The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-09
offers to Join Former Enemies
Against Bulgarians.
Willing to Form Alliance With
Servia and Greece.
POWERS WILL NOT INTERFERE
Balkan Countries Can Fight as
Much as They Please.
Brutalities of BuIgarians Con.
tinue in War Reports.

London. July 9-The Daily Express
publishes the rumor that Turkey has
made an offer to Servia and Greece to
estaollsh an alliance against Bulgaria
The Belgrade correspondent of the
Daily News was stopped on his way to
the front and ordered to leave Servia
he declares that the Balkan people
nave become completely barbarous
Ihelr hatred for the Turk" he says,
is nothing as compared with their
hatred for each other. The present fer
ritorial greed is hideous; all senti-
ments of fair play and chivalry have
given place brutality"
Cologne. July 9.-Nobody acquaint-
ed with conditions in the Balkans can
doubt that Europe will be confronted
shortly with events of the utmost i'm
portance affecting the political and
military relations of Austria Hungary
and Russia according to the Sofia cor
respondent of the Cologne Gazette He
telegraphS that the quarrel between
Bulgaria and Rumania has entered a
new phase and that King Ferdinand
of Bulgaria is to be punished for lack
of subservience to the wishes of Rus
sia.
Vienna, July 9.-The Bulgarian gov
ernment is reported to have sent a
circular to the European powers ex-
pressing its readiness to negotiate for
peace. The Bulgarian and Servian
commanders in chief are stated here
to be already negotiating an armistice
as the losses of both armies in killed
and wounded are so immense and it
is feared the epidemic of cholera
which has broken out among the
troops may get beyond control.
Saloniki, July 9.-Father Michel.
superior of the French Catholic mission
at Kilkish, confirms reports of mas
sacreS committed in that district by
Bulgarian irregulars.
In one instance they burned to death
700 men belonging to Kurkut in inn
prisoning them in mosque under
which they exploded bombs. setting the
building on fire. They had previously
assembled the victims wives and
daughters to witness the spectacle.
Even more terrible scenes were en-
acted at Kilkish, Planitza and Ray
novo, women also being burned to
death.
Father Michel asserts that among
those responsible for these atrocities
were business and professional men
and students from Sofia.
Vienna, July 9.-A Hungarian steam
er loaded with Bulgarian soldiers has
been fired upon by Roumanian soldiers
stationed the Danube. Two men
wounded.
The Austrian government will de-
I1dnQ eApldnallOnS ITOIn f6uInanla ana
it is expected that Bulgaria will do
the same.
Belgrade, July 9.-King Peter has is
sued proclamation to his people an
nouncing war in which he says:
THE Bulgarians, forgetful of the Ser
vians brother help and the blood of the
heroes who fell on the battlefields. have
given the Slavonic nations and the
civilized world an abominable
example of ingratitude and greed
mess This unbrotherly action has
caused me the deepest pain and hurt
responsibility for that crime against
Slavdom. and humanity must fall upon
those who committed it,"
An official dispatch asserts that the
Servians have repulsed the Bulgarians
at Zachart, on the frontier, with heavy
losses and also at Vlasina.
London, July 9.-The Balkan war
having been regularized by formal de-
clarations. it is understood that the
powers will make no attempt to
mediate. The Official Gazette at Bel
grade published notice of a formal de-
claration of war against Bulgaria
Belgrade, July 9.-The town of Seres,
about 45 miles to the northeast OF
Saloniki was captured today from the
Bulgarians by the Greek army, ac-
cording to official dispatches received
here.
The Greek fleet is reported to be
bombarding the seaport of Kavala on
the Aegean sea, now in the hands Of
the Bulgarians.
Best Gunners on Idaho.
Washington July 9.-The battleship