The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-27
BULGARIAN BARBARITY
Greek Paper Objects to Bull
= gariar's Big Talk
WORSE THAN THE TURKS
Recalls Some of the Atrocities
Done by Them.


finues supplying the press of this county
with the stories of Turkish atrocities.
What can be more preposterous than hav-
ing the Bulgarians point an accusing fin
ger at the Turks and declare. You are
murderers?" Especially so in the face OF
the details of the horrible crimes perpe-
trated by the Bulgarian insurgents in
Macedonia, which Atlantis presents in
this column. The facts come from most
trustworthy source and have been well
authenticated
Most of these reports are printed in a
monthly review published by the Society
of Hellism in Athens, and the Greek daily
-.Acropolis. These show that in the last
three years the Bulgarians have commit
ted over one thousand OF the most dia-
boiicsl crimes that a civilized world ever
heard of Most of their unfortunate vic
Tins were Greeks, and the exact number
OF their outrages win probably never be
known, because of the imperfect facilities
of communication between the interior
towns of Macedonia and Greece.
The complete list Of known atrocities is
in the hands of the Greek government
but the latter has refrained from publish
ing it because of the great indignation
that would be voiced in the country by
this illustration of Bulgarian barbarity
Atlantis will gladly supply copies of the
monthly issued by the Society of Hellism
which contains this list, to any one who
applies for it. Some of the crimes that
ought to startle the world and cause all
humanity to stand aghast are described
below.
FAMILY OF SEVEN BUTCHERED.
One of these is reported by the corre-
spondent of the Vienna Tageblatt,"
paper of excellent standing in Europe.
This crime was committed near the viii
iage of Gevgeli in January of this year.
An entire family of seven members were
butchered in the most horrible manner.
This murder was precipitated by Bulgar-
fan priests, who had given shelter to the
insurgents until the night of the commits
sion of the crime Further proof is at
hand that Bulgarian priest participated
In it. The latter was arrested and died in
prison
on November Is. 1862, Marcos CARACAS,
n Greek physician of Monastir. Macedon-
la. was MORALLY wounded by Bulgarians.
In the town of Ressina. on October 10,
1902. a Greek priest named Papa Chara-
lambes and his son. a teacher in the vii
iage of ChaliarOussy, were killed by Bull
garians
The correspondent of THE London
Times reported on Pune 10 last that a
leading Greek in Saracene Macedonia
was kidnapped by Bulgarian insurgents
who demanded a large ransom from his
family. who were unable to pay. where
Z upon the assassins demonstrated further
their venomous hatred of Greeks by ac-
tually crucifying their victim.
Perhaps the worst of all the brutal and
appalling outrages of which the Bulgar-
fans have been guilty was reported from
Salonika on August Is. y Bulgarian band.
under the leadership of the notorious
Charcalaroff. entered the Greek village
of Procopea. and after plundering nearly
every house took as prisoner a Greek
priest. Papa Christie. and his nephew.
teacher They attempted 10 force them
to join the Bulgarian cause. but the cap
tives informed them that they would re-
main loyal Greeks to the death-and that
was their fate
And then followed a massacre probably
never equalled in its horrible details.
Charcalaroff ordered his men TO cut of
the ears of the young teacher. and his
commands were only too willingly execut-
ed. With equal -bloodedness did the
band cut off in turn the nose and arms Of
the poor tortured Greek. and while he lay
gasping his breath the Bulgarians gouged
out his eyes and cut out his tongue. As
q last act Of fendishness the insurgents
cut his head from the body of the dying
man
The priest an old man. overcome by
fright and the horror of the scene before
him. expired on the spot. Not satisfied
with his physically painless death. the
fends stabbed his dead body.
The foregoing list OF atrocities by the
Bulgarians. taken at random. Is sufficient
TO stamp the Bulgarian as an unciviiized
barbarian The victim in every instance
was an unoTending Greek. Without
passing Judgment on the veracity of the
Turkish massacre report. we are quite
-ositive that they could not possibly COM
!, lit crimes more savage or horrible than
hose few mentioned. Quit apropos IN
deed. Is the following paragraph by the
Macedonia correspondent OF The London
Chronicle contained in letter dated
July -:
The genuine Greeks. the HellenlzinG
wsnachs. and many of the orthodox Bnl-
garians. who identify themselves with the
Greeks. look upon the revolutionary
movement as a movement calculated 10
further the interests OF Bulgaria, and. IL
successful. 10 place them under new
yoke more srievous than the one under
which they are groaning at present. The
Turk kills the body: bat the Slav will kin
our national soul they say. "Once
Macedonia has become Bulgarian, we
shall have TO leave our homes or be alb
scrbea. Better oppression than national
death So speak the more moderate ones
Others go even further: The Turk may
be a brute: but the Bulgarian has proved
himself & devil. Look at sll the Greek
priests. schoolmasters and notables daily
perishing because they refuse TO renounce
their nationality. No. it is better 20 re-
mai under the Turk yet awhile
The terse but emphatic statement OF
Premier Balfour. in speech before the
house Of commons. goes far TO support
our contention that the Bulgarians are
guilty Of most Of the wrongs perpe,ratei
on a defenseless people. Coming from
the worthy source IT does, It should carry
great weight. He said:
1--WE must confess with regret tina; one
OF the main obstacles to the success Of the
efforts Of Europe Is the insurgent bands
themselves Between the crimes that