HORRORS OF WAR.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1836, 23 August 1913, Page 5

HORRORS OF WAR.

INDESCRIBABLE ATROCITIES AT ADRIANOPLE,

RED PAGE IN HISTORY.

BULGARS' FIENDISH EXCESSES.

jßy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, August 21. . Renter's correspondent states that Turkish official circles believo that tho Powers would not' bo willing to give a mandate to any single Power to tako forcible action against Turkey in view of tho European complication that might arise. Tension botween Russia and Turkey is increasing, states a messago from St. Petersburg. The press is making bitter attacks on Turkey and Greeco. (Reo. August 22, 8.50 p.m.) London, August 22. It is officially stated that Germany and the other Powers, except Italy, favour a financial boycott of Turkey in OTder to compel tho observance of the Treaty: of London. , Italy is opposed, to coercion, (Rec. August 22, 8:50 p.m.) Bukarest, August 22, The disbanded Bulgarian troops at Varna, incensed by tho peace terms, revolted, and a sanguinary conflict with -the police ensued. ("Times"—Sydney "Sun" Spcciol Rabies.) (Rec. August 22, 6.15 p.m.) . St. Petersburg, August 22. Nothing is known here regarding tho reported movement of the Russian warships towards Constantinople. It is understood that Russia is satisfied at present to secure.a financial boycott of Turkey by tho Powers, ■ UNPRINTABLE HORRORS, 1 ( HISTORY'S REDDIST PAGE. London, August 21. The Russian Government official's report on the atrocities chargcd against the Bulgarians states that what the women at Adrianoplo suffered passes all imagination. Greek, Jewish, and Turkish. women wero violated, neither social position nor ago being respected. Tho details are so terrible that it would be impossible*to print them; sufficient it is to say that tho enormities practised were equal, where they did not surpass, anything written- in history. When General VeltdieffV attention was called to tho matter .ho replied sarcastically: "One should not deprive poor 6oldiors of innocent amusements." The French and Russian Consuls, alarmed at tho Bulgarians' open menacps, intervened, and sav« ed many lives.

Tho conduct of the Servians, continues the report, was in sharp contrast to the brutality of tho Bulgarians. The former treated tho inhabitants courteously and the Turks, in return) welcomed them. Complete order was maintained after tlio Servians' arrival.

In a further roport a story is given *by * two Turkish prisoners who arrived from 'Staiazagora on March 13. They relate: "We wero sent to Bulgaria in thousands. All laggards and sick and wounded were pitilessly bayonettcd, and on our arrival at Haskovo there were barely fivo hundred left. At Stanazagora ,six thousand prisoners were corralled within a barbed-wiro enclosure, when suddenly a battalion of Bulgarians opened firo on tlio prisoners, who were killed or wounded en masse. Tho survivors hurled themselves against tho barbed-wiro, a.nd tho bodies of victims who fell close to tho feneo enabled some to climb over. In this way about one hundred escaped from this .hell. A party of horsemen eabrcd many of tho fugitives, but the rest reached the forest, and escaped." Salonika, August 21. Learning that tho town of Molancton was likely to fall to the Bulgarians, tho inhabitants abandoned it. They destroyed the'vineyards and broke the wine vats, then fired the town. Owing to a report that the Bulgarians were 'reoccupying Dedeagatch, tho inhabitants became panic-stricken, Many quitted the town.