The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-10-17
Austria Tries
to Charm Serbs
By HENRY WOOD,

victim OF one OF the most diaboncai
and insidious forms OF propaganda the
Austrians have vet devised
AT Salonika. Carfu, Rome, Paris and
in fact at almost every center in any
OF the allied countries. there are
scores of Serbian soldiers. whose FAM
lilies, wives, mothers. sisters and chill
dfen are either interned in Austria or
living in Serbia under Austrian DOM
nation and surveillance.
These officers. who now have not
seen their families for over two years.
instead of receiving from the latter
news that might only stimulate them
to greater hatred and greater effort
against Austria, receive instead just
the contrary.
In fact the wives, mothers, sisters.
sweethearts and daughters of these
Serbian officers are encouraged and
even helped to dress nicely. TO live in
such manner that they will not only
reflect an unsual degree OF physical
well-being but finally to have their
photographs taken which the Austrian
authorities kindly allow to be sent
by way of Switzerland so the Serbian
officers may see how well their fami-
lies fare under Austrian control, how
fat and plump their children are. how
well dressed their wives are. and final
ly what a mistake II is for these Serb
ian officers not to give mp the struggle
and accept Austrian domination which
would mean SO much for the welfare Of
the officers themselves as well as for
their families.
Women Writs Letters
Naturally, the women of Serbia, not
suspecting always the Interior design
back OF these Austrian amenities. and
wishing above ali that their male rel
atives in the Serbian army be free
from any worry on their account. aften
write letters accompanying these pho
tographs telling Of their prosperity.
well-being and comparative happiness
that might be effective with anyone
less schooled in the miracles of Aus
trian propaganda and Austrian policy
than the Serbians.
These were In fact the same tactics
adopted by Austria before the war to
win over to Austrian domination the
Jugo-Slov provinces Of Slavonia. Dal-
malta and Croatia In these provinces
by construction OF schools and col
leges and by comforting physical ben
efits far beyond what Austria was do
ing for other already subjugated
provinces, the dual monarchy hoped
to curry favor of the Jugo-Slav popu-
lation to point where it would accept
willingly Austrian domination and for
get its ideals and instincts for ma
tional and racial liberty. The failure
of this propaganda is apparent in the
present demand Of the Jugo-Slav resi-
dents of these provinces for the crea-
ton of an independent Jugo-Slav state.
Would Win Serbs Over.
That Austria has not given up her
former dreams of complete domina-
tion in the Balkans with an outlet to
the Mediterranean at Salonika is indi-
Gated also by ither forms Of propa-
ganda which aim is TO win Serbia over
to Austria.
| Throughout the portion OF Serbia oc.
cupied by the Austrians the military
authorities have limited the requisi-
tion for food, livestock ard produce to
the minimum quantity, leaving tho
great bulk with the Serbian peasants.
simultaneously. Austrian agents
Through Serbia have begun a propa-
ganda in favor of plebescite by
means of which Austria hopes to get
an apparent consent of the Serbian
population for Austrian domination.
The suggestion is even made that In
the reorganization OF Austria into a
confederation of states Serbia would
be allowed the same Important role az
all OF the other members Of the con-
federation.
While all this propaganda unques.
tionably meets with some success. yet
from information that constantly finds
Its way out Of Serbia there IL every In
dfcation that the Serbian population
has been schooled too long in Austrian
duplicity to be caught In the net
IMPROVES SCREEN
! At JONES THEATER