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NOTICE.

Public Transfer; prepared to do
all kind of hauling, also kindling
for sale.
G. W. CHAMBLESS,
Phone 3O8.
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The Commonwealth has a large
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Il you need Blotters--any size
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STANTON COLLEGE.
FOR GIRLS. 4

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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT.
The building formerly occupied
by F. Goodman Dry Goods Co.,
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Apply to F. Goodman.
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Lefiore, State OF Mississippi, at the
close OF business June 30, 1914,
made TO the Beard of Bank
t. ..rzsr Examiners.
RESOURCES.
Loans ard discounts ... 1892, 1922 %
IS; unsecured, SIs4. IS. 9,67l 90
Banking ard lot -. 9,l68 IL
Due from other banks .-~...,. SO, 159 "a
Exchanges and checks for en- a-s
next days elsarings 1,2Sl IS
Other cash items 285 13
Paper currency ..... ..-u 1888 90
Fractional paper currency,
nickels and cents ..v.. l6 60
Gold coin ..... ....- 60 90
Silver coin ~ 1876 Is
Warrants .-.. ..... 1887 Is
Total 1854, 726 60
LIABILITIES. IL.
Capital stock paid in 5 Is, 600 90
Undivided profits, less amt.
paid for interest, expen-
ses and taxes ...... a. 1888 "a
Individual deposits, includ-
ing savings deposits $50, 1892 rs
Bills payable. including Ger,
t~ificates of deposit repre-
senting money borrowed l25, 600 90
Total $3.50, 726 60
!, G. A, Wilson, Jr., do solemnly
swear that the above is a true state
ment Of the financial condition of Will
son Banking Co., located at Green
wood In the County of Lefore, State of
Mississippi, at the close Of business on
the Goth day of June, 1914. to the best
of ny knowledge and belief.
Correct Attest:
d.. G. A. WILSON, JR,, Cashier.
G. A. WILSON, Director.
CALHOON WILSON, Director.
State Of Mississippi,
County of Letiore.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
by G. A. Wilson, Jr., Cashier, this 7th
day of July, 1914.
o.. H, H. HODGES. Notary Public.
My commission expires May IL, 1918.
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CITY COUNCIL DoINGs.

The Mayor and Board of Aldermen
met in regular session July 7th, and
transacted the following business-a all
members and officers being present ex-
eept Alderman Harry Hosmer and
Clerk r. H. Hicks. c. E. Saunders
served as acting clerk.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
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STATEMENT
of The Financial Condition Of
Banking Co.

located at Greenwood, in the County of
Lefore, State Of Mississippi, at the
close of business June 30, 1914,
made TO the Beard Of Bank
yg..fs5 Examiners.
l RESOURCES.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-21
TWO RUNAWAY CHILDREN
HIDIn6 IN CROT0MA PARK
They Had Si4 Of Mothers Money
When They Started on
Movie Deba,rh.

Katie and Joe seidei, thirteen and
ton years old respectively, are "keep-
ing house" somewhere in Crotona
Park. the Bronx, and the police Of
the fremont avenue police station
arc trying to uncover them 10 that
they may be taken to their homes.
No. 719 East One Hundred and
S6venty-sixth street.
'Tn make them salute all right"
declared tho distracted mother to-
day. katie went away Sunday.
When she departed fourteen dollars
which I had placed In a box on the
mnntelpiece went also
It was n warm day Sunday and full
OF hints OF summer. Katie couldn't
help It. The box was on the msntel-
piece and II wasn't locked. Fourteen
dollars would furnish $50 movie
tickets at five cents q throw.
Monday, Joseph went In search OF
Katie. He carried two OF the chill.
dren with him, Mary, six, and
frankie, the baby Of tho family, In
A Ro-cart. He found Katie near the
park and she outlined to him the
gala times ahoad and told him thai
she had sandwiches and cracker.
hidden In the park. He left the two
children and went with Katie. He 1.
sill with her. Tho other children
were found by the police and restored
] to their mother.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-21
RIP OPEN B|GSAFE
ByELECTR|Cl|GHT
IN VIEW Of Street
Daring Burglars Frightened
Away by Harlem Police
on Verge of Haul.

An that was lacking for realistic
moving picture Of up-to-date safe
cracking" early this morning. In Har-
lem was the movie machine. Two
burglars entered the butter and egg
establishment of 8. 8. Brown d Co..
No. Sos-7 East Ono Hundred and
Twenty third street, and proceeded to
Jimmy" the safe into . mess Of junk.
steel and mortar. with the lights
burning brightly and the once in full
view Of the street.
The firm carried on . wholesale and
retail business and the two-ton safe
in the otfice on the ground floor II
generally we'll loaded with money. It
was last night when business was
suspended for the day. The upper
part Of the ofIioe II Of glass with q
wooden wainsootins Of four feet
Ono side Of tho once. facing the
street, II formed BY heavy plato siass
windows.
The burglars got into the store from
the rear on the Ono Hundred and
Twenty fourth street side. They
scaled . big fence and with q three.
foot-two-inch Jimmy forced . couple
Of iron bars from q window In the
cellar. They had to get down into an
eight foot-dee areaway. In the col.
lar II the rssrigerating plant Of the
firm. The burglars had to got through
the window and mako their way
through the refrigerators into the
neatly and freshly whitsvashed csl-
lar. The rest was easy.
They walked upstairs and into the
well lighted ONCE. Ono OF them pulled
out q number Of books. which he
spread on a desk Then they piled up
the desk drawers on an upright desk
lin front Of the window. % that the
safs vas screened from view OF the
street. A citixen Of Harlem. on his
way homo from . dance. thought II
strange that one Of the clerks should
be working In the once at that hour
Of the morning. and his curiosity
caused him TO peep In through The
window. The clerk" paid no atten-
ton TO him, but continued bent oves
his books.
Tho other burglar was even bus'e.
than his COMPANION. He aussrsd
into the safe at the lower left hand
corner ana yanieed off the outer ctee'
COVERING Of the firm's strong oox
Then he Dug into the conorete nmne
for ak inches and spilt the tumo1ert
o6 the outer combination. He Wal
|, rirht I'D to the combination OF TN
!, inner safe. when
Shish! What was that?
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-21
COSTELLO, MOVIE STAR,
HELD FOR ASSAULT
Aocuser Is B. R. T. Flagnan, Who
Says Actor Punched Him for
Stopping His Auto.

Maurice Costello, the vitagraph
movie star, played a role in the Concy
Island Police Court to-day that was
not in the scenario. He was before
Magistrate Reynolds charged with
assaulting Charles Hardy, forty
years old, Of No. 20 Stryker street.
Brooklyn, . II. n. T. nagman at
sixtieth street and New Utrecht
avenue.
HARDY declared that Costello. rid
ing in an automobile with his two
children and two other children
Easter Sunday, grew incensed be-
cause Hardy halted the machine to
let New York bound train pass. He
said Costello got out OF the machine,
called him vile names and punched
him In the Jaw. The movie star told
different story, saying he remon-
strated with Hardy because the latter
did not flag him. He said . disaster
was narrowly averted, and after
Hardy called him . vile name he
struck him in the face With the back
Of his hand.
A soon a. the Magistrate heard
the admission Of the blow he held
Costello for Special Sessions In
$500 bail. Costello. who II thirty.
seven years old and lives nj
No. 1875 East Thirteenth street
Sheepshead Bay. was placed on pro-
baton six months ago after beins
accused by his wife Of beating her
Peace reigns now and Mrs. Costello
was in court. The movie star tried
desperately to escape publicity.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-21

The curious citizen Of Harlem had
conunued ON his way home, but two
oeoce away had come across Police
IN Oroocher Of the East Ono Hun
dred and Twenty-sixth street police
station. He told the policeman about
the overworked clerk in the egg store.
The policeman sent In an alarm 10
the station and was Joined BY num-
~ OF reeerveA Cautiously they APP
preached the window. One Of their
shoes must have creaked. or there
burglars heard them.
Like bussards Interrupted In .
feast. the burglars went UP In the air.
Then they scurried like rats for their
hole. Down the stairs to the cellar
they scampered. out through the win.
dow they jumped and over the high
fence they slid, before the policemen
succeeded In breaking into the store
through the house next door.
In the office. the police found the
big three-foot folding Jimmy. They
found also a brace and bit and three
caps on the floor And q smaller Tim.
my. Also, they detected finger prints
on the safe. But the burglars had
made q complete getaway"
Policeman Pheian, some distance
away from the store, saw a man hur.
Trying down Third avenue. He stopped
the runner by a threat to shoot. The
man had whttewash on his coat and
| shoes. He said no had got II lean.
ing against an IL" pillar. He wa,
running. he told the policeman, be.
cause he was taking. treatment 70,
his heart. He was taken to the Eas
Ono Hundred and Twenty -sixth street
police station, where he said he wa
LeoH Dindar. twenty years old, of No
1286 Lexington avenue. He said HI
was a plumbers helper. but the polio,
didn't think he had been helpln,
many plumbers of late, from the ap
pearance Of his hands. He was locked
up as suspicious person and will b,
taken to headquarters later for In
spection and to have his finger print
taken.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-21
The Strong Arm of
Piano Purchasing Power
The Whole Story In
Brief Paragraphs

q VkS finest pianos and player.
pianos In the world from the
splend1d 6tvatford at only ef7O up
10 the celebrated Fischer Grand AZ
$3.50, with payment terms a. low
~ initial payDsnt and u per
oseona-Every instrumSnt u ab.
so,utely guaranteed. In writing,
b. both the manufacturer and
ourselves. This guarantee states
that n within five years the piano
u found defective II will be re-
paired free Of charge or another
plano Of like grade wiz be given
In IL placs.
Thlrd-You are allowed Q ''ynoney
back" privilege of 20 days tiusei In
which 10 prove tbs piano IN -FOUR
own homo. and u you foe! mat We
have mtsrepreeented either the
instrument or the terms. you may
you have paid viii be returned.
veurth--Within one years time
you may exchange Tho piano OF
player-piano for any other instru.
mont on our floors OF equal or
higher price. and all payments
made on the first instrument will
BE- credited In full against the Sec
ond.
FIsth-Nine rolls Of music are
given free with every player
piano and privilege extended to
exchange same within ~ days
time for other rolls at only
8 csnts Der roll. These rolls
may DO exchanged tndefin-' =
itely.
sixth--A plano stool "
u match tho piano. So
a. ana m Si,as'r ~. "i IN. - $50
s siudsa '' without 1855.
s;:s;:$::$%:;.....:
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-21

istrate Nolan in the Yorkvilie Police
Court to-day when . charge o. hav-
Ing passed a worthless check for e3s
at the Hotel Webster was withdrawn
by the hotels attorney. Frank DO
land. Of Campbell q Boland. 81
Chambers street.
Boiand said he represented the Nc
Aipin, Biitmore, Manhattan and
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-21
SPENT $4,000 AND IS
IN TROUBLE over SIS
Hotel Relents on Prosecution For
Bad Check On Promise That
II Will Be Paid.

A man who said ne was Joseph J.
Gleason Of fi2 state street. Albany.
N. Y, and whose lawyer. Charies A.
Curtin. Of asi Broadway. said Gleason
had spent q legacy Of $4,000 along
broadway and In the leading hotels
OF the city. was discharged by Mag
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-21

webster Hoteia al q wAAsA - -
legged. had been the reciDeoa1o =
worthless checks from 0DSosoa -.
gregating Sss2. All Of the cho1n
we're drawn on the 0roenwtch Don4
1881 Broadway.
Mr.. Curtin In pleading he ooomGO
case said that restitution w0e11 ~
made to the hotels. Mr.. Curtin ~
Gleason was . brother Of the wif0 -
Donald Brian, the actor.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-21

IA ofSt ] pus on -- thsa
49, - and many hs0e Fs0ediss
0at senh he'd listis s6ses. sAsa saw ~
Advertisement q CutaourN Soap anA ONT
00t end dscldsd 70 ~ shs0. AS0
uslng them for . weak I saw ny ehild's
bedy. end bsr hssd especially wsrs impsov.
~. yifSs bAthed her with the Cutlcufa
ooap. thsn would pss Shs CusleuRa ONT.
0sas On the rash. The mart week shs w
cured" (oimsd) Mn. n. osnksvloa
o.. u. 1918.
II zoe wish . skin clear q pimpiss ed
blackhssAs. hands sofs and whits. hais i've
end gIossy. end scalp frss nom dAndru6 and
lechins. bsgin to-day the regular uss u Gu.
osun Soap fos the toilet, bath and shsmpse.
oss1stsd b. n oeeaAonal l1shs app,Iessiea
- Cuususn Oiatnsnt. ooaa sv9yvhaA
0brk sample a each mailed ne. vttA
So 0kin Book. Addrsss psse-saFd 90.
oSurA. DspA T. Boston,
~Msn Who shave and shaADeo vitA O.,
osass Soap VIII Audit best for ahAa I'D ssalS.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-21

0 RI ffUm 0h0 80 ~
her ent1rs fAcs and 6edy.
Hss faes itoAsd end soea
sns begaA 70 scratch 80
Il became vuess than svsR.
10 IVES w dimeult -
9 . n b her haiF. The
trouble lastsd feR . month
and thsn I was forced
70 cut my cAild's bean-
NifIll hair Oh.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-16
ROUNDING Up
THE RUSSIANS
ALMOST HALF A. MELLON ARE
PRISONERS IN GERMANY
AND AUSTRIA

Berlin, Dee Is (by wiirelessl The
Russians in Eastern Poland have losi
10000 men. including 10000 prison,
ers who were later brought TO Ger
many.
The official review OF The war situa-
tion estimates that 475, 900 unwound.
ed Russian prisoners have been taker
by the Germans and Austrians since
the war began.
The Germans are making satisfac,
tory progress in their campaign
against the Russians. Lowicz is. tht
center of their operations. The Rus.
slams have ben forced northward from
the Carpathians and western Galicia
IN the west the Germans are report,
I'd to have repulsed the allied attacks
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-16
FRANK LYIlE KILLED
Prominent Citizen of Stanton Crushed
ID Death Under His Auto III the
Belleview Road Tuesday
Evening


The people Of OcaIa were shocked
and saddened last evening Iii b. m
formed that Mr. Fra: stls, one
81 ne most prominent citizens 81
Stanton, man well known and high
II esteemed ii this city, had been
crushed 70 death under his auto AZ
point on the Belleview road Two or
three miles south Of Santos The
news came by telephone from Belle
view about y, o'clock, and physi
clan and several other citizens al
once went to the scene of tie aeci
dent, but found when they arrived
that the body Of Mr.. Lytle had Il
ready been taken Oh by friends to
Belleview.
Mr.. Lyle, who had been III town I'll
day, attending to business lett Oeala
about three o'clock, III his car III com.
/ pay with Mr.. James Kelsey, also 81
Stanton; and drove rapidly home,
doubtless anxious To make The trip
before the darkness and cold of The
evening set in. The accident occur
red about eight miles south Of town,
near the pump which stands by TIE
road at the lime pit near that point.
| It seems that Mr.. Lytle remember
ed he had forgotten his dauellters
bicycle wheel, and not wanting to
disappoint the little girl. tried to turn
/ the car, to return 70 Ocala He made
q miscalculation and the car whirled
over, pinning him and Mr. Kelsey
under IL.
A few minutes later, other travel
ers came along. first Mr.. Adams, then
Messrs. Davis, Mayo, and Bryant, of
Summerheld They lifted the car or
the imprisoned men, but found that
Mr.. Lytle was past help. They took
his body On to Belleyiew and then I'D
his home
Mr. Lyle was one of the nost
prominent men Of the south end of
the county. He and his people ere I'll
well known here, his children hav-
ing been students of our high school.
EVERYBODY deeply regrets his tragic
and untimely death.
Our BeIIeview correspondent sends
the following report Of the occurrence
BellevieW, Dec. is. The people Or
our quiet little town were greatly
shocked and grieved yesterday after
noon when two automobiles came into
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-16

ish battleships have now arrived and
others are on the way.
The gas works at Hartlepool is on
fire and many rows of houses have
been demolished. Numbers of people
have been killed and many fled pre-
cipitately into the interior.
SHOOTING AT BOTH SIDES
The German warships, which were
soon under fire from the British de-
stroyers, began shelling them, keep
ing up their bonabardment against the
land at the same time.
WHITBY ALSO sHELLED
Whitby is alsp being bombarded by
the Germans.
GERMANS LOST TWO SHIPS
London. Dec 16.-Two German crui-
sers have been reported sunk in the
North Sea.
HISTORIC ABBEY DESTROYED
Many houses were demolished by
the German bontbardment of Whitby.
The historic abbey of st. Hilda was
partly destroyed.
HEAVY DAMAGE AT HARTLE-
POOL
Midleboro, Dec. 16.-The German
bombardment of Hartlepool lasted
twenty-five minutes. It is reported
nine were killed and number injur-
ed. The town was badly damaged.
AS DARKNESS FALLS. HOSTILE
FLEETS ARE STILL HAM
MERING EACH OTHER
Hartlepool, Dec 16, 4 p. m.-The
naval engagement is proceeding off
Hartlepool. The cannonade is break
ing windows within radius of twen-
ty miles of the sea. 1t is reported
here that the Germans bombarded the
forts at the mouth of the Tees river.
A dispatch states that twelve peo-
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-16

London, Dec. 16.-English cruisers
have shelled Hartlepool and Scar
borough. English ports on the North
Sea opposite the western entrance of
the Kiel canal and about 400 miles
from the German harbor.
ENGLISH AFTER THE INVADERS
British warships were sent out to
repel the invaders and a naval en-
gagement is nttw on.
BELIEVED TD BE A BIG BATTLE
The admiralty says officially: "Ger-
man movements of some Importance
are taking place in the North Sea this
morning. Scarborough and Hartlepool
have been shelled. Our fotilIas are
engaged with the enemy at various
points. The situation is developing.
The battle is going on 400 miles from
the entrance tt, the Kie1 canal, where
the German feet has been concentrat-
ed since the outbreak of the war;"
add first display
BELIEVED 10 BE A GREAT
BATTLE
London, Dec. Is, Il m-The main
British and German fleets are report
ed, in dispatch received here from
York, to be engaged in the North Sea.
PEOPLE FLEEING IN PANIC
Hull, England, Dec. 16.-Fugitives
arriving here ct noon today by train
state that the German bombardment
of Scarborough continues.
FEAR GERMANS WILL LAND IN
FORCE
Heavy damage has been done to
many buildings and city property.
The population is in a panic at the
rumor that the Germans might land
troops. Part of the city is burning.
BATTLESH1PS TO THE RESCUE
Newcastle, Dec. 16.-The lombard
ment of Hartlepool was begun at
o'clock this morning. Several Brit
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-16
SIDE BY SIDE
ARMIES OF NIPPON AND RUS
RIA TO MEET TEUTONIC
ENEMIES

Petrograd, Dec 16. The mikado Of
Japan has offered japanese troops to
fight side by side with the Russians
against the Austro-G German forces. It
is understood that the ezar has ac-
cepted the proffer.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-16
FRENCH AND BRITISH
FORCE THE FIGHTING
ALLIED FORCES ARE IN EIGHT NILES 0F
QSIEND
EVERY inch OF GROUND sTUBB0RNLY G0NIESIED By GER.
MANS WHO SHOWER SHELLS on THEIR OPPONENTS

Paris, Dec. 16< The allies along
the Belgian coast have reached q
point eight miles west Of Ostend. The
Germans are shelling them fercely
Hard fighting IS going on south OF
Ypres, in the direction Of Klein ZilIi-
beke.
Though the Germans have made
slight progress at Steinbach, on the
extreme western end Of the battle
line, the French have taken position
on high ground and are bombarding
the enemy's position.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-16
WHITMAN WAS STUCK
ON HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW

Milton, Fla, Dec. 16.-Tim Whit
man was shot and killed last night by
his brother-in-law, Charles Johnson,
aged twenty. at the home of john
sons mother. It is said that Whitman
was so infatuated with his mother-in-
law that he deserted his young wife.
johnson. was arrested and placed in
jail.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-16
GERMANS AGAIN
DRIVEN BACK
.PETROGRAD CLAIMS THEY HAVE
BEEN BEATEN IN EAST
PRUSSIA

Petrograd. Dec 16.AH Germans
have been driven from the Mlawa re-
gion. The Russian offensive on the
Thorn and Soldau front has been re-
sumed. The Germans have been
thrown back across the East Prussian
border and are demoralized.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-16

pie were killed during the lombard
ment of Scarborough.
Sea planes have been sent out to
patrol the north Cumberland coast to
give warning of any attempt to land
German troops.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-16

An Ansco Camera makes splendid
Christmas present. We have all kinds
from $50 urward. The Court Phar-
macy. 8-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-16
BoMBARDED By BRITISH

Paris, Dec. is fOficial) British
battleships have bonbarded West
ende, now held by the Germans. The
French have gained some ground, re-
pulsing attacks of the Germans.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-16
MASSACRE IN
ASIA MINOR
ATTACK ON SERVIANS FROM
TRIBES OF NORTHERN
ALBANIA

Athens, Dec. 16.-Greek Christians
are being massacreed by the Turks at
Avail, Asia Minor, their houses pill
laged and shops fired. The women
and girls are being violated by the
Turks.
The tribes of northern Albania have
declared war against Servia.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-16
COTTON ISN'T coNTRABAaD
France Regards the. Staple the Sam.
as Great Britain

Washington, Dec. 16.-The state
department has been notified that
France is prepared to give the same
assurance as the British regarding
the treatment of shipments of cotton
as non contraband. Cotton is beginl
ming to move to Germany and Aus
tria.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-16
ASTOUNDING NUMBER OF LIARS
AT LARGE IN EUROPE
Nish, Dec. Is. The Servians cap
tured sixty thousand Austrians when
Belgrade was retakeh
ALL AUSTR|ANS
DRIVEN OUT
THE SERVIANS CLAIM TO HAVE
DRIVEN INVADERS FROM
THEIR SOIL

I Nish, Dec is lOficiaI) All Aus
trian soldiers have been driven from
Servian SOIL King Peter and the
crown prince lead the Servian army
into Belgrade today amid vociferous
acclaim from the population.