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Show BULGARIA MUST PUNISH RAIDERS- j Paris. April 4 ?,0 p. m, The Petit Tournale says that Serbia has protested protest-ed to Bulgaria because of the invasion of Serbian territory by a force de-scribed de-scribed as Bulgarian irregulars. While touched in moderate terms, the pro-test pro-test Is said to request the arrest and Imprisonment of the persons respon-I respon-I sible for the raid. Further details of the incident re-eived re-eived today confirm the report that the Invader:: were driven away from 'the railroad station at Strumitsa, the 'Serbian town near the Bulgarian border, bor-der, where the attack was made. The railway station master at Strumitsa reports that the line of Ghevghell is now clear of the raiders and apparently appar-ently has not been damaged Many Bulgars Killed. Serbian frontier guards who pursued pur-sued the fleeing irregulars retook the two cannon which had been captured Six bodies were found In the railway station at Strumitsa. The extent of the losses inflicted upon the attacking attack-ing force is unknown, but is believed to be large Thirty bodies were found and the raiders themselves picked up and burled a number of others. Thifl is said to be the fifth incident of Its kind since the beginning of the European war. and there is much speculation spec-ulation In Paris as . to their exact sig plficance. It is felt that the attitude atti-tude of Bulgaria, on this occasion, will indicate what policy she Intends to pursue. j The Havas agency received today j from Nish, Serbia, a dispatch saying the losses of the Serbian troops were j sixty killed and fifty three wounded. Including five officers. SERBIANS DRIVE THE BULGARIANS OVER BORDER London. April 4, 1 ?,0 p m. The Serbian legation in London received today the following official dnpatch from Nish: "The Bulgarian Irregulars were dr:en back from Strumitsa The '.ight was short When reinforcements reinforce-ments arrived, our advanced posts cleared the Strumitsa station and the Invaders fled in the direction of Bui garla. "Our troops, pursuing the pnemv, fcund thirty of their deud and it is presumed that others were carried away We lost fifty killed " A semi-official communication from Nish to Renter's Telegram company states that the invading force had scattered among the Serbian frontier villages and compelled the Inhabitants to remove to Bulgaria, Liking thelt goods and cattle with them It is also stated, although not confirmed that the Invaders set fire to the Serbian Ser-bian blockhouses at Plauvotob and Borakli. |