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Show KJKJ :1EK ARMY IS TO AIO GERMANS Major Von Falkenhausen Has Been Directing the Greek General Staff. Paris, January 7, 5:01 p. m. "The Greek royal army is only awaiting orders lrom Germany to attack the allies." said M. Diomede, former Creole minister of finance, to the Temps to. day. M. Diomede now is in l'afis on a special mission for Eliptherlos Venl zelos. the ex-premier and head of the provisional Greek ko eminent. "The Greek general 6taff," added M.j Diomede. "was from the outset of m war constantly directed by Major vun Falkenhausen military attache of the j German legation and it is his Driers the royal army has been carrying out Bince he himself was expelled from the country. It was he who e3tnb- j lished the plan for the distribution of! artillery munitions, so as to conceal them more easily from the allies ' It was he who assured communica-lions communica-lions between Athens and Berlin and I furnished the (Jernian general s'.iffi with in formation concerning ihe) movements of General Sarrail's army, supplied to him by the (Jreek staff. : It was the who organized the tele phone line between Athens and tferat by which the kmc is still in daily communication with the Germin government. gov-ernment. It was he who organized ihe plan for the mobilization of the te i eervists. 'More than 4,000 troops thus far have been sent to Peloponnesus, while ! the king now has In hand 45,n0O man. With the reservists as organized Ty M Falkenhausen. he can raise an army Of 75.000 " 00 |