Show REYOl T IN BALKANS Turks Take Towns and Brnu Villages RISING BECOMES GENERAL Robo Chief Sarofoff Directs Revolutionists Turkish Officers Sell Fifteen Cases of Martini Rifles and Quantity of Ammunition to Bulgarians Snlonicn Aug 31The Turks have occupied Kllssurn Albania without resistance re-sistance A number of Bulgarian villages vil-lages In Its vicinity were burned In spectorGeneral nilmi Pasha recently sent a commission composed of five Christians find five Turks to offer amnesty am-nesty to the insurgents on condition that they lay down their arms before the feast tomorrow in honor of the Sultans Sul-tans coronation REVOLT BECOMES GENERAL The revolt has become general at Cam and Ycnidje twentyfive miles from Salonica and is spreading to Gherghli and TlUlivcsh sixtyfive miles from Salonica Sarahou the revolutionary leader has arrived In the neighborhood of Sa lonica for the purpose of directing the movement in this district SELL ARMS TO ENEMY Some Turkish olllcers August 29th sold fifteen cases of Martini rifles and I a quantity of ammunition to Bulgarians Bulgari-ans I WAR IS IMMINENT In both official and revolutionary circles cir-cles the opinion Is freely held that war between Bulgaria and Turke yis Imminent Immi-nent and can be averted by nothing short of a miracle It is I not expected that either Government will formally declare hostilities but that the prevailing prevail-ing conditions will force on a war TURKS FAVOR WAR There Is no question that large numbers num-bers of insurgents have recently crossed the frontier An extensive outbreak out-break In northern Macedonia is possible possi-ble at any time The press prints a telegram from Constantinople declaring that the Sultan influenced by the counsel coun-sel of Germany now favors war with Bulgaria The Turks here however take an optimistic view asserting that there is no danger of a war as Turkey does not desire one and Prince Ferdi nand and the present BulgarIan Government Gov-ernment are not in a position to force hostilities DESOLATION TRACKS THEM The Bulgarian agent at Uskub reports re-ports that detachments of Turkish troops sent to garrison the small towns in that vilayet have spread destruction destruc-tion along their route the villagers have been robbed and beaten the women a wo-men violated and the Christian population popu-lation subjected to every conceivable outrage while the local authorities appeal ap-peal to be helpless to stop the atrocities atroci-ties At the village of Drachme sis miles from Uskub the soldiers attacked all the peasants without the gens darmes interfering 1 on behalf of the latter CRUELTIES 1 EXCEED LIMITS The Bulgarian agent specifies similar excesses In many other villages and the position of the Bulgarian residents Is reported to be terrible as the cruelties cruel-ties committed by the Turkish authorities authori-ties exceeded all limits IS CONSIDERED ENVOY Some question has been raised as to whether Cheklb Bey Is an actual Minister Min-ister of Turkey because his credentials have not been presented and he has not yet been officially received as Minister by the President No point Is made by the State department on thisaccount and Secretary Hay considers Chekib 33ey as the Minister of Turkey to the United States The presenting oE the credentials < is a mere formality as the State department < is aware that the Minister has been duly accredited by his country and has his credentials COLLIERS IN TURKISH WATERS It is said at the Navy department today to-day that although there are two colliers now In Turkish waters the Brtitus and the Alexander there will probably be no necessity for holding them in order I to supply the European squadron with coal All three of the ships have their bunkers filled and it was said the supply sup-ply will last them for some time but should any emergency arise requiring the warships to coal quickly they can do so at i number of Mediterranean ports where the Government has contracts z con-tracts with dealers |