Greece

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 86, 8 November 1916, Page 5

Greece

THE CREEK DEADLOCK.

PRO-GERMAN INFLUENCES AT WORK. Press Association —Copyright, Austra lian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 11.55 a.m.) London, November 7. The Daily Mail's Athens correspondent states that the scheme to make the Allies buy the vessels which had already been seized originated with M. Counaris, for the purpose of depriving M. Coundouliotis of warships, weakening the French naval forces,, which were ohliged to provide crews, and securing a large sum of money,' which was largely employed for anti-Yenizelist purposes. Moreover, Greece can plead to Germany that she refused to hand over the flotilla until the Allies forced her.

SUBMARINE SUPPLIES.

Press Association—Copyright, Austra. lian and N.Z. Cable Association. London, November 7. The Daily Telegraph's Athens correspondent' states that Anglo-French secret agents raided the of M. Kalamasiotis, Deputy for the Piraeus, on suspicion of being the supply agent for German submarines. The Government prepared a strong protest, but the newspaper Patris publishes the seized documents, disproving the Greek's oft-repeated assurances that Greece was not supplying submarines. In one letter Kalamasiotis assured Plock, the German Consul, that the former did not deserve Plock's reproaches. "I am not blameworthy for the failure to revictual. Our enemies placed considerable difficulties in my Cretan reprecentative's way • ll > other cases Kalamasiotis's letters informed Plock where supplies were secreted. Finally a letter mentions a submarine commander's visit, adding: "The submarine lies in a, safe place. Plock congratulated us upon our devotion." ~ ■,. i -.■ i i

The Athens Government's refusal to hand over the light warships apparently is merely for the sake of appearances. It is willing to surrender, but hopes to obtain payment for the loan of the vessels, especially in view of the depleted condition of the Treasury.