Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-14

The majority of these had to 20 at
once to the army, leaving the civilian
population practically without medical
help Of this heroic little band of
doctors one third have already fallen
victim to the epidemic which they were
fighting. With those who remain, and
with the other doctors that have been
sent by various foreign governments,
together with 14O which the Servian
government secured by offering a
salary Of $3.50 month to any physician
who would come, there are now in all
Seryia very few more than 1000 doe.
tors, This is about one physician to
every 5000 Of population.
Terrible as this lack Of doctors is,
i is as nothing in comparison with the
lack of hospitals and medical supplies.
80 scarce were the latter following
Servia s last great battle that the
oandages had to be taken from those
less seriously hurt and reused on
grave eases, In the frightful fever
which burns up typhus victims, cold
packs have to be used. Aside from
mere being not enough doctors and
nurses to apply those to more than one
IN a thousand, there was not in all
oeryia even enough sheets for that
purpose. All white cloth in Servia
mat could possibly be used for binding
up the wounded was long ago dedicated
TO that purpose
while medical authorities say typhus
IS spread by the bites of an infected
louse, the American physicians in Ser.
wa are unanimous in declaring that in
reality it is highly contagious. The
deaths among doctors and nurses have
oeen especially high During February
N the vicinity Of Nish 100 physicians
were stricken with the epidemic, The
american Red Cross units have suf-
Isfed severely. SO far the deaths in.
giude DR., MacGruder Of Washington,
~. James F. Donnelly, former quar-.
anu an''ne ofiieer at the port of New York,
IT. Albert Coove Of Brooklyn. DR..
nara nara Of Chicago and Mrs. Selma
GGcher Of Chicago.
many other Americans have been
..pIlunate enough to recover Among
mem are Doctors $. II. Hodge Of
knoxville, and II. W. Nesbit Of Up.
iIuu Cal They survived so weak that
,ne ked Cross director ordered them
nun,e' n.s But the need was so great they
seIused to leave and rendered their
seIyiees to the Servian government
v, "uCh gladly accepted them. DR.. Ryan
VI scranton has been down with the
bIa'auy but is improving. He has
W9 Veen decorated with the cross Of the
" "HiLe Eagle by Servia and the cross
n. Lne I Legion Of Honor by France for
"'S heroic work in Belgrade.
yearly every physician in Servia to.
Sia{ mas from 1000 to 1000 patients
~. ~ ms hospital camp. He has an assist.
ana one or two nurses.
al Although they try hard. It is impos.
!, '9 20 at times prevent the patients
WI, ge,lIium from killing themselves.
a. "nen the epidemic was at its height
i mortality rose to forty per cent It
aW = now declared to be down 70 fen per
bsa I'' Although confident that. with
eha.l" aJ hand, the disease will he
me- s;v.sAea, the Seryian government ad.
~.S S mat the conditions afterward
''Il be mos pitiful.
na,t AL clothing and personal effects
6ssa s. De burned The replacing Of
Ts,,. se without outside help will be a
loi years for the poor peasants.
bon. olagk flag in Servia marks each
M, ny Where the disease has victims.
B,..' 'ae6 flag usually means two or
ls,,, twenty centuries ago from the
,rv : VI what is now servia went up a
ike so5 sOs he'p that has since rung down
Mo-. 1t was the cry 10 "come to
~ TbIOula and help us"
for,es same cry is ringing out today.
anon, by a spiritual and material
Eifi,ssaa, Tar greater than that Of the
utts,,.i uttuli need that called out is first
inc '1n,S' = Servia admittedly is look.
as ko, me United States for much Of
Up nat will be necessary to save