Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-09
SERIOUS ! FIGHTING IS REPORTED
TURKS AND RuLoAR,ANs SAID TO
HAVE SUSTAINED HEAVY
LOSSES.

SSAS6AdmS W IuS aIIUaSSaUCES OF tDLSe
countries in onstant:nople. The, tel
egrams were couched in the fuilssiag
terms:
ou: were recently instructed to de-
clare that Austria-Hungsry ard Rus
sia adhere to the task OF paciication
which they have undertaken ana are
resolved to pcrsevere with the pro.
gram drawn up at the beginning # :he
year, Notwithstanding tie difficulties
hitherto opposs.: to its exs :":isn. For
indeed, while on ihe one han. :,..a rev.
olutionary committees .laH provoked
disturbances and dcterr:a Z the Chris.
tian population of the three vilayets
from cooperating in the execution of
the reforms, on the other hand. the
representatives of the subnme porte
intrusted with their application have
been generally wanting In
The Necessary Zeal,
and have not been imbued with the
idea which inspired these measures.
Both powers are united in the de-
termination to show that it is their
firm resolve to insist upon the execu-
tion in their entirety of those reforms
. which was accepted by the porte and
which are calculated to guarantee gen
eral security. In this correction you
will receive detailed instructions With
out delay.
while the powers recognize to the
full the porte's right and duty to sup
press the disorders fostered by the in.
surrectionary agitation of the Mace
donian committee, they at the same
time deplore the fact that this sup
preston was accompanied by excesses
and cruelties from which the peaceful
inhabitants suffered. It therefore ap-
pears to them to be their urgent duty
to come to the assistance of the VIC
tins of these regrettable occurrences
and the above mentioned instructions
will acquaint you with the details of
the
Humanitarian Action
which they deem necessary with the
object of supporting the inhabitants
who have been deprived of all means
of existence, facilitating their repatri-
alton and restoring the villages,
churches and schools destroyed by
fire.
The Austro-Hungarian and Rus
sian governments entertain the firm
hope that their continued endeayors to
establish a lasting peace in the sorely
tried provinces will attain their object
and they are convinced that their i'm
partial advice will be needed by all to
whom it is addressed in their own in
iterests.
by command of his majesty. nv
august master, request you to COM
'municate the foregoing to the Ottoman
government, after you have arrived
;at an understanding with your Rus.
sian (or Austrian) colleague, who has
received identical instructions"
Heavy Losses Reported.
Sofa, Bulgaria, Oct. 6. - Serious
news has been received here from the
frontier Of fighting between Turkish
and Bulgarian troops at Demir-Kapia.
both sides sustaining losses. In Of
fetal quarters all knowledge of the
affair is denied, but the circumstantial
details given seem to indicate that
sthere is some foundation for the &C.
counts Of the conflict.
From insurgent sources it is report
Led that the Bulgarian villages Of Obi.
ditt and Kremen have been pillaeed
and burned. Many Of the inhabitanta
--were slaughtered. The Bulgarian
:squarter Of Belitza is in flames. Seven
hundred refugees from Belitza are re-
ported to have beer killed in a Turk.
sish andbuscade near Samakoff, prov.
Aince of Kirk Kilisse.
It. is reported that twenty Turkish
villages in the Razlog district have
been burned. The large village of
Bonisko Is said to have been de.
stroyed and Its 1000 Turkish inhab-
itants killed.