The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-24
'.BEsoLITl0N OF SERBIA.
kUtGARIAN CRUELTIEs WORSE
THAN WHAT BELGIUM HAS
SUFFERED.
laeu Fored into Military Service OF
Enemy and Citizens Executed With
out F,Uvm OF Law.

. tctaH NoresponueHce VI Inc ASSocidt-
ed 'Press)---"The funds advanced to
serbia by the United States govern
ment ere saving the lives of the Ser
bian people," said the Serbian min
liter OF public works. DIR. Monticello
Niutchftch. who has been charged
with the expenditure of the ad-
vxne<s from the American govern
nsn,
Dr. 'Nintchitch had been telling of
the various uses the American money
wsS put TO. for the $4,000 Serbian
pftsoners In Germany and for in
tened civilians. refugees and PEN
sicns. But now he turned to story
1of the cruelty and butchery which
shs BuiEsrs are still prosecuting
atstnst the Serbs.
Serbia has suffered more than any
cher country said DR.. Nintchitch.
TOR not even the ruin of Belgium
and the devastated regions of France
can compare with what Serbia has
ssffsrsd. The people Of Belgium and
Frame had seapor,s to 60 to and es-
csps I'm ships. and they had railways
But the Serbian people had no ports
Sor 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-
tion has come under the control Of the
Bulgar invaders. Moreover Belgium
and France have been under the eyes
ef England and America. while Ser
bis is cut or 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. cattle and live stock has been
taken. and their farm machinery has
been destroyed. Men. women and
children have been killed in the most
rsvoltine manner. and on the most
nimsy pretext. In this the Bulgars go
far beyond the Austrians. for the
Austrians have trial and a formal
condemnation to death. But the Bull
xars have no trial or condemnation.
The order to kill s given. and the
aQldiers are practically free to take
nIfs on their own judgment without
Any-asder."
AS documentary evidence of this
killing. the Serbian ministry of for
elsn AFFAIRS have had photographs.
copies of which were given to the
correspondent showing six Serb peas
ssts struns UP side by side from
rough stakes driven in the ground.
with cross-piece above for the moose
while groups of soldiers and officers
are gatheret about. laughing over the
consortions of the victims.
Tho Bulgar policy Ia to consider
Serbia AMI the Serbian people as an
nfhilatsd.'' DR.. Nintchitch went on.
TO this end they hold that the Serbs
nd longer exist. and every Serb must
become Bulgar. take Bulgar name.
and become a Bulgar citizen.
our minister OF war. General
TerSitc. has just gone through a try
ins family experience Of this kind.
ffis aged mother. over 20 years old, |
remained In Serbia after the exodus.
ss.shs was too old and feeble to make
The journey. All trace Of her had |
been lost. but when she was finally |
located, General Terzitch applied
through tho relief authorities for her
transfer. But to this application the
reply has now come back from the
huissr authorities that Nine. Ter
sNch cannot leave the country as she |
had become a Bulsar citizen.
~ The drafting Of Serb peasants as
soldiers In the Bulgar ranks is one OF
the worst forms of cruelty being prac-
uced. isis is systematically carried |
out. with notices posted I'm all public
places telling all men over II years
OF age to report for military duty.
This placing of wl,ele population
IN the military service OF the enemy Is
an unheard OF cruelty. and contrary
To every rule OF International dealins
In time OF war. But 1t is justified by
the BnIrar on the theory that Serbia
does not exist and that the Serbs are
Bdltars.
"a member OF the Serbian Cham
btr of Deputies was here yesterday
aud gave me narrowing report OF
HE family still In Serbia. One OF the