The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-08-28

NO BREACH IN UNITY OF POWERS
UTMOST WILL BE DONE TO CON-
FINE CONFLICT TO THE
BALKANS.

Constantinople, Aug 28.--War be-
tween Turkey and Bulgaria is re-
garded as inevitable unless some
way speedily is found to arrest the
reciprocal slaughter and destruction
in Macedonia.
The Turks are stirred to high
pitch of excitement by the stories told
by Greek and Moslem refugees who
have reached the shores of the Bos-
porus from the annihilateu villages in
the districts where the insurgents are
operating. These persons aliege that
the Bulgarian forces III Eastern Mace
donia are killing men. women and
children indiseriminately and setting
fire to everything combustible. Iney
say that armed banGs descend upon
the villages in broad daylight snd
carry out
Their Dreadful Work
with remorseless rigor Several for
eign diplomats who vis - the refu-
gees in their camps have returned
with gloomier view tina. ever OF the
prospects of war between Turkey and
Bulgaria. They cannot see how a gen
eral outbreak of Moslem fury can
much longer be averted austria and
Russia are still supported by all the
powers and they persist If their en-
deavor to localize the struggle pend
Ing the issue Of new neg tiations with
Turkey, which, it is understood here.
are about to be inaugurated.
Effective DipIomac. or War.
Vienna, Aug. 2S.-It is f. in high
quarters that unless the events in
Macedonia are highly exaggerated in
the reports sent out from there
diplomacy must shortly discover a
more effective way of meeting the
situation or else it must give place to
war. Happily thus far ths.e is no
breach in the unity Of the powers. It
is certain that come what may in the
Balkan peninsula the European gov
ernments will do their utmost to con-
fine the conflict to that region.
War Of determination.
London, Aug. 2s.-According to a
Sofia telegram to the Times the Turk
had reached the utmost limits of bar
barism, and it is evident that it is the
intention to accomplish by degrees
the total extirpation of the. Bulgarian
population.
Within the last few days, says the
Times correspondent, twelve more
Chris tian villages have been handed
over to fire and sword, and the women
and children and the aged have Seen
massacred Unfortunately. Cu4voys
of prisoners dispatched to Nonastir
have been murdered by their escorts
on the way.
A private letter from a foreign resi-
dent In Monastir says that even the
local Turks are disguised. and medi-
tate assassinating the consuls in order
to provoke European intervention.
The insurgents are doubtless TAX
ing a terrible revenge, and are exc.
cutting the revolutionary program to
the letter.
More Troops Called Out.
Constantinople, Aug. 28.-The gov
eminent has decided to call to the
colors all the remaining European re-
serves belonging to the Second and
Third army corps, and a number OF
other reserves which will bring the
total of the Turkish soldiers in Mace
donna up to $50 battaiions or almost
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 tc
use all the means at her disposal te
suppress the rebellion.