Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
STORIES OF THE WAR
Savasery of BuI9arians.

Fresh information as to events in
 Serbia is contained in the following
 letter from a Serbian insurgent to a
 cemrade on this side. The nissive
 confirms the rumors arriving from
 time to time ofTa present continuance
 of the revolt against Bulgarian au-
 thority, which was officially declared
 to have been stamped out in Febru-
 sry and of the almost incredible sar-
 aaery shown by the BuIgarians:
 Mountain of -. May 10 (23) 1917.
 Dear -Here I am on the noun
 tain that has become my dreary abode.
 the Bulgarian gaol where I was inn
 prfsoned after being captured in the revolt near Kourvinegrad, where, to the number Of 2,50O, we first gave bat featins it and putting it to flight After that we were attacked by two Bulgarian divisions, supported by many guns and mitrailleuses. It was then that in a bloddy encounter I was taken prisoner and. with several com rades, put in prison and sentenced to be hanged. But during the night K attacked Prokonpile, killed our guards more on the mountain.
 The Bu1gars have called up all the male population from IT to 65 years cid and enrolled them in the army. ern front (sic). They have sent all the children from 12 to 14 to Constan- tinople. The cruel deeds of these Mongols provoked our revolt. The entable cries of ttieir children, attack ed the Bulgar .soldiery with stones. The Bulgars replied by erecting gib- bets at every street-corner and hang ing many men and women, which ex- asperated the people. The whole pop Glatfon assaulted and broke into the Bulgarian shops, and by this means both men and women provided them selves with weapons. first of all at Prokonpile. afterwards at Leskovatz, Lebane. Vranya, Vlassotinye, Kniaze- 1 watch. Pojarevatz. and all the villages | occupied by the Bulsars.
 We were attacked at first by a Ger man division. which was defeated with | a loss of s00 men. There were en- agreements near Leban and Leskovatz l and Prokonpile, and we raided Nish. | where we captured the shops. But | there We were met by two Bulgarian place. and we were at first victorious. i but the iBulgars then pushed our wo- men. and children in front of them, SO that we couldn't fire without kill we were forced to retreat to the moun- .ains, as far as Kourvinegrad. where ,eavy fighting again took place, in he course of which we were attacked t was there that, with about 10 com 'ades. I was taken prisoner, for was utterly exhausted. We were all con- ienaned to death, but while the gib- ;ets were being set up. behold, a bat alion of insurgents rushed into Pro- ut of gaol. We escaped to the noun ain again.
 Very likely I shall be dead when -ou get this letter, but be sure that ave in every truth set themselves to he work of destroying our race.
 On April 25 (May 8 they sent 5000 lildren from 12 to 15 years old to hese little ones killed themselves by jumping out of the trains.
 The Bulgars ordered the whole pop ation to come and be vaccinated for mallpox. But. instead of real vac- r maladies. When the population 7ere informed ef this. by a Czech doc CT, they sought safety by flying to he mountains with their children.
 The Bulgars then began to hang at Leblanc, and at Nish. everybody to come and fitness these crueIties The clerk. .ordsn. they hung up by his tongue sarfui tortures Before he expired
 It was dreadful to see the hanging 12 Serbian prisoners taken on the front. Their death sen t etrayed your flag and your brothers"
 said. (These were doubtless Mace- s onian Serbs, or else natives of the C saffected districts of Bulgaria.) Tell I toner than surrender That will be | stter than to be tortured by these for they have martyrized f Id hanged all those whom they have t ken. [ This. my dear Tcheda, is a pale pie t ire of what Is passing in Serbia. But b 1T revolt cannot be suppressed by ( ny force in the world. and 1t spreads a