New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-03-14

the war with Turkeq. JangOH
specifically charged that by or
der of Colonel Oxtsaroff, chief of
staff of the seventh division of
the Bulgarian army, two whole
carloads of valuables were stol-
en- from the inhabitants of Ser
res and sent to Bulgaria. The
collector Of the district tried to
seize the shipment at the rail
road station, but was forcibly re
trained from any interference.
Colonel Ovtsaroff is further
charged by Jangoff with having,
assisted by the field doctor Of the
seventh division, extorted from
the Mayor of Donizani, himself
a Bulgarian, the sum of $3.50
Turkish pounds, or over $4,000.
Major Cocovtseff and Lieutenant
Rlesnakoff, it was stated, had
looted Eski Diane (the old mos
que) of Series, taking from it
thirty-six antique rugs of great
value. "For the reception of the
Crown Prince Boris of Bulgaria,
then expected to join the army
at Serres," Jangoff goes on to
relate, "the best furniture and
decorations were commandeered
from the inhabitants in order
to fittingly furnish the royal res
idence the Crown Prince post
poned, his visit whereupon Col
onel Popori, commander of the
Forty-ninth Regiment, with the
connivance Of Lieutenant Stveft,
military Governor of Series, re-
moved all the valuables to their
own residences and subsequently
shipped them to their families
in Sofia. When at length the
Prince arrived a second contri-
button was levied from the in
habitants, which, after the de-
parture Of the royal guest. met
with the same fate as the first. "
The "Mir,'' owned by Mr..
Gueshor, former Prime Minister
Of Bulgaria, published list of
the names of officers accused Of
looting and highway robbery,
giving particular mention to sew
eral Staff officers who robbed a
Bulgarian citizen, one Take Nico-
loft, Of $500 Turkish pounds, or
about $12,5O0, in valuables. The
"Campana," another newspaper
Of Sofia, recently published
frank admission that robbery
and extortion persists with un-
diminished ferocity by order Of
the Civil authorities in the new
Provinces. Intimidation, rape,
robbery, to all these are the in
habitants of our new territory
exposed. They are at the mercy
of the criminals, great and small,
that we have vested with Gov
ernmental authority. In Dedea-
gach, in Gumultzina, in Zantke,
in fact. everywhere, the people
are groaning under Bulgarian
tyranny. So deep and revolving
is the official corruption that the
sufferers will be compelled to
refuse Bulgarian sovereignty.
We predict with sorrow that we
are taking the shortest cut to a
new catastrophe. The 'Pre-
porets,' also Of Sofia, published
tsill more caustic article fatty
accusing the Government Of hav-
ing sent "the worst criminals of
old Bulgaria to govern the new. -
Let us add the following transla-
ton of Press Bureau telegram,
dated Salonica, July Is, 1913:
"Almost all Series was given to
the flames by the Bulgarian IT.
regulars. City bombarded by
four cannon. Town protected
by local militia only. Entire
population in flight. Whole
town sacked. Fired by petrol
sum. Nothing spared, not even
Consulates. Austrian Consul in
full national uniform protested
against looting Of his house.
Was informed no Consulate jur-
isdiction recognized. Consulate
looted. American Tobacco Com
pany warehouses sacked and
burned. In spite Of American
flag broadly displayed. Amer
lean loss alone one million dol
lars. Managers of company,
Harrington and Moore, escaped
to Salonica. General indignation
at unnamable atrocities commit
ed by Bulgarian officials and ir-
regulars. Whole population in
panic. Merchants yesterday we'll
to do. to-day without bread. In
describage suffering. Nothing
left of city. Banks, schools,
churches, consulates, everything
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