During the Balkan Wars (1912 and 1913) hundreds of small četniks formed small corps of volunteers. They were assisted by jurisdictions and hospitals, just like once in South Africa during the Anglo - Boer War, acted boys in the besieged Mafeking. The First World War interrupted this. Lacking sufficient practical and technical experience, our pre-war Scouting, according to Dr. Popović can be considered as a precursor to the later ones. 1917 In Vodeni (now Edessa) in Greece, Dr. Popović renewed both the League of sober youth and Scouting.