New Britain herald., 1917-09-04
SERBIAN OFFICil
 GOING BACK M
Government Will Be Re1
 to Beloved Balkans Agai1

Corfu. Island of Corfu, August (Correspondencepo of the Assoc Press)-The Serbian governmel preparing to move it's entire go5 ment esta tablishmentS back to the kans, going first te sSaloniki and on to point on Serbion soil Monastir. The Greek govern has already granted the requcs1 the establishment of the Serbian ministration at Saloniki and
 Peter. Crown Prince Alexander several of the cabinet mtnistera now installed there.
 There Is much sentiment this shift of Serbia back to it1 tive soil. Since their tragic fiigh fore the invading hordes from north, King, Regent and Govern have found temporary asyluir this island. They have lived si1 and the whole establishment has located in @. modest building forI used as a hotel. The royal ments and the ministry of foreiB fairs occupied the first floor, whtI finance, interior and other miIlal were on upper floors. The Fl military authorities of the island given every aid, and yet the 6ox1 have constantly longed to be bad their own soil.
 Government Property Lost This shift of a government ba
 the Balkans does not involve moving of government property practically everything was lost flight before the invader The
 ister of foreign affairs, MT. Paso told the writer that all the forefG| chives were lost or abandoned q
 the exodus, and that not one ou old treaties or papers still exists.
 the precious secret treaty bot Serbia and Greece, on which depended for united Balkan against the Central Powers, w91
 in the whirl of flight. So 'tha foreign department has had to- all over again and piece tq4l foreign relations. The minister of finance was fortunate and managed to have of the financial archives. WhaS of most importance, he saved thu ernment treasure, amounting t07 eral million dollars, which waa3 to Marseilles and finally landedi Paris bank. The minister of the interior h4 ready gone to Saloniki and h out the extensive work of n structing the new Serbia, foF| Serbs confidently look forward e occupying their old territoryl building up a new and greater The minister has outlined plan1
 bridges, most of which have@
 ruined by war operations. and fd
 building the towns and cities.
 The minister of education ig3
 hard at work, trying to hold tog1
 the scattered remnants of youngl
 bia. Thousands of refugee Serbs] dren have been gathered up in Ed
 and England, and Serbian profe|
 have been provided for them In \
 that Serb teaching and trad1
 might be maintained, and the ! of Serbia preserved from being lowed up. in the general dis1 which has overcome the countryl The American governnerlt'a \ vance of 5,000,O00 francs a lnon&3 60,000,000 francs year, nas cotA an opportune nome mt to per1ntt Authorities here to carry on work of relief and reconstruction government revenues had virtt come to an end There were no cetpts from customs or internal enue, nothing from the governH postal and telegraph system VI was in the hands of the enemyI property of any kind to tax; and people capable of paying taxes. so the American help was esssei and came in the nick of time. the Serbian officials express q deepest sense of gratitude for y the United States has done for tl both in this advance. and in the amount of private relief sent eal in the war.
 H. Percival Dodge, the newiy1 pointed American diplomatic rel sentative to the Serbian governn has arrived with his family, and had his first audiences with the cials. They are glad to have this rect relation re-esta blished with United States. and it was considd so urgent that telegraphic negOI lions were opened with MT. IAnq to bring it about.