London, Apr. 23. order to be able, "in freedom and from free Greek soil, to continue the struggle against the invaders until final victory," King George of Greece and the Greek Government left Athens for Crete today as news of the capitulation of the Greek army in Epirus and Macedonia reached the Greek capital.
In a stiring proclamation to his people before his departure, King George repudiated the armistice reported to have been reached by the Greek forces in Epirus, and said it would in no way bind the free will of the nation, which was determined to fight on.
So far as it is known in London, the new position to which the Brit ish- and Greek forces in the rest of Greece have withdrawn have not been broken, and the two armies are resisting stubbornly.
The Germans state that British forces are engaged against German troops at the historic pass of Thermopylae, where the Spartans made their heroic stand against the Persians in 480 ne, It is pointed out in London that the Greek army of the Epirus, against which the Iialians put up such feeble resistance until they were assisted by the Germans, had been fighting heroically against superior enemy forces for many months, Yesterday the Germans claimed to have reached Yannina, which is in the rear of the Greek forces, Transfer of the Capital "The hard destinies of war compel us {0 leave, Athens together with he lawful Government of the country and to transfer the capital to Crete" declared King George in his proclamation, "My will, the will of the Govern ment' and the will of the Greek people to continue resistance to the end," he continued, "has been mani ested many times, especially after'
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