Poíima ~ Ellinikí Ypostírixi tis Servías - Kyriakí, 26 Septemvríou 1915

Pigí : Archeío : Ellinikó Strató Kinitopoiiméno 1915.jpg , [ se apeftheías sýndesi ] Diathésimo sti diéfthynsi: <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greek_Army_mobilisation_1915.jpeg > Prospelástike : 26 Septémvri, 2015 ]

Mia synthíki pou ypegráfi to 1913, eíche

Symfonitheí gia tin parochí voítheias Servía,

Eán dechthoún epíthesi
Apó to Vasíleio tis Voulgarías.

Pémpti 24 iméra tou Septemvríou -
Athína, i protévousa tis Elláda ,
Epikyrónetai to mesiméri éna ntoulápi
Synántisi - syzítisi sta sovará.

I anánki ítan chóras Asfáleia -

Elláda éprepe na dei na energísei -
Tin kinitopoíisi ólon ton dynámeon tous.

Aftí i krísimi katástasi metaféretai
Me Ypourgós Venizélos, o opoíos
Odigíthike me to aftokínito apó to Tatói,
Milóntas stená me to vasiliá.

Sto 16:00 Premier Elefthérios
Venizélou me ton vasiliá, dílose
Óti i Elláda chreiázetai na kinitopoiithoún.

I syzítisi aftí akoloutheítai
Me synántisi tou Vasiléos Konstantínou
Ypourgós tou polémou, stratigó Danklí.
Aftó odígise stin diatýposi vrády.

Diafygón sympérasma emfanístike
I móni dynatí apántisi se stási
Tis voulgarikís diadikasía gia pólemo.

19:30 Pémpti 24 Septémvrios,
Ótan stin Elláda tou vasiliá Konstantínou,
Me tin ypografí, édose to vasilikó diátagma
Gia tin kinitopoíisi tou ellinikoú stratoú.

Argótera ekeíni tin iméra, 22:40 eidíseon
Éftase stin Athína, méso tou Týpou
Tis voulgarikís kinitopoíisi.

Me ekdoménon efimerída ekeíni ti nýchta tou,
I prósklisi gínetai gia ólous 21-45
Etón oi ándres na anaféroun, entós
Entós 48 orón apó ti dimosíefsi.

Eíkosi táxeis kaloúntai na tous colourso
Entáchthike i ektísei poiní tessáron?
Étsi ellinikís gis dynámeis kinitopoiíthikan.

I telikí apófasi emfanístike
Stis afíses, topothetoúntai se paráthyra
Tis efimerídas grafeíou tou opoíou
Apotélesma anadévetai stous drómous tis Athínas.

Makriá apó tin patrída, énas Éllinas
Apoikía sto Londíno exéfrase tin ikanopoíisí
Eidíseis apó tin enthousiódi lógia.

Énas ánthropos pou syndéontai me tin politikí
Tis patrídas tou, se dílosi
Na poúme to stoicheío tis pro-Germanías
Exakoloutheí na paraménei sti chóra tou.

I parousía aftón ton anthrópon
Sképsi episkiástike apó
Kómma Elefthérios Venizélos.

 apó ton Jamie Mann.

Anon., 1915. Vasilikó diátagma ypogegramméno. I Daily Telegraph, [ se apeftheías sýndesi ] 25 Septemvríou. R.9. Stíli 4. Diathésimo se: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11885769/Daily-Telegraph-September-25-1915.html [prospélasi: 26 Septémvri tou 2015 ].

Mann, J., 2015. 100 chrónia prin - Poiímata apó ton Jamie Mann. [ epistolí ] ( Prosopikí epikoinonía tis 26is Septemvríou 2015).

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Poem ~ Greek Support of Serbia - Sunday, 26 September 1915

Source: File: Greek Army Mobilised 1915.jpg, [online] Available at: <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greek_Army_mobilisation_1915.jpeg> Accessed: 26 September 2015].

A treaty signed 1913, had agreed

To provide Serbia aid, if attacked

From the Kingdom of Bulgaria.

Thursday 24 day of September -

Athens, the capital of Greece,

Witnessed at noon a cabinet

Meeting - in serious discussion.

The necessity was for country's

Safety - Greece had to be seen

To act - mobilising all their forces.

This critical state conveyed

By Minister Venizelos, who

Was driven by car to Tatoi,

Speaking closely to the king.

At 4 p.m. Premier Eleftherios

Venizelos with the king, stated

That Greece needed to mobilise.

That discussion was followed

By King Constantine's meeting

Minster of war, General Danglis.

This formality led into evening.

Foregone conclusion appeared

The only possible reply to attitude

Of Bulgarian process to war.

7.30 p.m. Thursday 24 September,

When Greece's King Constantine,

By signature, gave royal decree

For mobilisation of Greek army.

Later that day, 10.40 p.m. news

Reached Athens via the press

Of the Bulgarian mobilisation.

By that night's issued gazette,

The call made for all 21 to 45 

Year old men to report, within

48 hours from the publication.

Twenty classes called to their 

Colourso joined the serving four;

So Greek land forces mobilised.

The final decision appeared

On posters, placed in windows

Of newspaper office's whose

Effect stirred Athens streets.

Away from homeland, a Greek

Colony in London welcomed

News by enthusiastic words.

One man connected to politics

Of his homeland, in statement

To say element of pro-Germany

Still remained in his country.

The presence of those people
Though was overshadowed by

Eleftherios Venizelos' party.

 by Jamie Mann.

Anon.,1915. Royal Decree Signed. The Daily Telegraph, [online] 25 September. P.9. Col.4. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11885769/Daily-Telegraph-September-25-1915.html [Accessed: 26 September 2015].

Mann, J., 2015. 100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal communication, 26 September 2015). 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11885769/Daily-Telegraph-September-25-1915.html

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Poem ~ Greek War Rumors - Saturday, 11 September 1915

Impression sketch detail of Greek Officers at Salonika - by Jamie. See original at: http://www.illustratedfirstworldwar.com/item/fighting-men-of-greece-officers-and-men-of-the-greek-army-iln0-1916-0909-0016-001/#

With a naval history, that linked

to a heroic past of the Odyssey

And the Iliad - reality beyond 

fables came in 1915, in rumours

Of Greece entering war.

An official Greek source made

Release to Reuters, how officers

Being on missions aboard, were 

Recalled to Athens - a summons

To regroup the Hellenic Navy.

The complexities of the countries

Geography, already with expanded

Boundaries from Balkan wars -

Mixed in with internal politics;

Only time might tell the truth.

The recalling of Greek military

Forces suggested preparations

For war during September 1915
Such facts had no confirmations,

Beyond a Salonika conference.

 by Jamie Mann.

Anon.,1915. Greek Officers Recalled. The Daily Telegraph, [online] 11 September. P.6. Col.6. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11823040/Daily-Telegraph-September-11-1915.html [Accessed: 11 September 2015].

Mann, J., 2015. 100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal communication, 11 September 2015). 

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Poíi̱ma ~ Elláda :̱ cheílos tou polémou ? - Pémpti̱ 26 Av̱goústou 1915

Entýpo̱si̱ skítso tou Pro̱thypourgoú Venizélos - apó ton Jamie . Deíte to archikó sti̱ diéf̱thynsi̱:̱https:̱//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleftherios_Venizelos

Éna oudétero éthnos angízei ta ória
Se katástasi̱ polémou - éna oloéna af̱xanómeno
I̱ katástasi̱ ti̱s elli̱nikí̱s stási̱s
Enántia palioús echthroús -
Idrýthi̱ke to dió̱xeis.

Chronologeítai apó ta dýo éti̱ -
1913 exó̱seis prióni kai
Me álles práxeis, ékane
Apó tous Valkanikoús polémous -
Me ti̱n ypopsía trofodóti̱se tous fóvous.

Mia argí̱ diávro̱si̱ tou oudéterou
Chó̱res, prokaló̱ntas éna trávi̱gma
Apó mia diadikasía apostatheropoíi̱si̱s -
Odi̱gó̱ntas sti̱n álli̱ me tous symmáchous
Enántia stis Kentrikés Dynámeis.

O̱stóso Elli̱nikí̱ antifáseis
Parémeine, me ti̱n pro-
Germanikí̱ O Vasiléf̱s Ko̱nstantínos?̱
Me to gámo kai o stratós tou
Epídrasi̱ ti̱s Germanías.

Avévaii̱ i̱ politikí̱ odí̱gi̱se
Gia di̱mokratikí̱ pleiopsi̱fía,
Gia álli̱ katá ti̱s Af̱strías
I̱ Germanía kai ti̱n Tourkía?̱ o̱s
O vasiliás falkidév̱etai asthéneia kathysterí̱seis.

Metaxý tou Pro̱thypourgoú
Venizélou kai tou Vasiliá Schísma
Apeilés megálo̱se - pou epi̱reázoun
Synthí̱ki̱ ti̱s ámynas ti̱s Servías,
Ypó ti̱n apeilí̱ ti̱s Voulgarías.

Í̱di̱ epétrepse stous symmáchous
Eíche chri̱simopoii̱theí ni̱sí ti̱s Lí̱mnou,
Apó ti̱n opoía na epitetheí
Gallipoli - kathistó̱ntas ta kráti̱
Sýnchysi̱ oudeteróti̱ta.

Éo̱s tis 24 Av̱goústou, méso̱ Ró̱mi̱s,
Néa ti̱s epikeímeni̱s kiní̱seis
Ti̱s Elli̱nikí̱s kini̱topoíi̱si̱ -
fí̱mes eíchan archísei?̱ apó diakopí̱
To̱n paránomo̱n synallagó̱n symmachía.

Oi aití̱seis pou ypovállontai apó
Gia ti̱n Tourkía kai ti̱ Germanía -
Pou antimeto̱pízoun dráseis katá
Diafthorás dráseis tous,
Óson aforá tis dió̱xeis.

Mia néa eklegméni̱ kyvérni̱si̱,
Sýmfo̱na me ton ypourgó Venizélo,
Sti̱ synécheia synantí̱thi̱ke me tous 
Symmáchous ti̱s Antánt ekpróso̱poi dýnami̱,
Syzi̱tó̱ntas amoivaías ypostí̱rixi̱s.

Mia antiparáthesi̱ í̱tan profanés
Metaxý Toúrkos i̱géti̱s
Kai o prósfata dioristheís
Élli̱nas Pro̱thypourgós - akóma
Gia na akoúsete gia dió̱xeis.

Se mia tétoia katástasi̱, i̱ písti̱
Af̱tó elli̱niká kini̱topoíi̱si̱
Parémeine éna pithanó endechómeno -
Pará to gegonós óti apofév̱getai Venizélos
Tychón oristikí̱ anakoinó̱seis.

apó ton Jamie Mann

Anon., 1915. Thési̱ to̱n Valkanío̱n - Anamenómeni̱ Kini̱topoíi̱si̱ tou Elli̱nikoú Stratoú . I̱ Daily Telegraph, [ se apef̱theías sýndesi̱ ] 26i̱ Av̱g . 7. R.7 Col Diathésimo se :̱ http:̱//www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11812522/Daily-Telegraph-August-26-1915.html [prospélasi:26 Av̱g tou 2015]

Mann  J.,  2015. 100 chrónia prin - Poií̱mata apó ton Jamie Mann . [ epistolí̱ ] (proso̱pikí̱ epikoino̱nía , 26 Av̱goústou 2015 )

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Poem ~ Greece: Verge of War? - Thursday, 26 August 1915

Impression sketch of Prime Minister Venizélos - by Jamie. See original at:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleftherios_Venizelos

A neutral nation was verging

On state of war - a growing

Situation of Greek attitudes

Against old enemies -

Founded in persecutions.

Dating back two years -

1913 saw evictions and

With other acts, made

From the Balkan wars -

By suspicion fueled fears.

A slow erosion of neutral

Countries, causing a pull

Of a destabilization process -

Leading to side with allies

Against the Central Powers.

Yet Greek contradictions

Remained, with the pro-

German King Constantine;

With his marriage and army

Influence of Germany.

Uncertain politics had led

To democratic majority,

To side against Austria

Germany and Turkey; as

King faked illness in delays.

Between the Prime Minister

Venizélos and King Schism

Threats grew - affecting

Treaty of Serbia's defences,

Under threat of Bulgaria.

Already allowed the allies

Had used isle of Lemnos,

From which to attack

Gallipoli  - making states

Of confused neutrality.

By 24 August, via Rome,

News of imminent moves

Of Greek mobilisation -

rumours had begun; by halt

Of illegal alliance trades.

The applications made out

To Turkey and Germany -

Who face actions against

Their corruptive actions,

In regard to persecutions.

A new elected government,

Under minister Venizélos,

Then met with allied entente

Power representatives,

Discussing mutual support.

A standoff was quite evident

Between Turkish leader

And the recently appointed

Greek Prime minister - still

To hear about persecutions.

In such a situation, the belief

That Greek mobilisation

Remained a likely possibility -

Although Venizélos avoided

Any definite announcements.

by Jamie Mann.

Anon.,1915. Balkan Position - Expected Mobilisation of the Greek Army. The Daily Telegraph, [online] 26 August. P.7 Col 7. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11812522/Daily-Telegraph-August-26-1915.html [Accessed: 26 August 2015].

Mann, J., 2015. 100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal communication, 26 August 2015). 

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Poem ~ Greece: Fading Neutrality - Wednesday, 25 August 1915

Impression sketch of King Constantine I of Greece  - by Jamie. See original at:http://www.ekim.gr/xronologio/img/2/photos/large/1915.jpg

A Greek representative arriving

In Britain, spoke regarding strongly

Held belief for Greece joining war-

Their eagerness in the allies cause.

Taking place about majority  

Of Greek districts, meetings held

Were against further neutrality - 

Turkish quarter being against war.

Yet a Jewish presence impatient

For war - traditionally Greece

Had no argument with Germany

But relationships had tainted.

This had stemmed from siding

With Turkey, who were traditional

Enemies of Greece - distrust

Of Germany had further deepened. 

by Jamie Mann.

Anon.,1915. Greece – 'Clamouring for War'. The Daily Telegraph, [online] 1 August. P.2. Col.3. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11812498/Daily-Telegraph-August-25-1915.html [Accessed: 25 August 2015].

Mann, J., 2015. 100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal communication, 25 August 2015). 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ww1-archive/11812498/Daily-Telegraph-August-25-1915.html

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