Show I GREEKS LOOK FOR ALLIES TO WIN TIN FROM TURKS A ATHENS via London Oct All All the pessimism prevalent of lath late with regard to the issue of the struggle at the Dardanelles seems to bo be and with the exception of ot a certain press which devotes all its ef efforts efforts ef- ef forts to discrediting the allies the Athens newspapers look upon the fall fail of the Dardanelles as a foregone con con- elusion The the official organ of the ministry for foreign foreign foreign for for- eign affairs gives prominence to a highly optimistic report received from its correspondent at The correspondent who is usually well In informed in- in formed says that the beginning of September great activity has been noticeable among mong the allies allies' forces and the operations at the straits seem to be entering a decisive phase In la spite of the blockade along the coast of Asia Minor the alles allow the passage of sailing ships hailing from and and carrying unfortunate r refugees from Turkey who hav haxo havo abandoned their homes to escape the brutal treatment they re receive receive receive re- re atthe hands or of the Turco-Ger- Turco mans Among them was a young Greek from Smyrna who was a a. captain Inthe in inthe inthe the Turkish army from which he de deserted deserted de- de at it the risk of his life He says that the Turkish troops are often left without food tile the transport of provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions by sea having become impossible impossible impossible sible since British submarines made their in the Marmora Provisions for the troops can consequently consequently consequently conse conse- only arrive by land and this under great difficulties because of ot otI I the lad bad state stat of the roads and the dangers to which convoys are exposed when th they y cross the narrow Isthmus of ot Zeros Zeros- wh where re they are firIng firing firing fir fir- ing range of ot the allies' allies ships Munitions Munitions Munitions Muni Muni- are getting rarer and rarer and this is the reason for the tho cessation of the Turkish night attacks The Turkish officers foreseeing a fatal issue complain to their German colleagues colleague that Germany has abandoned aban aban- Turkey to her fate The German German German Ger Ger- man advance through Serbia into Thrace hrace which is solemnly announced by the Constantinople papers Is not taken seriously by th the Turkish troops or their officers Complete discouragement discouragement discouragement prevails In the Turkish ranks and d have of ot late grown very frequent Many of the deserters take their rifles with them I and they form bands of brigands which choose the of as the field of their operations operations' Several Sev Sev- eral encounters have tak taken n place between between between be be- tween these brigands and regular troops sent in their pursuit and on more than one occasion the soldiers Joined their former comrades the brigands brigands bri bri- gands and swelled their numbers The population Is in complete dis dis- dis- dis tress The authorities at AlvaH are becoming a little more humane toward the Christians but this simply because they believe they will require their protection when the town falls into the hands of the allies In general things are looking very much more hopeful and it will be interesting into in- in to see what line Une the opp press will take up in this coun country try when the allies get through the Dardanelles Their most terrible arin arm against Mr Venizelos s is that he overestimated overestimated over over- estimated the strength of the allies that hinted and nd it has been openly nor less than an Instrument In Instrument In- In he is no more strument in- in their hands This of course Is absurd for no I better etter patriot than Mr l Venizelos has ever been b born liE He Is convinced of ot the sincerity of ot convinced of their the allies alliE's as he is con ultimate victory He became more convinced than ever of the ultimate failure of the stupendous task the k kaiser has s set himself after the Ger- Ger n the th Marne l He Is re reported reported ro- ro ported to have remarked that if the germans railed In an expedition against Paris which it took forty years to organize they cannot reasonably reasonably reasonably reason reason- ably be expected to succeed in any of ot the other theatres of ot war He He lIe Is of the same opinion as the gallant French general who said The Germans Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans were beaten on September 4 1915 but It may take them two years or more to find It out |