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Show J.1UBDER FINE ART i - ' " j (Special Correspondence) TALONIKA, Macedonia, March hat conditions in the Balkans are again , becoming critical, attention is to drawn , theComitadjis, those picturesque brigands, jrho always become active when there is trou- We and fade away, apparently in thin air, when political,, conditions become stable again and the rule of law is The ' coup of the Young Turks has given hope to all the subject nati onalities in the Balkans and dur inglthe winter plotting has been going on in every village. When the snows melt m the hills this Spring the Comitadjas will don . their war paint and get busy harrying everyone? who isnt un- der the protection of the partination to which they hap- cular re pen to owe allegiance for-th- mo- - e menL- - Technically speaking a Comit- adji is a man or sometimes a woman who in the. interest of the Servian, Bulgarian or Greek government flops into Macedonia to plunder and massacre Bulgar, Greek or Turk, according to the government which sends him. At present some 30,00 Bulgars and Greeks are planning raids into Macedonia while the Serbs worry the Austrians by raiding Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since 1896 the Bulgars have been smuggling arms over the frontier to their Bulgar brethren in Macedonia. If they' are successful Macedonia will be broken up nto three fair provinces; it is an open secret that Bulgaria is to get the lions share. The first Comitadjas descended into Macedonia, 13 years ago, from the heights on the other side of the Bulgarian frontier. They got their instructions from Sofia where the dream of Great is as old as the town Bulgaria itself. The Greeks put up with these invaders for seven years, during which period the Turkish government refused to help them. Religious differences are the origin of most of these feuds, and the Turkish viziers, true to the an in-ten- to -i- O rz , WISE TALKS BY, THE OFFICE BOY cient divide and reign motto, aggravate them. Divide and take all you can, is the motto of the Balkan states. Today every man in the Balkans has a grievance. Three small but ambitious states supply the wherewithal to encourage bad feeling by . sending agitators into Macedonia. Further more these idle and lawless people love a fight better than anything in the world. No wonder ' the Comitadjas flourish- .Captain Sendo, for instance,,, is a great hero amongst the Bulgarians in Macedonia. Ipis home is on the Bulgarian frontier so that descent is easy. As a matter of fact, he is a Bulgariansubject who has served his time in the army. He took to Comitadji work at the suggestion of a certain department at Sofia and goes down into Turkish territory to exercise the peasants in Bulgarian villages Sendo is an enterprising man and smuggles arms for- - his recruits across the frontier. He .has taught them what he himself learned vhil e in the Bulgarian army where German discipline prevails and the men are wel'i trained, well armed and well fed. Sendo s men are known for miles around and woe betide the Servian bands which try to attack them. JTheir specialty is kid naping Mohammedans and making their families pay big ransoms. Once they descended a long way into the province and attacked a Mohammedian village. The people were unarmed and soon surrendered and the pillage began. They had just persuaded of the place to the notable say where his money was hidden when a Servian band of Comita jis came up and asked for a share This was refused. So the Serbs and Bulgars set to and fought. They were sti'll at it when some Turkish troops came upon the d fused. The Greek villagers begged them, for safety. The patriach ial attack., lie has beeil confined on the rare occasions when he to his room for two days and toher noi to move while the Comitadjis yieated their threats. As is discovered the father is also day his condition Was such that neither the Comitadjis nor the killed. he was not able to go to the railIn many places physicians are way station to meet Queen AlexGreek? wanted the Turks to have her they held a truce and talked respected 'by jhieves, but not so andra, who returned this afterthe matter over. Then the Turks ifi the Balkans, Danfa, a once noon from the continent. A called upon her to come out and famous Comitadji, who, in letin issued at 7 :30 oclock toat last she agreed, thinking the palmy days, created a stir in night says: King Edward has Greeks, who were still in confab Macedonia, dislikes doctors above bronchitis. The condition of hi3 with the Bulgars, had deserted all people. Once he took 12 of majesty causes some anxiety. 1 her. Of course the Bulgars fell his followers . and began to capStore-effecare chiefly from They make plenjoined forces last autumn and fell iipqp her and carried her off.She ture doctors. of live for on advertising causes. ty money, they upon, a garrison not far from the has not beem seen since. town of Drama, shot every soldier As a rule, however, the women other peoples ailments, he said, L 3 and he demanded $1,500 a head who made the slightest resistance are fairly safe. It is accounted and then made the officers prison-er- s a great crime to kill one intenti- ransom in each case. Strange to say Danfa was not to be bargainin their own barracks. Later onally, especially in Albania. As ed with. One doctor was capthese starving officers managed to most of that male, population owe tured while returning one night send a telegram toConstantino-ple- , blood, the women are sent into describing their plight. The the villages to do all the neces from Visiting a richMohammedan. Danfa aent his wife to the family authorities thought the telegram sary business and they do all the and she returned to say that they a fake and took no notice. heavy work as well. They' will had all told. $125 Danfa The standing of the 10 highest only Whereupon Sendo and Coliman- walk for two days to a town, said it was not enough, and adcontestants entered up till off told their prisoners that unless loaded with hides and faggots, to vised the to the $1,500 family pay Friday wa3 they paid $500t each before two return with mai ;e and other neces 258 to even be had borrowed. if it Mary Peterson days elapsed theypwould be skin- saries that cannot be obtained in 73 Danfa generally gets what he Mrs. Thatcher ned alive. The men carry the mountains. 69 rewas the Mae' wants, Benson ..7 gentlemans Getting no answer to their wire nothing but their weapons, so as 38 he to mark, as Annie Linnartz gave direetifis the officers began to bargain about toJie.f ree.to-figat any moomenL. 7" Vera IIcndrckson T.T.77i 34 'the ransom. They were rfll poor Often you can see the man riding IetTTieVTdcIbFgo: 26 KAJETAN DUNBAR. Agnes Lundahl men, but had friends at Drama to while the woman on foot carries 25 La verne Murdock whom they wrote. One of Sendos the load and the baby into the 21 Bronchial Attack. Blanche Benson men took the letter and brought bargain. The Turks laugh at this. Edward Has 17 5. ComitaLondon, May King Edward Sarah Jacobsen back $400 with which the t What do you think of such 13 Wash is suffering from a severe bronch Gertie djis had to be content. A we&k people? one asked the writer. reto later a party of Turks came They make their women work live the imprisoned officers, who like slaves while they run about have since been trying to perand kill each other. suade headquarters That the teleThere are some tribes, however, gram was bona fide. in which a woman may, if she likThese bands not only make life es, rank as a man. She takes a a terror to the Macedonians, but vow of celibacy, dresses like a THURSDAY IS demoralize them. The strong ones shaves her head, carries set up bands on their own ac- man, n arms and inherits property, count, thinking it better to pilloften rank as men when age than to be pillaged, while the there are no sons in the family peasants on the outskirts of towns to feud. AVhen the on the carry terrorize the timorous inhabitants dies she becomes the head father ESome of the incidents are comic. of the family' and gets suitable A Greek grocer of Drama after husbands for her sisters. Somemuch hesitation, determined to can be times a Mman-woma- n send his boy of 13 to school. This found serving in the Turkish aris often a venturesome thing to scene. my, but as a rule they keep to Come along,, shouted Sendo. do, for the Bulgars think they the mountains. Once she has takWe will settle our little business ought to have all the schools and, can-nn en a vow a afterwards.'Go ' for" the 'Turks. from time to time,? kidnap the become'awdman'hgairi' and And they did so with such zest Greek boys.A Bulgar peasant who marry. If she have a child, both that the soldiers who were out- had long nursed a grudge against she and her offspring are killed numbered and badly armed fled thegjycer now saw his chance. took him precipitately. When they depart He waylaid little ed the two bands resumed their to aBuligarian cafe and after mak fight which lasted till night fall, ing him write 'to his"' father, and the Serbs, having lost several Send !1,C00 to delivers me from men, drew off. Sendo and his band dtath, he walked with the note spent the night in posessiqn and to the grocer who was just shutwalked off with the plunder next ting his shop' to go and look for morning in broad daylight, the his son. He turned ale when he Turkish troops did not show tfiem read it and asked: Is he a very desperate man? selves until the Comitadjis were The most desperate man in up in the mountains. some Macedonia, was the reply. He Recently while exercising Bulgar peasants near a village, has a large band and is the best Sendo was arrested and the auth- Comitadji alive. He says that, if orities ordered him to be taken to I dont bring the money within Salonika for trial. On the way he two hours, the childs body will managed to escape, and making be brought to the shoju The grower, who had no money his way to a Bulgar village perworth seven armed to men suaded speaking of, .began to bargo with him. They marched to a gain with" the Bulgar, for in the Greek village, seized the richest near east, even ransom are haggled man there, beat him until he told over and a Comitadji, like a merthem where he had hidden his for chant, always asks for more than get. Finally h? got tune, about $300, and then retired he hopes-th into the mountains. The inhabi- the boy back for $25 ;bfit the next e dime meets he a Greek Comitadji-thhe was not an tants, knowing grocer will set him on the Bulprisoner, did not notify the authorities of his escap for fear gar, and so the game goes on till of his revenge. Sendo and his it is worth nobodys while to keep seven men got down safely to the quiet. Dimitri Kekdje and his son next village, where there is an Yovan were notorious' Bulgarian emery mine belonging to an Engbe After many advento who Comitadji lishman, away happend tures were killed in the early, on business.' They rode through they, the village firing their revolvers spring of 1909. Lat year they depromiseousfliy.' The villagers gave scended on one' of the village . C WE are very happy over the fact that we have Sam-pec- k near Uscub, carried off a Greek in at once and handed Clothes for Little Fellows. Whats more, many Sendo then moved on to the mine girl, after having killed her uncle, mothers are happy, too, because, look where they will, Buch where he sacked the officers and and took her into the mountains. good clothes cannot be found elsewhere. carried off all the owner had left Some months later she managed C In price Sampeck Clothes cost not a cent more than which was not to escape to a Greek village and behind him, othe good clothes. In quality you have never seen quite as much said the Captain when married a young man there. Dimmuch for the money. In style ther are wonders. telling of his adventure, for the itri,, finding out whelre she was, C Were not overestimating our enthusiasm. Englishman was wary and only sent a guard to arrest her, but she left enough for the people to live took refuge with the Greek patPrices $3.00 to $12.00 on till he came back. I expect he riarch (a kind of bishop). DimiA Watch and Chain with each Suit took the rest with him to Salon- tri came into the village with his ika. But we smashed up his writ band, tortured the Greeks and being machine and took all the revo gan to storm patriarchate, threavers and rifles. Our visit paid us tening to massacre the whole vilLOGAN, UTAH and will cost him a good deal. Af- lage unless the girl was given up. ter that, we went home, and hav- But a handful of Turkish soldiers ent been in that part since.I shall turned up in the village and sa:d wait till theyve had time to for the girl had better be given up to get me and turn my eyes to Roum elia, where there is always some-thing to derfof a man who Jias 8 gun and a few smart boys. ' Colimanoff, also a Bulgar, is more careful. He genrally manages to steer clear of the Turkish troops because he does less pillag- ing. Nevertheless he imports arms from Bulgaria, which he distributes to the Bulgarian villages in Macedonia.. He and Sendo re-an- : ts Lyric Theatre Diamond Ear Ring Contest ht Jr Wo-jne- Bargain Day ' -- AT TH- D. R. man-woma- G Co. ot -- 'm took a good long look through theplace this week and in addition to sweeping out, front windows, cleaning the delivering freight, checking goods, tending to office duties, helping write letters and getting up the ads, they want me to make myself familiar with . the selling business so I can help out dbring a rush. I suppose I will have to learn the whole business from soda to hock. "I think the boss will have' hard work to keep up with me. The suits we are now showing have the style and elegance which puts a man or woman in it. good company if they want It puts the evidence all on their side. It Isnt enough to be all right in these hustling days as youve got to look all right do just well and our new togs shades for Many you. that thing of gray are still worn but you will want to see 'the hew Blues in and take a especially. Come squint at our expense. 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