Sa-
loniki. four of the Greek warshipa
seized by the allies have been turned
over to the venixelos government and
are now in Salonikf hArbor.
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