Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-05

not 50 large as that of the armies who
fought in the Russo Japanese war,
yet this probably Will be the most saw
age and bloody war ever fought in Eu-
rope
The fighting is followed by many
massacres by the Turkish soldiery. the
brutality of which is hardly believ-
able.
The reports issued by the Bulgarians
is probably exaggerated but the ac-
counts of independent witnesses show
that the situation in this respect is
very had. One of the railway officials
who escaped from Lule Burgas de-
scribed how he saw the bodies of two
Bnlgars of Turkish citizenship who
had been done TO death with bayonets.
, He said:
Not a single inch of white skin was
visible on the surface of their bodies,
which were covered with crust of
blood couldn't look at food for days
after | had seen them and this is only
one incident of the atrocities commit
ted,
Asked as to the position of war cor
respondents with the Turkish army,
he said.
4 should not give much for their
chances as 1t will go hard with any
Christians who fell into the hands of
the Turkish irregulars. These are en-
tirely beyond the control of their Of
ficers and they have been perpetratine
wanten cruelty all along the line or
retreat
one correspondent says 10000 Turks
- ~, 30 ,Ne y,,,Iy
Kilissch and another that they lost
20000 ut Lule Burgas AT the Bulgarian
ministry of war, according to a dis
patch from Sofia the names of 1900
dead Bulgarian soldiers have been
listed ard it is known that during the
last few days 10000 Bulgarians were
wounded, half of them seriously.
Nowhere ON the scene of operations has
there been adequate hospital facilities
and from all accounts those on the Turk
ish side are almost useless.
A correspondent retreatng with the
Turkish army telegraphs that for 80
miles he passed wounded men either Iy-
ing on the ground or being transported
on bullock carts while others painfully
dragged themselves along. They had no
food and there was not habitation with
in 20 miles.
The Turkish transport wagons carry
no nourishment for the wounded
The Servian corps are still busy
sweeping through Macedonia, where
they have captured t35 pieces of artillery.
The Montenesrin troops at Scutari AMI
the Greek army in the south continue to
make progress. The Greeks on the way
to Saloniki took Janitza after two days
fighting. defeating Turkish force made
up of troops from Saloniki and from the
north whom they are now pursuing to-
ward Saloniki. From Athens comes m
absolute denial of Turkish report that
the Crown Princes army has been de-
feated. At that moment, says the dis
patch. the Crown Prince was busy talk
ing Janitza. The occupation of the Turk
ish town of Prevesa facilitates the opera
ing short cut for its transports and
supplies.
The arrival of foreign warships at Sa-
loniki and the approach OF the Greek
army to that town have had tranquil
i2ing effect on the population.
At STEAMBOAT more patrols have been
placed on the streets and every prepara-
ton Is being made to try to prevent the
threatened massacres of Christians. Be-
sides a warship. Great Britain is retain
ing two steamers at Constantinople to
assure the safety of refugees.