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Show ' ALLIES FORCING H CRECIANDECISIO; HELLENIC KINGDOM CAN DELA NO . LONGER, AS BLOCKADE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. Armed Interruption of Greek Cor-merce Cor-merce First Step in Movement to Force King Constantine Into War or Armed Alliance. Athens. A blockade of Greece the allies has been put into operatic The declaration of the blockade issued within an hour of the Grt. premier's notice that his governmt would "disarm and imprison" all bian troops taking refuge in Grt territory. Early Sunday the great fleets" of allies gathered at Malta and forrr themselves Into squadrons to sc.-. the Mediterranean and Aegean and search and hold up every cr. flying the Greek flag. This armed terruption of Greek commerce is t first step in the "commercial s economic blockade" to force King C stantine into war or armed a 1 1 i c -with the entente. It is well kno here that Germany foresaw this it. when she sent her fleet of submar:: into the Mediterranean, and a t activity upon the part of these ur,: sea craft is imminent. ' The attitude of the Greek gov-- 1 ment to the allies is still unsati;: ' tory. The king, through his cab;: has again affirmed his "friendline- but has not taken the steps requi; to prevent Greece from being coun- j among the friends of the central p ers. 1 |