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Show GREECE WISHES 10 PROVE IIS SiCEHIHf Accepts Demands Made Upon It by the Entente in Reply to Ultimatum. I.OMlOX, le. HI, 7:0H a. ni. A:-cording A:-cording to an Atli.'in .liinil.'h tu Kcu-ter'n, Kcu-ter'n, (irticc.i has r.-, ! i to tli- alii'V wltiniutum liy Having that it m-i-.-j.u tin-cuiiiU'U tin-cuiiiU'U mmlii u it, it in .kMirous ot" Klvi"K """th,'r '"'r,'"t mai at tlio incrrtsly l'rii-ndly Bcntimonts which have always hii imun d it toward the en-lento. en-lento. Tlie reply nays that no hostile movement of tro'ijis have ever taken plaefl or been projei-ted and that the transfer of material northward will im-mediately im-mediately cease. Orders huvo already been ffivon, it is slated, regarding the movements of troops und war material and will be carried out as rapidly as possible. n rospeet to the attack on British and French marines in Alliens on December De-cember 1, the government declares that it desires to Rive every legitimate satisfaction satis-faction and refers to its proposals to arbitrate. It expresses the hope that the allied powers will reconsider their decision to continue the blockade, which, it. says, is straining relations aud impressing im-pressing public opinion. The reply concludes with the expression expres-sion of a desire by the government and people of Greece for a resumption of the excellent traditional confidence which previously existor between Urceee and tho entente nations. BERLIN', Wednesday, Dec. 13, by wireless to tho Associated Press, via Ka.wille, N. Y., Dec. tj (delayed in transmission). Advices received here from Athens give the following account of the recent clash thero between Greek and entente troops: The collision was provoked and etartoj by the forces of Vice Admiral I)i( Fournet, then commander of the entente en-tente srpiadron in Greek waters. This force was landed at night and began a mirprise march to Athens at dawn. This march was continued, notwithstanding efforts of leaders of both sides to have it stopped. The bombardment of the roval palace was opened without warning. The queen and the royal children wcro forced hastily hasti-ly to take refuge in the cellars of the palace' during too firing, which continued contin-ued threo hours. Fighting between loyal troops and partisans of former Premier Venizelos, which bogan on the first day, developed on the second day into a street battle. Well-armed Veiiizelists fired from houses upon the troops and even upon civilians, but the loyal forces eventually eventual-ly were able to suppress the uprising. iW'ore the expiration of the ultimatum the loyal troops were reinforced by several sev-eral thousand volunteers, as it had been expected the entente would resort to forcible means to obtain compliance with its demands. BETiT.IX, Pec. 16, via -wireless to Say-ville. Say-ville. The German, Austro-Hungarian aud Turkish residents of the Greek islands of Syra were arrested by an entente detachment that landed there, according to official reports that have reached Berlin, 6ays an Overseas News agoncv statement today. "Tlie German consul," adds the statement, "died twenty-four hours later from the effects of the abominable treatment he received. Ho was 70 years of age. He was a Greek citizen named Dallegao, who had been for thirty-three years in the German service." "Entente detachments on a previous occasion had inflicted similar treatment upon Consul Ornstein on the island of Chios, who is 73 years of age." |