Horrors At Salonika.

New York Times 100 years ago today, December 3, 1912:
40,000 Refugees Driven to Open Spaces — Many Die from Exposure.
    LONDON, Tuesday, Dec. 3.— A Salonika dispatch to The Times, dated Nov. 23, says that as a result of the exodus of Greek troops to Monastir and of Bulgarian troops to Dedeagatch the town was then regaining its customary calm. There was little probability, of any out-break between the soldiers of the allied armies. Both Greeks and Bulgarians agreed that the final disposition of Salonika should be left to diplomatic negotiation.
    There were 40,000 refugees at Salonika, all in a deplorable condition. After the arrival of the troops they were ejected from the mosques and other buildings and driven to the open spaces around the town, where they were without shelter, exposed to the cold and drenching rain, starving, and wallowing in filth. Numbers died from exposure and hunger, while smallpox and other diseases had already appeared.
    The Turkish prisoners in the concentration camp were living under similar appalling conditions. Although the Turkish Red Crescent was well equipped, the Turkish military hospital was in a terrible condition, without bandages, medicines, or comforts, and the only food was mouldy bread.