New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-20
ASK $4,000 RANSOM |
Greek Patriots Who Captured a
German Hold Him 3 Months.
DR.. RICHTER, AN ENGINEER
Money Demanded for Release
Destined for Warfare Against
Turkey in Macedonia.

Berlin. Aug. 1i-Dr. Edmund Richter,
the German engineer captured on May 20
while carrying on Typographical studies on
Mount Olympus, the tabled home or the
Greek gods. I'm the wild frontier region oe-
tween Turkey and Greece, and held Tor
ransom, has not yet been released in spite
OF the united efforts OF the German and
Turkish governments.
Newspaper dispatches confirm the gem
eral belief that Or. Richter. like Miss Ellen
Stone, the American missionary ransorneo
from a Bulgarian band in 1901 FOR seo'""'
has fallen into the hands not or ordinary
mountain brigands but OF Greek patri-
otto band, and that the ransom OF FzZ9'wo
demanded for his release is destined LOT
the partisan warfare about 10 be renewed
in Macedonia.
DR. Richter, who was engaged in semi
official mission, mapping the olympus re-
oton for q German geogra phical society,
was captured we'll inside Turkish territory
his escort Of Turkish gendarmes being
killed By his captors. Letters from LalioS'
the bandit leader. demanding the ransom
OF 10000 Turkish pounds G225OW). were
delivered through Turkish villagers. 1t
was therefore assumed that he was held In
Turkish territory. and for ten weeks q
small army. under personal command OF
one of the Young Turk leaders, has been
CARRYING on regular military operations to
locate his captors. while representatives. OF
the German government and the society
employing DR.. Richter have been securing
the mountains with the gold for his re-
lease.
According TO the news despatch, manu-
Bey, the Young Turk commander OF the
expedition, has now suspended the pursuit
learning definitely that Richter Is held IN
Tirnavos in Greek territory, In the mousse
OF one Delyannis. The band which capt
ured Richter is probably harbored IN the
Greek monastery OF st. Elias. near III
navos The capture, the correspondents
are assured, was organized by the Greek
National Society" the organizer being
Captain Strait, formerly Greek Object
who lived several years in America ana
was carried out by the band under captain
Lalios. $500.
A further dispatch from Salonica states
that on account OF the great growth OF tho
hand warfare on the Greek frontier II Is
proposed to suspend the pursuit of Rich
the Olympus Mountains can be used IN
warning on the band.
The Richter incident is only one or manJ
facts pointing to renewal OF the so-called
band warfare" between Irregular detacn-
ments Of Greeks and Bulgarians against
each other and mutually against the Turk
ish troops, which drenched Macedonia In
blood for many years. The struggle was
SUSPENDED at the time OF the Young Turk
ish revolution. Bulgarian "komitatjes' and
Greek partisans fighting side by side vita
the Young Turkish troops to capture Con-
stantinople and overthrow Abdul Hamid
The Greeks and Bulgarians were bitterly
disappointed by the results Of the over
throw. the era Of good feeling has passed,
hostilicies have already been resumed on
a small scale and now both sides are pre-
pairing 10 take advantage of the dissensions
within the Young Turkish committee.
which is rapidly losing its grip on the ed-
ministration OF the empire.