Petrit Latifi
In 1914, the Danish paper “Nationaltidende (1876-1931)” published a privat telegram describing that Serbian soldiers had massacred 200 Macedonian Bulgarians who refused to pledge allegiance to the Serbian king. Cited from the newspaper:
“Serbian Atrocity. 200 recruits who refused to take the “Faneed” to the Serbian king, shot down. Private telegram, Berlin, Wednesday.
If. Telegram from Sofia to the National Zeitung There is great consternation there on the occasion of an announcement that the Serbs have allowed 200 Macedonian recruits of Bulgarian nationality to be shot in the area around Ristovatz, which the Serbs have recently occupied.
All the morning papers bring from Monastir an almost identical presentation of the affair.
After this presentation, the Bulgarian conscripts from Istip refused to take the Faneed to the King of Serbia. The recruits were then taken to Ristovatz, where they were threatened with death if those who remained refused to take the oath.
The King of Serbia declared that they would rather withdraw allegiance, because that would be treason against their Bulgarian fatherland. They made this statement on May 6, and the next day they were shot. The Serbian authorities have tried to keep the affair secret, but in vain.”
Reference
Balkan Academia 