Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-07-28 | Page 2 | Human Slaughter House

Human Slaughter House Constantinople Tul July 26 Trust Trust worthy orth reports report of ot appalling massacres massa massa- cres and devastation de b by Turkish Irre Irregular ular troops come from districts in Thrace which the thc Turks are arc reoccupy reoccupy- lag InS Tho The country about northeast north north- east of according to reports has been converted Into a human slaughter house The Bulgarians pillaged pil pil- and burned the Moslem villages and massacred their Inhabitants and nd now no tho the Turks are wreaking dreadful vengeance on the Christian villages which the Bulgarians spared Tho The Turkish troops who first ad advanced nd- nd committed only a a. few fow murders murder Tho Thio Turkish troops and the regulars who followed however worked their tbell will Ill on the tho Christians of or and eighteen villages In the neighborhood rho The Turkish government realizing the need of ot tho the good opinion of oC tho the European powers at this time Issued strict orders to all aU officers to avoid reprisals reprisals re reprisals re- re by their troops but the they aro are aroun un unable ble to restrain the men who were inflamed b by the stories of oC Bulgarian I savagery s upon