The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-27
IN MACEDONIA.
Trouble Host Serious There and
In Crete.
CONSERVATIVES GERMAN PRESS
CASLS FOR ENTERPRISE.

BismarlSian Organs Say that the Peace
of the World 'Connot BE Risked Over
Such stake-Terrible Atrocities Com
mitted in the Public STREET..
Greece, July 26-Whus pretending to
take stringent measures against persons
engaged in raid upon the Macedoinas
frontier, 600 men armed with Lebel
rifles have been allowed to enter Mace.
donia from Greek territory. These men
after surprising and cutting to pieces
Turkish troops at Mousa succeeded in
repulsing strong force Of Turkish
soldiery sent from Salonica to reinforce
the Moussa troops.
! A dispatch to the Vossisoh Zeitung
says redis (reseryes) were called out on
an order from tine Sultan are showing a
disposition to revolt in consequence of
| the fact that their pay is very much is
Arrears and rations issued to them are OF
very bad quality and very small IN
| quantity.
A special dispatch received by the Neu
Freie Presse from Salonioa Thursday
says the statements made by Turkish
| officials concerning the situation are all
calculated to conceal the desperate con-
dition. of affairs ia Macedonia.
Hard fighting is going ON al
most every day at sDrumnitsa Series
and all points on the Perrin
mountains. The Turkish reserves al
Prizrend, Preshtiam and elsewhere in
that section are being sent to the front
as rapidly as possible and it is estimated
that the total number of Turkish troops
concentrated OH the Macedonian and
| Bulgarian frontiers exceed 1000 men.
Even this fl zee has not beon found suffi-
oient to make any headway against in
surreotion which under the influence OF
Insurgents in the field, is becoming
stronger every day. Stimulated by these
and similar reports, the semi-otficial
newspapers organized like the North
German Gazette and the Cologne Ca
zette. are taking more definite tone in
articles commenting upon the gravity
of situation. The North German, Ga
zette reproduces an article in the Colonge
Gazette which declare that unless the
powers interfere in an energetic way in
stead of submitting proposals to the
| Porte the troubles in Crete and Mace
| donia will never end.
The Reichs5rote, (Conservatiye), pub
fishes II letter witten by a German lady,
living at Monastler, wherein the writer
| udIIttleb UG6 otlOCAO4SS EI6CUtOot4 t1lSIo
| every az without the slightest attempt
| at interferonce on the part OF tha autho-
rites. The lady "details the facts of the
Turks outraging Macedonian women and
girls publicly III the streets before the
eyes Of their husband and parents. This
letter stirred up strong feeling of pub
| lie Indignation here, more in fact than
the remoter messacres and outrages in
America. The Reichs5ote appeals TO the
TO the powers to jealousies and rescue
the Macedonians and Cretons in the in
terest of humanity.
The Bismarckian organs a1e strongly
opposed to any policy of interf ference on
| the part of Germany. The Neuste
| Nacrichten declares if the insurgents in
Crete and Macedonia continue to throw
off the Turkish yoke. they must suffer
the consequences. Europe cannot stake
the peace of the world upon thoir &C
count.