Evening star., 1927-10-07
Belgrade Authorities Threat.
en- to Break Off Diplomatic
Relations.
MARTIAL LAW PREVAILS
AFTER ASSASSINATION
Two Suspects Arrested for Shoot
ing of Officer-Borders Are
Ordered Closed.

py IuS AsSOCldLeu tFe5S.
BELGRADE. JugoslaWa, October
1.-Jugoslavia has prepared a note to
Bulgaria demanding guarantees for
the future and satisfaction for the
past misdeeds Of the Macedonian Comi-
tadjis (irregulars), against whom the
latest crime charged is the assa ssina-
ton at Istip of Brig. Gen. Michael
Kovachevitch.
The incident has given rise to de-
mands by some Jugoslav papers for
war.
The Jugoslav Minister to Sofia has
been authorized to inform the Bull
garlan government that unless effec-
tive measures are taken to disband
bulgarian groups operating in Mace
dOnIa, the Jugoslav government has
no other course but to recall him
and to break off diplomatic relations.
Frontier is Closed.
The Serbian Bulgarian Ma cedonian
frontier has been closed by Jugoslay
government troops and gendarmes.
who are halting all traffic excepting
transit in Macedonia.
AdVlceS received in Belgrade this
afternoon said that q band of Bull
sarian comitadjis attacked the Mace
DOMAIN frontier village OF Klisura
early this morning. throwing nine
bombs in government buildings and
later fighting the gendarmes with
rifles and hand grenades.
Ine attacking party, the advices
stated, finally was repelled after a
pitched battle lasting from / O'Clock
this morning until daybreak. The
casualties were not given in the
| message
Gen. kovachevitch, known as one
Oh the ablest strategists of the ,Jugo-
SiaVian army, was shot down at the
door OF his home. The house is at the
eno or a cul-de-sac, and the assas ssins
ie1t hghted bomb behind them to
cut OH pursuit. Nevertheless, the cap-
ture of two of them was reported some
hours later by Gen. Hazitch. head Of
the border troops.
Feeling ON Border Tense.
coming as the climax of a series of
aIeged Bulgarian outrages over the
irohtler, the assassination caused s11ch
intense excitement in the border dis.
trlcts that the cabinet decided to nro-
claim martial law there.
fuDhc demands are heard for tho
surrender of the Bulgarian general
rrotogoherov, said to be the head of
Gen. kovachevitch participated In
the dramatic revolt of 1903. in which
nilg alexander and Queen Drapa of
SERBIA We're assassinated. During the
w orid War he founded a troon of
Iesiornalres. Recently he had been
IN command of the 21st Infantry Pevi-
ment at Skoplje.
me territory OF Macedonia. now
uiVlded between Greece and JugosIavia
.oils mas peen source of grave fric-
sion IN the Balkans, Bulgarian Mace.
donlans never reconciling themselves
to the division of the DISTRICT hetwaen
Greece and Jugoslavia after the WorId
War. 'A''
Numerous Raids Made.
Forces of Bulgarian irregulars.
known as Conitadjis, alleged at times
10 be In the pay of Macedonian exiles.
nave made numerous raids along the
| poruers or Buigaria's three immediate
neighbors. Jugoslavia, Rumania and
Greece.
The Bulgarian government has con.
slstenty disclaimed any connection
with these irregulars and has asserted
that 1t was doing everything possible
to compel these Macedonian reyolu-
tionaries" to cease activities likely to
. create hostility between Bulgaria and
her neighbors.
Frequent Comitadjis raids last
August resulted in the dispatch of a.
collective note to Bulgaria by Jugo-
slavia. Rumania and Greece request
ing the Bulgarian government to
exert its influence to suppress the un-
lawful activities of the Macedonian
revolutionary committee and prevent
as far as possible Comtadjis raids.
The Bulgarian attitude was that the
incidents were caused by Macedonian
refugees who had been forced to leave
Jugoslav territory and who could not
be easily controlled