Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-24

Serbs In foreign countries. Tho in
corruption OF relations is limitless.
There remained still another crime.
another abomination TO be committed.
This was the forced enrolment OF
Serbian subjects in the enemy army.
/; seems that this recruiting commenced
when the invaders arrived in Serbian
Macedonia. According to the Serbian
reports OF the month OF Arrii. 1917.
all the men in the occupied provinces
who were declared nt for military SER
vice were Incorporated in the invad
ing army. Then notices began TO APP
pear In the newspapers calling on Ser
bian subjects TO present themselves
Mt the recruiting Offices.
This recruiting, does NOT sake place
only in these parts OF Serbia annexed
after the Balkan War. but also in the
annexed Serbian territories. When the
summons to service appeared at the
beginning of the present year at Nish.
ut Kurshumlia. at Prot. all the men
from eighteen to forty years had to
present themselves before the coEt-
mission ~ iccrC.;.;:.;
But the principal evidence that we
possess in regard to forced recruiting
In Serbia is OF a Yery magic kind.
Since the month of December. 1916. an
los urrcction was prepared IN the Mo-
rava country against the invaders who
were recruiting Serbs. This insurrcc-
ton began in tGc Department of Pro-
kupl.e and was directed by "A former
ga plain named Kosta Voinovitch. The
Insurroction began as follows: The in
surgcnts seized Prokuplie. where there
were 900 enemy soldiers. The insur-
gents disarmcd them and conducted
them 10 the environs OF Nrania Then
they were released, and were told by
tho Serbs: I'VE don't want 10 hurt any
one; all we want is to free ourselves"
MANY VILLAGES ARE
COMPLETELY DESTROYED
The reply OF the enemy was terrible
They did not sec how great had been
these words--"We don't wan. TO hut,
any onc"-and the repression was
frightful. a large number of villages
were completely destroyed. Large num-
bers of the population were shot Only
the children under seven years Of age
were spared. The authorities order.t
the deportation en- masse or the male
population from seventeen to seventy
cars. an WAS present
the first half of the month OF April,
lsl1. al tho passage OF these unfor-
tunate people through Nish. Serbian
peasants OF all ages. who were being
sent 10 Sofia. He heard that they were
20 be sent to live among the Mussul-
mans, Asia Minor. The last detail was
recently confirmed by a telegram from
Or. Rciss. OF Switzerland. dated from
Bulgarian prisoners captured on the
Ccrna front" he autographed. confirm
the fact that the Serbian peasants Of
Leskovatz and other places had re-
VOTED. They were said TO number
this revolt. These troops committed
Understandable cruelties. All the young
people we're sent 10 Asia Minor"
After what have said OF tho 81,
treatncn; inflicted on the Scrbians. one
understands th;s revolt drowned in
blood. But what was the explanation
OF il given by the authorities in the
occupied territory" 1t was no; tho
Buigarians or the .iua;ro- IIunca riaas
who fomented tho revo!t-gt waS the
French and British agents Tho fol-
lowing is what the Austrian govern
ment published in the proclamation or
It's Governor OF Serbia:
The history OF the last attempt at
Observation-Disclosures tragic il may be
for this small part OF the Serbian poo
r!c who were led 10 certain suicide by
certain ohicfs who had been bribcd-
has clearly shown the fate that awaits
al! such enterprises OF Inscriptions
English agents. who pretend TO occupy
themselves with the liberty. or. bet
ter said. the annlhihtion OF the small
nations"
The Austrians would like 70 make us
believe that IL is they and the Bull
Garians who arc defending the Serbs
against the English and French
SERBIAN PEOPLE nEING
TRAMPLED UNDER FOOT
What is this Serbian people. this un-
fortunate people trampled under foot
n 4.