The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
SERBIA, FREE FROM
TYPHUS, GAY AGAIN
Columbia Student Dc>cribcs
Changed Conditions in War
Stricken Little Kingdom.
AMERICANS RETT RNING

The greater part Of tho iweut,.o..
Columbia students who took part .r ,A.
Serbian expedition of the Commute. 80
Mercy sailed from the Pir,rus ,..., ...
on the Greek liner Nasilcfs CONSTR ..
due to arrive In New York ola o..
a few OF the students are i,u.
Serbia for a while lungcr. AMI cid. i.
urallzed Serbians who formed ptrt tfH,
expedition will continue the Wo. Is 90! 'a
expedition.
The Committee Of Mercy has receive.
a letter from one Of the mcWu,.s ~
expedition describing present c.a''.,s
in the district whore a few mont. .-,
typhus was raging.
when we cross tn, n'ntEe' sp..r,
and are told that there .n THE .e.,
thousands died OF typhus." the o..t..
says, "it seems Impossible t,t' t sue
only last spring. and that h'.' loo a.,
very hospital whore they NH.
| patients 10000 of them died. uur yf o..
nurses told US that whom -No a.I ',,
other girls, all French. came lt-, Jt,..
airy there were 500 typhus case. via
only two doctors and % u uure,s
Two Girls Succumb.
"Thcy went light 10 vo.,. ra
Austrian prisoners attend tho sl., H,
two friends died. but she pulled f.H. ,-a
and is at work again, 'lrs.s tie
wounded. Dr. Strong o. Harvard lie
American hca OF the Serbia. Rel '....
has lone wonderful work here. as have
the whole American and Brit 81 Isd
Cross nurses. The country !s run +.
state of Incorporation and preparation
for q new campaign.
There are ten hospitals here. each
with a small quota OF c~ory.'c+ Or,
wounded hobblirg about. 300 loo cd.
About 10000 Austrian pri-ur,,s ae
informed here. They have thu freedom
of the city on parole and are well taken
care OF. They do most OF tao C-,
work for all the public huld..ss. lp,
pitfalls. &c, and work On the roads
officers have no freedom. but, are housed
In very fine barracks with lovely
grounds and their own men wait ..
them. In the town one sees w..s -
respondent officers with their cosby 10.
tie caps and every other woman
black. There il a custom ~ haI-..g
a black flag out as q sign %; w....
ing for "A period Of from fort. .-
to- sin months and The streets a..
lively draped IN black. lWt BY sn's
OF the war there seems 10 be- 'o. ,t.
able gayety, .he people enjoy r '..f
promenade hours to the utmost ID s.
ms AlANAI ''li''H "atA 'F N' =.
crowding to the theatre
Austrians la Orchestra.
Ia writer tells Of attend ~ % ..n 90
given by n symphony orchestra OF ''v
pieces. dressed in the uniform .' d"
Serbian private soldier, but .. .
Of fact including ~ thrrc-fnltf. ,
membership Austrian pr,-ul,l- -
orchestra plays once q N""t tN Du.
Of several leading cities of tN. .
try for the benefit Of the H.. a..
Much of the music played hF 'h- ..
Austrian orchestra ID. Russian u. .
biau. The writer continue
The modest LITTLE Au~irI," 50 e
first violin carried the solos % IT'
Of HOFFMAN, won storms of .If
from the people who had tried O..
him. and perhaps wounded h.W ana .
held him AZ a slave to work " .!
pay for his bread. lie did play d.. g.
too"
The programme included a
Sacns nuInbe and closed with -
stars and Stripes Forever