The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-07-22
ADR|ANOP[E IS
RECAPTURED BY
TURKISH FORCE

London, July 2l.-The Turks
have reoccupied Adrianople, which
they so valiantly defended against
the Balkan allies several months
ago. Not content with their entry
into the city, they are pill aging and
committing many atrocities, accord
ing to a dispatch to the Times from
Sofia.
The entry was made early Sunday
morning. There was a short con-
fiict with small force of Bulga-
rians defending the city, after which
the Turks swept in unobstructed
The bashi-bazouks then began an
orgy of burning and pillaging and
committing othe~ atrocities. This
was proceeding at the time the dis
patch was sent from Sofia.
The Roumanlan troops continue
their advance in an easterly direc-
tlOH Wv ciI DGINldl territory.
Turkey Serves Notice.
Turkey has formally notified the
powers of her intention to occupy
Adrianople and all of Thrace, and
to estab ish the northern boundary
Of Turkey at the River Martha. It
is explained that Turkey has always
claimed the Martha to be the proper
boundary line, and points to tho
atrocities recently committed by the
Bulgars as a convincing reason for
the establishment of her claim to
the disputed territory in order to
restore and main peace Turkeys
claims in favor of the Martha boun-
Diary line were set aside by the Lon
don peace conference.
Bulgaria, according to advices
from Sofia has offered to cede to
Rcumania the territory which the
latter has claimed as reward for
her neutrality during the war with
Turkey, Roumania, is is reported,
has accepted. A new Cabinet has
been formed at Sofia, with NJ. Ra-
doslayoif as Premier
New Story of Horror.
The Daily Telegraph's special
correspondent at Demirhissar, de-
scribing the Bulgarian massacres in
that rerion which have been hereto
fore reported in these dispatches,
says.
"Seres, a town of some $4,000 in
habitants, and all the countryside
for miles around, IS a reeking
shambles. 1t is Nigrita multiplied
q hundredfold in every item of hor-
ro~, 1t is quite impossible to exag-
eerate either the number of victims
or tho barbarity of their deaths.
Not on y was the town Of Sores
devastated and the inhabitants
hutchered but the countryside for a
score of miles has peen practically
wiped out My inquiries in the VIII
lagos of this district lead me to be-
iieve that during the past few
months not fewer than fifty thous-
and human beings have been done
TO death, of whom the vast major
ity were Turks"
Bulearians Near Finish.
Nemesis has swiftly ovcstakcn tho
Bulgar.ans, who treaeherously made
war en- their allie. and now find
theHec ycs surrounded by hostile
armies of not only their former com
rades, but OF Turkey and Roumania
as we'll 1t is MOI surprising there
fore to learn from official kilograms
received at Belgrade that Bulgarian
delegates have started for Nish. Ser
via, to open preliminary peace ne
gotiations.
The Scrvian government, before
deciding to treat with the Bulga-
rians, is consulting its allies.
Blu garia indeed seems to realize
that the game is up, for the new
government has also appealed 10
Roumania to make peace, while
Bulgarian brigade, 5000 strong.
with twelve guns, tamely surrender
ed to the Roumanian forces FORTY
five miles north of Sofia after invad-
ing artillery had fred a few rounds.