LLOYD-GEORGE SPEAKS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2890, 30 September 1916, Page 7

LLOYD-GEORGE SPEAKS

BRITISH WILL NOT TOLERATE : ANY INTERFERENCE CHAOS IN GREECE'f ' * CONSTANTINE CONSIDERING A CHANGE OF POLICY BETHMANN HOLLWEG REVIEWS THE SITUATION German resistance in tho Soinmo area is visibly weakening, and the Allies continue to press the offensive with vigour and success. The latest British-achievement is the capture of the greater part of a strong redoubt on the high ridge north of Thiepval, and over- , . looking tho valley of the Ancro. A considerable advance has alw been , made on sections, of the front further east, and the . movement against Bapaume is developing apace. -News from other theatres is also good. The Russians report that the enemy is stubbornly resisting on tho southern front, and launching repeated counter-attacks, but with no greater effect thau to hinder their advance. According to an unofficial message, the Italians aro only four miles away from .Trieste. . The position in the Balkans is broadly' unchanged, - but yory heavy enemy.attacks have been repelled by-the Serbians and other sections of the Allied forces. West of tho Mona'stir railway the • Allies havo driven the' Bulgars back more than two miles. There are further reports suggesting,that-tho national movement in Greece is rapidly gaining head, and that King Constantino will bo compelled to approve Greece joining tho Entonto. A report from Copenhagen that tho American Ambassador to 'Germany (Mr. Gerard) has sailed for New York carries some significance in view of recent suggestions that efforts are being made to enlist American aid in support of German peace intrigues. In an interview, Mr. Lloyd George reiterates the firm determination of tho Allies to be satisfied with nothing short of decisive .victory..