The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-11-29
No Details of Fighting in Servia Are
Allowed to be Sent In Corn
nnunicatlons to Out
siders.
CAPT. WUKITCHoVITCH
Represents tho Spirit Of His Coun-
try, for He Is Anxious to
Fight In Spite Of His
Wounds.
by Alice Robe, United Press Staff
CORRESPONDENT

Correspondent
ROME, Oct. 17.-(By mail to New
York Wukitchovitch re-
ceived letter in Rome from a broth
er officer but no details Of fighting
were permitted.
There Is no post. Letters must be
sent by courier" he said. what let
ters We do get now must come by
way Of Bulgaria. We are completely
cut or from facts and / long to hear
news direct from my poor bleeding
Servia left so recently"
The personal story OF Captain
Wukitchovitch is worth the telling be-
cause it is the story Of Servia. In
this war as in others, rank and dis
tinction are unknown. All have enter
ed the fight against the enemy.
The son OF professor, this young
man OF twenty-five, graduated with
honors from the University OF Geneva.
He speaks French, Italian, German and
English, in addition to the Slavic
tongue. AS boy he won scholarships
which gained his way to the univer-
sity. He was the fourth man to take
degree in sociology at the Geneva
university. Just as he was ready to
launch upon a diplomatic career, war
was declared against the Turk and
he hastened to his post among the Al
pine reserves. The almost helpless
left hand is evidence of his fighting
against the Ottoman
For four days and nights was
without food" he said, speaking of the
battle Of Komonovo with the accepted
stoicism which comes with the power
to endure.
'In an encounter with Turk whom
had wounded. my hand was almost
severed by his attack upon me with
a scimiter. A companion at arms shot
him just as he was about to split my
skull. I was senseless on the battle
field. My hand was severed, my leg
was wounded, but I dragged myself
for three days toward the hospital.
My hands is almost useless, as you
see. but l can still fight"
"In this war God has put us among
good company" he continued, even
though we are losing the men Of our
kingdom. And there Is no doubt OF
our victory. How proud We are that
our little country finds itself allied
with Great Britain, Russia and
France. How We suffer to think that
helpless Belgium, the most peaceful,
Industrious Of nations has been sacri-
feed so cruelty. We weep for Lou
vain. for Liege, as we weep for our
selves
Wukitchovitch paused to speak
once more Of his own career, Tor
battles have interrupted his advance
nent ever since MS ambition was first
launched toward diplomacy. After his
first recovery he was sent to Rome as
attache at the legation. Then came
the second Balkan war and once more
he went to the aid Of his country. 1t
was after the second war that Wukit-
chovitch returned wreck from ex-
haustion, but in spite of this he left
his long cherished post, that OF first
secretary of the embassy at Sofia to
go for the third time to war!
"sBut then it was to fight in great
war" he said ferveptly. With my
last breath I would fight the enemy
who is trying to mould the whole
world to his liking. But when the
end of the war comes-and it Is far
off, I am afraid-we will see. the sup
preston of this universal lust for con-
quest
Wukitchovitch, the spirit Of Servia
is the only living man mentioned in
the recent book Of the Balkan wars