The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-05-20

epidemic which they were fighting.
With those who remain, and with
other doctors who have been sent by
various foreign governments togeth-
er with 149 which the Serbian gov
ernment secured by offering a salary
or $3.50 month TO any physician who
would come, there are now in all Ser
bia still very few more than 1000
doctors. This is about ore physician
for every 5000 OF population.
Terrible as this lack OF doctors It
is as nothing in comparison with the
lack OF hospitals and medical supplies
So scarce were the latter following
Serbia's last great battle that the
bandages had TO be taken from those
less seriously hurt and reused on
grave cases. In the frightful fever
which burns up typhus victims cold
packs have to be used. Aside from
there not being enough doctors and
nurses to apply these to more than
one in a thousand. there was not In
all Serbia even enough sheets for that
purpose. An white cloth in Serbia
that could possibly be used for bind
ing up the wounded was long ago dedi-
Gated to that purpose.
While medical authorities say ty-
phus is spread by the bite OF an In
fected iouse. the American physicians
in Serbia are unanimous In declaring
that in reality Il Ia highly contagious.
The deaths among doctors and nurses
has been especially high. During Feb
ruary In the vicinity Of Nisch 100
physicians were stricken with the
epidemic. The American Red Cross
units have suffered severely. So far
the deaths include DR.. Mac Gruder.
OF Washington: DIR. James r. Donnel-
ly. former quarantine officer Of the
port OF New York; Dr. Albert Cook.
OF Brooklyn: DR.. Kara. Of Chicago and
Mrs. Selma Gucher, OF Chicago.
Many other Americans have been
fortunate enough 10 recover. Among
them are Doctors S. II. Hodge. Of
Knoxville. and T. w. Nesbit. of Up
land. Calf. They survived 30 weak
ened the Red Cross director ordered
them home. But the need was DO
great they refused to leave and tend
cred their services to the Serbian
government. which gladly accepted Z
them. DR.. Ryan. Of Sorenton has
been down with the malady. but II re-
covering. He has been decorated
with the croas OF the White Eagle BY
Serbia ana the cross Of the Legion Of
Honor By France for HIS herofce work
in Belgrade.
Nearly every physician in Serbia To-
day has from 1000 to 1000 patients
in his hospital camp He has an as
sistant and one or two nurses.
Although they Try hard. 81 In Inn
possible at times to prevent the pa
tients in delirium killing themselves.
When The epidemic was at it's
height the mortality rose TO forty per
cent. II Is now declared 70 be down
to 10 per cent. Although confident
that. with help now at hand. the dis
ease vii lbe checked. the Serbian gov
eminent admits that the conditions
afterward will be most pitifui-
All clothing and personal effects
must be burned.
The replacing OF these without out
side help will be matter Of years
for the poor peasants.
A black flag in Serbia marks each
house where the disease has victims.
but each flag usually means two or
three. Twenty centuries ago from
the heart Of what is now Serbia vent
up a cry for help that has since rrng
down tho ages. Il was the cry to!
come to Macedonia and help US"
The same cry Is ringing out today
forced by a spiritual and material
anguish far greater than that OF ~
spiritual need that called out its nru
utterances. Serbia admittedly 10 lool
ing TO the United States for much 2
the help that win b necessary \
save her population fron the distrosi
In which they now exist.