The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-05
.JUCOSLAv PROPAGANDA
BOMBS AUSTR|ANS
Allied Aviators Use Representing Let
ters for Bombs--South Slavic Peo-
pies Active on Two Fronts.

Washington, Sept. 4. - Recently
allied aNiators have been bombing ihe
Austrian armies on the Italian frort
with propaganda The propaganda
takes the form of a pubic letter 10
General Boroevich. Austrian comman-
der in chief, written by Or. Ante
Trumbich, president of the JugoslaV
committee General Boroevich. i'll
seems. tx a Serbian by race. and the
letter to Or Trumbich reproaches him
for his unfaithfulness to the people
of his own nationality, Many thou
sands Of copies Of this proclamation
were also scattered over The cities
Of Zasreb. in Croatia and Luhljanas
Ia Carniola Nor are the present ac-
tfvittes OF the JugSAlavs confined tot
dropping printed matter from aero
planes. They are taking part in af-
tual nghting. too.
+ There are now Jugoalav armies on
two OF the battlefronts in Europe.
The larger force, contingent OF many
thousands is massed on the Serbian
frontier near Saloniki. Its leader is
Alexander, the Serbian crown prince
and 1t IL operating in connection with
the Serbian troops. This army has
received large number of recruits
from America. During the months
of May, June and July no less than
. 100 non natuta fiyed Jugosiavs went
~ 9sAcinni eer7s Fl orn @;the United States
To Camp Essex in Canada. where the
south Slavic soldiers from all parts
a. North America have been gather
iuE An of these men have Saloniki
IS their objective And, since Italy
u, thdrew All pretentions to JugoslaV
serritory at the congress of Rome last
April, smaller force of Jugoslavs
a. fOhtipps with the Itn IIapG
the Piave.
These are by no means the first
appearances Of the Western Jugoslavs
in the theatres of war. As long ago
as the fan of 1915 an army OF 10000
Of them participated In the Inflated
campaign in Dohrudja. They CO.
operated with the Roumanians in
their effort to stand off the powerful
thrusts of Mackensen Despite their
heroic resistance, they were driven
back with very considerable losses.
Their casualties AZ that time included
4.472 killcd ana $500 wounded In
recognition of their services, the Rus
sian and Roumanian governments be
slowed on them az many as 2. 3lT
medals for bravery This really meant
"A great deal. because the Russians
and Roumantans have not been so
liberal with their decorations as the
kaiser has been with his iron crosses,
After the Roumanian defeat, the
Jueoalav division split up into two
parts Some Of them went through
Russia to Archangel on The White
sea, and thence through the Arctic
and Atlantic oceans and the Mediter-
ranean sea back 10 Saloniki The
others went through Siberia 10 Vladi-
vostok and from there via the Pacific
and Indian oceans and the Suez canal
back 10 the Serbian front. Some of
tho experiences which they met TN
these pilgrimaEes are as romantic as
those of the Czechoslovaks In their
heeira through the frozen Siberian
country The significant thing is that
these remnants of the 10000 all came
back Nndaunted ny their reverses
they have journeyed back to the
, homeland. prepared to fight with fresh
courage for a free and united Jugo-
slavia.
The political guidance OF these
hitherto oppressed peoples is in the
the hands OF a central governing body
called the Jugoslav committee Its
president is a Dalmatian DR. Ante
Trumbich. mayor Of the city Of Split
and a former member Of the Austrian
reichsrat DIR Ante Biankini presi-
dent of the Jugosiav National Council
Of America, is also a Dainatian s.ther
, influential men now on this committee
are Ur. II. Hinkovich, a former mem
Der of the Creation and Hungarian
+ ti@ar!Ia Haents, wfie IL new tit this eottn-
Try. Dr. r. fosniak, editor Of the
Neda, Jugoslavic review, also in
America, and the sculptor, Mestrovich
whom the great Rodin lauded az one
OF tho greatest sculptors in the world
today
When Germany threw the whole
western world into tumult in the fate
fui August OF 1914 these Jugo~lav
/ leaders were scattered in different
countries Of Europe and the Americas
They quickly got into communication
with one another and met in n con-
ference al Rome in the winter OF 1914
One Of the first things they did was
10 send a proclamation to Jugoslavs
IN North and South America. asking
them TO organize. To the Jugosiav
subjects of Austria they sent a mani
festn- Urging them TO rebel and take
steps tn shake on the Austrian yoke
Early IN 1915 they moved their
headquarters 10 Paris where thay