El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-22
PUT WOMEN IN
BULGAR RANKS
Uprising of Servian Women
Against Bulgars Curbed
BY Cruelty.

Corfu, Island OF Corfu. N0v- g.
The funds advanced TO Servia by the
United States government are saving
the lives Of the Servian people" sail
the Servian minister Of Public Works.
DR.. Monticello Nintchitch, who has
been charged with the expenditure Of
the advances from the American gov
eminent.
Dr. Nintchitch has been telling Of
the various uses the American money
was put TO. for the $4,000 ServfNl
prisoners in Germany and for Inferred
civilians. refugees and pensions But
now he turned 10 a story OF TIL
cruelty and butchery which the Bull
Ears are still prosecuting against the
Serbs.
Women Rise in Revolt
I'VE have received full details Of
the revolt which the Servian peasants
remaining in the country directed
against this BulEar oppression" the
minister continued. This has come
in letter from a well known teacher
The revolt was really a revolt OF
women, Of the Servian mothers, wives
and sisterS-ln a frantic protest
against having their sons. husbands
and brothers forced into the Bulgar
ranks TO fire on the Servian soldiers
This wOmeu's movement became SO
threatening that a German division
at Nish was sent 20 quell it. When
this failed two Bulgar divisions were
sent against the increasing ranks Of
the revolt
This gave the Bulgars the oppor-
sunity TO 9erpetrate a new infamy-
sending their troops against the
women they took as prisoners a lareP
number of the wives. mothers and
sisters. who had protested against
their men being taken as Bulgar sol
diers- Then these wives and mother
were formed In ranks. placed ahead
OF the Bulgar divisions and in this
battle order with the Servian women
in front as 4 screen for the Bulgar
troops, these divisions pushed against
the main body Of the revolving peas
ants II was only by such methods
and by resort 20 the most extreme
cruelty that the revolt was finally
put down In one case. the writer
Of letter gives details Of seeing a Ser
Wan peasant hung up by the tongue
-Servia has suffered more than any
other country said DIT. NintChitrh.
for not even the ruin OF Belgium AMI
the devastated regions Of France can
compare with what Servia has SUI
fered. The people Of Belgium and
France had seaports to 80 TO and
escape in ships and they had railways.
But the Serviau people had no ports
for escape. and when the AIonastf
railway line was cut by the BulEars
they had no railway. So they were
literally caught in a trap.
Men. Women. Children Killed.
THE Servian peasants have been
stripped OF everything Al their
horses, cattle and livestock 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 preteIt- In this the Bulgars
go far beyond the Austrians for the
Austriaus have a trial and a formal
condemnation 20 death. But the Bull
gars have no trial or condemnation
The order TO Kill is given and the SOL
diers are practically free 10 take liz
on their own judgment without az
order.
The Bulgar policy is to consider
Servia and the Serviln people as an
initiated. To this end they hold that
the serbs no longer exist and every
Serb must become a Bulear take .
Bu1Ear name and become a Bu1e-ar cit