when they saw their beloved flag waving over Mount Olympus.
The Turks are, of course, extremely indignant over these various raids, and insist that they were made by regular soldiers of the Greek army.
This King George denies, and be reminds the Turks of the warning he has given them.
The Turks refuse to believe him. They insist that the invaders were led by Greek soldiers, and declare very positively that they know for a fact that the "brigands" were trying to arouse the people of Macedonia, and that if they succeeded, the Greek army would join in and help; and that if, on the other hand, the "brigands" were defeated and obliged to flee, the Greek army was to support them and save them from being put to flight.
They say also that this is really declaring war on them.
The Powers, highly indignant at this new state of affairs, are once more threatening a blockade of Greece, and have said that they will not allow either to keep any lands gained by the sword. This announcement has been a check to both countries, for they can see no use in fighting, and losing men and money, if they are to gain nothing by it in the end.
In the mean while, the fighting continues on the frontier between the Turks and the "brigands," and every moment it is expected that war will be declared, and all its horrors will overshadow Europe.
The Greek Ambassador has taken formal leave of the Turkish officials, and is waiting orders to return to his own country. The Sultan, on his side, has sent
the necessary orders to the various ministers and consuls in Greece to return to Turkey.
This, as we have before explained, means the end of the diplomatic relations between the two countries.