Connecticut western news., 1917-07-05
ALLIES PLAN NEW
 DRIVE IH BALKAN
Greece's Break May Be Prelude to Advance From SaIOniki.
REMOVES VEXIAG PROBLEM

Army of 100000 HeIleneo is Admirably
 Trained and Would Be Tremendous
 Aid to Enemies of Central Powers.
 Win Not Prove a Second Roumania
 For Germans.
 A blow through the Balkans will be the next move of the allied armies, ac- cording to the significance which well posted officials and diplomats ill Wash ington attached to the action of Greece in seyering diplomatic relations with the central powers.
 That the break in relations Is pre- Jude to the formal entry of Greece into the war on the sile Of the entente is regarded as matter of complete cer- tainty.
 How soon her army will be in shape to take an active part in the allied op- erations will depend. it is felt, on how quickly her present force can be re- organized and the new drafts proposed by Premier Vcnizelos can be con- pleted.
 The main consideration from the standpoint of the allies is that Grcece's action has definitely removed one of the gravest problems menacing the safety of the Saloniki expedition.
 So long us the attitude of the Greek government remained uncertain the al- lies could not project any extended off, fensive from their base at Saloniki for fear that a Greek betrayal at their rear would cut their communications and lead to a copplete annihilation or capture of the eA Evolutionary force.
 It was this fear, aggravated by re- alization of the tremendous advan- drive through the Balkans, that led first to the demand of the allies for a demobilization of the Greek army, then to the allied encouragement of Veni- zelos' revolt against Constantine, then to the enforced abdication of Constan- tine, who is q brother-in-law of the kaiser, in favor of the formers second son, Alexander.
 Legation Has No News.
 Although the Greek legation had not yet received official confirmation of the severance of relations, there was no doubt expressed as to the authority of the press reports from Athens. Be- fore it's demobilization the Greek army numbered 100000, and it is assumed that this force can be quickly reassem- bled.
 Many of the troops are seasoned vet erans, having served with distinction in the Balkan wars, and would be valuable addition to the entente forces at Saloniki, now numbering approXi- mately GJ0,0O0, assuming, of course, that the allies would undertake to SUD- ply the necessary equipment.
 The lessons of the Roumanian fasco have made an indelible impression on the allied commanders as to the se- riousness of any attempt to use troops without the equipment necessary to compete with the marvellous German artillery.
 No Second Roumania.
 On the other hand, it is pointed out, tue Germans are not likely to attempt a repetition of their Roumanian drive when almost before the Roumanians could rally under their own declara- tion of war the mailed fist had shot through their lines with devastating | swiftness.
 In the months that they have been compelled to suspend all offensive op- erations while they watched the devel- opment of the Greek situation the Brit | ish, French and Italian forces have es- tablshed themselves around Salonikl in what is described as practically an impregnable position.
 Enormous stores of supplies have been accumulated, making them able to disregard all efforts of the German submarines in the Mediterranean to cut their line of communications. For 1 the Germans to attack these positions, it is suggested, might be as disastrous for them as was the Dardanelles cam l paign to the allies.