BALKAN TURMOIL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 10138, 26 October 1925, Page 5

BALKAN TURMOIL

PETR ITCH CAPTURED BY GREEKS. DIPLOMACY TO SUCCEED WARFARE. (United Press Assn.—Copyright.) LONDN, Oct. 23. „ An Athens telegram, despatched at 0.0 on tho evening of October 23, states: According to advices from Salon ka, the town of Potritch is officially reported as captured. A Greek eommun'que issued at 6 25 ■ n the evening states that now the Greek troops have attained their objective at Petriteh the vireek military operations may be regarded as ended, and the incident will now enter into a purely diplomat c stave.—A. and N.Z.C.A.

GREECE COMPLAINS /OF BULGARIAN OCCUPATION. GENEVA, Oct. 25. Ihe first communication received* by the League Secretariat from Greece comp'ains' of the Bu'garian troops occupying a blockhouse in the Greek territory. Sofia reports further Greek art:llery fir'ng yesterday and the advance of Greek un ts. The Bulgurs have up to the present evacuated tea villages, of which seven have been occupied by the Greeks. Thousands of refugees are camping! at Peseo.— VIENNA, Oct. 24. Bulgaria has appealed to the A lied Military Control Commission to visit the frontier and inspect tho damage heavy artfllery has ir.fl cted on Petr.toll.—Sun. Greece informed the League Secretariat that the Greek Minister at Paris assisted by tjiree military representatives from Greece, would attend the Council’s delibe-aiion on tho G.eeco-Bulgarian corui'et. —* Reuter. A further telegram addressed to the League from the Bulgarian Government states tin t the Greeks combned operat’ons and penetrated the Bulgarian territory on a thirtytv, o kilometre front to a depth of ten kilometres, and adds that the Bulgarian losses no far are three killed, six officers and one soldier wounded, * and seven iniss'ng, while several residents of the undelended town Petr tch we e wounded as the result of the artillery bombardment. —Reuter.

(Received Oct. 25, 5 5 p.m.) SOFIA, Oct. 24. A report from Athens that the Bulgars have occupied Greek territory is- officially denied. The statements adds that not a single Bulgar lias crossed the frontier. —Reuter.