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The wars & local soldiers, 1897

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The War. The Greek Troops in Crete Recalled. The Prospects of Peace. Turkish Military Party Opposed to an Armistice. Battle Pending at Domoko. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 2

In pursuance of the determination of the Greek Government to acquiesce in the autonomy of Crete, Colonel Staikos, who succeeded Colonel Vassos in…

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The War. Capture of Greek Vessels by the Turkish Fleet. The Greeks Active in Epirus. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 May 1897 · page 2

The news from the front is still meagre, and the position of the opposing Turkish and Greek armies at Domoko appears to be unchanged…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 4 p.m. the War. Further Fighting at Arta. The Turkish Demands. Operations at Domoko Delayed by Rains. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 May 1897 · page 4

Obstinate but indecisive hand-to-hand contests between the Greeks and Turks have been fought at Griboro, near Arta. Six hundred and fifty…

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The Spanish War Budget. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 2

The Spanish Government has increased its naval and military budget for the year by 8,000,000 pesetas (over £300,000)…

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The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— the War. Further Fighting at Arta. The Turkish Demands. Operations at Domoko Delayed by Rains. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 1

Obstinate but indecisive hand-to-hand contests between the Greeks and Turks have been fought at Griboro, near Arta. Six hundred and fifty…

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The War. Turkey's Demands Opposed by the Powers. The Action of Germany. Greeks Deserting at Domoko. A Final Stand Ordered. Greek Advance in Epirus Checked. Fierce Fighting at Griboro. Gallant Charge of the Greeks. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 2

There is still no prospect of the immediate conclusion of peace between Greece and Turkey owing to the excessive demands made by the Porte;…

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2nd Editon Miner Office, 4 p.m. the War. Big Battle in Progress at Domoko. 30,000 Thousand Turks Attack the Greek Wings. Attack on Almyro. The Terms of Peace. Protest by the Foreign Embassies. The Insurrection in Crete. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 4

The latest news from the front at Domoko, where the main Greek army is entrenched for its final stand, indicates that a big battle is in…

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Late Cable News British and Foreign. the War. Hand-to-hand Fighting at Griboro. London, May 15

Western Grazier · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 2

Obstinate but indecisive hand-to-hand fighting has occurred between the Greeks and Turks at Griboro. The Greeks lost 650 men…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, [?] p.m. the War. The Battle of Domoko. Further Details. [By Cable.] London, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 4

At Domoke the fighting lasted for nine hours. The Greeks claim that they repulsed the Turkish attrack on the left flank…

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The War. The Battle at Domoko. Defeat and Retreat of the Greeks. Edhem Pasha Ordered to Case Fighting. Reported Plot Against King George. Secret Movement of the Russian Fleet. Panic at Arta. The Greek Evacuation of Crete. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 2

Fuller details of the recent battle at Domoko show that the engagement was not so general or severe as at first anticipated…

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The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— the War. Big Battle in Progress at Domoko. 30,000 Thonsand Turks Attack the Greek Wings. Attack on Almyro. The Terms of Peace. Protest by the Foreign Embassies. The Insurrection in Crete. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 May 1897 · page 1

The latest news from the front at Domoko, where the main Greek army is entrenched for its final stand, indicates that a big battle is in…

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Burrier Miner. Thursday, May 20, 1897. Lifting of the War Clouds

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 May 1897 · page 2

THE latest cable messages indicate that the war clouds which have been recently brooding over South-eastern Europe and South Africa are…

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The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— the War. The Battle of Domoko. Further Details. [By Cable.] London, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 May 1897 · page 1

At Domoko the fighting lasted for nine hours. The Greeks claim that they repulsed the Turkish attack on the left flank…

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The War. The Greek Defeat at Domoko. The Fiercest Fight of the Campaign. The Cause of the Retreat. Speech by Lord Salisbury. An Armistice Granted by the Sultan. Pressure by the Powers. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 May 1897 · page 2

Further details of the recent battle at Domoko are now to hand. The war correspondents agree in the opinion that the battle was the fiercest of the…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, [?] p.m. the War. Panic at Lamia. The Peace Negotiations. Action of the Powers. The Turkish War Expenditure. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 4

There was a panic at Lamia, an important town on the southern shores of the Gulf of Volo, on the news of the Greek defeat at Domoko, the inhabitants expecting a…

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The War. The Greek Defeat at Domoko. The Peace Negotiations. The Turkish Demands Modified. Capture of a Turkish Governor. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 2

From the fuller accounts of the recent engagement at Domoko received from the war correspondents, it appears that Edhem Pasha's forces…

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3rd Edition Miner Office, [?] p.m. the War. An Armistice of Seventeen Days Proclaimed. Greeks Driven Through Thermopylæ. The Peace Proposals of the Powers [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 4

It is announced that an armistice of 17 days has been granted to Greece in order to admit of negotiations for peace. It now appears that prior to its…

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The War in Cuba. Relief of Distressed Americans. Cabans Accorded War Rights. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 2

The United States House of Representatives has concurred in the vote of 50,000 dollars recommended by President M'Kinley for relieving Americans reduced to distress…

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Late Cable News. British and Foreign. the War. Fierce Battle at Domoko. Further Fighting to Cease. London, May 19

Western Grazier · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 2

The battle at Domoke was the fiercest during the war. The fighting extended for six miles, over an open plain…

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The War. The Peace Negotiations. The Retreat from Domoko a Rout. Gallant Stand of the Foreign Legions. The Duke of Sparta Abandoned by his Army. Fired on by Fugitives. The Terms of the Armistice. A Neutral Zone Between the Armies. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 2

The Greek Premier (M Ralli) declines to agree to such a rectification of the frontier as would allow the Turks to hold the strategic points, and ensure the keeping…

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