New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19

that ruled Serbia for half a century
and is now an ally of her latest con-
uueror But, a little later, the crimson
of the coming sun paled the glory OF
the crescent and eased the fears OF the
huddled inhabitants momentarily. Still,
the rear Of retreating army, destruc-
ton internally, close rife fire, and a
new and greater explosion are hardly
calculated to lessen fright. In the last
CONFUSION four guns that helped win
New Serbia at Adrianopie in 19l2-1J
disappeared in fragments, and huge
cloud\of smoke rose like Old Faithful
10 float OFF almost intact and seem to
hang OVER the incoming enemy Ike
guardian and guiding angel.
At | that afternoon only deserving
stragglers hung about the streets, while
Bishop Dositei and the five Americans
named before led a crowd of three hun
dred to meet the first scouting parties
Of Bulgars, reported only ten minutes
away. Frightened men and women
stood in the looted street and bowed
or crossed themselves or joined the
throng or cried.
Serbian soldiers asked what to do
with guns and ammunition. The crowd
asked itself what the Bulgars would
do. II was too cowcd 10 expect any
thing but worse atrocities than its own
Puk Of bad name had committed. Three
women. safe in high balcony, passed
down a great white flag to replace the
small one carried by the boy at the
head OF the procession. Three men
helped pass il 10 the standard bearer
and he staggered under the new load.
A hush began at the front and passed
quickly to the rear. The first Bulgarian
had arrived in Nish!
Bulgars Forbear To BE Cruel.
A tall. dark man, with the finest and
whitest teeth in the Balkans, came out
Of the hell that had just ragged beyond
the limits Of the city. and kissed the
hand of the bishop. The latter made
the conventional speech Of peaceful in
tention and was answered in stern
tones that no harm was intended.
Douglas Dold, of Forest Hills, asked
protection for certain goods held by
himself and party as neutrals, and had
mis- petition granted in the form OF the
first five Bulgarians TO be placed as
guards where he saw TT. The city was
delivered TO the enemy and the only
atrocities were those Of the departing
owners.
Dold's soldiers were hungry, for they
had chased the Serbians since dawn
without food, but once inside and Of
fcred dinner they ran to the hall mir
Tor to see their boards. Then they
laughed, washed and ate their meal.
Forty-fve days from home, called by
the unexpected Bulgarian mobilization,
a month and a day from the time that
the aeropiane passed over Nish and
billed six non-comba:ants, Bulgaria
claimed that city for her own. How
ever. the Bulgarian soldiers did not
appear the beasts they had been pict.
urcd by the retreating enemy. Patrols
began their rounds Immediately and
footing ceased on pain of being shot.
The Bulgarian flag appeared on the
consulate in an hour and the day OF
horror was ended.
In the evening a regiment marched
IN 70 the stirring music Of band
marched as an army ought TO march
and biyougcked near the City Hall The
cat in the largest bakery sat at her
accustomed post oy the window
broken by the 10th Puk and behind
her group q. Bulgarian patrols
scraped crusts and crumbs from the
table hastily deserted by the Serbian
baker
There is none OF the slow. foot BIZ
foot advance Of the western front:
none Of the dreary trench life. none
OF the homegoirg and relief. Here in
the hills of the Balkans they fight from
mountain position 70 mountain posi-
ton, Ranking and outnanking. driving
lack by infreouent bayonet attacks
with all the exhilaration Of struggle
taught in history.