Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-20

I months vacation to cultivate hts lands.
or which be paid no taxes. His family
osided In the vicinity and did part Of
! le work.
The city OF Belgrade must have been
an ideal medieval fortified city. sur
ounded as it Is by the Danube aud the
ave on three sides, and on such an
deviation as to render IL almost impreg-
1abla. It's present position as capital
1f Servia is too close 10 the frontier Of
Austria at present. and the removal Of
The capital TO Nisch I'm the southeastern
portion OF the state Is being talked or
{ has "a population or about 1900. and
has an appearance similar 90 tho chief
town Of a district in Hungary.
TROOPS EvERYwHERE.
Troops are seen nearly everywhere.
The railways are guarded by them.
ana they are 10 b. seen watching close
ly the tunnels on the railroads Many
middle aged men are found among the
soldiers. showing that Seryia has been
calling out her reserves. There has
also been demonstrations in favor Of
war on the streets. and the minister
Of war Is reported TO have resigned az
tho result n his neglect Of war prep
lratlons.
The following incident may give some
idea Of the state OF Servia young
man whose home Is IN salt Lake City
had a kodak with him and started 10
take a photograph Of some ruins Ia the
city. a soldier put him under military
arrest and took him % the guardhouse
The writer and a companion. after
wards following along later, were also
arrested, and kept there until an officer
who could speak German was sent for
This officer questioned the young man
closely, examined his passport. and said
when releasing us, that under ordinary
circumstances no objections would be-
made 70 ticking photographs. but they
mad 20 be careful az the present critical
times
Returning 90 the Serylan peo-
pie history states that they
were the united ruling power In their
own and surrounding lands al different
times. but were conquered by the Turks
iu the middle of the fifteenth century.
The city Of Belgrade being a bone or
contention at many times between Tur-
key and some of the Christian powers
and having 70 undergo many sieges,
most OF them being unsuccessful
Most Of the Servians belong TO the
Greek Catholic church, tho exceptions
being the Croats. who are members Of
the Roman Catholic church, and some
dams, they being formerly heretical
Christians. and embracing Mohammed-
ism 20 save themselves from pcrse u
ton by their orthodox neighbOrs. Tho
religious feeling between the Greek
Catholics, seryians and the Croats Is
intense, similar IN many ways, 10 that
between the Catholic Irish and the
Orangemen; and the murders commit
ted BY the so-called Austrians In Bling
ham and In Garfield last year were
due 90 this fcud.
NUMEROUS INSTRUCTIONS.
For centuries there were numerous
Insurrertious against Turkey, and about
100 years ago the Servians gained
autonomy and afterwards indepen-
doncc. The kings Of Servia have been
az two rival dynasties Ohe Milanovit'h
ana the Karasre govitch) and the pres
ent King Peter has been on the throne
since 1903 when his predecessor King
Alexander and his wife, queen Drasa
were murdered by a company OF MILF
tary officers who were, TO some ext ut
supported By the people The murd red
king had opposed some popular m a.
ures in the Scrv.an parliament
The present king Is OF different
dynasty % the former one. ana IN tho