FALL 1901
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ATHENS (AP) - Austrian and Turkish forces clashed in the sleepy seaport village of Piraeus this week in an apparent squabble over fishing rights in the Sea of Crete. Grecian government has expressed outrage at the fighting and has asked for aid from the League of Nations.
Further north, Russian forces completely overwhelmed the meager forces of Rumania and have established a stronghold.
MADRID (AP) - French forces in Spain have decided to end training exercises and have moved on to Portugal, establishing a French Territory in that region. General LaPierre Gaston has designated himself Governor of Lisbon. The deposed Portuguese governor was unavailable for comment.
BRUSSELS (AP) - Unhappy with the current administration in Belgium, Stephanois Hortlund sent his legions northeast from Burgundy and has taken control of Brussels. General Napolean Benoit has been assigned command of the units in Brussels and has established "martial law". All civilians have been directed to surrender their weapons.
LONDON (AP) - King Syzygy announced today he has agreed to the Norge terms and has established an English port in the village of Bergen. Likewise, Vladislav Nashnikov has reached a similar agreement with the Swedish government. Citizens of both Norway and Sweden have expressed concern that the Scandinavian Peninsula will become "nothing more than a battlefield for bad-toothed foreigners."
WINTER 1901
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