THE TURKISH ARMY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1897, 4 November 1913, Page 7

THE TURKISH ARMY.

GERMAN GENERAL APPOINTED TO REORGANISE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Constantinople, November 2. • Turkey has engaged ono of the ablest younger generals of the German staff to reorganiso the Turkish Army, and has given him full executive authority, with much greater powers than General Von Der Goltz had. The General will have ail adequato German staff. ALLEGED ATROCITIES BY BASHI-BAZOUKS. MEN IN FOURTEEN VILLAGES KILLED. Sofia, November 2. It is semi-officially stated that BashiBazouks, commanded by Greek officers,' massacred the men in fourteen Bulgarian villages, and that eight thousand womon and children took refuge in Dedeagatcli, but the Metropolitan delivered thorn back to the BashiBazouks. Only 3600 of the unfortunates escaped. Belgrade! November 2. ■ Bulgarian c'omitajis botween Dovian and Strumnitza attacked twenty Turkish families returning, with Bulgaria's permission, to their former homes in Bulgaria." Twenty were killed and thirty-seven wounded. ; HINT TO GREECE. PROM ITALY AND AUSTRIA. ! Athens, November 2. Italy and Austria have presented a collective Note to Greece complaining of Albanian obstruction 1 to the Delimitation Commission's work due to Greece's incitement. They have instructed their representatives on the Commission to regard as Albanian all villages where obstruction is offered. (Reo. Novemuer 3,11.10 p.m.) . , Athens, November 8. The Government maintains that Greece's attftiide in the Albanian question hits leen absolutely correct throughout, and emphasises the point that the original people living in the contested territories were Greeks.