Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06
AUsTR|ANsfBOMBARD
AMERICAN HOSPITAL
Turn Gums on building Where Red
Cross Flag and Stars and
Stripes Are Flying.
MADAM oRoUIToH TELLS STORY
Former West Virginia Woman, Now
Wife of seryian Official, Relates
Her Dangerous Experienced at Bel
grade-Returns for Relief Fund.

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch.1
LONDON. DECEMBER 5.--Mme. Slav-
ko Gronitch, who! before her marriage.
was Mabel Dunlop, of West Virginia.
mas Just reacheds; London from Nish,
where she has been for. several weeks
with her husband, the iServian Under
sscratary' for Foreign Affairs. Nine
Grouitch. who Is leaving on Wednesday
for New York. In connection with the
Servian relief fund. gave an interest
Ing. account OF present conditions in
SerVia, and sincidentaIiy praised highly
the work of the American hospital
mission. 49,. '-'---- -,
The mission, consisting OF three
surgeons and twelve women nurses.
arrived In Nish early in tho war;" che
said. DR.. Edward W. Ryan, the CHIEF
OF the mission. who recently won con-
siderable fame in Mexico. dislikcd
being kept 80 far from tho front Their
equipment was complete and perfect
Tor major operations. but their serv-
ices were of little value at the Mich
hospital, whcro tho cases were chiefly
In a .convalescent stage. Through my
lntercession. at DR.. Ryan's request, the
American mission finally succeeded in
getting permission to go to Belgrade.
l accompanied them.
we started at night, and arrived at
station twelve miles from belgrade
at Is In the morning. Austrian artil-
leFy forbade our 1ourneying further by
train. a great many vehicles OF all
klnis took US. With our stores and the
RED Cross pnraphernalia. the remainder
or tho journey.
'fas we aislrted the hill beyond which
Belgrade lies, tho Austrians got tho
range. and began shelline our caval-
cade. Fortunately mono of the Amer
leans was struck, but a shell hit one
carriage. killing the driver and wound
ing two helpers.
GUNS OF AUsTRlANs
TURNED on HOSPITAL
The hospital at Belgrade includes
tTenty-seven buildings, covering five
acres on great open space on a side
hill. to give the enemy no excuse for
Smelling II. But after few weeks
aostentton from bombarding the
hospital. ths Austrians turned their
attention to the buildings, where
from tho Rod Cross and Amer
lean nass wcre flying. They have
been bombarding them almost daily
since -
DIR. Ryan and his assistants are
doing magnificent work. They are all
heroes.
II Intend to show photographs to
newspapers and other influential men
In the United States that have taken"
Nine. -Grou!tch says the Servians'
greatest need Is speedy shipment Of
hospital necessaries.- The diflculties of
getting shipments into the country are
growing daily. The Servians greatly
appreciated shipment Of shoes from
America which arrived early in October
Most OF tho Se-vians are going bare
footed.
"Astypical incident occurred recent
ly. she said. when a number OF Aus
triGns were captured by small de-
ftnchment OF barefooted Servians. The
Austrians were In light blue uniforms
with tight, high collars. Uncut waists
and high hceled boots. forming q str,k-
Ing contrast to the Scrvians. The out
ragged Austrian general. Tuning i'm
potently at the capture, suddenly ad-
dressed HIS men. Pointing at the Ser
y!ans no cried:
Look at your captors. Barcfootcd.
They are men: you are nothing but
0nforms'"