Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-02

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Now that conditions in the Bal
laus are again becoming critical
- attention is drawn 60 the Conit-
ssH. those picturesque brigands, who
siya,s become active when there is
trouble and fade away apparently Ia
film air. when political conditions be
como stable again and the rule oi law
/. Established. The coup OF the
y,rne Turks has given hope 20 all the
subi.ct uati0ualities in the Balkans
AMI during the winter plotting has
beep eu.ne ON bon every village. When
tb. SHOWS melt 100 the hills this spring
tb. CnmitHdis NUl don their war paint
and cpt busy hJrrying every one VINO
i.rt under the protection of the par
r.iirr nation Co which they happen TO
gae allegiance for the moment.
Technically speaking "a Comitadjl DIS
"a man Hr sometimes "a woman VINO lu
iba interest of the Scrvian, Bulgarian
OBJ Graek government nOps into Mac
.a0ua tH plumber ana massacre Bull
gar Greek or Turk. according To the
government which sends him.
AZ que -ent some 10000 Bulgars and
Greeks are planning raids into Mace
donna while the serbs intend 20 worry
tHe AustrItus hy raiding Boeniu and
herzegovina. Since 1896 the Bulgars
have been smuggling arms over the
frontier to their Bulgar brethren In
Macedonia n they are successful
@as,aania win be broken mp into three
fair provinces. 10 is am open secret
that Bulgaria is 10 get the lions share
MOTTO OF BALKAN STATES.
The first ComitadJs descended into
Macedonia. 13 years ago, from the
heights pn Tho other side of the Bull
Fr8u frontier They got their i'm
stuadOus from sofia where the dream
Of Great Bulgaria" is as old as the
town itself The Greeks put up with
these invaders COR seven years. during
which period the Turkish government
refused t1 help them.
Religious differences are the origin
~ most of these fcuds. and the Turk
sh yiz.ers. true To the ancient divide
and reign motto, aggrayatc them,
Divide and take AN YOU can Us the
motto of The Balkan states Today
every mon iu the Balkans has "a grieN-
anoe. Thr0o small but ambitious
state, supply the vhorcwithal 10 en-
coras. bad feeling by sending agita-
tors into Macedonia Furthermore
TOO. nud lgwlcss people love "a
NF1f H.f'.n '1Hn ANYTHING in the world
No wonder tho Comitadiis flourish
N'1'n Sando. fHr instance. is o.
cf hero amongst the Bulgariaus in
Macedonia IIis house is on the Bull
c'r'1 frontier 500 that descent rs easy.
AS % maitur of fact he Is Bulgarian
s1hI... who has served his time iu
u' army Ilc took 90 Comitadi work
"j Oh" suFsr-tIon of certain depart
m'1i no Sofia and goes down into
l3rNs1 territory 90 exercise the
peasants .u bulgarian villages SCndo
'n 'n'arnrisinE man and smugElos
.IN' .nr Nis recruits across the from
tr TT. hgs Taught them what be
H'is't learned while .n the Bulgarian
aInN vter" German discipline pre-
N'.t and The mon are well trained.
We'll armed and wen fed.
BANDITS SPECIALITY.
s'na'.s mon are known for miles
ground Hud Voc bctiic the Seryiun
which ty to attack them
IN'IF speciality is kidnapping Moham-
',1''a Hd making their families pay
5 i'ns'ns once they descended
WNt ".y into the province and at
W ".N Nanomodau village The pcu-
pc wore unlrmcd ana soon surrcn-
TIL ana the pillage began They had
J.>, persuaded the notable" of the
a.' Co say whore his money waa
'h when Servian band OF Com
OUTS came up and asked for "a share
was refused So the Serbs and
l,o.t''s get to and fought Tbcy were
t.0 OBJ. 90 when some Turkish troops
'''.. unHn che scene.
.IU along shouted Scndo. "Wc
NI -e,'. our little business after
.,. .1. Go for the Turks" And they
Bob with such zcst that tho soldiers
."' We're outnumbored and badly
30 .HH o.. f..Hu
q, ..Ii.d the two bands resumed their
j which lasted tiu night FAN. and
.' serbs. having lost several men.
y, 'h Sondo ana his band spent
h'snt in possession aud walked on
A., 900 me Y.uudDr next morning I'm
''o dHvieht Tho Turkish troous
mo- show themselves until the
.I''1's wen" 300 in the mountains.
TYPICAL RAID.
N.''HtlN while exercising some Bul-
'. PEASANTS uc1r "a village. Seudo was
rested and the authorities ordered
t'I' .1 Doe taken 90 Salouikn for trial
~ lhc way he managed 10 escape.
.' making his way % "a Bulgar viii
persuaded seven armed men To- 60
..a.n h.0 Thcv marched 10 Greek
.'lF' se'7od tho richest man there.
.ss45l PIN until he told them where he
\, N''.n h'7 fortune about $500. ard
~. ''1rod into tho mountains The
ints not Knowing he was an
prisoner did NOS notify the
'""IiiieF Of his es7npIde for fear Of
revenge sondo and hts seven
~ cog down safely 20 the next Wiz
where thcro is am emery mine
lfinu 10 au Englshmnn who ham
..'d 20 be away on business Thov
w throurh the village nring their
.''oiNeis promiscously. The villagers