El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-21
.NTENTE STILL
CHOKES GREECE
Blockade Is Slowly Starving
Nation; Fuel Short; Good
Order Preserved.
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already out of work, owing to the
stoppaSe of shipping and the shutting
down Of all business for export. The
king gave permission that the royal
forest OF Tatoi De cut to provide fuel
Children Are Dying.
\ week after the establishment of
the government control of foOdstuffs
bran was ordered mixed with the bread
flour Today the bread is two-thirds
bran The prime minister informed the
Associated Press correspondent vester-
day that % infants between the ages
OF three and ten had died in Athens
alone of intestinal troubles due to the
unIitness OF the bread as food for the
children.
Hospitals Can't Feed Patients.
BY mid December the hospitals OF
athens were compelled to refuse to
accept further patients as they could
not feed them All the wheat in Dri-
vate hands in Greece has long since
been cOnfiscated.
Under these conditions. Athens is and
has been perfectly calm. From the
evening OF December >. following the
withdrawal Of the allied troops from
the capital of Greece, order has been
easily kept by 4 company of sailors
4 lew attempts TO raid bakeries in the
early days Of the government food con-
troll were suppressed and have not been
renewed Save for the darkness of the
streets At night. the early closing OF
restaurants and theaters. life in Athens
seems entirely normal
Demands Are Fulfilled.
The demands OF the entente powers
for reparatiOn and guarantees. made
in their ultimatum of December Il are
according TO the allied military at
taches. being fulfilled with all possible
speed Next Monday the ceremony OF
saluting the allied flags by representa-
uves of all branches of the Greek army
III Hu nj
prince Andrew. VIII take part in per
son. although this was not required by
the entente. No Greek artillery of any
Importance now remains north OF the
Corinth canal. which is controlled by
the allies.
Greek Troops LenVe Corfu.
Corfu. Greece. Feb. 20.-Oelaye0-E
In compliance with the demands of
England, France. Italy and Russia. the
last Greek soldier Of the regular gar
risOn OF the island of Corfu has left
for the Peloponessus. \ force only
sufficient to police the island remains.
II was with despair that the Greek
soldiers left this beautiful island I
which has played so large part in
the history of Hellas Aside from
mere or brought and established their
families on Corfu island All COM
between the mainland and
the island are in the hands of the /
allies. the Greek officers and soldiers !
who have left their families. feel GER
tain that they will have no news from !.
wives and children until the war is 7
over.
Aliens Claim Greek Island.
The Greeks resent this stringent con- /
troll within the confines OF their own
country fiercely. But the British are /
disposed 10 regard the island rather as
English territory The French feel
that they. too. have q claim on il and {
even the Russians claim the historical =
grounds for their parJ in the present /
control
ThessaIy Il Disarmed.
The disarming Of ThessaIy also is
complete Not an army rifle remains
lQrth OF the Othrys mountains. The
demands Of the allied powers contained
n their ultimatum of December Il have
ieen satisfied in full. so far as any
LANCER Of an attack on Gen. SarraiTs
ear IS concerned
The 10000 men and nine batteries OF
lrtillery OF the Greek army have put
second range of mountains between
themselves and Macedonia and will
shortly add the Gulf OF Corinth as a
bird insurmountabIe obstacle to any
-ttack on the allied armies
ReServLSts Wnrn King.
THIS morning delegation represent I
ng Inessalian reservist leagues (the
mutual benefit organization of the
tttIdilS OF the last Two Balkln wars
waited unOn king Constantine and an !
lounced TO him that in accordance with
rs desire and the promise he had made
o the entente allies. Thessaly was now
Elthout arms and in respectful but un-
nistakable language they gave the
overeign TO understand that arms in
question had been surrendered reIuc-
antly and only upon his insistence.
nd that II in future the revolutiOnists
n Macedonia were to descend upon an
Unprotected Thessaly. the king of the
iellenes would be held personally re-
ponslble for having left his people
.'thout the means Of defence. The re-
Iy Of king Constantine was charac-
eristic.
i thank you for your cooperation
s TO what YOU say about my response
inty. ! expected it You are either
With me or against me II you are
Sainst me join the revolutionfsts in
alonikL If you are with me. trust me
nj let us work together to save Greece
nv 4. !