Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-25
THE BALKAN WAR.

THE BALKAN WAR.
With the rumOrs of massacres and the
murder of prisoners in Monastir now de-
clared in Sofia to be authenticated the
general situation isconsidered as fast be-
coming iEtolerable Official and diplo-
matte circles alike are concerned, having
every reason to fear that only part OF
the horrors enacted in the interior OF
Macedonia have come to light as yet.
The revolutionary committees are doing
their utmost to force the hands. of the
Bulgarian government. 1t appears that
the Turks have obtained the upper hand
in the vilayet of Monastir and the in
surgents are planning to remove the
center of their activity close to the Bull
garian frontier. Dispatches arriving
from the disturbed area are exceedingly
! gloomy. From Adrianople comes the
news of Turkish defeat and the extern
sion of the revolutionary outbreak (;
from Monastir the news of Turkish vic
tories, accompanied by barbarous excess
es. While many of the reports remain
without confirmation, sufficient authentic
details are forthcoming to cause the
authorities the greatest anxiety.
According TO the Soma Dnevalk the
Turks committed unspeakable atrocities
at Krushevo. The mntilated corpses Of
90 women and children were found
in one building; pieces of the bodies
had been thrown into the street
Fifteen of the principal merchants of the
town were killed and their heads exhibit
ell on poles. At Monastir the churches
were demolished, the houses sacked and
the town is now a heap of ashes. The
people fled TO the hills, where they are
in starving condition. The Dnevnik
also says that general massacre has
taken place in thewhole vilayetof Mona
stir. Nearly all of the villages, it states,
have been destroyed. The treacherous
murder Of 80 insurgent prisoners by their
guards, near Monastir, has made an
especially bad impression at Sopia.
The Turks are reported to have massa-
cred all the women and children in 90
villages OF the districts of Florina and
Monastir and to have burned the villages.
Many rumors- are current of massacres
in the city Of Adrianople, but confrma-
ton is lacking. The situation there,
however, is undoubtedly serious. The
people are afraid to leave their houses.
The prisone are full and the Vail has
taken pripate houses to be used as jails.
When the Russian Consul protested at
the situation the Vail is reported TO have
answered that he was powerless against
the fanatical population.
Anarchy exists at Losengrsd. Fight
ing is proceeding in the neighborhoOd.
Insurgent bands have occupied the strate-
gic points around Malkoternovo. Eight
Villages to the north OF Losengrad have
been burned by bashi-bazouks. The in
surgents attacked two Turkish posts in
the vicinity Of the same town and killed
the entire garrisons, consisting of 60 |
soldiers and one officer.
The town Of Bunar-Hissar has been
burned and part OF the Bulgarian popu-
lation was massacred. The rest of the |
bulgarians fled to the mountains
After is hours fighting at Burgas- Ma |
jura the garrison was killed by rebels.
who also destroyed the garrison of Silk
Thor and Kaloyo. At Karacunovo the
insurgents killed 81 Turks, while Is
Turks were killed at Kurkolibi, in the
Uskub.
The Macedonian organizations in Sofia
and throughout Bulgaria are busily plan
ming TO help their brethren across the
border Il is said that The rival COM
nittees have buried their differences and
IRE now working in harmony, confident
hat the rich Bulgarians who have hither-
o with held their contributions on ac-
count of the committees dissensions will
give literally.
According to Turkish adyices received
n Constantinoplc, when the insurgents
.aptured Vasiliko, in the eastern part of
he yilayet Of Adrianople, they killed
he garrison, consisting of 80 soldiers,
md about 100 of the inhabitants. The
Insurgents are now threatening Midia,
70 miles northwest of Constantinople,
N the Black sea, and are reported also
o be attacking the important town of
<irk-KiliOseh, 32miles from Adrianople.
christian, Greek and Mussulman re-
ngees have arrived at the mouth of the
iosphorus from the neighborhood Of !
lldia, fearing a massacre there.
According to a dispatch from Con-
tantinople to the London Daily Mail, !:
II the Turkish military men strongly
esire war with Bulgaria. The =
mobilization of the army continues on a !
urge scale. The War Minister has u
gned a contract with the firms Of Krupp =
nd Mauser for 200 field guns, 200, 900 :,
flies and 100000, 600 cartridges, at !. !,
ost Of sl2, 500, 600. :
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