THE RISING IN THE BALKANS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11689, 16 September 1903, Page 8

THE RISING IN THE BALKANS.

BULGARIA’S E-urn WARNINGS,

INCREASING RUMOURS OF WAR,

RUSSIA'S FINANCES

TURKEY'S EXCESSES INCREASING,

United Pre s » Association —By Electric Telegraph—CopyrightLONDON, September 14. The weight of ■Bulgaria's recent intimation to the Powers that unless means are devised to restrain Turkish excesses it

will be difficult for Bulgaria to maintain an attitude of strict neutrality in face of popular indignation, is discounted by the Vienna correspondent of the “Standard. ’ In the course of a despatch to his paper, the correspondent says that warnings from Bulgaria are no novelty. Bulgaria’s action must, remain dependent upon when the signal ns given to her to break loose. If Russia secures Austria's consent for a consideration, which will only be known in the remote future, the word will emanate from Russia, and the next spring may see a Russo-Turkish war. A financier recently remarked that the removal of M. do Witte, the Russian Finance Minister, from office in Russia, means war. M. de Witte would

have resisted war for financial reasons,

A significant fact mentioned by Die correspondent is that Russia is withdrawing her deposits from European batiks. The amount to be withdrawn, commencing with Berlin banks, is 100,000,000 roubles. This is the origin of the stringency in the European money market. INDISCRIMINATE MASSACRES BY* TURKS. A GREEK VILLAGE DESTROYED, CONSTANTINOPLE, September 14. The Turkish excesses appear to bo increasing rather than otherwise. It is reported that Bulgarians, Wallachs, and Greeks are being extensively massacred, no discrimination being made between the innocent and the guilty. A foreign officer gives an account of a shocking occurrence of which lie was the witness. A body of Turks, without any provocation, surrounded the Greek village of Aramencko, which they then proceeded to sack and lay waste. Every villager was killed, many of them being burned alive. This and similar outrages has had the effect of destroying the sympathy which, up till now, Greece has been showing towards Turkey. INDIGNATION IN ENGLAND. LONDON, September 14. Tho wanton Turkish outrages have, aroused a feeling of intense indignation in England. BULGARIA’S COMPLAINTS. DIFFICULTY OF GETTING AMMUNITION. VIENNA, September 14. The Austrian Government stopped the transport of ten million cartridges for the Bulgarian Government, which had been ordered from a Buda-Pesth firm. o' Bulgaria is complaining that Austria left her short of ammunition in spite of Turkey’s menacing attitude, Bulgarian ultimatum to the ■ POWERS. APPEAL TO HUMANITY OF < EUROPE. (Received September 15th, 10.10 p.m.) SOFIA, September 15. Tho situation in the Balkans is daily becoming worse.* Bulgaria, in a fresh Note to the Powers, declares- that the action of Turkey, in mobilising the whole army cannot be solely aimed at suppressing the revolution. Bulgaria appeals to the humane sentiment of Europe to prevent the systematic massacre of Christians, and stop the Turkish mobilisation. The Note con,eludesUnless the Powers interfere in time Bulgaria will be forced to take such measures as she deems necessary.” GREEK DEMANDS. ATHENS, September 15. The Premier has formulated a demand for the' punishment of the Turkish officials responsible for the massacres of Greek villagers in Macedonia. SERVIAN INCURSIONS. CONSTANTINOPLE, September 15. The Servians complain of Albanian incursions, whilo on the other hand Servian bands have been headed off various points of Turkish territory. Rumours tire current of regular engagements proceeding on the Turco-Servian frontier. t. THE POWERS’ REPLY. NO HELP FOR EITHER. SIDE. (Received September 15tli, 10.40 p.m.) LONDON, September 15. The Powers have agreed to warn Bulgaria that the scheme of reforms will be maintained unmodified. Austria and Russia have warned Bulgaria, that they hold her responsible for the prolongation of tho insurrection. They also propose that tho Powers unitedly shall warn Turkey and Bulgaria that neither will be helped in the event of a Turco-Bulgarian war. GUERILLA OPERATIONS. EMBASSIES THREATENED. (Received September 15th, 11.54 p.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, September 15. There are armed insurgents totalling 2000 in Eastern Macedonia, who are restricting themselves to guerilla operations. New bands of Bulgarians aggregating 1600 are proceeding to the frontier. Moslem fanatics smashed the windows of the French Consulate at Kirkilisse. Macedonian committees have sent letters to the French and Russian Ambassadors, threatening to dynamite the French and Russian establishments at Constantinople.