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Show BULGAR AND BALKANS. Bulgaria, tho first of the allies of the central powers to confess defeat, is continuing con-tinuing in the Balkans a series of guerilla guer-illa outrages to which tho Serbs and Jugo-Slavs aro calling attention. Bulgaria Bul-garia still cherishes the ambition conceived con-ceived when she cast her lot with the Germans that of dominating the Balkans. Bal-kans. It is inconceivable that King Ferdinand joined the central powers without an understanding of some character char-acter by which Bulgaria was to profit at the expense of Serbia, Kumania and possibly other Balkan states. The col-lapso col-lapso of the Teutonic military organization organiza-tion cancelled any such agreement, but the Bulgars are still demonstrating their capacity for trouble. Beports show that in their retreat from Serbia the Bulgarians have committed com-mitted atrocity sfter otrocily. Their progress through villages' lias been marked by deeds which wo-i'.d shame the Bn-dii-BaziiuUs. All influential r-'si-dents and no'iiibers of their families were put to dealh, i ueie old men and K even nursing babes. The woaithv were tortuveJ to. ma ho then- give up their! vaUiaYus and then were killed. The niisVieaiment of women passed the bounds of de'-i-rij-.tioy. In one town the inhabitants -were driven out by a rain of ma"huie gun bullets, only to be met during their flight by another group of Bulgars who attacked them with bayonets. It is reported that while these atrocities atroc-ities are not general they illustrate the hatred of the Bulgarians for the Serbs, which characterized the Bulgarian campaign cam-paign all during the war. Doubtless in the readjustment of Balkan affairs the peace conference in Paris will safeguard the Ser'o-Jugo Slav nation. Tho same prudent regard for possible future development de-velopment as has erimrd German military power to the point of helplessness helpless-ness should mark the restriction imposed on tiie treacherous and murderous Bulger- |