ITALY INDIGNANT.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3557, 18 September 1916, Page 5

ITALY INDIGNANT.

STRONG DEMAND FOR ACTION

•■■ :'•■•"" ROME, September ,10The amazing kidnapping of the Greek Army Corps has-.created a. son'sation in Italy. Tho 'newspapers,: consider that this proves, that a. section of, the Greek Army must be considered as German, and against the 'Entente, and says that it would have attacked the Allies in the rear at -the-first favourableopportupßty. All the newspapers demand energetic and immediate action, however high the position of the person responsible. % ' , Despite the mendacities oi the Geiv roan Wolff Bureau telegrams,' it , is clear that the Bulgarians interrupted the communications between Athens and the Fourth; Army Corps, and not the Allies. The-Bulgarians returned .m : overwhelming numbers to crush the gallant band under Colonel Ghristodoulous, who won Id have hoen overwhelmed and captured unless the Allies had „ scut boats and rescued Colonel Cbnstodonlous, 200 officers, and 1200 men. Altogether some 5000 of Colonel Chris-' itodoulous's tropp-s reached the island of Thaaos. ' , • - -, m The Germans, on ,reaching Kavalla on Sunday, demanded the .■removal oi the Greek Army within : 24- hours. Later, a German officer informed, the Greek contingent that .they, would bo taken to Drama, where they would bo placed at the disposal oi the ■German and Bulgarian Staff. Colonel; Hadjoponlo comma.nded the Greeks who surrendered. > Some reports state that the L.r|>c.r troops asked to be interned in Germany, fearing that the Bulgarians would murder them. . The Bulgarians arc now installed m all the Kavalla. forts except two or three which are susceptible to attack from the sea.