New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-04
THROUGH MACEDONIA.
4dz,cntures of a Correspondent
.4mong the Turks.
Uskuo. April 10.

- -ulfl shes- promises led to decline the
ser of the hand of Bulgarians TO take me
oes Macedonia under the very noses of the
--,-s and to have special fight for my enter
,-,--,srt / told the band that my fear Of being
,,o,--iddled on crossing the border before I
80 secured and sent III any news whatsoever
so-ce5 ne &c forego the adventure The fertile
- ~ the leader however. soon devised an
,.her tempting project
should go into Turkey in the regular way
: sborld make my way TO appointed Bull
.-a-sar village There should reduce the escort
;. turkish soldiers in my train 10 few as
,,,ssirle I should protest TO the Kaimakam
.-e, 7 felt II Incumbent upon me reward these
,.-o-rhv fellows for accompanying me through
dangerous places. where. If were alone. death
~ rothery would he certain: but could not af-
ford 70 pay small army. BY some such argu-
rent my retinue TO he cut down to not
-,o-e than ten or a dozen men. I 20 start
Of or prearranged day from an ap-
r.ointed village toward another one. and in
an a-pointed mountain pass I was to he
,,i5narped That would do away with the dan
cor ~ nv being shot by the turks for the news
would he spread about that was taken by the
..0or,71ittaje'' and the Turkish soldiers would
..t,-a orders TO ba careful in their skrmishes
not 20 KIN me I was assured that 1 would be
released as soon Is I had seen Macedonia from
-be inside Al the time Of my capture was to
-.-sr5 10 fight on the side Of my escort against
-be .'triEands", but my pistol and gun were 70
le 1oaded with blank cartridges The COM
initiate were all sharpshooters. ] was informed.
md there would he TO danger Of my being shot
The details Of this project dovetailed delight
.rllv grew eCstatic and demanded the ap-
continent Of the place Ny ardor suddenly
chilled as the thought came TO me: What would
become OF the Turks7'' nut rhe question to the
leader Of the band
oh. they viii al die. IF course" was the re-
Spouse.
To sacrifice ten or twelve men VINO were CIV
ing their lives for mine was more than I could
agree to-even for the splendid story the ex-
Mott might make, Nevertheless. at one time in
Macedonia when I was apparently without an
escort / zfshed that the committaje would ap-
r,ea- On the scene and carry out the project
n, only hope OF visiting the scene Of some
fresh atrocities lay in their sudden onTusn; but
could not discover one of them anywhere
To,I nav wonder why the band were anx-
ions 70 take me- and viii think. no doubt. that
+bev were enticing ne into trap; but that
was not the case. Not only they, but also every
BULGARIAN with whom talked at Sofa, Informed
me As I was going openly into Macedonia every
thing would be whitewashed before me as l
---ooaeded, that my bodyguard Of Turkish
.rg OFT their woes 70 me- and that the many
-o4faes compliments and cigarettes bestowed
,o7 me- bz wallis. KairnakaTns and army officers
would proha bly, win me over wholly TO the Turk
81 side This afronted my dignity was
-7a- rrepared 10 admit that I could he hood
,yinlzed so easily or. rather. bought so cheaply-
7 soon learned. however, that they were right
when they said that would see nothing, II the
Turks could prevent me
After much parley with Ferruk Bey' the late
minister 70 Washington. who is now trying 10
lsae7 a connection between the Sultan ana the
-. -o,-srnr,snt. ! had to give way and was
z,i-,,ed into Constantinople / tried TO go
ss-ar-rz- into Macedonia across the border but
- - i-,-,o~+rni7ies could 1 obtain the neces-
s- zfsz for my passport to permit me 10 enter
-.,-l-az- otherwise than by the main railway line.
TIC E2-j+iz, Consul in Sofia acts for American
Interests and ne would not insist that shoulo
l. allowed as nv passport demanded tree &C
~ass - Constantinople my measure was
taken 60 20 speak Spies were set upon me-
and my Advance TO SalOnica was telesTaiiie"
ahead. From Salonica my very thoughts
ses--e5 70 be anticipated would sneak out Oh
q Town before daybreak. only 20 find an escort
i-i-s- for ne on the road 10 the place TO
-,btch was going I would cali on a Kama
IN or some other Turkish authority and
rasf-ree and list Of the people TO whom had
-z1l-e5 The dav before. I soon found It was
...,.ss r. - 70 battle the SuItan's secret ser
vice
C.-oe T was certain that 7 had them beaten
A-,- didn't Arriving at Teles late one night /
heard that there was fight then IN progress a
t;a~rnftzf ! carriage driver had JUST ATM
from Tie neighborhood, and had brought III liie
new Our horses were worn out Win an al
DAY laur- and 50 were We so gave oUI
ragged guards each a few piastres ana aL'ei d
-7iserahl meal Of lamb in three Styles sii'''
bread and Khaki" turned into COT IN d Iooiii
which already held three Turks NOW u n
are honest fellows. and felt no fear OF pelHs
49, n M money. all Of which. for the time
-. ne j., M, pocket: nor did I fear being
,,.sssr-aa Nevertheless would rather nave
~ -oo-7, alone with my dragornan. whorl
lpzv We gave no instructions that hlshI
sbou1 orr horses Early the following HUI
we arose dressed hurriedly. went 10 the sla-I'i77
saddles our ponies and started at once Ga
nv draEor1an did not know my lnteIiIio" ~
! awoke MIN: yet an escort OF SIX %4P-'eo'
mounted and ready for hard. long rae
AWAITED rs Oh the edge Of the town! was 80
cisgIsted that from that time OF never gave
another Turkish soldier ZIP
The AID ro- prohibit US from proceeding as
Isxgected they would do; and being anxious 10
-sacs, -ae scene Of the massacre. set FAST
mace orz~ the mountains About noon We
reached Isrip a town with mixed popula lioii
Of Turks. jews and Buigarians. ] expected .
stop there for luncheon. and rode IN without Il
suspicion CT the fate that awaited US barels
outside the town z courier met US. saInted anu
zrutte-ed something TO the sergeant OF my
guard Gid not suspect the truth then. but
r9.r know that he was dispatched to see 10 Il