New Britain herald., 1917-11-21
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
TAKE some TRAMPS
Wander Through Beautiful Irish
Countryside During Spare Time

Corfu, Island of Corfu, Oct. 20 (staf
Correspondence Of the Associated
Press)-"The funds advanced to Ser
bia by the United States government
are saving the lives Of the Serbian
people," said the Serbian Minister of
Public Works, DR.. Monticello Mint
Glitch, who has been charged with
the expenditure Of the advances from
the American government.
DR.. Nintchitch had been telling of
the various uses the American money
was put to- for the 10000 Serbian
prisoners in Germany and for informed
civilians, refugees, and pensions. But
now he turned to story Of the cru
city and butchery which the BulEars
are still prosecuting against the Serbs.
Serbia has suffered more than any
other country" said DR.. Nintchitch,
"for not even the ruin OF Belgium and
the devastated regions OF France can
compare with what Serbia has suf-
fered. The people of Belgium and
France had seaports to go to and es-
cape in ships. and they had railways.
But the Serbian people had no ports
for escape, and when the Monastir
railway line was cut by the Bulgars
they had no railway. So they were
literally caught in a trap, with no
means of egress, and except for those
who made the exodus across the
mountains, the whole peasant popula-
ton has come under the control of the
Bulgar invaders Moreover Belgium
and FRANCE have been under the eyes
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bia is cut off from the world, with no
knowledge of what goes on there, and
no mail from there for two years.
'The Serbian peasants have been
stripped of everything. All their horses
and cattle and live stock has been
taken, and their farm machinery has
been destroyed. Men, women. and
children have been killed in the most
revolving manner, and on the most
flimsy pretext. In this the Bulgars
go far beyond the Austrians for the
Austrians have a trial and a formal
condemnation to death. But the Bull
CARS have no trial or condemnation.
The order to kill is given, and the SOL
diers are practically free to take life
on their own judgment without any
ORDERS"
AS documentary evidence OF this
killing, the Serbian Ministry of For
eign Affairs have had photographs,
copies of which were given to the cor
respondent showing six Serb peasants
strung up side by side from rough
stakes driven in the ground, with a
cross piece above for the moose. while
groups of soldiers and officers are
gathered about, laughing over the
contortions Of the victims
q THE Bulgar policy lis to consider
Serbia and the Serbian people as an
initiated" DR.. Nintchitch went on.
ITO this end they hold that the Serbs
no longer exist, and every Serb must
become a Bulgar, take a Bulgar name,
and become a Bulgar citizen.
"Our Minister Of War, General Ter
fitch, has just gone through trying
family experience of this kind. His
aged mother, over 70 years old, re-
NAMED in Serbia after the exodus, as
she was too old and feeble to make
the journey. All trace of her had
been lost. but when she was finally To-
Gated, General Terzitch applied
through the relief authorities for he1
, transfer. But to this application the
reply has now come back. FROM the
Bulgar authorities. that Nine. Ter
fitch cannot leave the country as she
had become Bulgar citizen.
The drafting of Serb peasants as
soldiers in the Bulgar ranks Is one OF
the worst forms of cruelty being
practiced. This is systematically car
ried out, with notices posted In all
public places telling all men over II
years Of age to report for military
duty. This placing of whole popu-
lation in the military service Of the
enemy is an unheard Of cruelty, and
contrary to every rule Of international
dealing In time Of war. But it is JUS
tilted by the Bulgar on the theory
that Serbia does not exist and thai
the Serbs are Bulgars.
"A membe rof the Serbian Cham
Der of Deputies was here yesterday
and gave me narrowing report OF
his family still in Serbia. One of the
boys had already been killed. The
second boy had been ordered to be-
come a Bulgar soldier. The mother
protested, whereupon she was sent to
Nish and put in prison where she
| went crazy. Meantime the boy or