Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-04
A PROCLAMATION
Issued Calling for General Re-
volt Against Turkey.
Addressed TO Our Brethren in Mac
edonia and AdrianopIe."
Council of Prince Ferdinand and Min
listers Held at Varna.

Sofia, Sept, "A special dispatch
from RiIa near the Turkish frontier,
says n courier has arrived there with
copy of the proclamation of a general
insurrection, which has been awaited.
The document is addressed TO Our
brethren in Macedonia and Adrano-
pie" and begins by congratulating
them upon the heroic fight they have
already wagered. The proclamation
proceeds:
Armed only with your own strength
against mighty empire, against pitt
less foes. with the power of your right
hand and the might of your spirit, you
have shaken the hateful Ottoman do
miniOn. A hundred thousand of the
Sultan's soldiers and an innumerab
infidel mob We're unable to resist your
advance. You have sacrificed every
thing before liberty. Your villages
were burned. your homes pillaged, your
children massacred and your sisters,
wives and mothers violated. If a sue
cession of valiant champions has per-
sisted in the struggle and dyed the IA
therland with their dear blood, but with
greater zeal you have embraced the
fight Your smoking hearths have
strengthened your manliness the cries
of children and means of women, exas-
peratad from your souls. From the
breast of the fatherland came new
champions, replacing those who have
persisted The holy flag of liberty
waves more proudly over the dear ia
i therland. Your enemies are rendered
Z pDWerless before your heroiSm. The
forces of tyranny are exhausted. New
days have come. One more heroic
stroke and the centuries of tyranny will
fall to the ground in commissions of
DEATH. !.
"The dawn of liberty rxepa already
above the Macedonia horizon and
awaits this stroke to shine with It's full
brlIiancy on the Macedonian land. Pre-
pare yourselves then for this. stroke
BE at your posts. There thV&Al5attle
strikes. The cry of liberty ofedeath
will break the chains of slavery and
bring the triumph of Justice
The proclamation is signed, From
the supreme central government
council presided over by Prince
Ferdinand, and attended by the pre-
mier and the ministers of interior, war
and justice. was held at the palace OF
EuXinograd, near Varna, today. The
announcement of the result of the de-
alterations is anXiOuSly awaited here
No definite news was received. tod
day, regarding the operations of the In
ShrgcntS across the frontier.
The insurgent general staff has issued
Il proclamation throughout Macedonia
asking for the support of the whole
population and pointing out that the
revolutiOnaries are not fighting for u
neighboring power but for human
rights.
More fighting is reported from the
district of Debre. The Turks attacked
the reVOlutionaricS at the village of
Dambeni and both sides suffered heavyl
losses. A company of Albanian troops
passing through the village of Kits
chcro was slaughtered by revOlutiona-
ries. The Turkish troops recently made
AN attempt to take pass occupied by
insurgents through the valley of the
Saleska river, but were defeated with
great loss.
The Sultan has ordered the vail of
Salonica to see that all troop trains are
preceded by pilot engines. The Turk
ish railroad officials are said to have
notified the Porte that the roads will
not convey soldiers without prepay
ment of the cost of their transporta-
ton.