The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-09-15
If Turkish Atrocities Are Not
Ended They Viii Take the
Necessary Steps
A TURKISH BULGARIAN
WAR NOW APPROACHING
Probabilities for a Clash Between the
Two Countries Were Never
Greater-Troops Being
Modified by Sultan.

Sofia, Bulgaria, September 1.-THE
Bulgarian government through its foreign
representatives has addressed note to
the great powers declaring that the porte
is Systematically devastating Macedonia
and massacreing the Christian popula-
ton. Further it says, Turkey has mob
illzed her whole army which cannot pos
sbly be for the sole purpose of suppress
ing the revolution. Therefore, the Bull
garian government appeals to the humane
sentiment of Europe to prevent the con-
tlnuance of the massacres and devastating
and to stop the mobilization of the Tur-
klsh army.
The memorandum concludes with the
plain statement that unless the powers
intervene Bulgaria will be forced to take
such measures as she may deem neces-
sary.
War Imminent.
While it is possible that Turkish
Bulgarian war may even yet be averted,
the probabilities of such an encounter
were never greater than at the present
moment.
People here think that the anxiety of
the pOWtTS seem 10 De IlldulleSleu CIl6AJ
in repeated amenities to the porte to
suppress the revolution with all speed and
energy possible. kilograms from Con-
stantinople appear in this evenings pa
Hers asserting that the atnbasasdors had
urged the sultan's government to sup
press the insurrection without any con-
siderations of mercy.
Warned by previous disastrous expert
enees, the revolutionary leaders have de-
cded to use only guerilla tactics in east
ern Macedonia. 1 he policy of occupying
towns and villages has proved a mistake.
gas 1t has usually resulted In Turkeys
re-occupying the village. destroying ev-
erything, and killing the Inhabitants, the
insurgents being hampered in their oper-
atoms by the women and children. A
guerilla warfare is expected to exhaust
the Turks much sooner. 1t is hoped that
the new tactics will result in the women
and children being spared unnecessary
dangers.
Insurgents Strong.
The insurgents now have nearly 1000
men armed with rifles in eastern Macedo-
mia and thousands of peasants are ready
to Join their forces when a general rising
has been proclaimed. This step is delayed
until the supply of rifles, cartridges and
dynamite is received. New bands aggre-
RdilnB lDuD men are ItDoi ttb ~ pt Dii eiNAA
way to the frontier. The Turkish forces
now in eastern Macedonia are estimated
at 1900.
In the conflicts in the mountains or
Pirin the Turks are reported to have
lost heavily in dead. while great many
were wounded. The revolutionaries had
only one slightly wounded. The peasants
are welcoming the insurgents everywhere
with the greatest enthusiasm. The bands
are experiencing great difficulty in OBJ
tanning arms A panic prevails in the town
of Velos. The soldiers permit no one
to leave Velos and the peasants In the
surrounding villages have all been killed
and their houses destroyed
Severe fighting has occurred near the
town of Okrida, in which the Turks lost
heavily but the bands were forced to re-
tire.
An engagement between the Turks and
insurgents has taken place at Ribartzi
near Kitscheve, and there again the
Turks lost many killed and wounded
The villages of Tzitlna and Skotchivir
in the same district have been destroyed
and their inhabitants massacred.