Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Incident at Petrich" in English language version.
He also urged them to give immediate instructions to their armies until the League Council should meet. The telegraph arrived in Athens, the capital of Greece, only a few hours before the Greek army was due to attack the town of Petrich.
The Greek troops have attained their objective, Petrich. The Greek military operations are now regarded as ended.
Reuter's Athens correspondent from Salonika says: "The town of Petrich is officially reported captured by the Greeks."
...Petrich has been captured by the Greeks, to "learn the Bulgars" to be more careful.
Greece. and Bulgaria have clashed, following a frontier incident, where a Greek captain and a sentry were shot dead at an outpost.
After attacking the Greek outpost and shooting the two men, the Bulgarians hoisted the white flag. They explained that the firing was due to a misunderstanding.
The Greco-Bulgarian frontier incident was caused by a Greek soldier who accidentally crossed the Bulgarian-Greek border chasing a stray dog, Bulgarian regulars mistook this for an invasion and attacked a Greek outpost at Belesh, shooting dead a sentry and a captain.
He says that subsequently Bulgaria hοisted the white flag and explained that the firing was due to a misunderstanding. The Greek Government, however, despite the Bulgarian expressions of regret and explanations, is determined to throw full light on the incident.
The Greek Prime Minister (General Pangalos) has refused the Bulgarian proposal to form a commission of inquiry into the frontier incident at Petrich while Bulgarian troops remain in Greek territory.
The Bulgarian Government proposed the formation of a mixed commission of Greek and Bulgarian officers to investigate the incident on the spot, but this was declined by the Greek Government.
the Greek Government has issued an ultimatum to Bulgaria giving a time limit 48 hours.
the punishment of those responsible.
...an expression of regret,...
...an indemnity of two million French francs,...
...compensation for the relatives of the killed.
According to an Athens telegram the Government has decided to order the Greek troops to advance into Bulgaria and to occupy the town of Petrich, the headquarters of the Macedonian-Bulgarian committee, with the object of enforcing the Greek demands for satisfaction for a violation of Greek territory,...
The Greek troops have attained their objective, Petrich. The Greek military operations are now regarded as ended.
Reuter's Athens correspondent from Salonika says: "The town of Petrich is officially reported captured by the Greeks."
...Petrich has been captured by the Greeks, to "learn the Bulgars" to be more careful.
The Greek troops have attained their objective, Petrich. The Greek military operations are now regarded as ended.
Reuter's Athens correspondent from Salonika says: "The town of Petrich is officially reported captured by the Greeks."
...Petrich has been captured by the Greeks, to "learn the Bulgars" to be more careful.
