The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-30

cret agents and other in
dividual members of the organization.
all regarding certain incident which
occurred some weeks ago down in
Southern Macedonia, In the caza. or
district Of TeygelL 1t was much tele-
graphcd about at the time and men,
toned in the European papers. but
some Of the main facts and all the
details have as yet remained secret.
Putting together the dry official re-
ports to the committee with the mar
rat'ves OF several participants or wit
nesses who arrived here several days
ago, anC excluding obvious individual!
cNng sEraiions. there still remains the
story ok 80 evelt which stands out as
remarkable. even in this country Of
sensational events. Ii Is Just such n
one ms you may find here and there
in the pages of Herodotus-a second
Leonidqs in another Thermopylae. 1t
is the story of how .hirty-elght conf
tails. well armed and well entrenched
FOR whole day stood off the repea ted
ATTACKS of 1000 regular Turkish
soldiers, a horde oe several thousand
bashi-bazoukS. several hundred Alban-
ians and a band OF thirty Greeks.
These numbers are quoted in the Turk
ish reports.
Few people familiar with events
here for the past few years have not
heard Of Apostol Voyvoda. known to
the Turks and cendarmerie officers as
Captain Ap0Stol There is a standing
price OF 5000 liras. or Turkish pounds.
on his head He is small. dark,
seen-eyed man Of about thirty i've
years. who can neither read nor write.
and always signs his dispatches. writ
ten by his secretary. with a rubber
stamp hanging as n watch charm.
Were he a man Of education he would
he one Of the general leaders for he
is intellectually keen But he is the
Robin Hood Of Macedonia. 1t is about
him that the story centres.
A week before Lent Apostle. came
here to Kustendil, 10 rocross the from
tier some days later with several horse
loads Of munitions lie was going 10
take them TO bis cwn district. cache
them in the mountains to use them as
: reserve for the summers fghting
WitL linn were Save NIichaeloff, his
suS-chief ami thirty-eisht men. on
the day before the beginning of Lent.
Apostle, and his band were in the
GiavatO Mountains lie wanted to
get over into the herni-Dervent Noun
tains; between the two ranges runs
the River Vardar. During the day he
had sent a courier across the river
TO the village Of SpalivO. asking the
villagers TO send horses sOr the ammu-
milton. AS WAS afterwards known,
the courier was stopped In the inter
mediate village of Stoyak. where a
company OF soldiers We're quartered
And this Is the reason he was stopped.
A Greek shepherd boy. wandering
about the mountains with his flock,
came accidentally upon Apo3tors band
in hiding for the dap They took him
prisoner Now, every Greek is al
enemy TO every Bulsar and for some
moments the boys lie was IN danger
Perhaps it was his youth which mp
pealed to the chief. at any rate. he
released linn The boy at once went
TO the village 0f Stoyak ana reported
Apostol's presence in the nearby noun
tsins, ana .ater pointed on, the courier
passing through the village for Spaliyo
The latter was arrested. When night
came and the horses from Spaliyo did
rot appear ApostOl de- ided that per
haps the villagers had lost the way
30 he and his men shouldered the am
munition bags among them descended
70 the river, crossed II, and BY moon
light had reached thelr destination
Spaliyo This village was severa
miles higher up the same bank Of th'
river on which stood Stoyak. wher'
che soldiers y sre quartered. On on,
sid" are ligh mountain bluffs, on tn,
other the River Vardar
But rs the villagers had not received
Apostol's message, they, not expecting
him. had made no preparations. First
tEcy had allowed their dogs free. whC
noisi,y anEonnced the entrance Of tn,
bandsmen into the village Thor bark
ings were heard by some Albanian
shepherds short distance outside.
However the ammunition wa
stored IN an old. alf-broken-down de
serted house. and two Of the bandsmel
were detailed 10 sleep upon IL. Apostle
3Iichaeloh and their companions the
divided themselves among half doze
houses nearby. In half an hour al
were asleep, save few of the vii
layers, who remained awake 10 guar
against surprise. Meanwhile the sol
diers in sto7dk had quietly MARCHES
NJ 10 Spaliyo and surrounded it. The
search party entered the village AM
began searching the houses. Tie Al
banan shepherds. who had heard til
barking Of the dogs, Joined them. Tn
soldiers were now doubly assured tha
they had ApostoI and his band SUI
rorndcd at last.
Meanwhile, the pounding at The door
rs the Turks demanded entrance I
The houscs. alarmed the village. Fol
tunately. tae search began from ih
side opposite TO that whore tire bands
men were alafteFed. Now, 1t is
standing law Of tine committee that til