South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-18
KING OF GREECE
TELLS STORY Of
THE MASSACRES
Says Flight is the Only Thing
That Saved inhabitants of
Villages From Death by the
BuIgarianS.

NEW YORK, July 1s.-King Con-
stantine OF Greece, from his head
quarters at HadH Beilik. near Sores.
sends 10 the Associated Press a de-
tailed account OF the atrocities OF
the Bulgarians In Macedonia. he de-
clares that only the precipitate flight
OF the inhabitants OF the villages and
towns prevented still greater
slaughter.
The following IS the kings message
through Col. Dousmani, chief of gen.
eral staff OF his majesty:
Associated Press, New York.
'Hadji Beilik, July lin reply
20 your dispatch OF the 18th inst, 1
have the honor to communicate to
you the following information on the
Bulgarian atrocities. committed at the
outset OF hostilities against the Greek
and Mussulman inhabitants of Mace
donia.
The first city TO be scourged was
Nigrita. A large number of its peo-
pie who had remained at their homes
after the events occurring in the
PangheOn district were masSacred by
the retreating army, who did not fail
TO light the path Of their flight by
the flames Of the city 10 which they
had applied the torch.
The correspondents OF lie Temps
and the Daily Telegraph who visited
the locality the day after the massa-
tail the dispatches OF the commanders
Of our troops.
Eyes Gouged Out.
'The precipitate fight of the peas
ants in the surrounding villages is
the only reason why we have not
greater number Of victims to deplore.
On our left wing several hundred
Mussulmans of the environment Of
Kilkish, a nest of Bulgarian comitad-
Jis irregular troOps) shared the
same fate Two of our officers, who
I'm a bayonet assault had been left
lying wounded on the field few
steps from the enemys trenches,
were found. when the attack was re-
newed. to have had their eyes gOuged
out.
at Docian. before their flight, the
enemy dragged the metropolitan and
80 of the leading citizens from their
homes. They have never been seen
again.
The religious leader of the Mus
sulmans, with tears in his eyes told
us OF the spOliatiOnS and pillage Of
the Bulgarian officers and soldiers.
AT Strumitza fortunately the enc
my had time 10 kill only two of the
persons imprisoned. But all these
things are as nothing compared with
what happened at Dimirhissar, Sores
and Doxato, where everything was
sacked by fire and sword.
Is Mass OF Ruins.
The city of Sores is nothing more
than a mass Of smoking ruins, filled
with mutilated cOrpses of old men
and women and children.
The cOnsuls general of Italy and
Austria at SalOniki who visited Sores
for the purpose of establishing to
what extent their nationals had suf-
fered have told us that the accounts
published in the newspapers gave but
faint idea OF the terrible reality.
AT Dimirhissar the elimination Of
the mutilated bodies of the metro
politan and the leading citizens have
convinced US that our enemy is not
satisfied 10 pillage, burn, despOil and
murder. but he rejoices in torturing
his victims.
"DoxatO is no longer anything but
a pool OF blood. OF its $500 inhab-
itants only $50 remain. A great
number of the little villages along the
route taken by the fleeing army were
the scenes of like atrocities.