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HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN
from Saioniki According to Agree-
ment Between Allies anti Greek
General Siaii to Leave Zone Clear for Movement oi Allied
Troops.
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON. Dec. 137-The actual wltli-
drawal`of the Greek army t'roiii the path of the Allied forces which is re- treutliig on Saloiiiki is said to have penn effected. A Renter despatch filed at Athens yesterday says that. according to agreement between the Greek general staff and the Allied general staff. a division of the Greek army which had been stationed at Lan- Guza has been withdrawn to Sevres. about fifty miles north-east of Saloniki. The zone between hiatoniki and noir- ion has been left free for the move- ments of Allies' troops. Allied mill- tary authorities to-day took over a part' of the customs house at Saloniki.
PARIS, Dec. 13.-The military pro-
blems involved in the presence of
Preniier of the cabinet (Premier Skou- loiidis) with whom they exchanged views coticerniiig the negotiations eii- gaged iii at Snioniki bt-.tween the mili- tury authorities ot' the ldiitciite and Greece regarding local questions of a iniliio.i'y nature. Tlioso iiegotlatioiis have eiiteretl upon it phase ofdeiiiiitc solution."
’I‘elegrapliiiig t`roni Athens to-day
thc Iiavas coi-respoiident says that Premier Skouloudis, in replying yes- terday to the represontat.ivt=.s of who Eiitoiite Powers, who pressed him for a prompt solution of the military pro- blems iii Macedonia, repeated that Greece was disposed to make every concession not incompatible with her sovereignty and the neutrality of the country.
It is certain, the despatch adds, that
troops of the Entento Allies at Salon- U16 EMGMO diD10m8-is. as il I‘GB\1ll~ _Of iki are in a way of speedy solution, the discussion which follplwed tgie tilir; according to an _official statement is- i€I‘Vi€W- Were 00¥lVi“°e lil” sued by the Greek Government yester- Greek G0Vei'l1m91li1 WHS “H0016 Y S20 - day, transmitted by the Havas corres-_ ing a satisfactory solution of the pr_o- pondent at Athens. 'I'-he statement blem. Assurances has bean Si;/tzrlniiei as forwarded by the Havas correspon- governmeiilili Cii‘C_l€B UNH le “ e h dent reads: Powers will abstain in future from t e
" esterda afternoon the ministers
use of coercive measures, the corres-
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LEHEIH lElllEllS BELIEVE Llllill |lEHBl‘S HEEHUITING lIlMPi|Ell Hill Villlllllill SEHVIIIE IS ASUEEESS
LONDON, Dec. 12.-The enrolment kept up, the total enlistment iorl :pe
of volunteers under Lord Derby’s plan. lest three days Will Dl‘0bi1b|Y Gflililk le for immediate and future~ military total tor any preceding U\_\'99 Wee 5~
service, could not be completed yester- The process of ciilistgientthwgis day on account of the numbers crowd- attended by _i>iC1“\‘eSfl“" H" e" t” S ing the enlistment offices throughout astlc proceedings. Bands and ora oirl_. the Kingdom at the eleventh hour. both official and voluntary, trom iiimi-_ 'l‘lierefore the war office announced tary and civil life. had been busy- H ii the extension of the time until mid- keynote of- the speeches had been ia night Sunday, with a possible further Britons should show the woiltl tit-it extension to midnight Wednesday. free nicii are able and willing tpitle-
llocruitlng continues to-day, rind, if fciitl their <-ouiitry without ronipii s on.
the numbers of the past. two days are-
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BE IMMINENT
NEW YORK. Dec. 11.-A News
Agency des atch from Rome SHYS1” Field MarsNal Von Mackenseii has arrived at Constantinople with two regiments of Bavarian infantry and several batteries of artillery. accord- ing to Athens deepatches to-duy.
Berlin despetches yesterday said
that Von Maokensen had been received in audience by Emperor l~`ruiicis Joseph, but did not state what his mission was in Vienna. Military cx~ perts have predicted for some time that German success in the Balkans would he followed by an attack on Elfypt. and some- of them point to the latest developments as a confirmation of tiiat prediction.
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(Special to the Guardian.) NEW vonic. Dec- 13--A News
Agency despatch from London soyil uninterrupted cannonadiiig has been going on with great violence tor 24 hours in the direction ot' Ypi-es. saYS a despatch printed in the Amsterdam 'l`elegranf.
not niigt iilnx
HALIFAX, Dec. lil.-Nearly ton
thousand dollars wortlrof damage was caused by a ilrc which broke out yes- terdny afternoon in the cellar under the offices ni’ the Soulis Typewriter Company and the National tfasli Regis- ter represeiitativo tit til ami 63 Grun- ville Street, and the entire interior of the building nt the corner oi’ tirtiiivillc and Sackvllle Streets was ivrccked by fire, smoke and water.
Minard'| Llnlmont cures Dlp|\th°ril
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THE WEATIIEII/»
. TEMPERATURE.
TIDE. MOON. ETC.
' (Special to the Guardian.) TORONTO, Dec. 14.-Maritime:
Strong winds and gales from eastward at first with snow and rain.
THE WiATI-IER.-Yesterday was
cool with moderate winds.
The highest temperature recorded
yesterday was 26 degrees above NFO- At nine o‘clock yesterday morning it registered 20 degrees above zero; at nine last night 28 degrees above. The coldest the previous night was 20 des.
rc. '
above ze
The tide win be hish this afternoon
at 5.09, and tomorrow at 5.5% it will be ntgii tomorrow morning at .32 and Thursday at 6.42.
The sun sets this afternoon and to-
morrow at £152 it~Fil9lffgf|l°"'°" morning at 7.85 and ’1'l_l\l_f__l__lY If 7'§I“ii°e moon rises this aftlrnoon at
12.26. ' '
The ilrst quarter of the moon was
on~Monday, Dec. 13th at 7.88 ii.. in..
The moon w5l‘l,l he full on Tuesdaf- .. 21 t at 8. a. m.
mmm Eongni or today will be e_j_¢h_i nom »nir.».fortn~mlM°l-1 9 rf
Minarlm uotthtcntiivvtiv `*"'*'WW
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Dec. 13.--British and
l7‘rcticii troops siiccessfully carried out their rctlroniciit front Serbia ucross the (irook froiitit-\i'. ily uriwiiigeiiiciit with the Greek Government ti clear road had been left for them to full buck on Salonikl, which is lieiiig or- ganized as a base.
A Germaii oiilciaii report to-day
claims tiiat upproxiiiiiitcly two lihiglisli divisions were iiniiiiiilntotl diirliig the i'ot,|rt\mP.iit, but this is eonsitiorcd liort- aii exaggeratioii. Arcouiits at Ailieiis and Saloiiiki say the retreat was carried out in an orderly manner with- out heavy losses. The destruction of railway bridges and roads by stub- born rearguard actions, in one of which two companies of the Inniskil- liiig regiment sacrificed themselves to save their comrades. The Bulgarians were kept at ii. fairly safe distance.
The question now :irises wlietlier the
liulgariaiis and Aiistro-Gerniaiis intend to t'ol|o\v the Britisli and l~‘reii<ili troops into Greece and what iictioii~tlic Crook f~iovoi'iiiiic|it will take slionltl they do so. Tile iiiipressioii gained t`roni ldespiitclies emanating l`rom Athens is that. neither Bnlgnriuiis noi' Turks. | who are also reportetl to have arrived iiicar tlic froiititer. would bi- welcomed 'iii tli'ct»t-o and that tlit-roioro it' it, has in-,oii tier-itleti to t'ollow thc Entciite ‘Allies tho task will lit- iiiidr-rtnkeii by Aiistriaiis and (lerniaiis. llowcver. with tlic railway tiestroyctl it. may lic some days before Grcct-c is called upon to take action, and liy thot time thc Anglo-French force should be safe in the defences ot' Salonlki and under the guns ot’ their ships. | Remnants of the Serbian army are still resisting the Austrians and Bul-
garians in Albania. while he Aus- trians are making very siow~ regress iii their efforts to overwhelm the
ANGLO-FRENCH TROOPS E ARE NOW IN GREECE
Retirement Successfully Carried tiut Without Serious
Loss. Whether the Enemy will Carry the War into Greece and what the Greek Attitude would he in that Event is now the Question. -
Moiiteiicgriiis, where heavy fighting continues.
Uiiiy small actions have taken place
on the eastern and western' fi-.oiits.
On the Gallipoli Peiiliisula full is
now impeding operations, although the Entente Allied ships keep things lively for the Turks, whose attempts nt, thc offeiisive last week seonis to have failed. A British official report says that. Turkisii attacks at l{iit-el- Amura, where British reinforcements ure iirrlviiigi have been repulsed. Attacks were made front all sides, but the British position was so strongly lieid that the Turks were unable to make any impression on it.
LONDON, Dec. 12.--A despatch to
Iteuter's Telegram Company from Saloniki, dated Friday, December 10th, says:-“Contingents of British troops were landed to-day. Fog. which is most unusual here, -continues to pre- vail- nt. Saloniki and its environs."
French Regiment
liidden.
SALONIKI, Dec. lil.-iii tho dciilc ot'
the Demlr Kapu, during the Anglo- French retirements, the llulgnriuiis suffered a crushing defeat. liy strut- egy the enemy was made to believe that the French were in retmat. through the deilie. They attempted to pursue the French anti when tht-ir troops were well in the dniilo, two_ French reginieiiis with ii buttery ot' machine guns, cleverly hidden, sud-` deiily opened a murderous tire. 'l`iic eleventh Bulgarian regliiieiit. was ox-_ terminated, and the i-cmuiiitlcr ot' thc- Bulgarian force broke anti tied panic*
stricken. LONDON, Dec. 13.-The Saloniki
correspondent of Ileuter’s Telegram Company in a despatch dated Sunday, relative to the fighting in Southeast- ern Serbia says:
“The evacuation of Doiran and Giev-
geli was completed to-day and the Bul- garians are reported to be within five
EBULGARIAN REGIMENT
WAS EX`EERNilNATED`
feigned Retreat.
Bulgars Pursued in Massed For- mation and were Cui to Pieces by French Machine Guns Cieverly
inilcs ol' the (fret-k frontier following very closely iii the wake of the Allies."
LONDON, Doc. 15:.--Russian troops
have defeated ti Persian rebel force at A’veli, and :ire now nearing Hamaden, according to the Teheran, Persia, cor- renpondeiit of Reuter's Telegram Com- pany. The correspondent states that a plot to assassinate the Persian mln- ister ot' interior, has been discovered. lie says it was instigated by refugees at Kouni, who were hostile to the Eiitcntc Alllcs. °
LONDON, Dec. 13.--The Saloniki
correspondent of the Times, sends the following:
"Two of the most formidable as-
saults yet delivered by the Bulgarians were made Saturday against the Brit- ish front, north of Lake Dorian and were repulsed. The eneiny’s losses were terrific, his massed battalions be- ing inowed down by our machine guns, as with a scythe."
HESPUNSIHILIN Hill Elillllilll [lil UPPUSITIUN
SHUULUEHS
OTTA)WA, Dec. 13.--Wlliether or not
the Opposition accepts the Govern- inent's proposal for an agreement looking toward the extension of the parliamentary term for a year beyond its expiration in thc usual course ot' events would appear to be the factor which will determine the whole char- acter of the coming session. From iii- t‘orniatlon secured to-night it may be stated that it' this proposal is agreed to the session will be utilized eiitirely for the ordinary business oi' parlia- niciit with such iiieasures as i‘ail\v:iy subsidy legislation oliiiiiiiated.
The :ipproncliiiig session has iii for-I
been called with thc view ot' nvoidiiig li' possible an clot-tioii tluriiig tht- war. The (lovoriiiiioiit has inatle it phiiii niiil tiircct proposal for that purpose, that tliore sliouitl be on oxieiision iii Ciiiiatlii siniilni' t.o thot siiggt-stvtl iii (front. Briiuiii. iiztiiioly. for one year.
if this meets with tlio support of tho
Opposition no mcasiires will be intro- duced by tlic Government this session
except those rclatfiig to the war or which are rciidcret ncccssai'y by war coiiditlotis. This means that there will be no ruilwity subsidies und it also applies that no legislation will bc passed to guarantee railway bonds.
CHANGE IN BRITISH CENSORSHIP RULES.
LONDON, Doc. lil.-The following
official statement was made public to-night:-
“ Sir 'Edward Grey has nrrniigetl
that, from December 20, 1915, censor- ship by the press bureau on behalf of -the foreign othce shall be suspended. This will not me-an a change iii the provisioiis oi' the Defeiisc of tho Realm Act. or oi' regulations made there- under. They will ho bitiding as heretofore, but thc responsibility of seeing that they are complied with, as regards the publication in anv newspaper or by any news agency of matter relating to foreign affairs, will rest upon the directors of that news- paper or news agency.
"As regards mutter telegraphed
abroad from this country, the respon- slliility will rest with the senders _of telegrnms. The censorship of press tolegranis from one foreign country to
another over British cables wliris re- main unaltcred, since the sende of such telegrams are not within British jurisdiction and cannot be proceeded against under the Defense of the Realm Acts.
“Nothing in this announcement
affects the existing arrangements for the censorship of naval or military matter to which wholly different con- siderations BDDEY. nor the censorship of other matters. save so far ns they relate' to foreign affairs.
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|0UTlllAK OF FIRE _ _ ` ON BRITIBIH 8HiP.
NEW YORK N. Y.. Dec. 13.-The
British froighier Tynlngham. sugar
laden, put zach toward New York to- day soon ti or she had passed quar- antine, tire having broken out aboard.
Shaplsod quarantine retumwwlth mi _diaonrint from after hot o. 4, atidhnc cred off the Statue of Liberty. '~~'f‘iie ingham was bound for Liv
HUSSIANS EIESTHUY -GEHNIAN ZEPPEEIN
Chcrred Remains of Crew Fell Within Russian Lines.
(Special to the Guardian.)
PETROGRAI). Dec, 13.-ltussiaii
artillery dcstroycd a Zeppelin airsliip on the night of»Dec. 5, according to details which just arrived here, near the stntioii at liaikuii on the llibau- liomiu railway. The dirlgibic made its iippoiirtiiicr-. from the tiirectioii ot' Nova Alt-xaiidrcsk, piist-iiiig over the Itussiaii posltloiis iiiitl going toward llviiisk. it was located by a powerful scairciiligiit, :ind Itussiiin tiriilicry open- ,ed fire on it. The Zeppelin tht-ii rost- , lo it higher altitude und liecuiiio lost iii the clouds. l‘i'csr-titiy it rcappoarctl over Kulkun. its motors had been stopped. which is usually un indica-
tion that bombs are about to be drop- ipod. At that time the uiacliine was idirectiy over thc railway station and lthe artillery began shelling it. One tof the shells made tt hit aiitl the air Icraft. became eiivcloped in flames. tliiitler the glare ot' senrchiiglits the 'watchers saw it disappear in o cloud ot` smoke null licartl ti loud explosion. What. wus left. of the machine foil inside the Russian liiics. The charred bodies ot' the German crew were ex- ti'ieat.etl frotii the debris and buried. A cross was ercoiotl over the gritvcs with an iiiscriptioii iii lioiiour of the brave, ilioiigh they were enemies.
RECRUIT WITH HISTORY HAS EN- LISTED AT CAMPBELLTON.
(!AMl‘BEilI.'I‘()N. N.B.. Dec. ill.-
Among the recruits enlisted iicre is Ciiarlic Veriig, it liuiie. who litis litid :in interesting iiiililnry story.
lie was born in tfopeiiliagen and nt
the ago of four years removed with his people to Geriiiuiiy, where his parents iestabiislicil tlieinselves iii business. Ills llrst recollection of Prussiaiiism was when he was attending German _ public school. l-Ie would be about ten years of age and was fined two pennies for speaking his native tongue (Dati- ish), as the Germans insist that their _ language only be spoken. What would tour French capitalists say if this rule *was enforced in tiio British Empire).
At the age of seventeen ho was
ordered to appear before a military commission when he was examined 'and passed for military service. At ‘eighteen he was called upon to per- .form this service and served two 'years in a German regiment. doing 'duty on the French frontier. In 1897, after serving the prescribed two years be was placed on the reserve list, with orders to report every six months, but he slipped across the border into France. thence to England and later to Canada. where he has since re- sided. . ‘
He had two younger brothers who
he expects are now serving in the German army. if not already killed.
He has enlisted in the hope that he
will he able to get near enough the Germans to repay many of the old scores for the oppression and hard- ships imposed upon him .when g 09|-_ msn soldier. '
PLAYING SOLDIER, ‘
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GUVEHNUH-l}ENEHlL'S EHHISTMAS GHEETING _ ill lIlNl|]l'S SULDIEHS
OTTAWA, Dec. 11.~A Christmas
message from His Royal- Highness the Governor-General to the forces over- seas and in Canada, is being promul- gated in militia. orders. It reads: “Please convey to all the Canadian
troops in the Dominion of Canada and overseas, my very best wishes for Clirlstmas. Iii doing so I wish to con- gratulate them oii the splendid man- ner in which they have come forward t'or tho defence of the Dominion and the Empire, and I feel sure that when called to the front they will wort.hily mniiilniii the traditions oi' those who have precetled them overseas."
iiritish in the _
Balkans Reinforced
l.()Nl)ON'. Deo. 115.-A report from
Soloniki says the battle coiitiuued all day on Saturday, on the Strumitza front, without significant results be- tween the Bulgarians and British. The latter received reinforcemeiits with heavy artillery.
OVER A THOUSAND
PENSIONS GRANTED.
OTTAWA, Dec. 11.--More than 1,000
pensions have been passed by the Board of Peiisioiis of thc Militia Pe- parlmeiit to date, iiitlictitiiig the ox- tent to which Canadians have suffered in tho war.
All applications for pensions are
passed upon by the pensions board anti pensions are allowed on the basis laid down in the Act. Tile exact, num- ber so far is 1,030.
REV. BRUCE TAYLOR RETURNS FROM FRONT.
ST JOI-IN, Dec. 13.--Among thc pas-
sengers on tlic (‘..P.R. liner Mlssuiiable here yesterday was Major Bruce Tay- lor, formerly of St Paul's Church, Mon- treal. Major Taylor was fresh from the trenches after having spent six months in France as chaplain for the Fifth Royal Highlanders (13th Bat- talion). .
STANDARD OIL STEAMER SENDS OUT DISTRESS CALL.
HALIFAX, N.S., Dec. 13.-»C. li.
Harvey, agent of marine and fisheries department, received a despatch from Cape' Race. stating that the tank steamer Shabonee. stripped of her propeller. was calling for assistance of Standard Oil or American Oil tank- ers and was proceeding to St John's, Nfld. The Shabonee is of 5,187 gross ‘onnage. - ~u\¢.»\¢~anA~u»\~v»v~rv-~»~v~n~u\A~nn»~\~av\»\~
Saturday night pulled the trigger of a revolver at his younger brother Charles, aged three. with the result that tho latter lost one eye.
The children wore under the care of
their grandmother. and after she had retired they awakened and looked about _for something to play with. Un- fortunately they found an old pistol, once used by Gunner Gillet and before long the older lad thought it would be fun to shoot a German. Not knowing the firearm was charged. he pointed it at his baby brother and was horrified
`__ LAD-ILINDQ lR01*|-tgR,l to hear it explode with a terrible roar.
_ --3 , - The bullet made a terrible -wound
' S'I‘i JOHN, Dec. 13.-Playing noi- in the little lad's eye, and on discov- dier like his dadtl .P Ee . he was at once taken to the lies
KITIIHENEH STHAIGHTENEIJE lllil [lELiYS UECUPHING il SALUNIKI
PARIS. Dec, 12.--Earl Kitchener,
the Brltisli Secretary for W-ar. the Temps says. was unfavourably ini- pressed, in the course of his Mediter- ranean visit, by tlie serious delays anti difficulties which interfered wltli the expedition to Saloniki. The attempts to rescue the Scrbiaiis which failed. it seemed to him, might have been tried elsewhere with more f-liiiiiro oi' suc-
cess.
Tiioso ideas were tlisciisscd :it tlic~
Calais t-,oii1`ereiice, and tiicii exaiiiliicd by the war council ot' the Allies, lield _
iindcr the pi'oshiciic_v ot' ticnvriili .loi`t'rt~. says tho Temps. which iitltis: _
“ Tliret- days ago ldorl l{itt>liciit-i' and -
Sir Edward (fri-_v i‘ctitriicd to l’aris,_ still tht- rosiiit ol` the ugrooiiimil ro-i gzirtling thc Iltilkiiii t-niiipi_iigii wus tht-‘ 'icspntcli of idc-iitir-al iiistruciioiis byt the forclgti iiiitiist.ors ot' Frtiiico iiiilli Great. Britain to the diplomatic repro-l scntatives of tliosc countries ati Athens. General Sarrall (the Frenclii commander) and General Sir (fliarlesi "_ Monro (thc iiritish ttomm:tiidcr),. thus received liistructioiis, coiititor- signed by tlic VViir hiiiiist.cr_<; ot` l<`i':iiico and Great liritoiii and tht- i-‘ranch ".omma1ider-in-cliici`.
“Complete unity is now tistaiillsli-
ed "
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The inoiitlily inceiiiig of tho City
Council was held last evening, His Wiorsliip Mayor Stcriis in the chair. On motion ot' t`oiincillor li’ici{cniia, seconded by Councillor Wright, n rc- soliitioii was passed. iii consequence of a letter received from the Patriotic Society, granting the Society the use, frec of charge. for patriotic purposes, of the room adjoining the fish market. Ou motion of Councillor Miller. seconded by Councillor Rattray, a rr- solution was passed calling for tenders for the making of eight pairs of trousers for the policemen. Foun- clllor McKenna moved and Councillor Wright seconded n resolution that the tender of C. B. Murley for the printing of City Reports be accepted. The fol- lowing resolution, moved by Council- lor McKenna and seconded by Coun- cillor Wright, was carried: "That the City Clerk be authorised to reply to the Secretary of the Board of Trade advising that they may vacate the rooms in the Market Building occu- pied by them at any time that suits them. provided all rents and charges, are paid." This resolution was adopt- cd an the result of ii letter from the Board of Trade on the subject. A re- quest made by the City Marshal that he be paid an extra amount for the performance of special duties in con- nection with ciearlng the sidewalks of snow during the winter months. This work was formerly done by- the sani- tary ofllcer. The matter was discuss- ed and deferred for further considera- tion, as to the amount the Marshal should receive. The majority of the Councillors spoke favourably in re- gard to the M\rcl.ial's request.
'rite council min adjourned.
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when in entice." in an tits# una; iitni. but it was found tmnosstble to
littisfiioy Gillet, tive yogi: QQ gon 0( ‘she the sight of one eye. it is ex- Pttink J. Gillct, toil Moore it root, late pected the victim will recover.
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HEBUIAH Mlilliili S'SIllE EUWN Clllllllll
(Special by 'Phone)
SUMMERSID Dec. 13.- regu-
lar monthly me§E ' mer. sidc Council' was held this evening, the Mayor and all the councillors be- ing present. The usual number of bills were read, approved and ordered to be paid.
A comiiiiiiiicatioii from the School
Iioard was read asking for additional funds amounting to $2.700 to com- plete finiil payments on the new school building. The matter-was discussed at considerable extent and finally laid ovcr_to be taken up at an adjourned H106'-Ing on the 29th. The cost of the new school building including repairs to the old school will be in the vici- iiity of $2Zl,ti0tt.
it. is expected that. at the adjourned
meeting on the 29th, the financial statement. which will this year show ti small surplus will be presented.
The ladies of the Red Cross Society
were granted the use of the Council <_‘.liambci~ and tim adjoining room for their work which hitherto had been carried on in the Armoury. The lat- tcr they were obliged to vacate owing to the arrival of soldiers.
Some minor matters were discussed
but no action was taken.-C.
GREEKS T0 WITHDRAW FROM SALONIKI.
PAitlS, Doc. 13.-According to in-
foriiiutioii received here to-day from Athens. the Greek Government has agreed to withdrew its troops from
.i Suloniki.
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