GREECE'S DECISION AWAITED. .

Marlborough Express, Volume L, Issue 222, 29 September 1916, Page 5

GREECE'S DECISION AWAITED. .

ALL SORTS OF RUMORS FLOATING ABOUT;' \

INCREASED PIIESSURJ? :O#'"pa;E ■■■ '■ ■ - -'. -king "

Australian and N.Z. Cable Asspciatidn ■(Received Sept. 39;';H:4G'a.fn..) LONDOI^, .Sept;'^BGreece's decision is hourly awaited. The' latest message describes .the situation as intricate a-iid leoAfused. It adds that it:. is, rumored•; in-Athens that- King Constantine has departed. There is up confirinaction. -:i ,; ■ • Another despatch, qn^tes the Nene J«*Keio Pxesse (Vienna.) declaring that King Constantino i? going .to .Constantinople forthwith.. " He .is not .relinquishing the throne; ..but,, is ohoosing banishment rather ..than ibr.ea.k -his jpromise ; to the Kaiser mot, to allow- war against..Austria and Gormanj-. ' . >. \ •■■■.. . The majority of the messages;,, however, suggest that Kuig.Cpnstantine vdl\. remain and. a,p'pif}vooi .joining the ;Enten.te. The pressui;ei; in that direction is increasing daily, . ; M. Moschopoulos, accompanied by Generals Celkris and 'Genjmdis, on Saturday submitted a memorandum to King .Constuntine. ... M.,: -Moschopoulos, not receiving .a.., reply, resigned. King Constantmeijanmediatejy summoned him. \He again plaiced his .views before King, Con.stantine,' wlio announced that he was considering- a change of policy. M. MosdhoppvSos infoi-med; theiujPremier. that ho did not insist; on his; resignation,^ bnt pi;eferred \ .to.:. itw.aitv the ,1 ealisation' 'of the King"s ; assurarieei: There was -no .iurther.; development uyitii Tuesday,' wheii, (M .{.,'• MpscliOr poiilos .and: four other generals agai% Tir.geclu.pon King Constantme the aecessity bfiniinediaie''abandonment of neatrality.^^^. •Jkt:i<>Moschop^los, «r behalf of third .army c6f|)s./ :sent a message to Iving Constantine,. ex-; •pressing ;ithe: lopiwon. that ; intei rven-r. 'tiori .alone wouJfr sai-e; ..Grcec^?;; -<* > .'■ Many p-mceijs contineo toUaave for; :' •.wheiifi the., C?pmnlittee;f/.bf ■.National.-, ; .Defence : meei^.i,^ .under Admiral iC^mdomiotis. ,• > : \.h?.:. "-. ■:•:.';" :Many :i:ef3ruits jjomea• xhe; ftataonal .ai-my at ■ Stdonika- on Wednesday. one hundred- and Iprty,-^: Gireeik /officers signed a proclamation ivhich was distributed on Wednesday, ca-lling or. army to save, Greece's?honor. "Raiige yourselves under- the:,sstan•flard of the.arm> of national.defence. : Swear vengeance for the invAsion «f .Macedonia." ' "You neF k er. be described as traitors, 'Vaitia ;we;§ce will ;he .grateful.". ■ . .;•;■ ', ;sv.. ■■'':'