THE GRECO - TURKISH WAR.
ITALIANS TO TIN: ASSISTANCE OF GREEKS. GREEKS SECURES AN IMPORTANT POSITION. TURKS CHARGED WITII OUTRAGES. < Ptr P/'<•»■* Association. — < > Athens, April 2G. Riecotti Garibaldi, son of General Garibaldi, aiul a general in the Italian army, who recently offered to come to the assistance of Greece if she declared war against Turkey, arrived at Athens at the head of 2-50 Italian volunteers. A great panic prevails at Volo, where 100,000 Greek refugees have congregated. Ships are being sent from Athens to convey the women and children to a place of safety. Troops have been sent from Monaf stir to quell the mutiny amongst the Albanian troops at Janina. The Greeks have captured Pentepigadia, one of the strongest and most rugged passes on the western frontier, leading to Albania. The position is one of great strategical importance to the Greeks in their contemplated march from Arta to Janina. The Turkish troops are charged with committing outrages. London, April 26. The Daily Chronicle has started a fund in aid of the Greek wounded, and £ISOO has already been subscribed.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 308, 28 April 1897, Page 3
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179THE GRECO – TURKISH WAR. Hastings Standard, Issue 308, 28 April 1897, Page 3
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