The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-23
TURKISH TORTURE.
CHILDREN THROWN INTO AN
OVEN AND BAKED TO
DEATH.

LEA III.
Fifty Women and Children Return.
ing from the Mountains were
Bulchered by Turkish Sol
diers-Kill Women in
Revenge.
London, Sept. 19-As result of
the Intervention of the British AM
bassador, the decree of expulsion
has not been enforced against the
Daily Nails correspondent of Mo-
nastir, who, under the date of Sep
tember Is, telegrarhed:
"a state of terror exists here.
Suspected Christians vanish utterly,
presumably 10 prison. Spies abound
on every hand. The following are
some tales Of atrocities which have
thoroughly authenticated. The
Turks burned Is children to death
In baking oven at Bisoler, near
Armetzoa, in September. They
Massacred 200 women and children
at Jovan in revenge for death at
the hands of the insurgents. Fifty
] women and children returning from
the mountains to their devasted
homes we're murdered by Turkish
soldiers. Between September ~
and September IL the Bashi Bi-
zouks destroyed four villages near
Krusbevo, in the presence OF Kahn
i kai (administrator) of Krusnevo,
massacreing and mutillat!ng the in
habitants.",
The D4ily Mails Constantinople
correspondent says the Porte is dis
satisfied with Bulgaria's assurance
to France that the mobilization OF
Bulgarian forces is only intendd TO
prevent bands from passing the
| frontier, and a high military com.
mission is now sitting in the Yildiz
Kiosk, considering a plan for the
invasion of Eastern. ..Roumaluia.
lA disp4tch from Salakov to the
/ Times, dated September 1S, says
the number of Macedonian emf.
grants and refugees along the iron
tier is daily increasing, and it is
calculated that there are now 10000
lin the various towns. villages and
border districts from Burgas to Kos.
tendin, all eagerly looking forward
to the day of reckoning of the
Turks. Many are compelled to re
main inactive through the INSULT
cient supply Of arms and ammunl-
ftion. The com mittees find Difficult
lty in keeping pace with the demand
| for rifles, as the weapons are arriv
ling slowly and irregularly, owing
Ito the various obstacles encountered
I in transit.
Acco. ding to information receiv-
ed by the American college here
adds the correspondent, 5000 refu
gees from across the frontier Of the
Adrianople vilayet. are now in Bur
gassand, the neighboring village
All are destitute, and relief is ur
gently NEEDED. They bring terrible
stories Of rapine and devastation
land report that no foreigner, oficia
or unofficial, is allowed to make in
dependent investigation or go any
where out of sight of the Turkish
forces
London, Sept. 1S.-The. West.
minister Gazette says well-knowr
London journalist, cables from Bel
gradesas follows:
s:Starting with pro-Turkish sym
pathizers, I have found overwhelm
ing evidence. atrocities are rather
underestimated in convlnciDgly
proving that the Turkish reports o
British .consuls, bankers and un
prejudiced people. Foreign Minis
ter Tsokof tells me he knows caseI
of starving women in the forests
killing two uf their own children t.
preserve the third. The forest wan
derers will all parish of cold within
two more months.
Europe" added the Westmin
ster Gazette, dealing with the Kas
toria reports, sis bound at once t,
intervene, whether by conference o
as concert.
Sofia, Sept. 18.-FurtheI report
from Kartoria say that the city j
burning, and that the massacre 0
it's population, estimated to hav
number 10000 persons, was in