The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1913-07-15
GREEKS ENTER PROTEST
NO HOPE OF ARBITRATION
King Constantine COMPLAINS NJ tho
Atrocities OF Bulgaria-Atti-
tude of Russia.

'uuS Oh RUSSIA.
London, July 13.-King Constan-
tines protest to the civilized world
against Bulgarian atrocities destrovs
the last hope of those who believed
that Russia would succeed in induc-
ing the belligerents to accept arbitra-
ton. The spectators of the strup-
gle have been confident throughout
that Servia would prove amendable
10 the counsels OF moderation In view
or the appalling losses she sustained
In eJecting the Bulgarians from Ma
cedonia, but were less hopeful that
greece would listen to reason, as her
people and army are obviously in
toxicated by the victories over the
dreaded Bulgars.
In his protest, the Greek King de-
clares:
Il see myself compelled to wreak
vengeance in order to inspire these
monsters with terror and make them
reflect before committing more out
RACES of this sort"
The strength OF King Constan-
tines language and dispatches from
Constantinople late last night indi-
cate that Bulgaria may not merely
be stripped of the fruits of her vic
tory over the Turks but possibly
or her own territory for Roumania
is credited with the intention of an
neXing larger strip than she at first
proclaimed, while Turkey is joining
hands with Servia and Greece and
mas already ordered her troops to
advance.
Beyond briefly chronicling the un-
opposed advance of the Roumanians.
Sofia maintains a significant silence
regarding the operations Of the Ser
vians and Greeks.
Athens, July 13.-From King
Constantine, the Greek minister of
foreign affairs has received the fol-
lowing message:
THE commander of the sixth d.
vision reports that Bulgarian SOL
diers carrying out the orders of their
captains, gathered together in the
courtyard OF the school at Demir-
hissar two priests and over 100 not
ables, whom they massacred The
bodies have been disinterred in or
der to prove the crime. Bulgarian
soldiers outraged girls, one of whom,
resisting, was cut to pieces.
Protest in my name to the rep
resentatives of the civilized powers
against the acts of these monsters in
human lOrIn. Protest also to the en-
tire civilized world and say that, to
my regret, l see myself compelled to
wreak vengeance in order to inspire
the monsters with terror and make
them reflect before committing more
outrages of this sort.
The Bulgarians have surpassed
all the horrors Of barbaric times and
have proved that they no longer have
a right TO be recognized among civil
lized people"
/ The commander of the seventh di-
: vision reports that the town OF Seres
has been burned with the exception
of the Jewish and Mussulman quar-
ters. Many men, women and chill
dren were found murdered or burn
ed in the homes. Twenty thousand
persons are without shelter
A long statement issued by the
minister of war gives details of
crimes alleged to have been commit
ted by the Bulgarian troops while
fleeing from the Greek army.
PRIESTS, old men, women and
children" says the statement, "suf-
fered martyrdom after being sub
jected to unspeakable treatment. In
cendarism was the order of the day.
Not single church was respected
and the savings of many people were
stolen by Bulgarian officers and SOL
diers."