MURDERING WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 15 June 1917, Page 5

MURDERING WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Pitiful Scenes at the Hospitals GERMANS ABANDON POSITIONS Owing to Pressure by British Troops New Greek ling Takes the Oath French and British Troops Landed

G E B IS 0 E

PRO-GERMANS TO BE DEPORTED

Received 8.45

LONDON. June 14

The Daily Mail’s Syria correspondent states the royal family will accompany Constantine. The Allies will probably deport the German leaders, and Gounaris, Dousmaris, Metaxas, and Alercouris. LARISSA OCCUPIED. Received 5.45. I ——■ ■" PARIS, June 14. French official: Our cavalry entered Larissa at six o’clock on Tuesday morning. Larissa is a town of 16,000 inhabitants in Thessaly, Greece. BRITISH TROOPS LAUDED. Received 5.55 a.m. LOUDON, British troops have been lauded in Greece. TROOPS LAND WITHOUT OPPOSITION. PARIS,' June 13. 'Advices from Athens state that troops landed and encamped at the Pireaus by agreement between M. Jounart and the Government without incident. FURTHER GREEK TOWNS OCCUPIED. ... TREACHERY BY GREEK SOLDIERS Received 9.15. PARIS, June 14.

Reports from Salonika state that a battalion of chasseurs on Monday night took positions between Bala and Larissa, and occupied Elassona and Tirioka without incident. Tile cavalry surrounded Larissa on Tuesday.

The Greek General, Baiyas, notified the French comnfander ho would not offer resistance, nevertheless certain Greeks treacherously fired and six French soldiers were killed. The Greeks lost sixty. A 1 ater report states that 320 Greeks were made prisoners at Larissa, and Baivas was arrested. CONSTANTINE, THE .HYPOCRITE. HIS SOLICITUDE FOR HIS SUBJECTS. Received 9.15 a.m. NEW YORK, June 14. The New York Times, in an interview with King Constantine obtained in July, 1916, on a promise not to prove it until his death or abdication, blames the Allies for ouling him. He expresses his love for the Greek people and states that he never cared for the throne, which ho kept only for the sake of his subjects. bWI NEW KING TAKES THE OATH. TINO MAY RETURN BY-AND-BY. Received 11.5 ATHENS, Jno 14. Prince Alexander lias taken the oath A French regiment has begun t® land at Piraeus. M. Jounart has informed M. Zaimis that when the war is over and order which the Allies expect to establish. Constantine may return to the throne if the people desire it.

ON THE SEA.

REPORTED .SEA FIGHT.

COPENHAGEN, Juno 13

It is reported that a sea fight took place last night. A British destroyerchaser, it is believed, sank a German submarine 'off OE?redrickstad. Cannon’,ades were heard at several other points on the coast.