Evening journal., 1915-04-21
BY HENRY WOOD.

United Press Stan Correspondent.
Copyright, 1915, by the United Press)
Copyright in Great Britain)
NISH. Serbia. April lO-Via SALON.
ika and London. April 2O.-A new
Slavish nation to include Serbia,
Croatia, Slavonia, Bosnia, Herzego-
vina. Dalmatia, lstria and the ancient
Serbian empire beyond the Danube. is
the hope and ambition of the Serbian
leaders. And when the present war
is settled. the Serbian leaders will
demand that the powers settle for all
time the great Balkan questions so
that they may build up their devas-
tated country and resume their place
in the family of nations.
This was the plan and hope ex-
pressed today by the Prince Regent
of Serbia. Alexander. in his first pub
lie utterance since the war began.
He received me in the fve-room cot
tage set apart for his convenience at
Kraguyevats, the general headquar-
ters of the Serbian army, and re-
cited for the United Press details of
the great campaign the little Serbian
army has been able TO wage against
the might of Austria. For a time the
Prince was the interviewer, asking
anxiously regarding my observations
in France and questioning me as to
the probability of Italys entrance in
to the war.
When he discussed the work of his
own troops, the Prince waXed enthus-
iastic II was plain that nc was proud
of the manner in which his soldiers
have twice thrown back the entire
weight of the Austrian army and he
was glad to tell of the fighting
"The moral force behind the sol
dier fighting for home and country
makes him invincible over the sol
dier whose only force is that in
spired by military discipline and or
ganization," he said. 1T is that
which has enabled Serbia twice to de-
feat Austria and it is that which will
enable her TO continue victorious to
the end. Soldiers of an agricultural
country like Serbia. where every citi-
zen owns his own home or farm are
more TO be reckoned with than the
soldier who fights simply because he
is ordered 10 do so. The poorest
peasant in our army fights with grim
determination and defes death to
save the little patch that is his and
his country's. Fighting like this. he
is invincible. I personally am an ar
dent admirer of military discipline
and organization, but / cannot deny
that the real source of strength of
the Serbian army is its patriotism.
while we have defeated the enemy
twice. | do not believe that a third
attempt to overwhelm us will be
made at present. IL was the plan of
the Austro-German staff 10 send an
other great combined army through
Serbia and, If victorious to influence
Bulgaria to join i'm the fighting and
march TO the relief OF Turkey. For
tunately the success of our Russian
allies has made II necessary for the
enemy to withdraw this army from
our northern boundaries. I do not
believe that either Austria or Ger
many will now be able TO mass an
other expedition against IS.
"But we won't remain idle. AL
though our losses have been terrific
and our nation is now being swept
by fatal epidemic of typhus, our
army still is intact. II is as courag-
eous and determined as ever and is
ready to come to the assistant of our
allies when they need us.
I'VE hope to contribute our full
share toward the general struggle
for the emancipation of the oppressed
European peoples and for the reform
ing of the territorial limits of Europe
along nationality lines"
'Is Serbia especially interested in
this latter phase of the war;" J ask
ed
yes, it is" the Prince replied with
even greater emphasis than before.
this means more TO us than any
other thing This war. which began
for the maintenance Of our indepen-
dence. has now become also a war