Monday, July 22, 2013

No Massacres By Greeks.

New York Times 100 years ago today, July 22, 1913:
Chargé d'Affaires Issues Denial of Bulgarian Charges.
Legation Royale de Greece,
Washington, D. C, July 21.
To the Editor of The New York Times:
    By order of my Government I have the honor to request that you deny most emphatically in the columns of your paper the recent reports from Sofia published in the press of this country alleging that the Greek troops in capturing Demi-Hissar had shelled a hospital flying the Red Cross flag, killing all the nurses and patients, and that they massacred the entire population of Kilkish. Both accusations are absolutely false, and were intentionally hatched in Sofia to lessen the horrible impression that the atrocities committed by the Bulgarian Army have caused throughout the civilized world. There is not the slightest vestige of truth in the charge that our troops massacred the population of Kilkish, because after a terrific battle which lasted three days outside of said city all the inhabitants had fled long before the Greek Army entered the town.
    The Parliamentary investigation now going on will show to the whole world that the atrocities and outrages committed by the Bulgarians at Dolram, Nigrita, Seres, Doxato, &c are so horrifying and appalling that they are beyond the bounds of human imagination.
        A. Vouros,
        Chargé d'Affaires of Greece.

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