The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-05

A report by Prof. n. A. Reiss, pro-
Of Lausanne. Switzerland, on "How
Austria-Hungary Waged War in Serbia
has reached this country. The report,
a printed document Of forty-eight pages,
Is illustrated with photographs showing
the mutilated bodies OF women and
children and old men and of groups OF
Serbian prisoners of war. Prof. Reiss
says that he did not content himself
with dispositions, but went about and
saw with his own eyes. opened raves
and used the most s%crupulous scientific
methods in his research.
The first topic taken up by Prof.
Reiss Is the use of explosive bullets.
After describing the bullets found In
the clips OF Austrian soldiers Prof.
Reiss y
II saw a very great number OF wounds
which had been produced by the Elm
sc~husspatronen in hospitals. in the ad-
vanced ambulances n ever on the
field Of battle. Besides We have often
extracted from the wounds shattered
fragments OF explosive bullets. The
number OF persons 80 wounded proves
that their use was very frequent. Sur
geon-Major Lioubischa Voulovitch, for
example. has placed on record III cases
OF wounds caused by explosive bullets
at the sixth reserve hospital OF Valjevo
In nine days"
ExnIasixe RuIIsss Tad
Profl Reiss's inquiry indicated that
the explosive bullets we're only distrib-
uted to the troops toward the middle OF
December, which was after the defeat
OF the Austrians on the Jadar and TIER.
The ~Austrians, Prof. Reiss says. at first
denied using these cartridges. but later
admitted that special cartridges were
used TO get the range" The Swiss
professor after making experiments
old that the smoke or fame from
these cartridges is insufficient for range
finding purposes. Prof. Reiss also found
dumdum bullets on the battlefelds. but
says that these were much less dan
gerous than the explosive bullets.
The second topic taken up by Prof
Reiss deals with the bombardment OF
open towns by the Austrians in their
Strafepedltlon-punitive expedition. as
they called II. The towns OF Belgrade.
Chabatz and losnitza were among these,
zone OF them having modern d%efences.
In Belgrade. Prvf. Reiss says. the
shells were aimed at private houses.
Government buildings and factories
without any distinction. The university
was almost wholly destroyed. the Ser
national museum was destroyed.
old royal palace. the Hotel de la Loterie
and the railway station were damaged.
the State tobacco mandatory was
burned to the ground by incendiary
shells. and shells struck the Russian,
British and even the Austrian legations.
Sixty state buildings and $40 private
houses were struck by projectlles the
four times and the operating theatre
was damaged.
These buildings Prof Iseiss add
Were not being used for any military
purpose and they are not situated In
the neighborhood OF buildings whose
destruction was necessary for strate-
giCal reasons. Shrapnel was used in
the bombardment OF the university" At
the time OF Prof. Reiss's inquiry
twenty five civilians had been killed and
l26 wounded by the bombardment. nifty
seven Of the latter being wounded by
shrapncl At ChabetL 4S6 houses were
damaged or destroyed. and in the dis
trtCt OF the same name 1858 village
houses in this agricultural region were
burned. The burning OF the village
houses IN described as thoroughly or
ganized.