The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-15
Put There BY Austria and
Still Remains a Bone of
Contention.

WASHINGTON. April 15.De-
l.scribing Bosnia, which has been a
bone OF contention in southeastern
! Europe for SO many years, today
bulletin OF the National Geographic
Society says:
Bosnia has long been an am bition
! of Serria's and an Austrian thorn In
" her side. Serbs have filled the Bos-
| nian villages and mines, and the Ser
4 bian tongue is that spoken by most
$of the population. When the Bos-
mans. in 1876, threw o e the Turkish
yoke which had become SO calling as
TO be unbearable, the Serbians came
ITO the aid OF their rebelling count ry-
men. and during the war there grew
up an understanding between Serbian
and Bosnian leaders that was to have
brought the Union Of their respective
territories with the accomplishment
of Bosnian freedom from the Porte
Russia Joined the Balkan allies in
1877. and the oBsnians soon saw the
5obJects OF their revolution achieved
B Congress Anglers Serbs.
The reconstruction OF the Balkans
made imperative by the war was
effected by the Congress OF Berlin in
1873. Serbian leaders knew that
their dream OF greater Serbia would
never receive attention from repre-
1 sentatiyes OF the powers. out never
/ theless, they were unpTepared for the
disposition of Bosnia and Herzego-
VIVA that was finally taken For that
matter, Serblans were not the only
interested parties cauEh: un prepared
The Serbians were bitterly anEered
and made anxious by the act OF the
4 congress authorizing Austrian occu-
patton and administration OF the re-
/ bellious Turkish provinces. III the
| first place. Serbian expansion into a
rich and large territory was definitely
1 blocked: in the second place, the
4 hungarian giant closed more
tightly around Serbian territory. The
name Of Octopus OF the Balkans was
coined at that time for application to
I the dual ia onarchy.
Bosnia is land of wooded noun
ttains and fertile valleys. There is
very little unproductiye land within
Its con fines, for what is not in grain.
fruit, ormeadow cultivation. IS pas
4 ture land and forest. Moreover. Bos-
MIA Is rich in minerals, which include
coal. iron. copper. chrome, nj agnese.
cinnabar, zinc and mercury. Gold and
silver We're worked among its noun
tains by the Romans, and, in those
days. it was celebrated for its rich
ness in these precious metals. Tt has
also. valua bic salt mines and marble
quarries.
An Agricultural Province.
This province, however. is chiefly
agricultural. More than 30 per cent
of the population is engaged in farm
ing the country according to the most
lantiquated OF methods. Much of TIE
fruitful land remains uncultiyated.
The chief European cereals and fruits
are raised. Tobacco is one of Bos-
MAS best known products. and III my
discriminating smokers in all parts
OF the world insist upon. the Bosnian
leaf. This tobacco, however. does
not compare in richness with the
product OF American, Cuban or
Australian fields. It has a pale yell
loWish Leaf. and hasa spicy fra GRANGE
similar to that OF burning autumn
leaves. Dried plums aud tobacco are
two important items Of the export
The annual tobacco crop amounts to
more than 5000 tons
The province has an area OF lie. ITO
square miles, and a population of
nearly 2 o 100000. This population Is
but little mixed. There is a sprin king
of Iiustrians and HuDEarians, mostly
officials; gypsies. Italians and Jews.
The Jews speak Spanish and are the
descendants Of those who fed in the
sixteenth century from Spain to es-
cape the 1nauisition. Sarajevo. with
about $4,000 Inhabitants. is the cap
ital of Bosnia. This town is nlled with
odd contra SITS of the past and present,
Of the institutions, customs and con-
veniences OF distant yesterday by
the side of I he railway station and the
telegraph Office. In this respect, the
city Is typical Of the country
MISS ELL|S'S PROGRAM.