Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-21
KILLING NOW IN ORDER
Spring Campaign Reported as
Begun in Macedonia.
OPERATIONS ARE ACTIVE
Several Villages Receive Threaten
ing Letters.
MUST SAY THEY ARE SERv1AN
Turkish Authorities Apprehend
Great Development by Greeks.
Suppression Of Bulgarians.
MUST SAY THEY ARE SERV1AN
Special Cahlegram to The Star

Special Cahlegram to The Star.
SOFIA. May 2O-The spring campaign
in Macedonia has begun and much kiii-
ing is now in order In the viayet OF
Uskub several Servian bands have MADE
their appearance, and operations are In
active progress under the voivodes Pash-
kovitch, Traiko, Vassil and others. A
number of villages have received threat
ening letters from these eminent persons.
informing them of the fate which awaits
them should they delay to declare them
selves Servian, and others have been
forced to send Occupations to the Turk
ish authorities at Uskub requesting that
their Bulgarian schools, which were
closed in 1903, should be reopened and
handed ever to the Servians. The
authorities. though disposed to favor the
Servian propaganda as a useful counter
poise to the more dangerous Bulgarian
movement have not yet acceded to this
request, but no steps have Deen taken
for the protection Of the villages.
At Salonika the Turkish authorities ap-
prehend a great development of Greek
activity during the next few months In
view of the dissatisfaction produced at
Athens by the British and Russian re-
form proposals. which are regarded as a
step toward Macedonian autCnomy-a so
lenism. 1t is stated in official quarters
that four newly arrived Greek bands
have installed themselves in the region
south of Florina, and that several others.
representing total Of about LOCO men,
are in readiness to cross the frontier.
Other Greek bands have remained in the
country throughout the winter. and sew
eral village in the kaza of Sal0nika
have received letters from the celebrated
Capt Apostol threatening them with
rncfinn ip1dSS fhov embrace Hell.
lenc cause.
Much to Be Desired.
In the town Of Salonika the state Of
public security leaves much to be de-
sired. Since the assassination Of OsKltis
the dragoman of the Greek consulate
and the murderous attack on Hadji Mis-
her. a Bulgarian notable. the greatest
evaporation has prevailed among the
Greeks ard Bulgarians; many persons
have received threatening letters and go
about in fear of their lives. Hadji Mis-
hen. an aged man. was honorary drago-
man of the Russian consulate, and much
disappointment prevails among the Bull
garians that Russia has hitherto re-
Trained from demanding satisfaction for
the outrage. On the other hand the
energy displayed by the Russian officers
of the gendarmerie has exposed them to
Greek hostility: Col Svirski and Mai
Voronine have received threa tening let
tiers and an attempt has been made to
assassnate Capt Peviziff at Langasa for
which some Greeks have been arrested.
The behavior OF the Turkish troops
toward the population shows little sign OF
improvement. although outrages on an
extensive scale are less frequent than
formerly. The troops. for whose mainte-
nance the Macedonian treasury is depict
ed and the civil administration starved.
are largely occupied. not in the arduous
pursuit Of the insurgent bands. but In
the less irksome duty OF searching the
villages for arms and exacting ransom
from the peasants. who have already
been taxed to the uttermost farthing for
the support of these inefficient prot
and have. furthermore, paid toll to the
various bands in their neigh borhood.