. The Burton Holmes lectures;. of the small garrison at theMacedonian blockhouse, pro-tested to the Greek frontierofficer that armed men hadno right to enter Turkish ter-ritory. The Greek repliedthat it was not his duty tointerfere — that the men werenot royal troops but an in-surgent band composed ofbrigands, deserters, and for-eigners. It is not certainwhich side fired the first fight began and lasted untilmorning ; two Turkish block-houses were burned, and thesmall garrisons forced into a next day theraiders wererepulsedwith agravelossof. lUO-IHIKUS ()!• OIH 1 KOOiS 264 T
. The Burton Holmes lectures;. of the small garrison at theMacedonian blockhouse, pro-tested to the Greek frontierofficer that armed men hadno right to enter Turkish ter-ritory. The Greek repliedthat it was not his duty tointerfere — that the men werenot royal troops but an in-surgent band composed ofbrigands, deserters, and for-eigners. It is not certainwhich side fired the first fight began and lasted untilmorning ; two Turkish block-houses were burned, and thesmall garrisons forced into a next day theraiders wererepulsedwith agravelossof. lUO-IHIKUS ()!• OIH 1 KOOiS 264 THE WONDERS OF THESSALY sixtv men, and driven back across the border. Two days laterthere was another raid at another point with similar results. This, however, was not yet war. The government atAthens disclaimed responsibility; both governments pro-fessed a desire to maintain peace. But the tension wastoo great. Two hostile armies were face to face. Fivedays later the lighting recommenced. This time it wasupon the slope of Mount Olympus, the abode of the Greek
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