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Show &0 ARMS' IS CRY W KING Bulgarian Ruler Issues War Proclamation Against Turkejr Sofia. Bulgaria, Oct. 1S. A striking proclamation to tho Bulgarian nation has been Issued by King Ferdinand In It he recounts tho sufferings of the Macedonian Christians and the efforto of the Euiopcan powers to obtain better bet-ter treatment for them and finally says that he has called his people to arms only after the patience of the Bnlkan nations had been exhausted. Tho proclamation opens with reference ref-erence to King Ferdinand's peaceful reign of 25 years and said that '"he hoped that It would have so continued, but Providence judged otherwise. Tho moment has come when the Bulgarian race Is called upon to renounce the benefits "of peace and to have recourse to arms for the solution of the great problem. Beyond the RIlo and Rho-depe Rho-depe mountains our brothern in blood and religion have not boon able until this, day, 35 ears after our lcblrallon. to ohtain conditions of life that are bearable. "Tho tears of the Balkan Slavs and the groaning of millions of Christiana could not but moe our hearts and the hearts of our co-rcIlgionlsU "Our love of peace Is now exhausted. exhaust-ed. To succor the Christian population popula-tion of Turkey there remains to us no othor means than to turn to arms. "Our work Is a just, a great and a sacretl one. With faith In tho protection pro-tection and support of the Almighty, I bring to the cognizance of the Bulgarian Bul-garian nation that this Is a war for human rights. I order flic brac Bulgailan army to march on the Turkish torrltory. "Forward' May God be with you!" Toduy special services are being held In all the churches in the kingdom king-dom for the success of the Bulgarian arm. The queen, the ministers and other dignitaries were among the large congregation at the cathedral when the Te Deum was sung The government ban ordered tho Bulgarian minister to Constantinople to communicate tho foreign note to the Ottoman government. The BuU garlan minister at Constantinople also has been ordered to inform tho porte when he presents the noto, that Bulgaria Bul-garia considers herself at war with Turkey and that his mission has been concluded. lie is to iaaye Constantinople Constanti-nople n't tho earliest possible niomon- The Turks resldmg ln-lJulgarln who wish to'Teavo thb"conut7j ina do i. while those remaining will be a83.irri the protection of tho law |