The Mankato free press., 1923-06-15
PART OF HIS BAND
SEIZED BY TROOPS
Flight Is Halted Near
Tartar Bajardjik
PEASANTS WITHHIM
Conflicts Are On Increase; /;
StambouIisky Determined
To Win
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch. ]

Associated Press Dispatch.
Sofia, June l4-Premier Stambou
lisky is reported to have been halted
near 1atar Bazardjik and is said to
be making a stand against the gov
eminent troops with several hun
dred peasant guards. Several ca
sualties have already occurred Part
of this band fed in a motor car but
was caught and arrested.
1t is officially asserted that last
March Stamboulisky received from
francs, ostensibly for state purposes
out really for other ends.
1t is reported a large quantity OF
machine guns and ammunition was
discovered at Stamboulisky's home
near Sofia.
Conflicts on Increase
Belgrade. June II Dispatches
from Sofia say that sanguinary CON
flictS are occurring between the pea
SAINTS and government forces at
Tatar Bazardjik.
NJ. Daskaloff, the Bulgarian minis
ter at Prague. is reported to have re-
reived word from former Premier
Stamboulisky that a determined
struggle must begin for the over
throw Of the 'usurping government" "
Boteff Is Captured.
Sofia, June 13-(6:45 p. m.) Form
er PremieI Stamboulisky was still at
large at this hour, fleeing northward
through the mountain passes with
government cavalry reported to be
closing in on him.
Alexander Boteff, former president
of the Sobranje who made an unsuc :
cessful attempt to organize rebel
lion near Radomir, was captured In
a nearby village and brought to
Sofia. Damianoff, the agrarian dep
uty, who had undertaken a similar
operation near Sofia, was captured
with all his men. Both leaders will
be tried by court martial and prob
ably will be shot.
The regular army Lieutenant Ras
paleff, who deserted to the agrarian
side with all his company, commit
ted suicide, when about TO be cap
tured.
First Act New Government
One of the first acts of the new
Bulgarian government has been to
suspend those laws passed by the
Agrarians which are regarded as in
tringing upon the constitution. The
stan ard Bulgarian orthography
which was modified by the previous
SONGTumSnl ny al ACS
ters. has been re established and all
ne newspapers, Including those sup
nressed by the former regime, ap-
cared today in the long accepted
TYPOGRAPHY.
The property of the former cabi-
let members will be sequestrated, 1t
announced. The administrative
taffs throughout the country have
,een dismissed and new projects,
who for the most part are reserve
lfficers, have been appointed.
Reports In London.
London. June IA. - kilograms
rom Sofia today to the Bulgarian
egation here declare that calm and
order prevail and that the manifold
rumors of riots in the country and
duarrels between the peasants and
he town population should not be
,redited. There have been no seH-
Gus outbreaks. it is added, and at
present everything is normal in the
capital.
Peasants Holding Town
Bucharest. June IA The town OF
Shumla "a fortified Bulgarian town
ifty miles west of Varna) is re-
yuards, according to information
which reached here yesterday. The
Shumla district is said to have be.
come the most important center Of
resistance to the new regime.
Armed rS,a~"~'~ -" sid by the
ices to be marching from Popo-
.. in northt ':4Iaaria and to
ave clashed with government
troops at Bella. between Tirnovo and
Rustchuk. Insurgents also are re-
oTted moving on Varna.