The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-05
SERBIAN AMI
MIRACLES ID


BY BuIgnrs and Gcrnsama
by Means OF Allies ~
tBy q. WARD PRiCIk
salonaki, July 4.--The way tzsa
the Serbian armv has been
4, ted Is one Of the miracles
var. Seven months ago II coul
~ have been said to exist. i $3.50
cut with fighting against enh
,des and the retreat through
rad reduced 1t to disordered :
furnishing and dispirited m0l K
cut a chance one would have
ever pulling mselveH toGetnNE
tai ing the field again.
Yet TO-DAY, when Generals 4&
and Milne were the guests 1t : Co.
of one of the most famous 11fA
regiments, the burly vigorous
that marched past them with
swinging step, and afterwards
their songs and danced their nAe3~
dances. were splendid examples O6
peasant soldier at his best. IN
Their discipline was excellent, n
high spirits undeniable, and thes9 II
II
bapia last winter leaving thoueals1
their comrades dying of sheer exhe
ton By the way.
The credit of 1t falls chiefly "
courage and resiliercy Of tbs 0oku1
character. but without the T.
brought by the French and HIM
missions 1t would have been IMP
Ile for the Serbian army to come L
existence again as such.
The first and most imperAtlMo%4
cessity when the invasion swept
Serbian army still fighting out o&8
hostile mountainous Albania 49,
meet the Serhians with food and r
them from absolute starvation. Tl
q, pplies Of food had to be gathkre4
Eripdis' and run the gauntlet 0fd
Austrian fleet in the AdEtatic bo4
they even reached Albania. And a.
there remained the hard task Of {
ting them inland over roads - n
that nothing but the toughest &r1
in the Highlands can be comp4
with them.
Officers and men OF the Nf11
corps were sent TO Medus, Uuk1I
ard Avlona to organize this notN
taiong the line of the SerbiAnso
treat
FOOD PROVIDED.
! so exhausted and oispirite0 II!
Lney that IL was necessary 70 ~
food depots at intervals Atoms
coast so as to enable them -
unue their journey Between Sesl
anc $4,000 men had struggled tNfG&
from Serbia to ScutAri. DAY ~
cay they had marched by goat-er1
over precfpitous mountains IN h4
rtin and snow. often literally WIEN
food for aavs together. Every
yards @ man would sink down stA
snow to die. and only the atfom
came through.
| A party of British officers WAol
| out at the end of November. ANA
these an advance party rushed N
meet the Serbian general staff ~
tart, while the rest established q
headquarters ut Boem and q 6aaeI
| food supplies at Brindist. 1uese
their endeavors II Is difficult to
how the Serbians could hAve
anything but collapse and die ~ TT
hunger at Scutari Bread cost N
TO $500 q loaf Some OF tho u1en T.
six days without tasting food.
| As / look out OF my wind0W
| write this see two burly Ser6inn
dlers ladling out soup from . bl1c6
over their frs into panntkins f0f
tic Greek "irls who come to-
their hospitality every mealtinne
At considerable risk from 5000
italian navy insured tbs tx4M
food to Medua, but II Wa ~
hie to embark the Serbfans
the Austrian fleet lay at SattAs1
by and might at any momsn1
a sortie. So the weary SeroieQ
to be reused again FOR anotner
breaking march ,southHardsA s9
raxzo through DANGEROUS marsnAs
In constant Apprehension OF
barian or bulgarian attack, IN
another fearful journey. CURING
HI ndreds died OF dysenlery. 49,
20 only part OF the army coms@i
taken on board ship ana the 80 ~
yet another seven days marc
Aviona.
Sent On To Corfu-
From Avlona the French a.
shipped the serblans to Corfu