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Show GREECE CONFIDENT ON EKE Of WAS. SMS LETTER FROM FRONT Speedy End of the Conflict Was Forecasted by a Greek Soldier. A note thoroughly expressive of the attitude of the (ireeks before the Bulgarian Bul-garian troubles of the past two weeks or more wss received here today by N. P. Stathakoe, a local Greek banker and one of the foremost men among the Oreeka in Salt Lake City. In the note which was written st Salonica by Fotis 1i PanakmlM a llreek hanker nt l i t rago. the writer calls the declaration of war od the part of Bulgaria a bluff and goes on to sav that never before in Grecian Gre-cian history nag the brave little nation been no well prepared for war. That the war on the part of Bulgaria waa totally unjustifiable, and was sure to be m war of extermination was also stated in no uncertain terms by this veteran of the Balkan war. Papakostas, the writer, was a member mem-ber of the Greek-American Bank of Chicago Chi-cago when the first trouble broke out between the allied Balkan states and Turkey. He responded at the first call for volunteers issued in this country. During the war he served with distinction distinc-tion and took part in a number of bat ties. Papakostas assured his friend Stathakos that Bulgaria was in for a trouncing that they will not soon for fet and as the note was written June 8, his prediction seems to have been realized by the turn of recent events ia southeastern Europe. The letter in full ia as follows: "Salonica, Greece, June 18, 1913. "My dear Mr. otatnaxos una mi of my dreams have been realized and for the other half the way has been prepared pre-pared by the victorious army of Constantino Con-stantino XLL. "Bulgaria's bluffings do not disturb us; we dislike to engage ourselves to a war, which besides being unjustified, will be a war of extermination; but we are not afraid of it. If Bulgarians be oome crazy enough to start a war, rest assured that the lesson that they will receive will be unsurpassed. We were never so prepared for a war as we are now. Yours as ever, "FOTIS O. PAPAKOSTAS, "Veteran of the Balkan War." |