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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 Excerpt:...Athens, August 8/21, 1916. Not wishing to resort to force, we reject your proposition concerning the reservists. Calm the agitated people, and in agreement with the civil authorities endeavor to encourage them. The fleet will not be dispatched. In the course of the day we hope to give you further instructions. Callaris. No. 33 Brigadier-General Dousmanis, Chief of the General Staff of the Army, to Hadjopoulos, Colonel of Artillery, Commanding the 7th Division and, temporarily, the 4th Army Corps, at Cavalla. (Telegram--Translation) Athens, August 8/21, 191f. By order of the Government, I herewith transmit to you, for your information, an official communication of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, published in today's papers, and I beg you to bring its contents properly to the knowledge of the different sections of the Army Corps which you command: "On the occasion of the new invasion of the German and Bulgarian troops in Greek territory, the Legations of Germany and Bulgaria at Athens, by order of their Governments, have renewed to the Hellenic Government, in writing, the assurances which were given to it at the time of the first invasion. "The assurances which were then given and are today renewed are the following: The territorial integrity of the Kingdom and Hellenic sovereignty will be absolutely respected. The German and Bulgarian troops will evacuate Greek territory as soon as the military reasons necessitating this action shall have ceased to exist. The Allies will respect individual liberty, the rights of ownership and the established religious conditions, and will conduct themselves toward the populations of the country in an absolutely amicable manner. Any damage caused by the German and the Bulgarian troops, during their stay in Greek te...