Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-01

refer ) secretary. IHpSe Sliupte lulh
stand uncovered, not out Of pity, but
out of admiration. They aren't sorry
for you--they respect YOU
Questions Companion.
The monarch puts his arm around
the companion Of his years Of exile in
Switzerland.
All, Balougdgtch, old friend, al
ways the CHEEKY brave word'' And
then to Balougdgitch son SER
geant in the Serbian army. who has
come from Corfu as a messenger:
And thou, my boy, art thou, too. a
socialist like thy father, who has no
faith in kings
In some kings, sire says the d.
plomatist.
The walk ends at last at a bench az
the waters edge, fun in the warmth
of the declining sun. AS the fisher
mems boats pass on their way to the
wharf, the men doff their caps and
the king salutes them In return. The
king and the correspondent. seated
on the bench. look out over the Gulf
of Eubea,
Like Lake Geneva" the sovereign
saws, waving his hand at the water
and the distant mountains. "Here we
are at Ouchy. and over there is the
Jura and France" He sits while
in silence and then takes up again,
aloud, the theme of his thoughts
How much she has done for us
oh ha. FOR
all the world Now she is taking our
children to her deep bosom. to keep
them safe for us until after the war,
that the race of Serbs may not die
out.
For there. in Serbia. it is EXTERN
ination, starvation, death. The wom
en-, aud the children who are the liv-
ing future Of our dreams--all we have.
to hold by to rebuild our nation af-
ter the War--soon they will all be
gone. Make no mistake-war is a
brutal business here in the Balkans.
We all Of us learned our war-making
under the turk. aud tho women and
children have little chance don't
mean to say they are massacred or
anything like that, though that toe
has happened. But | refer now orly
to the fact that there is little or no
provision for noncombatants, no or
ganization to look after them.
when the Austridna made their
first invasion of Serbia a year and a
half ago, they had no sanitary provi-
nv AInGt
Of their own wounded died, because
they could rot be properly taken care
OF. How much relief could an amy
like that afford to starving civil
population like the population Of
Serbia today?
Praise for Americans.
NO; II is only your compatriots
Who can help MS in this hour of our
need And they are doing K, God
Hiss item, but there IS need u so
much-so much." The old mans
head sank on his breast Ills eyes
closed YEARLY 1t was as il his soul
had left The bent, worn, paln-raciSed
body and flown over the far noun
tains to his own people.
eff only they had come a little
sooner orr alliesl" he went on. IL
used to tell my men: Hold on. Just
a little longer, They have said they
will come and they win comet And
they believed me and held on.
you know, we couldn't even see
the Gemansl il was all artillery
machine made war! My men used 70
grind their teeth and the tears would
run down their poor, thin faces, and
they would say: If only we could
Just get al them! We would show
them.
And then, as | rode by their lines.
could see them shaking their heads
and nodding at me and Whispering
among themselves. Poor old king
they were saying, he still believes the
allies will come in time to save us.
Suddenly the king gave little
hoarse, inarticulate cry His hand
went up to his throat, His head fell
back. His body collapsed in limp
heap. Doctor Simonvitch rushed up
with bottle in his hand. Colonel
Todorovitch lifted the fainting mon
arch in his arms like child fallen
asleep.
Slowly consciousness returned King
Peter drew a long breath and looked
about him, dazed. With his two arms
he gently pushed away the doctor and
the soldier Turning to the cores
pondent, shyly, as one ashamed Of his
weakness. he gasped.
"I-Tm-sorry. beg your par
don't Sometimes--sometimes l think
am not very strong He rose slow
Iy. painfully. Leaning on the arm
of Colonel Todorovitch, he made his
way to the hotel. At the top of the
steps he turned, drew up his slight
body to its full height, smote mis-
heels together so that the spurs click
ed, and raised his hand smartly to the
visor of his cap
SAY to the people Of your great
country, sir, that Peter karageorge-
witch salutes them"
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