Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1903 — MACEDONIAN DISTURBANCES. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MACEDONIAN DISTURBANCES.

Which Do Not Fall Far Short of the Dignity of War. While the world at large does not dignify by the name of war the present disturbances in Macedonia, the thinking mind will And it difficult to discern any practical difference. Turkish troops on the one ride and Macedonian and Bulgarian sympathizers on the other are almost daily coming into bloody conflicts, and many skirmishes, in which combatants are killed or wounded, are being fought. Recently in what is known as the Uskub district a serious encounter took place between a Bulgarian force and Turkish troops, in which many were killed bn both sides. Near Monaster still another engagement between similar bodies occurred, the Turks being worsted, leaving thirty dead and wounded on the field. The whole of Macedonia is now In a state of complete disorganization, little

squads of revolutionists being scattered everywhere through the hills. Strong forces of Turks are in pursuit of these bands, and whenever the opposing warrior# meet there is stiff fighting until ons aide or the other seeks safety in flight. In this connection we print on illustration taken from Black and White, wherein the who is familiar with Balkan conditions, represents a Turkish force hunting fugitive revolutionists among the mountains. The nature of the country lends itself to this irregular kind of warfare, and often Turkish troops pass by the very rendezvous of the revolutionists without detecting their presence. When this happens, especially if the revolutionists are in strong force, the Tacks are attacked from every side nnd often rooted.

TROOPS HUNTING NEVOLUTIONISTS.