The Washington times., 1923-09-08
Eyewitness Of Corfu
BOmbardment Ayers
Italians Were Cruel

ATHENS, Sept. 3.-Casualties in
the Italian bombardment OF Corfu,
prior to occupation, totaled fifty.
three, according to an exclusive in
terview given International News
Service today by DIR. William Ken
nedy, chairman of the League Of
Nations Commission assisting de.
ported women and children. He
was an eyewitness Of the cannon.
ade and later wrote two official re-
ports, one for the League CT Ma
tons at Geneva, the other for the
British fore gn office.
Questioned whether the Italians
knew of the presence Of refugees
at Corfu, DR.. Kennedy replied:
Italian officers admitted to the
British vice consul that they used
shrapnel," DR.. Kennedy said. "I
myself saw sixteen dead. The chief
medical officer reports that to date
twenty have died and thirty.three
are in the hospital, making q total
casualty list of ffty.three.
This act by the Italian govern.
ment far exceeds in viciousness
the crime OF Janina, which murder
was committed by savage bandits.
THE crime Of Corfu was official
murder by a civilized nation. Air.
planes flew low over the streets,
driving the population into panic
It was as IL the officers were en-
joying some kind of malicious
sport. I consider the manner in
which Corfu was occupied as in.
human"
The Greek government has re.
ceived a communication from Colo.
mel BotariS, on the Albanian bound.
ary commission. 1t says that on
August rs. General Tellini. the mur.
dered italian. informed the Greek
and Albanian commission at JENNA
that they should meet him on Au.
gust ~ for a reconnaissance along
the border near Kankavia. BotariS
left Janina at Z o'clock on the morn.
ing OF August 27 In a small motor
car of American make.
On the road the car broke down.
General Tellini, riding In a high.
powered limousine, drove up and
stopped his car. The chauffeur of.
fered to help the Greek chauffeur,
but the latter refused. At $3.50. Bo.
taris was able to continue. After
proceeding for some distance. he
was amazed to find the Italians
automobile lying at a turn of tho
roadway in a thick patch of woods
with all the windows smashed. The
body of the car showed the marks
of dozen or more bullets.
About thirty yards away Law the
body of General Tellini with his
brains blown out. The four other
members Of the murdered party were
nearer the automobile. All had been
shot in the head at close range.
Botaris said he saw branches of
some trees moving and two shep.
herds came out. They first denied
hearing any shots, but later ad-
mitted they had met some people
who told them that a party Of men
had been murdered on the highway.
The shepherds were seized by Gen.
darmes and placed in Jail at Janina.
They refused to give out any further
information.
Greek officials claim to have in.
formation that shots were fired ov
persons wearing the peasant cos.
tune OF Albanians. but they do not
charge that the assassins realiv
were OF Albanian nationality.
After the killings Botaris tele.
phoned to all the frontier posts or.
dering detachmente OF military DO.
lice to pursue the murderers.
The Albanian boundary delegates
ordered the Janina police to arrest
all persons coming from the scene
Of the crinno