The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-04
INNOCENT TURKS
Die IN MASSACRE
Serbs Reported Staying Mos
lens by Thousands.
TO EXTERMINATE The RACE

dren Slain Bodies Thrown In
Chasms and Wells by the Hundred
Marmaduke Pickthall, who before he
began writing novels passed several
years in oriental countries and knows
European Turkey particularly well,
writes to the London Times:
"From information which reached
myself and others, it seems certain
that an organized and cruel slaughter
of Observation-Disclosures women and
childrens-among the Mohammedans of
Macedonia has been going on for
weeks past and is still in progress, the
object being nothing less than their
determination. The victims, including
fugitives, are said already greatly to
exceed 100000. In fact, if my infor.
nation is correct-and l have every
reason to believe it so-the most awful
massacre of modern times is being per-
petrated in the name of Christianity.
81 should be the last to expect hu.
manity in eastern warfare, but this
thing is not warfare-it is butchery of
the MussulmanS of Macedonia, who
represent 60 per cent of the popula.
ton"
A similar appeal has been addressed
to the heads of other powers. The
Vienna Reichpost, which for some
time past has been printing accounts
of alleged atrocities of Servian troops,
has published an article from
correspondent, who says he personally
witnessed many incidents described
and had others authenticated by trust
worthy persons.
Atrocities Worst In History.
"We made an appeal to the heart of
Europe" says the Reichpost, "to
arouse her conscience, for in her his
tory there is no chapter since long by
gone days which narrates such inhu-
man atrocities as were perpetrated
after the occupation of Albania by the
Serbs, while so much innocent blood
has seldom flowed. We do not de-
mand belief, but ask that Europe dis
patch commission to convince herself
what is happening in Albania"
The Reichpost's correspondent con-
tinues:
"What were the numbers Of the Mo-
hammedar population in the conquered
territory two months ago and what to-
day?
What were the tortures which had
been inflicted upon the wretched crea-
lures, men and women, who We're pitt
lessly hunted down?
"What is the military status of the
Bulgarian komitajis? Is it not the
same as that of the Turkish bashi-
bazouks, about whose doings there has
been such an outcry in the past? Have
the Bulgarian authorities hanged one
of them?
What has been the role of the Bull
.garian and Servian regulars?
"These and other questions-e. G.,
the torture of the Jews-call aloud for
an international investigation. The
honor of Christendom and civilization
demands full inquiry"
The appeal is addressed to King
George by number of Turkish Sena-
tors, who assert that despite the armis-
tice the massacre of Mohammedans in
the provinces occupied by the Balkan
allies has continued in the last month.
I'm the districts where the war has
ceased the bands continue to act" says
the appeal, 'and the object is exter-
mination.
CorPses Thrown In Chasm.
''In a chasm among the rocks be-
hind the fortress at Uskub there lie
today the corpses of more than 100
Albanians from villages which were
destroyed by fire, and in the gorge of
Vistala Voda there are about eighty
dead bodies. Of 132 wounded Alba
mans who We're sent to the hospital
at Uskub 100 died as the result of in
sufficient food. They We're actually
allowed to starve.
"The Serbs killed harmless Alba
mans who were crossing the bridge
over the Vardar before my eyes. AS
it was difficult to dig graves for the
murdered cOrpses, the ground being
frozen, they flung them into cisterns
near Uskub. Thirty-eight cisterns are
filed with corpses.
"As l have perfect command of the
Servian language the Seryian officers
and soldiers often took me for a fell
low countryman. A Servian soldier
told me how an Albanian village near
Kumanovo was stormed and many
villagers who were unable to flee hid
themselves in the attics of the houses.
"'We smoked them out he said,
'and when the huts burned they came
down screaming, weeping and begging
for mercy, like moles from their un-
derground tunnels. We shut the doors
upon them. Only with the children
did we spare our bullets and bayonets
We devastated the village because
shots were fired from house with a
white flag
''The military authorities took no
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