New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-01
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London, July 19.-It is curious the
extent TO which the Central Powers and
their Bulgarian ally seem TO believe
that they are in possession Of Serbia
"for ever and day" This may, of
course. only be bluff" intended to
brighten neutral countries like ku-
! mania, Holland. Greece and others, who
might, If not duly terrorized. be IN
duced 10 side with the Entente powers.
An agreement has been reached be-
tween Bulgaria and Austria for the
partition Of King Peters kingdom, the
text of which was recently communi-
Gated by NJ. Radoslavoh, the Bulgarian
Premier, TO the correspondent OF the
"Berlincr Tageblatt." Austria is TO
have the whole Of Northern Serbia,
. with Belgrade and both baLSs OF the
Morava. The fertile valley of the Mo
rava and all the most valuable part Of
& the country would thus be IN Austrian
hands.
German Reign of Terror.
As a preliminary 70 the installing Of
Austrian rule in Northern Serbia, the
4 Germans paved the way for their allies
by instituting a reign of terror on the
most approved Belgian lines. When
the Kaiser's troops reached the town OF
Negotin they began by demolishing the
monument 10 Milosh the Great. They
drank or poured away all the wine they
could lay hands on. There were over
100000 litres of wine in barrels, and
from about 10000 to $4,000 htres OF
wine of better quality in bottles IN the
cellars. The bottles were all empued
or stolen, and the wine in the barrels
was purposely allowed 20 flow down the
L. -. i L., 4
! In the college the Serbian army had
, left a store Of foodstutfs, which was
looted. Inhabitants who resisted the
looting of their houses were shot.
Three peasant girls at Jagodin. the
sisters Milena, Milica and Angya Va
selinovitch. who were assaulted by a
German On-cOmmissioned officer and
who killed him in self-defence, were
brought before court martial and SEN
fenced TO be shot. The sentence was
carried out on January Il last.
II is even forbidden under pain OF
death 10 criticise the acts Of the Aus
TRANS. Miladin Petrovitch, a peasant
of Adshina Livada. village near hra-
gueyvatz. was brought before a court
martial at Gorni Milanovatz for speak
ing disrespectfully of the Emperor
Francis Joseph He was sentenced TO
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ary Z.
The newly conquered territory has
been placed under the command OF
Count Sails Seevis. who has been given
the title of governor general. HIS
military deputy is Major Slavko Rya-
ternik. Count Sails Seevis has divided
the territory under his administration
into six military districts, each admin
istered by a military commissioner
These districts are Belgrade, Shabatz,
! Smederovo. Naljero. Arandyclovatz and
Gorni Milanovatz. Belgrade also pos
sesses a civil commissioner in the per
son of Herr Karl Won Hussar, formerly
a deputy in the German Reichstag.
journal Tells of Crime.
A special official journal, the "Beo-
gradske Novine," has been founded,
printed in Serbian and German, the
Serbian part being printed IN Latin
characters. 1t is edited by Count George
Orsic- Slavoticki, a well known Serbian
renegade from Zagrel.
Some idea of the reign OF terror eN-
listing in Belgrade may be gathered
from its columns. On March q IL an
nounced that "in virtue OF an order by
the chief of police citizens are now per
mitted TO leave their houses during
the morning" proving that up to that
date the unfortunate inhabitants were
forbidden TO do so. The following DAY
IL declared that call the inhabitants
must provide themselves with police
pernits and carry them constantly on
their persons. Those unable 10 produce
these will be arrested" A few days
later il announced arrests by the police
for the crime of spreading OF false
and unfounded reports, calculated TO
cause uneasiness among the popula-
ton"
The Serbian prisoners Of war are
practically treated like slaves by their
German conquerors. Two thousand
were recently sent from the Austrian
camp at Branden TO South Germany TO
work there. Another thousand were
sent from the concentration camp at
Jindrihovi.
Sanitary Conditions Terrible.
The sanitary conditions are terrible.
At Zemuri an outbreak of Asiatic
cholera took place among the i'm
prisoned Serbians, and another out
break has occurred at Metkovich. But
the chief ravage in Serbia is being
caused by an epidemic of tuberculosis.
disease almost unknown in that
country. This is the result OF the
privations endured by the starving
population. There are cases IN almost
/ every house in Belgrade and other
/ towns.
But the terrible plight of the un-
fortunate population eXcltes no PITY
among their Austrian conquerors, VINO
are carrying out regime OF Aus
trianization" with ruthless severity. In
spite of the'fact that there are but lew
/ Catholics in Belgrade, and that they
already possessed church accommoda-
ton, the Austrian authorities have
/ transformed the Throne Room OF the
ruined royal palace into a Catholic
church and had it inaugurated by
Bishop Bjelik. an Austrian army chap
lain. The Throne Room was chosen
because its use for such a purpose
would give offence to the population, OF
which 95 per cent is Greek Orthodox,
the state religion OF Serbia.
The Austrians have officially an
nounced thai King Peter and all mem
bers Of the Karageorgevitch dynasty
are exiled forever from Serbian terri
tory. In order 70 emphasize this de-
cision the monument 20 Karageorgc,
the founder Of the dynasty, erected IN
the Kalimegdan Park in Belgrade, has
/ been destroyed. The authorities have
ordered all Serbian signs and armorlal
bearings to be removed and have for
hidden the use of Serbian printed char
acters. German schools are being es-
tablshed. at which attendance will be
! compulsory. All inscriptions on pub
lie buildings, the names Of streets and
notices on tramway cars In Serbian
/ characters have been removed.
But it is not only in regard to ad-
ministration, religion, the press and
/ the language that war is being waged
against everything Serbian. The eco
. -. ~oso,,rcoe of tho country are