New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-27
Indignant al Exposure OF
Intrigue with Germany
Over Fort Rupel
ORDERS GIVEN FOR
SURRENDER PRINTED
Official Documents Now in
Hands of Provisional
Government
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ca1onica. Feb. % via London, FEB.
osi.-Two Of the leading daily news
papers in Athens, the "Pstris' and the
.sNea Hellas." have been suppressed by
the royal government for exposing
King Constantine's pro-German IN
-rirpes. The disclosures made by these
two pro-Allv newspapers relate 20 the
voluntary surrender last May Of Fort
Rupel and an army corps by the OreeA
authorities TO the Bulgar-Teuton troops.
The PATHS" published a series Of
Official documents that passed between
the War Ministry, the Sd Army corps
and the 18th Division, Stationed al
Salonica. showing that the Kings gov
eminent had been in secret agreement
with the German military authorities
as 10 the policy TO be pursued by the
Greek troops when the prearrangeo
Bulgarian invasion began. TINS pol'0!'
as events have demonstrated was
voluntary surrender and captivity.
When the PATHS" was stopped the
"Nea Hellas" took Up the task Of eN-
posing the Kings reasonable acts. One
Of its last issues contained a remark
able series Of documents. These are
strictly confidential military orders IS
sued TO the commandant Of Fort Rupei,
Major Mavrouds, by his superior o.
fcers. Major Mavroudis, now a Neni'
zelist, has delivered these orders to
the provisional government al Sa-
lonica, which supplied 1t to the "Nea
Hellas."
Ordered Not TO Resist
The first Of these documents is q
long order, marked strictly confidential
sent by General Moshopoulos, OF the 80
Army Corps. to the commander Of Fort
RupeL The general directs that no re-
sistaDce be offered to the invaders, that
All forts be evacuated, and that the
officers in charge" Of any troops that
NAV be left behind communicate with
the German commanding officer tor the
needs Of their men,
Following this order came two com
munications from the superior authorl-
ties. which cancelled all previous com
mards not 70 resist. I'VE shall resi- 81
with al force any occupation OF the
fort by the German bulgarian troops
We will send more detailed orders IN
the near future read one OF THESE
communications.
These communications would nave
mt one In doubt as % the real motives
Of the War Ministry says the "Nea
HeIlas." had not already negotiation
heen started between the German
rarian General STAFF and their ambas-
sailors on one side and the Greek Cen
cral staff and the Kings government
on the other side. These negotiations
as Il arpears from the archives or the
Foreign Office, resulted in complete
agreement for the surrender OF Kupel
tour full DAYS ahead Of the German
Bulgarian INVASION
The paper goes on 20 say that the
order not 10 resist invasion was issued
on account Of some Interior reason
For when the Bulgarians appeared be-
fore Rupel. the War Ministry wired "a
the conmandant OF the fort as FOL
lows: After the miHstry's conhden'
tiaI order 1854, do not resist. Order
769 is put in force again
Surrender Planned in Advance
This meant that the plans originally
elaborated by the Greek military au
thorities in agreement with the leu
tonic intentions were relnstated. lh'
fort was TO be surrendered to the IN
vaders with the full knowledge Of Con
stantine's government.
"Nobodv car dispute the authenticlt'
n these orders" concluded the Ne;
4 uclIas" with defiance. To which klni
. Constantine answered with an orde
suppressing the publication Of TIT
journal