WAR NOTES

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 23 July 1917, Page 2

WAR NOTES

NEW ORDER IN GREECE. TWO ARMIES AGAIN UNITED. LONDON, July 13. The situation in Greece is developing much more favourably than was anticipated. In an interview, the Prime Minister, M. Ycnizclos, affirmed that the internal situation was good. Hisj task was formidable —to reorganise the army, restablish the finances, recover the respect of the Entente, and generally put the house in order, after which fresh elections would be hold for a constituent, Assembly, which will revise the constitution. The new King, he said, was a constitutional monarch, and was preparing to walk in the footsteps of his grandfather. M. Jonnart, who acted as allied High Commissioner during the recent political changes, stated, in an interview, that the leadership of M. Venizelos had been unanimously accepted by Greece, and was no longer discussed. Both the Greek armies had been merged into one without the slightest hitch, and represented a serious fighting force, possessing considerable war material; but, naturally, Greece was poor. ' M. Jonnart is negotiating a loan on behalf of Greece through England and France. He hopes that Greece will obtain necessary credit in the United States. M. Jonnart added that Italy, judging from his conversations with Baron Sennino, Minister for Foreign Affairs, was quite well disposed to icnew cordial relations with the Greek Government and fully to uphold the allies’ policy in Greece.

SUBMARINE FAILURE. NOT MEANS TO DECISION. LONDON, July 9; Reuter’s correspondent at Amsterdam states that the military correspondent of the Frankfort Gazette, writing on the submarine campaign, recalls that he had always warned the German people not to expect too decisive results from it. “It must be admitted,” he said, ‘Ghat both in offensive and defensive means for combating submarines our enemies have made progress.

The correspondent then describes the methods of fighting U-boats, such as nets, mines, and smoke-clouds, and continues; “Only the continued construction and technical perfecting of the submarine will permit us to maintain the offensive with advantage.”

The correspondent condemns statements that England is completely blockaded and prophecies that submarines will bring a decision by AngHe considers, that submarines cannot produce a decision.

BRITISH NAVAL SECRET.

WORK OP THE “HUSH BOATS.”

LONDON, July 13,

Tie Daily Chronicle describes two episodes about the class of boats known as the “hush boat” said to be performing important war services, and concerning which there is much mystery. The newspaper states that the greatest ship of the fleet carried Mr. Balfour, the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, across the Atlantic on his mission to America. The vessel made the trip out and back under six days. Some time ago a report was current that the Germans, by a miracle, had got a raider through the blockade. A “hush” boat quitted her moorings at an unbelievable speed. She did her work all right, and returned quietly to her moorings with her secret.