Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-11-09
WHOLE NO. 1850.

the brave tribe had conquered tn,
Ottoman. Enraged at his losses, tn,
Sultan resolved upon determination
The great war for Servian liberation
had come The Servians appealed t
Russia, the protector of Moldavia anC
Wallachia. The result of the appea
was that the management of Servia':
internal affairs was to be left to her
self, the Turks excluded from hel
territory, while the fortress of Servis
was to be garrisoned by Turkish
troops. THIS was in 1904.
The concessions wrung by Russia
from the Turks, in behalf of Servia
was more disastrous to the Turkish
empire in Europe than the Sultan i'm
agined, and the Turk, fsithless to his
treaty reopened hostilities against
the Servians, instigated to this act by
Napoleon who hated the power OF
Russia. Again the Servians covered
themselves with glory. Kara George
reached the hight of his fame IS a
military commander and hero. In
two desperate engagements, the
Turco Egyptian army was utterly de-
feated, the Turks expelled again from
Belgrade, and driven beyond Drina-
and Servia, free once more resumed
her own Government.
Once more Russia interfered in be.
half of Servia, and acquired, by treaty
with Turkey, the right to interfere
as often as she found occasion to de-
fend her co-religionists form Turkish
cruelty and oppression.
Again, through the agency of Ma
poleon, Turkey was melted to try to
re-conquor Servia, while an alliance
was made between the Turks aud
French. Seryia stood as brestwork
between Turkey ard Germany, and if
Napoleon, in alliance with the Turks,
could ouly occupy this ground, it
would check the Russian advances
and aid him in his ambitious scheme
of universal empire. Just as the
friendly feeling between Russia and
Servia, Moldavia and Wallachia in
creased, so the friendly feeling increas-
ed between the Turks and the French.
The news of Nopoleon's successes at
Austerlitz and Jeno in 1906, against
Russia and Austria, inspired the sub
lime porte to declare war, once more,
against Servia. Montenegro remain
ed true, but the Bosnians were stirr-
ed up, by French intrigue, to espouse
the Turkish cause. Serva declared
war against Turkey, and appealed to
Russia for aid. Meanwhile the relat-
ions of the European powers having
changed, Napoleon at the peace of
Tilsit, 1908, deserted thecause
of the Turks, and sacrificed his
good faith with the sultan in hope
that Russia might be induced to join
the French against England. The
Russians out-maneuvered the French,
won for Servia once more her free
dom, refused to join Napoleon against
England, and opened his ports every
where to English goods. When the
Russian army marched to Servia, its
general, in the proclamation he made,
styled the Servians "Brethren of the
Russians, and children with us one
family" The Turk was compelled to
abandon the field, and once more
Servia was saved.
Napoleon, at the hight of bis power,
1911, and provoked at Russian in
fuence, resolved to invade the do
mains of the car, and began his
famous Russian campaign. In 1912,
he proposed to the Sultan the recon.
quest of the Crimea from Russia, ex.
pecting in that event, 100000 Turks
to assist him against the car. Ser
via, undaunted in valor and undiscour-
aged by adversely, remained true to
herself and to Russia, declared war
against Turkey. The Turk now de-
eeives and deserts the Frenchman, as i,
before, the Frenchman had deceived
and deserted the Turk in the treaty
of TiIsit Peace was made between
Russia and the sublime porte, Russia
securing to Servia as a separate prin-
cipality, and her complete indopen-
dence In the management of her own
internal affairs. Two conditions were
conceded to the port-a small tribute,
and the right to garrison the fortress
of Servia with Turkish troops. 1t
was done in the treaty Of Bucharest,
1812-the best Russia could do, and
bad enough for the Turk.
Dissatisfied with this bargain, the
crafty Turk recommended hostilties
against Servia, 1913, under pretext
of false Interpretation of the above
condition, claiming that "the small
arms" of the Servians were to be sur.
rendered as well as the forts, an inter
probation the Servians repealed. 1t
was the moment of supreme interest
in Servian history-a moment of
deepest complication for Europe,
struggling to settle the question
whether Napoleon should become the
master of the world.
Could Russia, in her life-and- death
contest with Napoleon. who had AGO.
900 soldiers en- her SOIL fulfill her
agreement to protect Servia from
Turkish aggression-attend to the
Western and Eastern question both
at once !? Impossible. Servia must
defend herself as best she could.
With unflinching heroism and noble
devotion, Kara George rallied to his
side every haiduc and rayah, with
musket, plauh and sabre, resolved to
maintain the fight alone until Russia
could come to his aid. The brave
effort was in vain. All was lost bat
honor. Russia's hands were tied.
The Turks put forth their whole
force, and in a single campaign
Servia and her liberties sank, A. d.
1918, under the heel of the OF
toman power.
But hope did not desert the pros
trate cause. Another revolution,
under Milosch, A. d. 1915, the sue
cessor of Kara George, inspired the
patriots. Meanwhile the Russian
campaign bad gone disastriously
against Napoleon. Waterloo had