Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-09-14

Sofia. Sept. 1O.-The cOnsuls at Sa-
Ionica have requested their ambassa-
doris TO send warships TO that port, rs
they are I'm fear of dynamite Outrages-
A band Of so rsvolutionaries engaged
Turkish troops between Melnik and
Demirhissar. The Turks are reported
TO have lost heavily.
The towns OF PriIep AMI MOnastir
are surrounded by troops and no one
Is allowed to enter or leave them.
The Turkish authorities in Adrian
opIe vfIayet have ordered the destruc-
zion OF mills and granaries. Thous-
ands OF women and children in the dis
trict are hiding in the mountains and
are starving.
Statistics Of Slaughter.
Sofa. Sept. IO.-The Macedonian or
CARNATIONS are preparing a memoran-
dunn To be presented to the representa-
tives OF the powers. in which they de-
clare the insurgents intend to resort to
reprisals for the Turkish atrocities.
The memorandum gives detailed infOr-
nation OF the villages destroyed and
the massacre Of inhabitants. II de-
cIares that $4,000 men, women and
children have been Slaughtered and
100 villages burned.
Responsibility With Powers.
The memorandum repeats the state
ments recently issued by the insur-
gents general stan at MOnastir. that
the Turks. instead Of fighting the in
surgents. have Instituted a general mas
sacre OF christians. The organizations
declare they are issuing the present
memorandum because they are no
longer able to restrain the bands from
retaliation and henceforward the re
sp0nsibility viii rest with the pow
ers. which instead OF attempting TO
moderate the Turkish barbarities, are
calling on the Turks TO speedily end
the revolution.
Regular Soldiers Guilty.
London Sept. 1C.-The Monastir
correspondent # the Mail sends a
graphic account OF the sickening
sights he witnessed in the hospitals
there. The victims of Turkish brutal
ity were mostly Greeks and Wallachi-
ans. Many women and children had
wounds from mauser bullets. proving
they had been inflicted by the regular
troops, inasmuch as the Bashi-Bazouks
are armed with martins.
The stories told by victims tended TO
prove the worst accusations against
the Turkish troops, OF brutalities and
massacres.
Picture Of Devastation.
A dispatch to the Times from Mon
astir. dated September 3, says the rail
way journey from Salonica TO MOnas-
tiT gives a slight idea OF the devasta-
ton of the country. The Christian
population seems to have entirely dis
appeared Crops are lying deserted
and the railway stations and villages
are swarming with armed Turks, a
few OF whom could be described as
regulars. rhe signs of insurgent vic
tories are a few burned blOczhouses.
The Turkish victories are indicated
burned and a number OF fires still
burning over all the neighbOring hills.
Vast columns OF smoke are seen in
the direction OF Neveska-
Word from Leishman.
Washington, Sept. 1O.-The state
department yesterday received two
CabIegrams from Minister Leishman
at COnstantinOple. They were sent
i'm the course OF a consultation with
the department, and for that reason
were not made public. It was stated
at the department however. that
Minister Le.shman threw no light on
the situation either at COnstantinople
or at Beirut. Some additional in
structiOns were sent TO Minister
Leishman yesterday. but these went
prior to the receipt of the Cablegrams
from him. A copy OF the report re-
Ceived at the navy department from
Admiral Cotton relative to the situa-
ton at Beirut was sent to the state
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