The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19
Recruits Are Drilling in San
Francisco and Other Cities
of California
Thirty Thousand Men Are Ready
for War in Balkans Against
0ppressOr
Women Ready to Assist and
Organization Meeting Called
for This Evening

Declaring themselves ready to sac
ri6ce all, even life, to wrest the
provinces of Bosnia and Herzegovina
from Austria, which they denounce
as a tyrannical oppressor, 1000 Serv-
ians in California and $4,000 in the
United States are awaiting call TO
arms. Drilled by Austrian army Of
hcers who have renounced Austria,
and aroused to the highest pitch of
patriotic fervor, recruits are hocking
to the standard from all parts of Cali
fornia, and foremost among these are
the young men of the San Francisco
and Oakland Servian colonies
The Servians of San Francisco have
called a mass meeting. to be held in
Golden Gate commandery hall tonight.
for the purpose of outlining a definite
plan of action. Resolutions denounc-
ing Austria have been adopted by the
Servian club Of San Francisco, and
these resolutions will be approved and
emphasized at tonights meeting The
been made by committee of %. headed
by E. t. Balich and stephen Milisich-
WOMEN READY TO AID
To further kindle the flame OF patrf-
otism in the breasts OF the young men
of the local Servian colonies the women
are urging action. and say that they
too will make great sacrifices for Ser
via. If war comes they viii sell their
jewels .and even household effects to
swell their country's war fund
Red Cross societies to furnish food
clothes and bandages to the men at
the front Will be organized by the
women if war is declared.
although we have not yet been
asked to aid" said Mrs. s. NJ. Simraks
president of the Servian ladies' benev-
olent society, you may rest assured
the women viii not be backward in
aiding any movement started by the
men, The society. of which Mrs. Sim
rak has been president since its incep-
ton four years ago. has been making
preparations for a ball TO be held on
November Is for the purpose OF giving
financial aid to the Servian school, re-
Gently started, but if war comes Mrs.
Sfmrak says that the money raised
through the ball will go into the war
fund
OPPOSITION To AUSTRIA
There are 200. 600 Servians in Amer
lea OF these 80 per cent are natives
of Bosnia and Herzegovina. the dis
puted provinces. and from them comes
the most bitter opposition to Austrian
rule.
A resolution will be adopted tonight
urging Servia not to accept any diplo-
matte settlement of the Balkan trouble
which provides for any form of Aus
trian rule or suzerainty over Bosnia
and Herzegovina. Prominent local
Servians say that nothing but absolute
withdrawal by Austria from the dis
puted provinces can prevent war
Offers of money have been made by
many local Servians OF both sexes. some
going as far as to declare their will
ingnesS to give every cent they pos
sess to resist Austrian encrOachment-
In some cases the money offered rep
resents years of saving and selffdeniaL-
Judge Frank H Dunno has been In
vited to speak at tonight's meeting
other speakers who have been invited
are Senator Marc Anthony and Judge
Golden. George A Dabovich viii pre-
side.
RECRUITS ARE DRILLING
The recruits already enlisted. are dis
tributed about the state as follows:
MAIDEN Merchep. formerly a first
lieutenant IN Iue austrian army ADd1
Biedich, formerly a sergeant in the
Austrian army. and George Rajkovich..
formerly captain in the Montenegran
army, are drilling 2S2 recruits from
the San Francisco Servian colony.
Peter Ljubibratich is drilling AZ men
in Oakland NJ Jovovich is drilling "a
in Fresno and John Gudelj and Luka
Popovich are drilling 10 recruits in
Los Angeles Eighty men are being
drilled in Watsonville by Bozo Buga-
roki and Mitchell Radovich.
Others have declared their intention
Of enlisting and hundreds who have
not vet been heard from viii enlist. il
war comes. swelling the total to well
over 1000
fight for liberty and they, therefore.
count upon the sympathies of the peo-
pie of the United States.