THE NEW CRISIS IN THE BALKANS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2795, 13 June 1916, Page 5

THE NEW CRISIS IN THE BALKANS

GREEK SHIPS RELEASED DEMOBILISING OP THE ARMY (By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright). m, , 4 ■ Athens, Juno 11. the Allies have allowed a number of Greek vessels to leave port. ~,,,, „ Salonika, June 11. It is estimated that half the Greek Army is demobilised. The soldiers returning to thoir homes are profulsely grateful to tho Allies, and declare they would prefer fighting alongside the British and French against their hereditary enemy. An eventual Parliamentary dissolution is likely, when the released soldiers wi l bo able to express their political opinions and elect a Parliament which' will obey the wishes of tho mijoritv of tho people. PESSIMISM IN BERLIN , , ! London, June 11. A Copenhagen message states that the Berlin newspapers are pessimistic, m, v tllat Greece can no longer avoid being drawn into the war. There is great nervousness in Greek Government circles. Tho Greek newspapers declare that Government negotiations lasting fifty-six hours, failed to achieve a peaceful, solution. THE FRENCH OCCUPATION OF.THASOS . • m , Salonika, Juno 11. ihe island of-Thasos is m formal occupation of French marines. There was no r S r!! riniS6 - population, who received them favourably. rhasos is valuable to the Allies as an anti-submarine base, close to the Bulgarian coast.