Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-10-19
o,dEEKS BITTER
AGAINST ALLIES
Athenians Draw Up an Appeal
Directed to American Gov
ernment.
CLASHES IN ATHENS.
Constantine Denies That His Country
Contcmpintcs Attack on the Forces
Of the Entente.

London, Oct. 1S.-Grecce still remains a
center Of interest as the result of tho
landing Of entente allied marines at Pi-
raeus and Athens. Fresh demonstrations
of bitterness by the Greek popu!ace
against the marines have been shown and
tho situation stl remains tense. An aD-
peal drawn UP at a meeting of Greeks a.
Athens has been handed to the American
minister for transmission to Washington
IL asks the American people ito avert the
subjugaton of those who desire only t.
remain free"
An Athens despatch says
"A French marine patrol last evening
arrested at the point of the bayon.t
seven youths who We're hooting the en-
tente powers. \ huge crowd gathered for
the purpose of reScuing them. The Greek
military commander in Athens called out
troops who charged and dispersed tn.
crowd. Greek patrols We're immedatcl!
| placed in various districts to control any
I attempts at anti-entente manifestations.
"The French admiral in command in
! formed the premier that he would call
at the ministry i'm the morning. although
| 1t is thought possible that as a result of
! the British minister's audience with King
/ Constantine the French troops may be
! Withdrawn on n pledge that the Greeks
maintain order
1T is known that the King has given
| command that anti-cntente demonstra-
/ tons must cease. as the very existence
| or Greece Is at stake. 1t is difficult to
! say, however. whether, in the present
state of public opinion over the presence
1 of marines of the foreign powers at
Athens and Piraeus. even the Kings
| orders will be obeyed by the excited
| populaCe."
Reuter- despatch from Athens read:
| The British minister to Greece had a
long Interview with King Constantine this
evening and it is understood His Majesty
/ insisted on the -roundessness of the sus-
! picion that Greece contemplated an at
| tack on the forces of General Sarrail
.ts proof Of his good faith the King Is
said to have declared his readiness to
| withdraw the Greek forces from Larissa."
PROGRESS OF WAR
Apparently the Roumanians have been
successful, for the time being at least.
in stopping the advance of the Teutonic
allies all along their border At no point
along the line is the claim made by
either Berlin or Vienna Of fresh sue
cesses against the Roumanans. while. on
the other hand. the Bucharest war olIice
at various points have repulscd the at
. tacks of tn Teutonic allies. nficting
heavy losses on them and capturing
numbers of their officers and men.
! Violent fighting is still in progress in
Galicia, where on the Narayuvka front
the Bavarians have stormed Russian
position and captured $50 men and u ma
chine guns. Berlin asserts that to the
west of Lutsk in Nolhynia, following the
repulse of the Russians. the troops of
Emperor Nicholas have not returned to
the fray and are merely bombardng the
Teutonic positions The repulse of Aus
tro-Cierman attacks in the Carpa thians
where snow is now falling. is recorded
by Petrograd.
Both north and south of the Somme the
French troops have made fresh gains
The village of Sailly-Sallisel is now en-
tirely in their hands and the Germans
have been driven from the hills north
west and northeast over a front OF a
mile south of the river, between La
Maisonnette and Biaches. the German
first line defences have been driven back
by the French.
! To the east of Thiepval gains by the
British north of Gueudecourt and in the
region of Butte De Warlencourt are
recorded by the London war office.
Patrol encounters and commandments
feature the fighting in Macedonia
In the Austro-ltalian theatre the Ital-
ians are another step forward in their
advance in Trentino. having broken the
Austrian line between Cosmagnon and
Roite and also taken commanding posi-
ton on Mount PasubiO.