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1 , London. Oct so.
Ms 14 by a reek army reservists have
re4ilH.te4 freeh riots In Athena.
Js news dispatch today Mid that the
Vttrvleta wera taklnic the law Into their
Wit hands despite the prteenca ot Italian,
Trench and Greek ttoopa. Considerable,
property damage hai been done.
The French have estsbllshM a censor
ship over the Athena press. The chief ot
IMjFrench police nerved notice on editor
4 the anti-Entente paper that their pub
fteaftten would be suppressed If lnnam
Mtery articles were published.
v Machine suns have been mounted In the
streets ot Athens to sweep the approaches
te ftie King's castle. A rapld.flrer stands
txm the roof of the Greek Parliament
tottMIng-. The streets bristle with Imyo
tats. It was Indicated by a dispatch received
today that British forces may be landed
at Piraeus and Athens If the French and
Itattan marines already on the scene are
seriously menaced.
Interpellations In Parliament and edi
torial comment upon the Dalkan situation
raAect considerable anxiety here as to the
vteoma of the Oreek situation.
A report was current today that Russia
I In favor of the Immediate deposition of
CeneUnttne from the Greek throne and
the substitution of a Russian nobleman,
probably a arand Duka.
Russia Is understood to be opposed to the
establishment of a republic In Greece.
ROMn, Oct It.
That a plot waa hatched In Athens to
Maasslnate Eleutherlos Venltelos, head of
the." Oreek revolutionary government, and
waa frustrated In the nick of time by secret
gents of the Allies, became known here to
ay. Two men, named Hoffman and Ca
puto. were arrested In Athens accused of
the conspiracy and turned over to the At
Mxl military authorities.
SAIONICA, Oct 20.
The "Oreek revolutionary government,
Irtaded by H. Venltelos, has Issued a procla
mation calling to the colors the military
, classes of III and 1014. The latter are
.Jwervlsts. xhe' revolutionary government
lsoi Invites all the refugees now at Halonfca
to Join the revolutionary army. It Is being
quipped by the Allies.
PARIS. Oct 20.
Greek soldiers are now co-operating with
flha Trench and Italian forces In Athens. A
dispatch from the Greek capital today said
that Greek cavalry Is patrolling the streets.
A body of Groek reservists was parading
the 'Athens streets and shouting "Long live
the King I" In front of the Municipal Dulld
whan It was charged by Greek cavalrymen.
The mob dispersed, but later another col
lected and began shouting protests against
the landing of Allied troops. This mob was
then charged by the Greek cavalrymen and
put to night
Vice Admiral D'Artlga Du Kournet, corn
Slander of the Allied bluejackets and ma
rines In Athena and Piraeus, paid another
visit to M. Heradjos, Director ot Political
Affairs. The vice admiral made this defln
,Ke declaration:
"yfe have not come Into Athens to make
war' against the Greeks. We have come
to establish and maintain order. We Intend
to 40 so, too."
.The Athena correspondent of the Petit
ParUlen telegraphs that the recent rioting
Is due to the work of agents of Baron von
Schenck, the former head ot the pro-German
propaganda. He added that belief ex
ist In Greece, that. If the Lambros Cabinet
.unable to maintain order. It will retire.
Sir Francis Elliott, the British Minister
to Greece, has served a warning from his
Government upon King Constantino.
Tho Echo's Athens correspondent wlreB:
"American Minister Droppers has made
the. following reply to Greeks who present
ed a petition asking the aid of the United
Rtatea t "The United mates will not Inter
vene In Kuropean matters.'"
SITUATION STILL FAVORABLE
TO TEUTONS IN TRANSYLVANIA,
VIENNA WAR OFFICE SAYS
VIK.WA, Oct 20.
There has been a heavy tall of snow In
the Transylvanlan Alps where the Austro
Oerman armies under General von Falken
hayn are engaged with the Russo-Ruma-nlans
over an extended front.
Terrific attacka were launched against the f
Austro-German forces In the sector of
Predeat Pass, In the Trotus valley and the
Usui valley. At some points the Russian
and Rumanian soldiers-were able to reach
the Austro-German lines which led to hand-to-hand
fighting In which heavy losses were
suffered by the attackers.
The situation remains entirely favorsble
for the Teutons at every point, the War
Office states.
GERMANS REGAIN' TRENCHES
ON S0MME; CAPTURE 207)0
RUSSIANS, RERUN SAYS
iinnuN, Oct 20.
The largest part of German trenches
west of the road between Eaucourt-l'Abbaye
and I,e Marque, lost to tho British on Octo
ber It, were recaptured In the lost twenty
four hours, tho German War Office an
nounced today
A violent attempt by tho British last
week to break through the Tf-uton posi
tions of Oourcelette and east ot l.o Stirs,
north jf- the flomme, were sttned In the
German curtain of flro, tho statement
added.
Three of the new Brit nh "tanks" wcro
battered to pieces by tho German heavy
guns, the War Office stated The monster
machines are "lying In front of ths Oer
msn lines." The machines are referred to
by the statement as "much trumpeted ar
mored automobiles callod 'tanks.' "
In the eastern theater a series of Im
portant successes were announced. New
gains wsre made on tho Btokhod Rlvor.
north of Bvlnlavka, and on the west bnnk
of the Xarnjowka River, whero Gorman
battalions stormed an Important Russian
high position, together with the adjoining
llres.
Fourteen officers nnd 2050 men, as well
an eleven machine guns, were captured.
An Important victory also was won In
the Carpathians, where the Teutons recap
tuied the summit of Trusulut Height
Jn the Dobrudja there Is livelier activity.
On tho Macedonian front a temporary Ser
bian success la admitted.
The text ot the statement follows:
Western theater - During rainy
weather there was on artillery duel on
both sides of the Somme, which was
vigorously maintained.
The largest part of trenches west ot
the road Eaucourt IVAbbaye-Lcmarque
taken by the British on October 18 waa
recaptured by attack.
In the evening hours advances of
English detachments failed north ot
Courcelletto and cast of Lo Sarn.
It has Just been reported that during
tho last great attack the British used
some of the much-trumpeted armored
automobiles, so-called 'tanks.'
Three ot them are lying In front of
our lines. They were destroyed by our
nrtlllcry fire.
Eastern theater On the front of
Prince Loopold ot Bavaria before tho
posit ons which we gained north of
Svlnlavka, on the Stokhod, several Rus
sian counter-attacks broke down with
heavy losses.
Bouthenst of Svlstelnlkl, on the Nara
Jowka west bank, German battalions
stormed an Important Russian height
position, together with the adjoining
lines, and repulsed sanguinarily nil at
tacks aimed at reconquering It.
The enemy left again fourteen offi
cers and 2050 men, as welt as eleven
machine, guns, In our hands.
In 'the southern section of the Car-
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writing rather than submit his
articles to tho censor before pub
pnthtan forest, which Is envwed with
snow, the enemy was thrown from tho
summit of Trusulul height.
In tho TrnnsyUanlnn frontier ridges
the fighting Is progressing.
Balkan theater: Army of Field Mar
shal von Mackcnsen Fighting Is show
In more activity and becoming
livelier on tho Dobrudja front
Macedonian theater A Serbian nt
tack at the bend of the Ccrno, nfter a
temporary success, was halted. North
of the Nlma Planlna nnd southwest of
Lake Dolran partial hostile attacks
failed.
betn-nUklng Krrffla wti ttaok again
the village of Sallly-Samiael, conquered by
the French In a brief, violent battle.
The very fury of the German counter
attacks Is evIdiYice of the Importance they
attribute to tho position. By their victory
at flallly-Halllls the French removed one of
the strongest Oerman positions defending
thes outheast approach to Balpaume, which
Oerman prisoner had repeatedly boasted
was unconquerable. At the name time they
Increased the Allied breach In the German
lines to a maximum depth of more than
eleven miles and extended tha French pos
session of the Peronne-Blapaume road to
four and one-half miles.
OTTOMANS DEFEATED ROTH
IN CAUCASUS AND IN SUEZ
CANAL ZONESLAVS PUSH ON
PETROORAD, Oct. 20. Further suc
cesses for the Russians In Turkish Ar
menia In the Kalklt region were reported
by the War Office last night. The statement
reads
Twenty versts (about thirteen miles)
northwest of Kalklt (sUty.flvo miles
southwest of Trebltond) our troops at
tacked with a gallant rush a Turkish
advanced post which was almost totally
destroyed and a number of prisoners
taken.
Ten versts southeast of Mush, near
Marnlk, our advance guard was sur
rounded by superior forces, but gal
lantly fought Its way through their
trenches with Insignificant loss.
A review ot the Russian operations In
Asia shows that since Bontember 9 the
Russians have pushed steadily forward'
along the coast west of Trcblzond toward
the sea port of Tlreboll.
LONDON, Oct 20. A mounted British
force on Sunday attacked n Turkish posi
tion sixty-five miles east of the Sue Canal,
the War Office reports, and aft-r a battle
of two hours drove out tho Turks.
ARTILLERY DUELS ON SOMME,
FOLLOWING FAILURE OF TEUTON
ATTACKS, REPORTED BY PARIS
PARIS, Oct. 20.
Artillery duels both north and south of
tho Somme River were reported by the War
Office today.
Following the repulse of German counter
attacks In the sector ot Satlly-Sallllsel, an
engagement with big guns developed there.
Artillery was actlvo on both sides through
out the night In tho region of Belloy-En.
Santerro nnd Berny-Kn-Santerre.
Rainy nnd foggy weather Is Interfering
with aerial operations.
Since Wednesday night the Germans have
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DISAPPEARS, GERMANS SAY;
EARLYDECISION EXPECTED
LONDON, Oct. 20. The greatest battle
between the Russians and Teutons along
the whole front from the Plnsk marshes to
Rumania a 300-mile stretch raged un-
, yesterday. TM Teviena www. at
mt FolMft the attackers, but Ik Russian
announce tha,t every attack fatted. Tha
Gnrmans nay they took trenches northeast
of Kovel: tho Austrian report no gains.
Dispatches from Petrograd say that the
great battle Is believed to be nearlng a
critical stage and that a decision Is ei
pected without delay. What thla decision
may be Is hinted by a wireless dhpatch
frcm Bern quoting the war correspondent of
th Vienna Zlt as saying! "It must be
recognised that the advantages enjoyed by
our armies owing to the Russian shortage
of ammunition are disappearing."
ALL-DAY HAND-TO-HAND FIGHT
DEVELOPS FOR POSSESSION
OF REDOUBT ON MT. PASUHIQ
ROME, Oct 20. Desperate hand-to-hand
fighting raged all day Wednesday for
posesMnn of the redoubt on the peak called
the Tooth of Pasublo, on the mountainous
Trentlno front Italian and Austrian
mountaineers struggled Incessantly to hold
tho redoubt, which the Italians had taken
on Tuesday. The Italians held It last night
when the report was Issued.
Preparations are under way for the
Treat Antre-r1insjrtan "W2 J5
has been launched on tM
wires the Heme correspondent Jf
Nationals today. It will be directed by
Archduke Carl, heir to the Austrian jrone,
and by Field Marshal Conrad von Hoetx
endorff. chief of the Austrian general atari,
according to this report The cablegram
adds that It will result In an unprecedented
concentration of heavy runs by the Austro
Hungarians. BILL TO EXCLUDE GERMANS
AS RHODES PUPILS UNDER WAY
Passes Second Reading In tho British
Commons
LONDON. Oct 20. The House of Com
mons has passed the second reading of the
Rhodes estate bill, which would exclude
Germans henceforth from enjoying scholar
ships ot Oxford University under the (cll
Rhodes troit fund.
The Rhodes estate bill would set aside,
apparently, the provision of Cecil Rhodes'a
wilt In whlcH be founded five scholarships
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Emperor for the time being. E,'i Pf"
ship to continue for three v... l-
each year after tha nrst thiWYk.? '"
be fifteen scholars. The object UiwTl
understanding between the i.. 'i1 .
will render war ImpoMlbls and ed1779
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