New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-22
Goods and Chattels Conhs-
Gated and Sold at Auction
in Sofia
All Belongings Stolen
Peasants Required to Show
Proof of Ownership, Then
Lose Things Anyway

/ tons from the Bulgarian newspapers
"Narodna Prava" and "Mit" recently
received in this country after long de-
lays in transit:
"The military commissions for the
sanitary examinations Of persons from
eighteen TO forty years will hold their
/ sittings from March 20 TO 81 at Nish.
/ February 81 and % at Kourshoumlia,
/ from March 10 to % at Veliko Ora
/ dishte."
The "Narodna Prava" published an
I other announcement in these terms:
"All persons of nineteen to forty
/ years Of age are advised to present
, themselves to the recruiting commits
sioners, who will hold their sittings
| from March IS to IS in Tchoupria,
| from March to 5 at Zabare, from
March 20 to % at Swilayenatz, from
! February 90 TO % at Dogni Milamovatz
and from February 20 TO March 10 in
| the Province Of Prot"
Serbians Stripped of Belongings
At present almost no portable prop
| erty remains in that part Of Serbia
occupied by Bulgaria. They have taken
away all the implements, both agri-
cultural and industrial, so that the
! Serbian peasant has not even a cart
/ left to gather wood from the forest to
! sell in town.
The Bulgarians have proceeded from
! the very beginning of their occupation
of Serbia to steal everything that came
into their hands, not only what be-
longed to the Serbian state. but also
private property. The Bulgarian gov
eminent decided 20 confscate all the
goods and chattels of Serbian soldiers.
This decision Of the government was
approved by the National Assembly
/ (Sobranje).
But the Bulgarians did not stop
there. While pillaging private prop
erty they asked every Serbian subject
to show proof of ownership Of every
thing in his possession. Whoever
could not do that-which was prac-
tically impossible during war time
| had all of his possessions seized and
carried off to Bulgaria Even monu-
ments from the cemeteries have been
/ taken to Bulgaria.
! State Auction Held
! The Bulgarian journal "Dnevnlk'
/ SAYS in its issue of February Z, 1915;
"The Minister OF Agriculture and Do
mains has decided that all movable
property OF Serbians will be sold for
the benefit Of the Bulgarian state
! treasury"
The same newspaper, In It's edition OF
February II, 1916, said: "The Ministry
Of Public instruction has appointed
commission which is to receive the
books Of the University Library OF Bel
GRADE. as we'll as those Of other Serbian
libraries which have already been
brought to Sophia, and to incorporate
+bem in the Bulgarian National Ii
/ brary."
In its edition Of February II, 1915,
the "Dnevnik" reported the following:
"At the railway station in Sophia large
numbers of wagons arrive daily packed
with goods and chattels belonging to
Serbian subjects. All the agricultural
machinery will be distributed among
the peasant population Of Bulgaria and
Macedonia"
Legation Utensils Seized
The organ of the Liberal party. mir"
/ Tho Peace), in its issue Of February
Is, 1915, reports that "all utensils OF
the household belonging to the Serbian
Legation lin Sophia were seized"
The "Dnevnik," in its editions Of
March Q and II. 1915, publishes the
following: "The King has ratified the
decisions Of the Council Of Ministers
by virtue of which all the movable
property of the absent Serbian sub
iects is confscated for the profit OF the
| Bulgarian state treasury"
Bulgarian authorities have seized the
golden crosses and other objects be- /
longing to the Serbian bishops of Nish. |
The 'Narodna Prava" The Peoples /
Rights, semi-official paper OF the Bull /
parian government, dated April %, 1915, (
saws: "The Minister of Agriculture and ,
Domains has given orders that the fur
niture of the Serbian Legation in So
phia. belonging to Nine. Olga Kousha-
kovitch, wife Of the Serbian military !
attache. be sold at public auction"
The Bulgarian newspaper "Outro"
+ The Morning) Of August 81 reports J
"that by order of the Council of Min |
listers all the agricultural machines be-
longing to Servian subjects are to be
given over to the Bulgarian Agricult-
ural Bank, 70 be put on sale at prices
fixed beforehand"
In the "Dnevnik" Of February "a, |
1916. we read this: Two wagon-loads /
OF glassware from Serbia have been |
brought to Sophia for the use OF GER
tain Bulgarian institutions The |
glassware was taken from Serbian /
company
Whole Libraries Seized
A Bulgarian correspondent has pub
Iished in the "Neue Freie Presse" (the
we'll known Vienna newspaper Of date
of January Q, 1915, that the Bulgarian |
authorities have seized the library Of
the Serbian Theologian Seminary Of
= Prizrend (Old Serbia, consisting of
more than four thousand volumes. All |
the books of this library have been
transported 10 Sophia
/ In like manner, the Bulgarian author
tiles have taken away from the same
town the table silver Of King Peter,