Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-09-17
BULGARIA APPEALS
TO THE POWERS
To Prevent the Continuance of the
Massacres and Devastation.
A PLAIN STATEMENT OF FACTS
Declares the Porte is systematically
Devastating Macedonia and Kill
ing Christian POpulatiOn-Ap-
PEAL TO Sentiment.

Sofia, Sept. 15.-The Bulgarian gov
eminent, through its foreign represen'
~tatives, has addressed a note to the
great powers declaring that the porte
is systematically devastating Mace
donia and massacreing the Christia'
population.
Further, it says, Turkey has mobif
ICED her whole army, which can no
possibly be for the sole purpose of sup
pressing the revolution. Therefore, the
Bulgarian government appeals to the
humane sentiment of Europe to prevent
the continuance of the massacres anc
devastation and to stop the mobiliza'
ton of the Turkish army. The mem
orandum concludes with the plain
statement that unless, the powers inter-
vene Bulgaria will be forced to take
such measures as she may deem neces'
sary.
viii Adopt Guerilla Tactics.
Warned by previous disastrous expe'
~riences, the revolutionary leaders have
decided to adopt only guerilla tactics
in eastern Macedonia. The policy OF
occupying towns and villages has
proved a mistake, as it has usually re-
suited in Turkey re-occupying the viii
lagos, destroying everything and killing
the inhabitants, the insurgents being
hampered in their operations by the
woman and children. A guerilla war
fare is expected to exhaust the Turks
much sooner, while the unhampereo
bands can move more easily and more
rapidly. 1t is hoped that the new tao
tics will result in the women and chill
dren being spared unnecessary dangers
Peasants Ready to Join Insurgents.
The insurgents now have nearly two
thousand men armed with rifles in
eastern Macedonia, and thousands OF
peasants are ready to join their forces
when a general rising has been pro-
claimed. This step is being delayed
until the supply of rifles, cartridges and
dynamite is received. New bands ag-
gregating 1000 men are reported to be
on their way to the frontier. The
Turkish forces now in eastern Mace
donia, are estimated at 1900.
Insurgents Welcomed Everywhere.
In the conflicts in the mountains OF
Pirin the Turks are reported to have
lost heavily in dead, while a great
many were wounded. The revolution.
aries had only one slightly wounded,
The peasants are welcoming the insur-
gents everywhere with the greatest en-
thusiasm. The bands are experiencing
great difficulty in obtaining arms. 1t
is believed that not a single rifle can
be found in Sofia outside the garrison
The Bulgarian government is report
ed to have protested against Austrlas
action in in~tercepting the 1O,OO0,oO0
cartridges ordered in Hungary for
which Bulgarian money has been paid
to the contractors.
Entire villages Wiped Out.
A panic prevails in the town OF
Velos. The soldiers permit no one to
Ieave Velos and the peasants in the sur
rounding villages have all been killed
and their villages destroyed. Com
plants made to the civil and military
authorities have been without avail,
Severe fighting has occurred near the
town of Okrida, in which the Turks
lost heavily, but the bands were forced
TO retire. An engagement between the
Turks and insurgents has taken place
at Ribartzi, near Kitschevo and there
again the Turks had many killed and
wounded while the insurgents casual
ties amounted to three.
Fugitives Flee to Bulgaria.
The villages of Tzetina and Skotchi-
yir, in the same district, have been de-
stroyed and their inhabitants massa-
cred. A dispatch from Rila says 2o0
fugitives from Razlog, province OF
Sores, accompanied by a Russian sister
Of charity, have crossed into Bulgaria.
Kinxsm Rev nv Vail of Beirut.