Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-05
SERBS PROTEST TO
BULGAR NEIGHBOR
Defenders Reoapture Two Of Cannon
Taken by the Invading
Irregulars,
SOFIA ATTITUDE INTERESTS

PARIS, April Sine fetlt jour
nal says that Serbia has protested TO
Bulgaria because df the invasion of
Serbian territory by force described
as Bulgarian irregulars. While
couched in moderate terms, the pro-
test is said to request the arrest and
imprisonment OF the persons respon-
sible for the raid.
Further details of the incident re-
ceived today confirm the report that
the invaders we're driven away from
the railroad station at Strumitsa,
the Serbian town near the Bulgarian
border, whore the attack was made.
The railway station master at
strumitsa reports that the line of
Ghevgheli in now clear Of the raiders
and apparently has not been dam
aged.
PurHue IrreEulars.
Serbian frontier guards who pursued
the fleeing irregulars retook the two cam
mons which had been captured
six bodies were found in the railway
station at Strumitsa The extent of the
losses inflicted upon the attacking force
IL unknown, but is believed TO be large
Thirty bodies were found and the raiders
themselves picked up and buried a num-
Der OF others.
This is said to be the fifth incident OF
its kind since the beginning OF the Euro
pean war and there Is much speculation
in Paris as TO their exact Significance. II
Is felt that the attitude OF Bulgaria or
this occasion win indicate what policy U
intends to pursue.
The Havas Agency received today from
! Nish. Serbia dispatch saying that th'
losses OF the Serbian troops were sixty
killed and fIfty-threo wounded. Including
five officers
Are Driven hack.
LONDON. April 4.--The Serbian lega
tlon in London received today the fol
lowing official dispatch from Nish:
THE Bulgarian irregulars were driver
from Strumitsa. The fight was short
iWhen relnforcements arrived, our ad
vance posts cleared the strurnttsa sta
tlon and the invaders fled in tho dlrec
ton Of Bulgaria.
"our troops, pursuing the enemey. fcun'
thirty of their dead and 1t 10 presumed
that others were carried away. We los
Ififty killed"
A semi-officiai communication from
Nish 70 Reuters Telegram compan,
states that the invading force had scat
tered among the Serbian frontier VII
alges and compelled the inhabitants :
remove to Bulgaria. taking their good
and cattle with them 1t is also stated
iaithough not confirmed. that the inyad
ors set fire to the Serbian clockhonse
lat plauvotch and Boraltli.
Work of Revolutioniats.
ROME, April 4--Cvia PariB,)--D Rizow
Bulgarian minister 70 Rome, expresHe
the opinion today that the incident o.
the serbo- Bulgarian border was the wor
lof Macedonian revolutionlsts IN Serbia
who arc opposed TO the Serbian regim
in the territory gained in the Baika
wars. in which the fighting occurred
NJ Rizow asserted that the Bulgaria
government was in no way responsible
for the affair and that It's only desir
was TO preserve neutrality.
M. Ristitch. the Serbian minister, too
Tissue WIN Nts AtioSW 5NtNchHehA. Ahc e"A
that, having spent thirty years In IN
region concerned. he knew II thorough
and could affirm that the Macedonian
In this part of Serbia had no desire I
oppose the present order Of things.
Points 10 Bulgaria.
Responsibility. for the incident, he al
lserted, might be determined by consider
ing to whose interests II would be to prc
duce such an outbreak This, he sait
pointed clearly TO Bulgaria. which b
occupying the left bank of the Vards
river. could threaten 20 cut Serbian CON
munication with salonlki, the only sourc
from which the country could brink
lit supplies, Already, he said, commun
cation by telegraph and telephone ha
been cut