The following details relative to the splendid Irehtiviovir of Greek Boy Scouts at Aid in, in the province cl' Smyrna, has made a deep impression at Athens (says .a ■'‘Times” message;. Turkish irregulars recently occupied Aidin for two days, and hastened to arrest about forty native Boy Scouts, being determined to wreak vengeance for the services the boys had rendered to the Greek troops. They marched them out, anti then naked one of them to insult Greece and M. Venizelos. The brave boy made a playful grimaoo. whereupon he was murdered Tinsnnio request was made to a second with the same result. Then the who!.-, batch were asked to denounce their own country, hut the bo vs. after a brief and tragic silence, replied by singing the Greek National Anthem, and wer<promptly massacred.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19800, 18 November 1919, Page 8
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