The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-11

ued existence 20 IL with almost piti-
ful confidence.
when the presen, war broke out
there was IN all Serbia. with a popu.
lation OF 100000 people, only 800
doctors. The service OF these had
10 go az once TO the army. leav!ns
the civilian population without med
teal help. OF this heroic little band
Of doctors. one-,hird have already
become victims TO the epidemic
which they were hghting. with those
who remain. and With the other doc.
tors who have been sent by various
foreign governments. together with
$40 which the Serbian government
secured by offering a salary o. slSv
a month 70 any physician who would
come. there are now IN AL Serbia
sim very feS more than 100" doc.
tors. This IS about one physician
for every 5000 population.
Terrible as this lack % doctors Is.
Il is as nothing in comparison with
the lack OF hospitals and medica
supplies So scarce were the lat
ter following Serbia's last great ha'
tie that the bandages had 10 b
taken from those less seriously hurt
and reused on more grave cases In
the f-igh'fui fever which burns up Z
,yphus victims, cold packs have 10 .
be used Aside from there not be
.nE enough doctors and nurses 10 F.
apply these 20 more than one in 4
thousand. there was not IN all SER
bla even enough sheets Tor that pur-
pose All white cloth in Serbia Jhai
could possibly be used for binding
10 the wounded Vas long ago dec
Gated 20 hat purpose
While medical authorities say ~
plus is spread by the bite OF an IN
fected louise. the American physi
.ians in Serbia are unanimous IN &c
rlarins that in reality IL = highly
The death rate amonE
doctors and nurses has been espt-
cially high During February, IN The
vicinity OF Nisch. 100 physicians
were stricken with the epidemic
The American Red Cross units have
severely so far he deaths
include Dr MacGruder, % Washing.
ION: Or. James ; Douneily former
orhcer Of he port OF New
York Or. Albert Cook. or brcoA'
yu. Dr. Kara, Of Chicago. and Mrs
Selma Gucher. OF Chicago.
Many ether Americans nave been
fortunate enough 10 recover. Among
hen are Doctors :. n Hodge. OF
Knoxville. and T " Nesoi,, OF Up
and, Cal They survived so weak
raed the Red Cross doctor ordered
them home Bur the need vas 50
,rca, they refused 20 leave. aud ;en-
Tered their sTvices 10 the Serbian
which gladly accepted .
hem. D. Ryan. OF scranton. kas
beer down vith the malady, pat is
lie has been decorated .
with the cross of The white eagle oy
Serbia. and tho cross Of the lsgic3
Of honor by France For his heroic
work in PelgTads.
When tho epidemic was az lio
height the mortality rose 10 20 PEI
cent Il Is now declared 70 be down
10 10 per cent. Although confident
that. xith help ncw- AZ hand, tse DIS
ease viii b. checked. the Serbian
government admits tha: the conti-
tions afterward will Be most piti'ul.
All clothing ant personal effects
must be burned The replacing q
these without outside help wilI be
a matter Of years for the poor
peasants.
4 black hag IN Serbs marks each
house where the disease has vic.
tins. bat each sag usually means
two or three. Twenty centuries ago
from the heart OF what is now Ser.
hia went MP CRY for help that aas
since rnng down the ages Il was
the cry 10 Come 10 Macedonia and
help us The same cry is ringing
ont today. forced BY a spiritual and
material anguish far greater than
that Of the spiritual need that called
out lis FIRST utterance Serbia ad-
mit,edly Is looking 20 the United
States for much OF The help that will