Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-14
BULGARS ACCUSE
ROU1MAN|ANS OF
HORRIBLE DEEDS
Sofia Government Asserts En-
emy Left Bodies of Inno-
cent People Mutilated
Dreadfully.
LITTLE CHILDREN BURNED
All Male Inhabitants of Village
Reported Assassinated
During Night.
WOMEN ARE CARRIED AWAY
LITTLE CHILDREN BURNED
WOMEN ARE CARRIED AWAY

London, Sept. l3.-The Bulgarian
troops, which t.ok the Danube fort
ress of Silistria, in Roumania, capture
of which was announced by the Ger
\ man war Office Sunday, apparently
did not take prisoner any consider
able nu:nLcr Of Roumanians. The Of
iicial Bulgarian statement of Septem-
Der II received here today, says the
Roumanians retired ION both sides
of the Danube, purs, by our cav.
airy" (Although this translation ot
the Bulgarian statement, if taken lit
orally, indicates that the Bulgarians
have forced a passage of the Danube.
it is improbable that the Bulgarian
office meant to convey this meaning.
a The report of the following day
makes no mention of any such OPP
eration.l
Tie statement follows:
"k.long the Danube there was ar
t.llery firing at Tekia, Vidin, Lomor-
jcchovo and Ivichton, =
"In Dobrudja, our offensive contin-
ues. Yesterday our troops entered
Silistria, being welcomed enthusias-
tically by the citizens. The Bulgarian
tri-color now floats over Fort Arab
table (probably Fort Arabadzilar,
near the Danube half way between
Silistria and Turtukai.) We captured
artillery and l-rge quantity of ma
terial. The enemy troops retired
northward and on both banks of the
Danube, pursue by our cavalry"
Roumanians Slay Children.
New York, Sept. l3.-The wireless
version of the Bulgarian official state
ment of September II contains the fol-
lowing in addition to the statement as
cabled by the way of London;
Berlin, Sept. l3.-(By Wireless to
Sayville. THE official Bulgarian
statement of September II says. tetl
cannon were taken by the Bulgarians
at Fort Arabtabla and continues:
"The retreat of the Roumanians,
Russians and Serbians was accom-
panied by the most horrible cruelties,
especially on the part of the Rouna-
Mans against the defenseless popu-
lation, "A report frorp the commander
irl-chief dated September 10 says:
"'Since the first day after the
tossing of the frontier it has been
established that the Roumanian army
has committed a series of irihufnan
atrocities which more, and more
prove to have been incredibly bestial
Some days before the declaration OF
!, ar the Roumaiian authorities took
all cattle without formal requisition,
When the Roumanians retreated they
formed special detachments for the
burning Of Bulgarian villages. The
villages OF Ciskioy, Aitomrovo and
Screbarna and others in the vicinity
of Turtukai and Silistria are still
burning. One detachment defeated
near Sansalar September 7 sent .
company with two officers to the vii
lage of Screbatna. All The male in
habitants were assassinated during
the night. The streets were filled
with the bodies of innocent persons
mutilated in the. most horrible fash.
ion. A number of children were
burned in locked houses. The women
and the remaining children were car.
ried to Silistria.
Men of Alifak Slain.
"'On September the men of Alifak
were taken to the bank Of the Danube
and killed mercilessly. Their bodies
were thrown into thc river. Inhabi-
tants Of the villages of kalipetrovc
Aitmir, Cradmur and Dabuk were
transported to the west bank near
Kalarass in order 10 ifoteet the COW.
ardly enemy from our fire.
"On September 10, south of Lake
Ostrovo Macedonia 'front.', infantry
lighting was continued from the pre-.
vious day. Zouaves who attempted to
cross the Struma near Nevolyen and
kardinos were driven back with
heavy losses to the west bank BY our