The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-09
Turkish Troops Burn, RaVagG and PiNage at VIII in Trou-
 bIed Macedonia
HORRIBLE SCENES ARE
 ENACTED EVERYWHERE
Famine Adds to the Deporable Stua- tion of the People and Many Per
 ish From Hunger-AlI Cor
 respondents Must Leave.

Sofia, Bulgaria, September S.-The Mace donian interior government estimates that 10000 women, children and old men are hiding in the mountains and forests of Macedonia The Turkish troops are burn ing the forests in the districts of Loren and Kostur and killing fugitives who att tempt to escape to the plains The vlach village of Gopesh, three hours distant from Monastir has been burned by the Turks who are reported to have thrown several of the inhabitants into the fire. The Bashi Bazouks have destroyed the village of Stoilovo, near Maketernovo. Thirteen thousand Turkish soldiers are assembled on the frontier at Palanka Kratovo and Gotschani and are plunder- Ing the surrounding villages. The peo- pie have not complained, fearing that they may be murdered. In the district oe Debritsi. vilayet of Monastir. the soldiers are reported to be naked and starving and to be robblng all around. The gen. eral staff of the insurgents has Issued circular ordering the bands not to molest the peaceful Turkish and Albanian villages. The order concludes:
 Plenty of Time.
 "There will always be plenty of time to take such measures.
 Famine prevails hi the astsiGtr-.r Krushevo, and the population is going into the adjacent districts. All reports from the vilayet of Monastir agree in descrb- ing the situation as appalling. The people in the mountains and forests are dying of starvation by thousands. At present 1t is impossible to obtain precise figures. The revolutionary headquarters estimated that 30, GOO Bulgarians. men, women and chil- dren have been killed, while at least the same number of refugees are slowly per ishing of hunger.
 In official circles these figures are re- garded as an under estimate and officials incline to the belief that the number of the massacred exceeds 5O,000. The Turks are apparently determined to exterminate the entire Bulgarian population of the vilayet. The actual details of the happen- ings outside the town are not available. The foreign representatives at Monastir are dependent on information furnished | them from Turkish official sources.
 Viewed With Alarm.
 In government circles here the
 ton Is viewed with in increasing
 It is reliably reported. that the
 forces In MdceuoiFd HuiH'ti y-"f
 considered impossible that s'tch fore has been assembled merely to crush the rebellion. It Is feared that the sultan is meditating an attack on Bulgaria
 According to telegram from Constan- tinople the porte has issued an uncoDdi- tional order that all European correspon- dents must leave Macedonia because they are circulating false news. The ambas- sadors have been notified of this decision.
 The latest report regarding Boris Sara foff. the Macedonian leader says he was wounded in the leg near Dairene. Private letters received from European residents at Monastir give narrowing details of the situation at that vilayet. Sixty families recently arrived here from Smiteco. which was totally destroyed. The refugees saw a husband and wife sitting in the ruins of their home when a Turkish sol- dier slashed off the mans head and threw it in the womans lap The soldiers found a servant girl and several children hiding In a ditch. They outraged the girl and slaughtered all the children