Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-21
Allies Ruling Is Absolute
No Ships Allowed to En-
ter Territory
is MUCH SUFFERING
Sudden Stoppage Of Food
and Fuel Brings Painful
Results to Poor.

Athens, Jan. -. - (Corresp ondenCe
of The Associated Press This mes
sage lis sent Boy hand on the first ship
carrying passengers fer America that
has left Greece since the declaration of
the allied blockade on Dee s.. The
only persons allowed to depart today
We're Greeks who had previously OBJ
tanned permission from the allied au-
tb0rities and the Neuizelists released
from prison, i'm compliance with the
terms of the allied uldmatum of Jan.
8. For permission that the Americans
SO desiring might be allowed 10 leave
Athens, the American minister made
personal requests of his entente col
leagues, which was granted ia each in
stance
Blockade Absolute.
The blockade of Greece IS absolute.
The only vessels OF any nation allowed
20 make Greek ports are the rare Ital-
ian ones. themselves forbidden to dis
charge foodstuns or mails for that
part Of Greece which is not Neuizelist.
The grain ships originally cleared for
the PiraeUs. which had been waiting
seven weeks in the harbOr for the
blockade TO end. SO that they might
dock, have all been ordered to pro
coed go SalOniki TO discharge their car
s1tSE=1r Abt A1AE USE a|t ttHE -A+ tft.l-aa Itt
Macedonia Were the blockade to end
tomorrow. no foodstuHs from abroad
could reach Greece under a fortnight
The price of ordinary canned goods
has gone up 500 per cent The banks
refuse to accept drafts on foreign
countries.
The blockade was officially declared
on Dec. 8 but has been i'm practical ef-
feet since the FIRST of December 80
measures were taken to conserve the
food supply until Dec Z0.-Iheu bread
cards were issued. the bread ordered
mixed with cOrnmeai flour and harley
and seven-tenths of pound allotted
per person per diem
Is Much Suffering.
no definition of the entente condi-
tons for lifting the blockade was
forthcoming until Jan. S. Meanwhile
the Greek government was forced 60
issue IT'D addition to the bread cards
first sugar, then potato cards. TO save
coal the restaurants were ordered TO
close at 10 o. m., the moving picture
theatres closed IN the evening. and the
electric street lamps were disContIu-
ued. Shops and stores We're shut at
six instead of 80 ass usual a sudden
cold wave q week ago produced great
suffering among the poorer classes
ittF0AENG trfEEEE. BDt1 tIt prime
minister and the king received hun
dreds OF messages from all over Greece
begging that coal be sent TO relieve the
suffering of the people. The king gave
permission that the royal forest OF
Tatoi be cut 10 provide fuel
Bread Kills Babies.
After a week from the establishment
of the government control of food
EtuHR bran was ordered mixed with
the bread -four Today the bread lis
two-thirds bran. The prime minister
informed the Associated Press CORES
p0ndeut yesterday that 80 infants be
tween the ages Of three and 10 had
died in Athens alone of intestinal
troubles due to the un6tuess of the
bread as food for children BY mid
December the hospitals of Athens
were compelled 10 refuse to accept
further patients. as they could not
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