Americus times-recorder., 1915-04-23
.HERzEJAvINA IS SOvERTED
.By ALL BALCAN STATES
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. c. April %
Describing Herzegovina as a province
beginning with the rock" the Ma
tional Geographic Society says of it
and it's people:
Montenegro, after successfully de-
| Tending her independence from a bleak
shoulder of rock for more than 500
years against all comers, has, in COM
mon with her sister nations of the
Balkans, begun to aspire to empire
abroad, and one of the fields toward
which she looks with warm desire is
that of Herzegovina. Herzegovina is
continuation of the Montenegro
mountains. 1t has an area of $3.50
square miles, or, added to Montenegro },
would about double that kingdoms
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more persons under the scepter of
King Nicholas. Montenegrin statistics
make one realize what a prize Herze-
govina would be. Montenegro has an
area of $3.50 square miles and a popu-
lation OF $4,000.
Herzegovina joins Montenegro in
the south and BOSNIA in the north. The
mountain formations of Bosnia and
Herzegovina are similar, but the :a:.or
land is not so fertile as it's larger
neighbor. There is a saying that:
Bosnia begins with the forest, Herze-
gavina with the rock Here, however,
may be enjoyed some of the most beau
tiful scenery of Europe, and, IN the fu-
ture, there are numberless choice Her
zegavinian sites that may be developed
into famous and well-paying seasonal
resorts. Before the Austrians took
charge of this country, one almost
took his life in jest who sought to
journey through it without heavy
armed escort. Since assuming con-
troll, Austria has worked wonders, and
brigand Herzegovina has been trans
formed into center of economic, po-
litical and cultured progress.
"A large part of the land is barren,
having number of bare peaks rising
more than 1000 feet. The eastern
part toward Servia, is especially torn
and rocky The rivers of Herzegovina
plunge underground for great stretches
on their courses to the sea. There is
just one river in this province that
manages to go it's whole journey with
out once forsaking the surface. The |
Herzegovinian valleys are the oniv |
fertile parts of the province, and most |
of these are very narrow. A fine |
quality of grapes are raised in them,
and fairly good native wines are pro-
duced Excellent tobacco is grown
that is, it is considered excellent by
those who prefer tobacco as fragrant
as cloves and cinnamon.
"Mostar the capital of Herzegovina,
is picture city, fascinating Oriental
town in a setting of wonderful beauty. |
Sheer, massive cliffs enclose it on one
side, while distant mountains divide |
the valley on the other. Mostar has a |
population of about $4,000, almost en-
irely Slavonic. Islam, however, shares |
about equally with Roman Catholil-
cism the religious converts. The |
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their neighbors, the Montenegrns, in
their sturdy independence. 1t was
they who started the rebellion against
the Turks in 1875, which, spreading |
throughout the Balkans and finally be-
ing taken up by Russia led finally to
the Congress of Berlin and the birth
of several new states into the family
of Nations"
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