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Show IT flPtf 11! IM Battle Between Sailors and Reservists Begins on the Slopes of the Acropolis, While Great Crowds Rush Through Streets of Capital. STORES CLOSE; MARINES LAND British, French and Italian Ital-ian Contingents Disembark Dis-embark at Piraeus Without Incident on Orders of Admiral Du Fournet. LONDON, Dec. 2, 3:55 a. m. A dispatch dis-patch to the Daily Mail from Athens, timed 11:45 a. m. Friday, says: "Firing has taken place between French sailors and reservists on the slopes of Acropolis. Passengers from Piraeus say that when passing the The-see The-see railroad station they witucssed the fighting. This fighting, according to other information, was between French sailors and Greek troops. "A panic has begun in Athens. Crowds are rushing through the streets , and shows are being closed. "Two French cruisers have entered Phaleron harbor." Marines Landed. LONDON, Dec. 1, 3:30 p. m. An night French, British and Italian contingents con-tingents disembarked at Piraeus "without "with-out incident, says the Exchange Telegraph's Tele-graph's Athens correspondent iu a dispatch dis-patch dated Friday. Revolver Shots Fired. LONDON, Dec 1, 3:30 pp. m.-An evening News dispatch filed at Athens at 1:45 o'clock this morning says further fur-ther reports have been received cf forces marching south from Thcssaly and other sections of Greece north of Athens. The garrison of Chaleis ia marching with rifles toward Schimatari. The dispatch says a minor disturbance occurred last night. A few revolver shots were fired. No one was injured. Just before the time of the filing of the dispatch King Constantino notified the entente ministers of his definite refusal to hand over the gun. Du Fournet Threatens. LONDON, Dec. 1, 3:50 p. m. In view of the definite refusal of the Greek government to deliver the arms demanded by tho entente allies and the threat of Vice Admiral du Fournet, commander of the allied squadron, to take action today unless his demand was acceded to, news from Greece is awaited anxiously. Cable messages dispatched dis-patched from Athens late yesterday afternoon aft-ernoon showed that preparations were beiug made to resist seizure of arms and also that a transport had arrived at Pirae ts to land troops if trouble should develop. British bluejackets wcro ordered or-dered to co-operate, and the admiral gave warning that prominent personages person-ages taking part in any resistance would be arrested. The Greek government has given guarantees guar-antees that order will be maintained but it is feared the calling up cf reservists re-servists will have the opposite effc-t. Admiral du Fouruet insisted that sixty-four mountain guns be delivered today. Further time has been givon for the delivery of other guns and war Material. |