The Washington times., 1915-12-25
NEW YORKER GAVE UP
NISH TO BULGARIANS
Sons Of Or. W. E. DoId Describe
LOOting and Invasion Of
Serbian CapitaI.>

NEW YORK, Dec. 25,--Douglass
Mevriweather Dcld and Elliott
/ William Dold, sons of DR.. William Il.
bold, who left June 20 TO take charge
of an automobile squad with relief
j expedition sent to aid the Serbiens'
| have returned to their home in As
toria.
Douglass was stricken partly blind
by hardships, overwork, and priva-
tions On this account the brothers
loft the flghting front.
on his homewArd trip through Aus
tria and Germany Douglass wore a
BRITISH army Officers coat. 1t was
the only garment CT the kind no
could find after the Serbians, Bull
Rariars, and Germans got through
looting Nish. His brother William
wore boots which formerly belonged
TO the minister OF the interior OF
Serbia. They were picked up after
that official had Joined the other
Serbian officials on their flight before
the invasion.
Douglass also wore a cap which
formerly belonged to Sir Ralph Paget,
who had charge of the relief supplies in
Nish Incidentally Douglass had the
honor OF surrendering the city Of Nish
to the Bulgarians
When the great Bulgarian and Ger
man drive began through Serbia the
civil population began to fee. There
was panic, disorder and confusion
everywhere While everybody had be-
come accustomed to the sound of can
nonading, 1t was when the Serbian
| troops began falling back through Nish
in scattered detachments that the popu
lation began to realize the invaders
Then. Douglass said, n Serbian regi-
| ment know as the Twentieth Punk.
killed their colonel and swooped down
on Nish and began to hot the place.
! DOUGLASS attempted to protect the hos
pital stores which were placed In his
charge. He was knocked down and
beaten by the soldiers who wasted the
/ stores Of alcohol and quinine. They
also got away with 2,400 pairs Of shoes.
After this regiment left the remnant
OF the population appealed to the
surrender the city to the invading Bull
garians and ask for protection.
Meets the Invaders.
When the Bulgarians were within a
short distance Of the city. ACCOMPANIED
| bv the bishop and throng of Young
| women bearing Earlands or MOWERS,
Douglass saws he started out to meet
the invaders.
of the two men. when an officer OF the
invading Bulgarians rode forward. and
was addressed first by the bishop. who
made frequent references to Douglass:
1.-THE bishop said he was afraid the
Bulgarians would cut all OF their
throats." said Douglass land as / was
an American, with an American pass
port, he wanted me to surrender the city
and ask for protection. In his speech
the bishop kept saving 1 was there as
an American to give them protection.
1.-THE Bulgarian officer was hne
looking fellow. He had the finest set OF
ever saw in any SIo mans ana m %ban
It came by turn 10 speak ala SO
through an interpreter.
| at showed my passport and asked for
protection of the city and the people. !
q also asked him to protect the hospltal
stores that were left from the lootinR
Serbians.
Supplies Turned Over.
when the EXODUS began from NiNt
the Agricultural Society of that place
formally turned over to be all theiI
belongings. Sir Ralph Paget turned
over to me the entire relief supplies
/ My brother and I and the others OF
the relief EXPEDITION did our bst. There
! were several heroic women among the
! throng. and among them I believe wal
a nurse from Long Island City. Two
; English nurses ip charge of q baby'i
hospital remained at their posts with q
! number Of other fearless workers.
) There were twenty-five automobile!
in our squad when we left America
/ June Is. When we reached the por
near Athens our automobiles were helC
up by the Greek government. which
wanted an additional duty besides thu
usual rate of $500. We finally got thu
AUTOMOBILES through.
I'VE were hampered by untold rex
tape in Serbia. and l can testify tn,
Serbians are born joy riders. They
never missed a chance to reQuisition
car for a little jaunt.
''In our party was a Miss Eden
: who had charge of the fund of thu
; Christian Herald, and we came in con
! tact with Sir Ralph Paget, In Bosnia
We started in to care for wounded
! and sick soldiers. and also for sIcl