The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-04-15


the Balkans, and perhaps the
~ most bombarded city OF the
" present war. has probably seen
more battles fought under it's
walls, and experienced the surge.
shock and gddies Of war more often
than any other city In Europe It's
whole story Is one Of conflicts OF races
religions and governments. says bull
letin VI the National Geographic so
oiety
Belgrade has more than two thousand
years OF history. and has had some
seventy generations OF seldomidle
warriors An important key TO the
Balkan lands oa the north. point
dominating the traffic between the up.
per aud lower Danube. at one time an
outpost OF Roman power; at another
time considered the key to Hungary.
Tor i've luckless centuries situated on
the bordeTland between Moslems aud
Christians. aud now Slovenian out.
post. Belgrade never since It's iounda.
tion has been able to feel any certain
y about the mouow's peace
The Seryian capital was founded In
the third century before Christ upon
a triangular. rocky promontory at the
confluence OF the Save and Danube
rivers II lies opposite the Slayonian
town of Semlin In Hungary Upon
one side the Danube. here about two
thousand three hundred feet wide. di.
yides II from Hungary. while the Save.
1859 feet wide. bounds another foot
Of the triangle The ground Of the
city IL AN unsymmetrical razorback.
sloping abruptly to the west and more
gently TO the east Al the apex Of
this triangle Is chalky cli1 200 feet
high. which oyerlooks and guards both
rivers
CeIts Built First FortiheatlonG
The Celts built the FRS, fertilization
on this strategic rock They called Il
singidunum The Romans were the
next possessors. and they added to the
city's strength The Roman empire
fell to pieces. aud Belgrade became a
battlefield for many races converging
from every quarter of the compass
Huns. samatians, Goths and Gepids
we're In turn. it, masters from the
fourth 20 the sixth century The En-
peror lustlnian brought II again undel
Roman rule fortified and improved II
Il was captured by Charlomagne'i
Frankish Adventures overrun by Bul
cars. reconqucred for By2antium
wrestod from the Greeks by the Hun
garlans. and then battledorod. will
rapid changing fortunes Of war. amonI
Greeks. Bulgars Hungarians and Ger
mans
In the fourteenth century the cit.
WAS In the hands OF Seryian king
first and later was held by the Hun
garians Then came the Turks. The,
waged a number Of unsuccessful cam
paigns against the CITY, but finally
fen into their hands In 1921, priz
for the sultan Suleiman II RENAME
practically In the power OF these maj
ters until 1867. bearing the brunt @
every attack upon the Ottoman froI
the north and west Internal dissei
sions kept things lively, even whe
Turkey was at peace with her neigi
bors The Turks called the city "th
home OF wars for faith
Between the sixteenth and the MINI
t.enth centuries the servian capit'
was conquered a number OF times an
besieeed often II. however alway
found it's way back 10 Turkey and a
though seryia practically became ind
pendent In the early part OF the MIN
teenth century. tho Turkish garriso
at Belgrade was not withdrawn uni
1867.
Became a Big, Gay City.
polgrade is the governmental an
rHis,ous center, the center Of art al
culture. the financial. commercial al
foreign trade center Of the ser'ls
t,ngdom. and II IL the kernel Of Il
serbs national consciousness STINT
tho withdrawal Of the Turkish gar
son. Il has blossomed out into mo
ern city. with tho streets. electr
urhts street cars. and park and 9th
cay places of recreation. 1t has earn ?,
Ga designation of little Paris OF Il
palkans." for there is deal OF inner
% paris.imitated tone, in Belgrad