The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-26
MORE TROOPS
ORDERED out.
Turkey Places in the Field
Double the Force
Employed in the Recent War
With Greece.
A HEAP OF RUINS.
The City of KruShevO Is Rem
dered Uninhabitable.
Story of the Atrocities Perpe-
trated by the Turks.

Constantinople. Aug. 26.-The govern
ment has decided to call out the re-
naming European reserves belonging to
the Second and Third army corps and
number of other reserves, which will
bring the total of the Turkish soldiers
in Macedonia up to 300 battalions. or al
NEST double the force utilized in the
Turko-Greek war The enrolment of
such large bodies Of troops indicates the
seriousness with which Turkey views
the situation and her determination to
use all the means at her disposal to re-
press the rebellion Ibrahim Pasha the
new commander of the troops is young
and capable officer. Seven battalions
have been dispatched to F'lorina from
Monastir.
The Wallis of Monastir and Salonica
telegraph that they are now able TO
guarantee the maintenance of order in
their respective towns.
Philippopolis. Bulgaria. Aug 26.-The
Turkish consul accompanied by a sus-
pected person arrived last evening from
Constantinople. They were stopped Oy
a policeman who demanded their pass
ports An alteration ensued and the
consul took his companion to the con-
sulate. The prefect has dismissed the
policeman, but the consul is not satis
fed and has presented a strong protest
demanding severe punishment for the
perpetrator of what he calls a serious
assault upon himself and his friend.
Monastir, Aug 26.-The beautiful city
of Krushevo is a heap of ruins. The
women and children are homeless, eX-
posed to the weather and famine. The
town is rendered uninhabitable by the
odor of corpses which are being gnawed
sl.r. los tlIo nI-i-
ties refusing TO allow them to be re-
moved under the preteXt that an inquest
will be held.
Krushevo is situated on the summit
of hill, eight hours distant and to the
northwest of Monastir. 1t contained
2000 houses and 10000 inhabitants.
mostly Vlachs calling themselves
Greeks. There were only 100 poor Bull
garian houses. The Vlachs are pros
porous merchants who travel abroad
on business. leaving their families in
Krushevo.
After making fortunes abroad by
their diligence and economy they re-
turn to spend their wealth in Krush-
evo, where they own fine houses, fur
niture and jewels. The Turkish inhab-
itants of the surrounding villages have
long envied the prosperity of Krush-
evo. The Macedonian committee, in
concert with Bulgarian bands, has
been completing arrangements during
several months with view to occupy
ties Of Krushevo, observing the threat
ening movement, begged the vail of
Monastir to send reinforcements, as the
garrison of thirty soldiers was INSULT
cient to cope with insurgent attack.
These warnings were ignored On Au
gust ., the day fixed for the Bulgarian
attack on KrusheVo, While four mar
liages were being celebrated in the
Greek church. a number of Komitaj jis,
by Encouragement, remained hidden in
the church and were locked in by the
sacristan on the conclusion of the cere-
monies. At 10 o'clock at night they
sounded an alarm by ringing the
church bells. simultaneously a band
of 300 insurgents headed by Petoff en-
tered the town, discharging their rifles
The terrified inhabitants remained in
doOrs. The band first burned the resi-
dence of the mudir and massacred the
garrison of Turkish soldiers of the
town. but the invaders spared the
harems. On the following morning the
Komitajis established provisional
government and instituted a new police
and municipality. They killed Chris
tians who they believed had betrayed
the plans of the committee. The
notables of the town were compelled to
contribute $4,000 to the revolutionary
fund. The Bulgarian villagers in the
neighborhood, hearing that Krushevo
was in the hands of the insurgents en-
tered the town and demanded ammu-
milton, which however was unobtain-
able.
ed a rampant enclosing the town and
the inhabitants were ordered to melt
down their spoons to make bullets Phe
Turks. informed of the capture of the
town sent from Perlep three squadrons
of cavalry which were attacked enroute
and compelled to retire with a loss of
100 killed.
on August 13 the Turks concentrated
seven battalions and one battery on
Krushevo.
They made an offer to the Komatajis
to allow the women and children to
leave town. This proposal was declined
and the bombardment began. The
Komitajis quickly abandoned the town
and escaped to the neighboring forest
where pursuit was impossible.
The Turks entered the town and, guild
ed by Turkish villagers from the neigh
borhood. attacked the house of Greek
notables and ordered the inmates to be
searched and stripped. They seized the
money and jewels and assaulted the
women. those who resisted being killed
A Greek priest who sought TO protect
his daughter was killed. The girls ear
rings were torn out and her hand was
chopped Off to secure a bracelet.
When the houses had been pillaged the
Turkish peasants loaded their horses
with whatever the soldiers left and the
residences were burned. The sack of
Krushevo lasted three days during
which time the women remained without
food and shelter and at the mercy of the
soldiers and Bashi Bazouks-