The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-11-21
u. S. MONEY Is
SAVING LIVES
OF SERB PEOPLE
Bulgarians Consider the
Serb Rage Annihilat-
ed ReYolt of Wom-
en- Quell}d by Huns.
hssoeiSted Press


CORFU, Island of Corfu, Nov. 21-
"Tho funds adgaHed IS Serbia by the
United States gosernment are saving
the lives Of the Serbian people," said
the Serbian MirsNsr Of Public Works,
DR.. Momt,hilo Mintcbitch, who has
been charged witA the expenditure of
the advances from the American gov
ernment,
Or. Fintchitch hed been telling Of
the various uses We American money
was put to, for the 10000 Serbian
prisoners in GermAny and for interned
civilians, refueeess and pensions. But
now he turned to a5stery of the cruelty
and buteherg which the Bulgars are
still prosecuting against the Serbs.
Serbs Suffering Greatest.
"serbia has suffered more than any
other country said DR.. Nintohitch,
"for not even Che Belgium and the de-
Yastated regions of France can COM
pare with what Serbia has suffered.
The people Of Belgium and France had
seaports to 60 10 and escaped in ships,
and they had railways, But the Ser
bian people had ne ports for escape,
and when the Monastir railway line
was cut by the Balgars they had no
railway. So they were literally caught
in trap, with no means of egress,
and except for tllose who made the
exodes across the mountains, the whole
peasant population has come under
the control of she Bnlgar invaders.
Moreover Belgium and France has
Keen tlnder theseyes " ENGLAND and
America, Wide Serbia III cIlt of from
the world, Wita ajlEse of what
goesi u theg Ind no nisk from there
for two years.
'ofhe Serbian peasants have been
stripped of e,erything, All their hors-
es, cattle ard live stock has been TAX
en-, and their farm machinery has been
destroyed, Men women and children
have been killed in the most revolving
manner and on the most himsy pre-
text In this the Bulgars go far be-
yond the Arstrians, for the Austrians
have a trial and a formal condemna-
ton to death But the Bulgars have
no trial or condemnation. The order
TO kill is given. and the soldiers are
practically free to take life on their
own judgment without any order"
Considers Race Aanihilatcd.
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 con-
Cortions Of the victims.
"The Bulgar policy is to consider
Serbia and the serbian people as an
nilihated, "Dr. Nlntchiteh went on "T'o
this end they hold that the Serbs no
longer exist, and every Serb must no
come Bulgar, take a Bulgar name,
and become a Bulgar citizen.
"0ur Minister of War, General Ter
zitch has just gone through trying
family experience Of this kind. HIS
aged mother, over 20 years old, re-
manned Ia Serbia after the exodus, as
she was too old and feeble to make the
journey. All trace Of her had been
lost, bat when she was finally located,
General .Terzitch applied through the
relief authorities for her transfer But
to this application the reply has now
come back from the Bulgar authorities
that Mme Terzitch cannot leave the
country as she had become Bulga1
/ citizen.
Draft Serbs Into Bulgar Ranks.
~The drafting Of Serb peasants as
soldiers in the Bulgar ranks is one Of
the worst forms of cruelty being prac
ticed Thls is Systematically carried
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 population il
the military service OK The enemy is al
unhaard of cruelty, and contrary t
every rule Of international dealing il
time Of war. But it is justified b!
the Bulgar on the theory that Serb;
does not exist and that Serbia ar,
Bulgars.
"A member Of the Serbian Cnambe
of Deputies was here yesterday AM
gave me narrowing report Of hi
family still in Serbia. 0ne Of the boy
had already been killed The seconl
boy had been ordered to become
Bulgar soldier. The mother protested
whereupon she was sent to Nish an
put in prison, where she went crazy
Meantime the boy ordered to becom
Bnlgar soldier had escaped to tn
mountains and a price has been place
on his head. This experience in th
family Of the Serbian Deputy is mere
ly typical Of the thousands we ar
hearing Of from all quarters daily.
Women in Revolt
I'VE have received full details I