REIGN OF TERROR.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 59, 15 July 1913, Page 5

REIGN OF TERROR.

HORRIBLE BALKAN TALES.

A GRAVE POSITION

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.] Vienna, July 14.

Advices from Sofia state that the authorities kept the populace in ignorance of the many disasters. The nev. s papers were prohibited from publishing the details. King Ferdinand is suffering from acute rheumatism. Tin palace is guarded by picked soldiers. The army’s discontent is widespread and there have been mutinies in several companies. A number oi the mutineers have been executed. St. Petersburg, Juiy 14.

Four Russian monitors are blockading Rustchuk, Sistovo, Nikopol and Lamplanka. Bulgarian gunboats and six torpedoers were forced to take re- ■ fugo at Sevastopol. London, July 14.

The Daily Telegraph’s Salonika cor respondent reports that an Armenia’ has arrived half-demented with tin horrors he witnessed at Seres. He declares that many were crucified, hacked to pieces and burned aliv- 3 . He deservants were nailed to the doois There were incredible outrages oi women of all ages and many died. The Greeks have transferred Strem nitza to the Servians, recognisin’ that it is Slav territory. The Greek altogether captured 98 guns and tei thousand prisoners.

The Times and Daily Telegraph cor respondents attribute the collapse o' the Bulgarians to their contempt for the Greek troops.

The Daily Mail’s correspondent al Kumanovo states that a revolt is re ported at Vidin, where the men murdered their colonel. It adds that re cent events have gravely affected tin dynasty.

The Chronicle, discussing Turkey’ latest move, deprecates doing any thing calculated to create a permanen feud between Turkey and her next door nighbour, and adds that i Germany shares this view she migh usefully co-operate with Britain a Constantinople. „ Constantinople, July 14.

ft is stated in diplomatic circle that Turkey and Roumania have con eluded an agreement for joint action. St. Petersburg, July 14.

The Powers have warned Turkc; that they will not allow military opera tions beyond the Enos-Midia line. V Sofia, July 14..,

Bulgaria is evacuating the territor ies which Turkey, under the; treaty o peace, recognises as the provisiona boundary on the Enos-Midia line pending the International Commission’s decision.

It is semi-offieially declared that th Servians and Greeks subjected th Bulgarian populations in tho tern tory they occupied to a reign of ter ror. Every Bulgarian town and vil lage they burned. Bulgaria offers t submit all the allegations of Bulgaria excesses to an international, enquiry Belgrade, July 14.

It is semi-officially stated that thBulgarians massacred the Servian wounded who defended Duitsevatz. Vienna, July 14. It is reported that the Servians hav< occupied Kustendil. Constantinople, July 1.4.

The Turks reached Cliorlu unop posed, and also found that tho Bid garians had evacuated Rodosto. Greece, Servia and Roumania hav promised not to conclude an armistic without consulting Turkey. Athens, July 14.

The Bulgarians during the first ad vance against the Servians hrough several of the latter to Stremnitzr and burned a Servian officer alive am killed and mutilated several soldiers Fourteen hundred Bulgarian prison ers, with six officers, were shipped fron Salonika for Piraeus. Some of then were found to ho in possession of worn en’s ears still bearing pendants am distorted fingers still encircled wit' rings.

It is officially announced that th Bulgarians, after arresting him, nmr dered the Bishop of Doiran, his non hew and other notables. Accordin' to tho narrative of the employees o> an American tobacco firm, the Bulgarians burned them with petroleum.

At Seres on Thursday the Bulgarians mounted four guns on adjacen' heights and bombarded the house: flying foreign flags, including the Con sulates, where many fugitives had taken refuge. They also shrapnellec crowds of fugitives from Seres.

IN THE COMMONS

(Received 8.50 a.m.)

London, July 14

In reply to a question in the House of Commons, Mr Acla ml (Ender-Secre-tary for Foreign Affairs), said the Government was unable to investigate the alleged atrocities. He had not received Bulgaria’s offer for an international enquiry. THE CARTER ED NOTABLES. The Greek Government has notified the Powers that the Bulgarians carried off twenty-seven notables from Kavalla, and their fate is unknown. They include Bishop Athunasius, Dragomans (interpreters) at the French and Greek consulates, the manager of the Bank of Athens, and eighteen merchants. If they have been killed, Greece will make reprisals.

KING FERDINAND’S DENTAL

King Ferdinand cabled to the Evening News absolutely denying the oul-

rages on Greeks and Servians. Th* stories were, lie states, circulated to create a bad impression. The population of Thrace enjoyed, without respect to nationality, complete liberty. He admits that a number of isolated arrests were made of anti-Bulgarian spies and propagandists On the other hand he declares that the Bulgarians were subjected to systematic persecution at the hands of the Greeks. At Salonika the prisons are full of innocent persons, many of whom were transported to the Aegean Islands. Before the outbreak of hostilities, the Servians 'were guilty of similar cruelties. ,

THE BURNING OF SERBS

(Received 12.30 p.m.) Salonika, June 14

A Greek war correspondent states that Bulgars pillaged and burned Seres, including American, Austrian, and German warehouses. The American Tobacco Company lost a million dollars.

The Austrian Consulate was plundered and the Consul imprisoned, but was subsequently ransomed. The Italian Consul saV&t his house by paying ransom.

BULGARIAN, SIDE OF THE STORY

Sofia, July 14

The reported attempt to assassinate M. Dan elf (Premier) was not correct. The Bulgarian authorities continue to discredit the Greek and Servian successes. The Mir publishes an order captured from the Servians, signed by King Peter and dated June 29, instructing the troops to carry a flag through the Bulgarian ranks . This alludes to the Greco-Montenegrin co-operation.