The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-14
MACEDONIA SORE
 ON AMERICANS Leaders Believe Our Papers Have Sold Out to Turkey ARE GREATLY DISAPPOINTED
They Say It Is Difficult to Believe That Impression Created By Miss Stone Affair Could Have So PreIu-
 diced the Press.

Sofia, August 13-The Macedonian lead CTS express themselves as greatly disap- pointed with what they assert is the dis tinct1y hostile attitude of America toward their cause as manifested in the utter ances of the press. Dr. Christo Tartar chef, one Of the presidents Of the Cen tral International Macedonian commit tee, told representative of the Associ- ated Press that his party was convinced that American newspapers had been bought with Turkish gold.
 There seems to be no other explana- ton of the articles" said he; they are not only unsympathetic toward the movement, but decidedly inlmicable to 1t. It is impossible that such an attitude should arise from ignorance of the true state of affairs in country so intelligent as America, and it is also difficult to be- lieve that the impression created by the Miss Stone affair could have so prejudiced the American press.
 Intervention the Only Remedy.
 'In regard to the present situation only real, practical intervention by the pow CTS can stop the fighting of the insur- gents. Failing in such intervention, the campaign will be prosecuted to the bitter end. The band now fighting in the villa yet of Monastir consists of 5000 to 10000 men, mostly young and enthusiastic and trained in the use of arms. Their number could be quadrupled were 1t not that the difficulty of feeding such an army rem ders it's increase inadvisable. The Turk ish troops are badly clothed and demor- alized. They have repeatedly refused to march against the insurgents who are well supplied with arms and ammuni- ton, chiefly purchased from Turkish sol diers who sold their gang for cass' al- most within sight of the barracks of Monastir. By the plentiful employment of money, insurgent bands have been en- abled to smnggle any quantity of guns across the frontier. and the highest Turk ish officials have readily accepted insur- gent gold.
 Dr. Tartarcheff concluded by saving that the committee lived in daily hope that the powers would recognize the jus- tice of their cause and intervene. He said the friends of the cause looked chiefly toward England as the pioneer land or liberty to assist them.
 Ex-officers Arrested.
 Sofia, August 13.-General Tzoncheff president of the Macedonian committee, and his friend, Colonel Jankoff, both of whom are ex-oficers in the Bulgarian army, have been arrested by the Bull garian police near the Macedonian iron tier under the suspicion that they were on their way to joint the revolutlonists The report that revolution had broken out in the vilayet of Adrianople was pre- mature. Complete tranquility regns everywhere in Bulgaria,
 Rebelj Defeated.
 Salonica, Wednesday, August 12.-Infor- nation from Monastir Is to the effect that the insurgents have occupied Klisura and Pissordore and that the Albanian rebels have been disastrously defeated In the Debyrsko region.
 Italy Greatly interested.
 Rome, August 13.-Great interest is taken in Italy in the Balkan situation, especially among the Albanians, who in- habit villages, in the southern part of Italy and Sicily, where they preserve their nationality, custom and religion.
 News received comes principally from the Servian frontier. The latest reports say that Colonel Yankoff, one of the Mac edonian agitators. has enlisted many Bull garian youths and occupies a strong posi- tion in the meetings. At Yenije-I-Varbar two hundred insurgents helped by well armed peasants are resisting the military garrison.