VENEZELOS MAKES A STATEMENT.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 4 September 1916, Page 5

VENEZELOS MAKES A STATEMENT.

MUST SUPPRESS PRUSSIAN | MILITARISM. ENTERING CAMP WITH FRIENDS. | - • j (Received 9.25.) y j LONDON, Sept. 3. j Venezclos, in a message to the "Sunday Times,” says: Although he is deeply grieved at Greece being so much delayed in paying her due contribution to the struggle against Prussian militarism, and for the independence of smaller States, trust the influence folI lowing upon Roumanian intervention [ will render further persistence on a policy of neutrality absolutely impossible, and Greece will, at. the earliest moment, join the camp of their traditional friends, in order to accomplish their own national ideals. ALLIES MOVE. WEARY OF INTRIGUE. ' BIG NAVAL DEMONSTRATION. LONDON, Sept 2. Twenty-three Allied warships arrived at Piraeus at noon on Fr.c-ay, accompanied by transports from Salonika, The Allied squadron includes cruisers and smaller vesse.s, accompau-td by hydroplanes. The squadron under the command of the French admiral continues to cruise before Piraeus as an indication that the All ms are weary of the tergiversations of Athenian politicians resolved to batlla German intrigues . DISPOSE OF BULGARIA FIRST. ALLIES URGED TO ATTACK SOFIA PARIS, September 2. The French Press urges’united Allied action against Sofia, to rapidly G!s pose of the Bulgarian situation.