The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-07
Reclamation Of Part ofsthe An
clent. Serbian Empire is
the Object.

OF Associated Press. D
SK0PYIIE, Serbia, Feb. Serbia,
once the local point OF. the European
war, but later almost lost to view in
the maelstrom which swept the great
er powers into the struggle, gives am
pie evidence OF having borne her Just
proportion OF the sacrifices Of the ma
tons. Suffering on all sides is In
tense, but the spirit OF the troops is
undaunted.
Plans Made, Rapidly. 8
Since the recent defeat OF the Aus
TRANS freed Serbian soir OF invaders,
plans have rapidly. gone forward for
the next move in the great game Of
war-the offensive. Hundreds sot
wounded soldiers in the hospitals have
told the correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press that they feel their sec
ond life purpose will be lost If they
are unable to help In the tdeliverance
OF their kinsrnen on Austro-Hungar-
ian territory. The Serbian offensive
will be shared by the Russians and
the hope is expressed here and at
Nfsh that Rounfanian troops Will be
in the column hurled across the Hun
garian frontier.
The motto Of the Serbian army is
Something to defend something to
reclaim. y The something to defend
was the independence Of their king
dom. The something to reclaim is
that part Of the ancient Serbian en-
pire which even after the victories
over the Turks and BulgaIs, still lies
outside the limits Of the Serbian
kingdom. r
z The traveller in Serbia is some-
what dazed al, first to discover among
the prisoners OF war large percent
age Of Serbs OF the purest race and
tongue. Living in Austrian territory
they were forced to serve in that army
until a surrender gave them the OPP
portunity to serve their own country.
Some are helping in the military hos
pitfalls while others are doing scout
and picket duty along the Albanian
border.
Journey Not Difficult. b 4
Lying far beyond the European war
center, Serbia seemed a difhcuh des-
tination for a journey beginning at
New YORK, nut experience proved
easier than anticipation. Belgrade;
the front door Of the Balkans was
impossible, indeed. but Salonika. the
back door, was found Hospitality
open. In war time back doors and
side alleys are apt to be safer and
quicker means Of getting about than
guarded doors and fortified frontiers.
With Paris easily attained, the rail
Journey from there to Brindisi, via
Turin and Milan, differed little from
what it might have been In ordinary
times. The crowds of uniformed sol
diers at5the stations and the remark
able number OF women In mourning,
however, gave evidence Of the change
of the last few months. Swift little
italian steamers make the journey
from Brindisi to Salonika an enjoy
able one, ending always with an in
spring view Of Mount Olympus, up
on which the Greek peasants still be-
lieye the ancient gods sit in judg-
ment over the fate OF Greece.
Clean, comfortable, first class cars
take the traveller from Salouika TO
Diejeli. at the Serbian frontier "A
change OF trains at7this point brings
no deterioration in railroad facilities.
These trains are daily crowded with
Serbians Of the better class who left
their homes i'm the interior during the
Austrian invasion, but are returning
to them, assured it is safe to do so.
at Djejeh the chief of customs MIR,
Simitch invited thet correspo of
the Associated Press, together. with
other foreigners, into1flis!e Office where
Turkish coffee and cigarets were