The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25

Exagajevatz, Serbia Feb. 2B.-Taae distressing feature of the situation in Serbia Is che dIf1cuaty Of rehabilitat- lne the hundreds of thousands who were obliged to abandon homes and lands that became battle areas during khe Austrian invasion. Officers Of Che Her5tan Government sec no reason why khe pecpla should not return. but the aiff1cuEky lies in providing them with grain for rapaanting and feeding them untal new or6ps are harvested. This task has bean 1inl7 7ertaken but the gov- railway fanillties and the almost ian- passaa5le roads Help a5broad is being sought 15 stfe gEverTarnent for this ag- r1caIturs1 rehabf flitAtion.
 Societies that have operated in for ner years to lrs4racE the rural pop elatfon in 1netnods Of intensive far7nz ing have been deuoralized by three ~ aBg In such rapid succession. There 9ore despite all the government ls seeking to acconpitssa q visitor is apt Q get the rqpresssola tlla3 nobody in Serbia. Is doing anything that does not pertain to the support of the army. Wnonen and children hays to be sac- x1ncea @ the needs Of the grown E1ia1e populason sssao must be kept in fight Ing trim and ia the lighting liIse at any cost
 Hgerysshsshs Sn Serbia az1s Aesociat- ed E-ea co1zeHEondent heard the na- tknMaz plea that the country ..is fight Ing not oxlzy for the naalntenance of her present area wiEn it's population 0f over f8srr t1s41lzOns bssk for the Efl,zY 17<lusax If she succeeds soEne eleFaa lons VIII lse added Co her pppuzaezon aA1d exezy oae reco t1lsas that % gigantic a taslEs even win 1e.lszss $ q cannot Dc accornp pa shed svtthcsxt suxua1I4e sacrfzzce
 1a ssTbGans axs pzaad to pow ertv haTslAllip. but there are saad 10 be "a million persons really ntfYss1ixIzr distress from lack or food and clDth- sn8 ey have never been reduced Serb aza oonkented with so little.
 Inc army lives chxsz1y on bread and lso1p ed most o9 che peananta, even 9n no1n1a1 tines do not eat meat ex- eeyk on fekst de.yz He1p from tf1e Saais 1 Ainex'acais Hs1sEaz enspugh it has 3aom Eave one here ia panaalne his hope for 3te upon Anna cAss paifI3n-1 tAro.591 EszD9ugces The ss5vxg1a1Taerf { fs- sszes 2 toef of bread day to every eate fAInlllys but tlfs $ fAr from su.a1czeLt 1n nanny
 There aEe some six thxsszsaz1d ygo and ed sotdzseS heire now ana 113dlca1 sun- pz1ss are st1n fuadeQuate At tho hzyst 1eseHvs h0ap1tn1 arc party Of sEnse- zlAan nx2ssee who weFe bxougl1t here at LIB H1A or Gx1& war WzEM N4A1 EXE0 SaawMaO 4Eo7Haechs tho AnaEr3can Bls3e Of tlss under1se eGaFy or nD1elgn szaEaazta AaadaLne Cfroz17hcn also helped oEgazee the Hee1 Cross woEk at NIsh ana was on her ae1v9Ue that the .Aaz1ezzczsn Eosd Cross 1lasa1on was pza<sed eE Re19xztIes An slais work and tho fssct t1lak she has zoG1a to Am srzca to see< addktaona1 azd to xe11svs the sx1lLeTz1E 1f 4erbaa, has xnaile her name and fzagk 11sr5Ean doctors and za1asa bslosg8n ny 1As whole Serbian peoE 1ex4 aTS vara1 other Amer- 1Sush szs,z 1zzsd t, Eetbinns one to 2 eF of fll le royal fan,ify, a1a- other to g esrhfan minister h Psx3s- and fhss Is cited as reason for. 4he Dzn1Esd States doinx for Serbfa what she s dolng Cor Belgium
 A1though this city, uzltu 18zO the capital Of Serbia, is at present. the heaoquax.teE8 o9 the ar1ny. thene 1s not much thaG q foreigner can sse erzcspt lffe n Che streets and cafes 5Aaet xnesstllaEs are held In atraoteet secrecy