Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-02-06
GREECE ASKS JUSTICE
OF AMERICAN PEOPLE
A Strong Appeal Comes for Greek
Nation through Editor VlastO
Of atlantis +"
ATROCITIES OF BULGARIA.
Greece Does Not Ask for Aims But
Voices Protest Ags;us, Wholesale
Atrocities, Murder and Rapiue.

:" We see before us the savage Bull
yarians, race without humanity,
without honor, without civilization.
Compare their deeds witb~those of the
hongolians. You will find them more
nonstrous. The Bdlgarians have
walked roGgh-shod over every prin-
,iple If mercy and humanity-the
fundamental pretentions Of their pre-
ended Christianity. They have vio-
ated every law, written and unwrit-
en-. Their first attack il always d.
-ected against women.
1.-THE Greeks, on the other hand.
have shown themselves 30 he as hu-
name as their allies are savage.
Greece has shown herself intelligent
md moderate She has extended her
protection to the Mohammedans, and
became the guard an of their lives
and property. She returned TO their
custody the Mosques desecrated by
he Bulgsrians Her statesmen have
openly declared that religious differ
ances shall not be considered in the
administration Of justice, they have
even appointed True Believers to Gov.
eminent positions. BY such great
hearted tolerance, Greece has won the
iavcr Of Europe and the admiration
IF the Turk"
Let US turn from the consideration
# Greece in her role of protector
II the poor, - and ask simple cues
lion. Why does not Bulgaria demand
that the enormous loot Of the war be
0rned into the national Golfers for
use in the present crisis instead of
allowing il to remain in the clutches
If the officers and men enriched by
these ill-gotten gains 1t is useless
to reply that the spoil does not exist.
What became Of the treasgres taken
from hundreds of churches and mos
gues, officially and unofficially appro-
riated7 What became of the contents
81 the 5000 houses OF Series, sack
d clean prior TO their burning?
Where went money, jewels and OBJ.
ects of price stolen from all the
other cities, burned and sacked by
Ire Bulgarians?
For weeks treasure laden trains
we're running from the seat of war to
the depots and store houses of Sofia.
las all this vanished into thin air?
Where goes today the money extort-
ed from the inhabitants of the new
provinces? Bulgarians admit the ex-
ortion, yet woIld deny its yield.
We quote rom the "Politika" Of
Sofia an article published only few
weeks ago. From every city, town
Or village through which our regi-
ments have passed an enormous guam
tity of valuables and money has been
seized or stolen and sent into Bull
garia The "Narod also published
in Sofia, makes similar charges
against officers of the Bulgarian army,
and inquiries: eff these worthless
have deem decorated for their heroic
exploits7"
fhe Bulgarian commander of the
garrison stationed at Series, G. Jang-
off, in an open letter published by
th Sofia Press" and dressed 10
he Minister of War, accused his fell
low officers Of footing in Macedonia
when they were allies of the Greeks
IA the war with Turkey. Jangoff
specifically charged that by order of
Colonel Ovtsaroff, chief of staff of
hte seventh division Of the Bulgarian
army, two whole carloads of valuables
were stolen from the inhabitants Of
Serres and sent t. Bulgaria. The
collector of the district tried to seize
the shipment at the railroad station,
but was forcibly restrained from any
Interference. Colonel Ovtsaroff is
further charged by Js1goff with hav-
ing assisted by the field doctor of the
! seventh division, extorted from the
Mayor of Doizani, himself Bulgarian,
the sum of $3.50 Turkish pounds, OF
over S13, 200. Major Cocovtsef and
Lieutenant Blesnkoff, it was stated,
had looted the Eski Diane 1.-THE old
mosque) of Series, taking fr)m it
thirty-six antique rugs of great value.
For the reception of the Grown
Prince Boris of Bulgaria, then expect.
ed to Join the army at Series, Jang-
off goes on to relate, 1.-THE best furni.
ture and decorations were comman.
jeered from the inhabitants in order
70 fittingly furnish the royal resi-.
dence The Crown Prince postponed
his visit, whereupon Colonel Popoff
commander of the Forty-uinth Regi.
ne9t, with the connivance Of Lieu.
tenant SWEET, military Governor OF
Series, removed all the valuables t.
their ownsesidences and subseque ntl,
shipped them to their families Il
Sofia. When at length the Prince ar,
rived q second contribution vas levied
| from, the inhabitants, which, after
the departure of the royal guest, met
with the same fate as the fret.
The Mir owned by Mr.. Geshoff
former Prime Minister of Bulgaria
published a list of the names Of off
GERS accused of looting and highwa,
/ robbery, giving Particular mention
/ to several staff Officers who robbed
| Bulgarian citizen, one Take Nicoloff
II $500 Turkish pounds, or abou
$40 500, in valuables. The "Campa
na, another newspaper Of Sofia, re
Gently published a frank admis sior
that robbery and extortion persists
with undiminished fer0city by orde
Of the civil authorities in the new
| provinces. Intimidation, rape. rob
berry, to all these are the inhabitantl
Of our new territory exposed. Thel
are az the mercy Of the criminals