The state herald., 1913-01-24


raised fund of 10000 francs for this
purpose alone, and the relief work
will be carried on until the country
is once more under normal conditions.
Nor is only money given. In Pleven
one citizens gave 1000 francs worth
OF tobacco and cognac. The Jews In
Dupnitza, a very small town. gave
twenty completely equipped beds to
the Red Cross society. in addition to
four dozen suits of underwear and
stockings. All this is aside from
what the municipalities are doing for
the same end In Rustchuk the mu'
nicipal council appropriated 100000
francs for distribution among the fam.
lilies OF soldiers, while Jambol. a
much smaller town, could give only
10000 francs. Special committees
have been appointed to administer
these funds.
In the outlying villages. beyond the
reach OF the activities OF the munich
pal committees, the peasants are
showing themselves equally capable
OF handling the situation. The peas
ants are often rich In grain. firewood.
and the other necessities OF life.
which they store away for their own
consumption during the winter. 1t
would be useless to send out subscrip-
ton lists. for there is little ready
cash above that which has been laid
aside to pay the heavy taxes. The
village authorities follow no rule.
and in many places the relief work
is carried on entirely with donations
In kind. But this Is not the most i'm
portant work Of the village commit.
tees.
The lives OF the peasants depend
on their crops. II these fail poverty.
and even famine. will follow. The
men were going TO war Just as the
winter crops OF wheat should have
been sown. but village committees
are undertaking to SOW the fields OF
their fellows who have enlisted. In
one village. Novo Selo. the committee
worked so energetically that II has
almost finished its task The rich
peasants contributed the seed; one
man alone gave l.l00 kilos. over one
ton. OF wheat Behind much OF this
activity are the cooperative banks;
they are advancing much money and
quantities OF seeds to the families OF
those OF their members who have
gone to the war and they are super.
intending much OF the committee
work in planting the winter wheat
crop.
All the schools and gymnasia In
bulgaria have been closed: only the
girls assemble TO sew clothing and
prepare bandages for the hospitals.
This Is trun also OF schools in Sery,a
Many OF the teachers and professors
are drilling In the barracks. The
women teachers have entered the sp..
cial training courses for nurses which
have been opened In every town In
Tirnoyo the monks In one OF the large
monasteriess sent n petition to tho
mayor asking that they be allowed 10
join the army or enlist In the Rcd
Cross corps Now dozen OF them
arc taking up the Red Cross training
courses
Naturally there Ia scarcity q,
hble-bodied men which. In some a,
the towns might result In disorder II
the local authorities did not show in
eenuity In solving local problems. In
Pleven all the policemen were called
TO the barracks and the streets wer.
left unprotected The project called
on all the boys OF the upper gymnnsl
um classes TO organize theinnclyo,
into n provisional police force. Bcin,
only boys. two were made TO MI IN.
place Of one policeman. no now IN,
streets Of the city aro phtroiod b,
pairs OF boys in tho Rrecn.visore,
caps Of the gymnasium
That the women are rcnpondln,
quite aS eagerly TO such emergono'
calls IN shown IN word coming from
/ Sofia which, nftor stating that aImo.
all the street cleaners had ontoro,
, the army. adds Now tho wome
. have organized themselves into
. street cleaning brigade"