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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1919-09-06

byla to zprava velednlezita,
nebot' milenci dnes ami slova
nepronesli o sve lasce a skoro
1odinu povidali jen o chysta-
ne stavce.
"Ten Gelauer je mad certa
chytry," rekl Vaclav, kdyz
1rantiska dokoncila, "ale hlou
py je pfece, BE takove veci po-
vida sve zene pred tebou."
"Kdyz 81 mysli, re ceska stu
zka nem1ze rozumeti nemec-
KY usmala Sc Frantiska.
"To je jedno," rekl Vaclav.
'Je cert, ale hloupy."
"Mlj zlaty Vasicku," pravi-
la Frantiska smutne. "Tfeba
5yl hloupy, je to prece jen
Cert a ty Sc mel pred MIN ma
pozoru!"
"A proc?" utrhl Sc Vaclav
zpurne. Nine neudela mic.
Jestlize uskripne ostatni horni-
Ky, ia odtud uletim, jakmile
nj tn Dude vzduch dusny."
VeSla V tom Suchomelova do
,vetnice a milenci museli pre-
cusiti rozhovor O stavce a "a
;iti jen o svych planech do blu
ioucnosti a o svych sladkych
ladejich. 0 tech Sc Jim povi-
lalo mnohem snadneji nez o
stavce a Ia chvili ma nj zapo-
nneli uplne.
Pripravy ku stavce dely Sc $
lorecnou cinnosti. 0 kazde w
plate sbiralo nekolik clenI
stavkoveho komite pc desetni-
III cd kazdeho hornika. Tato
'birka konala Sc schvalne We
'ejne, ably spravce vid6l, re Sc
] t~elnictvo skutecne ku stavce
,hysta, zakladajic 81 stavko-
w fond, ale spravce delal, ia
koby toho nevid6l. Vaclav dial
1azde Soboty desetnik, jake
6azdy jiny, ale jinak tenn hrozi
~ mpripravam nevenoval
,vlaStni pozrnosti. Jeho Sc to
1lastne velmi malo tykalo.
ZlepSi-li 81 delnictvo stavkou
We pomery, on z toho nebude
niti zisku ami skody, protoze
Ia jafe jiste z d1lu odejde.-
Mel uz vsechno schystano a
smluveno. Slibil mu adjunkt
St'astny, re mu opatri misto
brzdice pri statni draze, uz 0
nem mluvil S disponentem a
;en slibil "a to, re Petrik jed
nou k Will praci ma jeho trait
dostal z dulu vypoved'. Starry
pan chtel Gelauerovi dokaza-
i, jak sc dovede ujati promo
sledovati - ale muscle sc &C.
kati do lara, az nastane lazeI-
| ska sezona a nasledkem toho
1 zivejSi vozba. A Vaclav cekal
| .rpelive a sve mile Fanynce
\ sliboval, re ma jare jiste bu.
| lou svoji. On Dude NIT Infect
zlatych mesicni sluzby, to byl
ma tehdejSi dobu sluSny plat
a zivi Q toho budou. Vzdyt
hornik V Nemirove, i takovy.
ktery mel cetnou rodinu a byl
dobrym delnikem, vydelal mel.
vyse dvacetp6t zlatych mesic-
ne. A ted V zine mel Vaclay
| docela jine starosti. Priblizii
Sc masopust. Nemirovsky So
kol chystal letos prvni sve ST.
brinky. Kazdy re spolku zdej.
| sich hledel, ably jeho pies 0
masopuste byl prvni, nebot' ma
ten prvni slo lidi nejvice q
spolky Sc tie snaze primo
Professionally. Ale Sokol to le-
tos ud6lal jinak. Hned ma po-
catku m%asopustu roZeslal po-
zvani, re Dude poradati ma
skarni Piles S mnohymi atrak-
cemi a svandami - ale az pc.
sledni nedeli masopustni, pro.
toze k takove zabav6 JIG treba
yelkych priprav. A to tahlo,
Plesu bylo v Nemirove o leto$
MIN masopustu nekolik, ale
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Many new models of the Georgettes
and Crepcs and Satins will be on dis
play for Easter selection-handsomely
designed-in splendid variety and ex
ceptionai value.
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and 1913. to be given at the Villa I'd
on the evening Of May 6. all branches
or the Army. and Navy and all the
PATRIOTIC societies will be represented.
A large boxsWill be reserved for the
regents OF the Diatrtct Cha piers Of
the Daughters OF the American Revo-
luton who are patronesseS and for
the national officers.
A box will be provided for the
wounded soldiers at Walter Reed
Hospital, who will be under the su-
I peryisiop of: Mrs. Merritte w. Ire
I land and Mrs. Carl Darnall who will
also be hostesses for the surgeon gen.
erals bureau.
\ The floor committee will be headed
by Col. Robert N. Harper of the Sons
Iof the Revolution. chairman, and Vice
Chairman DR.. j. G. B, Bulloch, repre-
senting the Order of LAFAYETTE
| The young ladies' committee will
have as chairman Miss Leila Gordon.
and vice chairman Miss Helen Blod-
gett, Miss Richter and Miss Gertrude
CARMEL. -
| Mrs. George Barnett will be hostess
for the Marine Corpa
| The reception committee OF gentle
men will be composed of officers of
the Army and Navy, members of the
Sons Of the American Revolution.
Sons of the Revolution, the Order of
members of the Pan American Union.
the diplomatic corps and members of
Congress.
The committees and lists OF patron
esses are In charge of Mrs. Walter f.
Hutton. chairman of the ball commit
tee, and Mrs Margaret Monteiro
Berry. regent of the Maj. William
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mrs saet Hiezandsr mss aunses TnS%.' Gall. R0Ysr sr.
Charles Howry. Mrs. L T. Mann.
Mrs. Harold Norton, Mrs. W. N. Ir-
win, Mrs. c. c. Glover, Mrs. Charles ].
wilson. Mrs. (. H. Woodhnli. Mrs.
Minor, Mrs. William E. Fendal1, Mrs.
Junins MaeMurray, Mrs. Ffoulke,
Mrs. s. A. Burleson, Miss Kibbey. Mrs.
J: Esrey johnson. Mrs. Ridgely Hunt.
Mrs Breckinridge Long. the Misses
John 3. Larner. Mrs. T. F. Jeweii. Mrs..
Henry Fitch. Mrs. J. A. Lejeune. Mrs.
G. G. Long. Mrs. Preston Peters. Mrs.
A. B. Butler. Mrs. George II. Myers,
Mrs. William Mitchell. Mrs. Arthur
Murray, Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke
Junior League Girls will act as
ushers at the matinee. under tho
craftsmanship of Miss Ruth Larner.
The theater has been loaned by Mr..
Barry Bulkiey and Mr.. Thomas NJ.
Film Company and the Fox Company
have donated the use of the films.
Mrs. Theodore W. Richards Of
Washington. director Of the Junior
Red Cross, went to New York last
week to start q campaign among
school children to supply furniture
and wearing apparel to French refu-
gees. She is the wife Of Capt. Rich
ards of the Red Cross. in charge Of
welfare work at the Wards Island
Navy Hospital.
Mrs. Richards said that the children
OF this city will be expected to make
good their share of 1000 tables and
5000 chairs which the Atlantic dfyi-
sion has been asked to contribute.
Later. drive to raise 100000 as q
children's fund will be opened
is spending the spring season at the
Hot Springs. Va.
The italian relief committee Of
Washington made it's first bank de-
post and shipped it's first package to
Italy little over q year ago today.
1t began with the personal efforts
of a group Of women who were con-
nected with Italy by ties of blood or
land. and has enlisted the aid of an
overwhelming group Of people who
appreciate the silent heroism and
patient resignation Of this country
which has done SO much and said 30
little for herself.
A formal organization was perfect
ed. late in the spring of 1918, with
Countess Macchi di Cellere and Mrs.
Lansing as chairman and honorary
chairman, respectively. and with Mrs
Robert Browning, Mrs. Lands, Miss
Ernst, Mrs. w. Slater, Mrs. Rust, Mrs.
Arthur Glasgow, Mrs. Hennen Jen-
nings. Mrs. John Hays Hammond
Mrs. Larz Anderson, Mrs Reynolds
Hit. Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mrs r. ].
O'Brien and Mrs. Dimock as patron
esses. Workrooms were opened in the
old Italian embassy. 14oo New Hamp-
shire avenue, last summer through
the courtesy of his excellency the
Italian ambassador. The stately
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salons with their brooaded wallis and
gold oandelAbrA. have resounded, to
the sound OF humming sewing ma
chimes, the click OF knitting machines
and to ne sound Of hammering OF
packing cases for nearly a year.
Last December An open meeting and
tea revealed the Interesting fact that
of the $2,1s3.2s deposited in the bank
from April to December, 1913. 80 per
cent has gone for direct relief and
materials and only IL per. cent for
running ,1sxpensss.
The unit which has done the great.
est share Of the work is composed of
italian women Of Washin gton under ,d;a
Miss Frio is an expert cutter and
dressmaker as well as an indefatig..
able worker and organizer; About
fifty Washington women of Italian
birth, mostly mothers. work In this
unit, making women's clothes both al
home and At the workrooms where
they gather daily. most especially on
Mondays Another unit under Mrs T.
]. Hendricks has been busy making
sweaters, Jackets and hoods of every
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Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Knox Bell wer,
hosts at dinner last evening.
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Suffrage Tea for D, A. R.

The assistance Of members Of the off,
:ial set at the tea which the National
American Woman Suffrage Association
IL giving on Tuesday at Its Washington
headquarters for the delegates and al
ternates at the annual congress Of the
National Society. Daughters of the
American Revolution, will make tho af-
fair one Of the most important and in
teresting planned for the visitors. In
the receiving line viii be Mrs. Newton
D. Baker, Mrs A. Mitchell Palmer. Mrs.
Albert Sidney Bprleson, Mra Franklin
Houston and Miss Agnes Hart Wilson.
Mrs. Louis Brown1ow, wife of the Com
missioner of the District, will present
the guests to tho receiving limo. Mrs.
John Shafroth has charge OF the tea ia
BILE, which will be presided over by Mrs.
Joseph z. Ransdell- Mrs.. William H
King, Mrs. Howard Sutherland, Mrs.
John F. NuRcnt Mrs. Thetus Sims, Mrs.
John d. Raker. MrH. Edward Kaating.
Mrs. Cato Sells, Mrs. Edward p. Costi-
gan. Mrs. Jaime C. de Veyra and Mrs.
William G. Harllee. Tho ASSISTANTS will
be members Ok tho Junior Suffrage
League and other young women, includ-
ing Miss Rosalie Waters, Mrs, Robert
Cummings, Miss Celeste ChiIds, Miss
Nancy Williams. Mas Hope Whikford,
Miss Katherine Bowie, Mrs. Robert
Hudgons and Mfs. John Green.
Z The snembARH OF tho INTO Col, Tiiso-
dore Roosevelt's family intend max
ing their future homes in or near
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description from wooa1y biaaketfnE
material. A third unit mA1s sVeA2-
ers OF this same material e the ap-
proximate cost OF 81 cents each.
while the war was h progress and is
now busted in sorting. cleaning. mending
and packing used clothing for suffer
ers in the devastated provinces OF
northern Italy and the destitute In all
the peninsula
Generous gifts have come in from
all sides. from the British-Amerfcan
war relief fund, seven cases of sur
gicaf dressings: from the Washing
ton ward of the Neuilly Hospital and
various Red Cross clubs and war re-
lief groups. Everything is sent
direct to the Casa Reale through the
courtesy Of the Italian embassy here.
Most Of US know that there is a splen-
did hospital in the Qui-inal Palace
today. personally supervised by her
majesty Queen Elena, but few know
that far more than that part OF the
palace has been turned into q vast
clearing house for relief work OF
every sort and that the queen herself
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Overton Calls Chapter. Daughters OF
the American Revolution. -
The; proceeds will be used to restore
homes in French village
Mrs. Sharpe Carter has returned
from France. where for sixteen
months she was engaged In the
American Red Cross war work in the
departments of refugees and general
relief. Mrs. Carter is stopping at the
Everett Hotel
An interesting collection Of war
trophies collected by Sergt James
OHagan is on view at the headQuar-
ters Of the Free Milk for France at
18th and F streets.
Mr. and Mrs Walter Campbell Nc
Adoo returned Thursday from Ashe-
Vile, N. c.. where they have spent
several weeks at the Grove Park Inn,
and are again at their apartment at
the Kenesaw.
Through an error it was printed
earlier in the week that Mr.. and Mrs
McAdoo had gone to Florida
To Help Washington. Babies.
The annual rummage. sale held un-
Diet Kitchen to raise funds for free
milk for Washington. J. babies was
opened yesterday morning at 10
o'clock at 6O4 14th street northwest
and will continue throughout this
week. The articles offered include a
wide variety and all are moderately
priced. Mrs. Hope Slater has charge
attractive articles are displayed, in
Guiding pins. necklaces. opera glasses,
earrings, dainty handbags and the
like. There are tables including all
kinds of ornaments and china and
glass ware and many handsome even
other accessories. Mrs. John F.
Rodgers and Mrs. William Slater pre-
side at the refreshrnent table. offering
lemonade, cake and sandwiches.
Others assisting are Mrs. Henry Leon
ard. Mrs. TruXton Beale, Mrs. Wesley
Mrs. Horace Westcott.- Nine. Henri de
Sibour. Mrs. George Howard, Miss
Margaret Perrin. Mrs. George T. Marye.
Mrs. Henry H. Rogers. Mrs. Cleveland
Perkins and Mrs. James Mitchell. All
contributions will be greatly appre-
ciated by the COMMITTEES in charge. as
the constant strean1 OF purchasers
throughout the opening day has de-
pleted the stock. ~4Ga5'
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Teagle an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Marie Lena, to Rev. A. Richard
Hedstrom, chaplain. U. S. A. The
wedding will take place in the fall
Mrs. William R Myers was hostess
at a dance on Friday evening, enter
tanning at her residence in Chevy
Chase. in compliment to. her young
house guest. Miss Faith Wheeler Of
New York
Mrs. Theodore v. Boynton has given
up her apartment at the Burlington
and Is now at 1902 18th street.
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and She ladies Of her court mafn.a;n
q supply depot whefs the Italian
people turn for help In every emer-
Hency the mind can picture. IT ia
here that all the material from
Washington is sent
Since January 1 the italian relic :
committee has sent over ASIA new
garments, 1.470 used garments. ~
bolts OF cloth and 116 pairs of shoes.
making q total of 4.47L Yet this is
only like an atom in the faes OF tho
great need. There is one recont let
ter received by the committee hero
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street southwest, conducts the worthy
charity of caring for the infant. chill
dren of mothers who must leave their
Homes for their daily work. and
among these children are a number
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uel Z. Winslow. Mrs. Charles Fairfax,
Brickenstein, Mrs. Eugene Byrnee,
Mrs. r. c. Dean. Mrs. J. 3. Kendall.
Mrs. Frank Howard and Mrs. H An
drew Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Knox Bell were
hosts At dinner last evening. !
Mr.. and Mrs. c. b. Bennett Of Phfla-
delphia entertained at dinner last
evening in honor Of Mr. and Mrs. c.
B. A. Bryant at the Raleigh. Mr..
Bryant was the executive secretary OF
the Y. M. c. A. Liberty Hut and also
a member OF the headquarters stafY of
the Washington branch of the organi-
zation. He Is leaving Washington for
Cleveland. Ohio.
At the ball Of the Patriots Of 1776
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whose fathers are soldiers who have
been serving on overseas duty.

Miss Mabel Linton was hostess at
the Arts Club luncheon on Friday.
when the guests OF honor were the
officers Of the Friday Morning Club.
including Mrs s. W. True, Mrs. Sam
Evening star., 1919-04-13

Oyster Bay, 1t was announced last
night. Mrs. Roosevelt, upon her re-
turn from Italy in a. few weeks, will
live at Sycamore Hiil. the co1oners
former home at Oyster Bay. Capt.
Kermit Roosevelt. with his wife and
two children, will reside with Mrs.
Roosevelt at least until next autumn.
Lieut. Col. Theodore Roosevelt is
said to be about to sign lease for
an attractive house on the Gibson es-
tate, at Cove Neck. about a mile from
Sagamore Hill. where he will reside
with his wife and children. -
Capt Archie Roosevelt. with his
wife and child, will occupy the Rem
ington cottage. on Center Island,
which overloolSs Long Island sound.
and is also within easy reach OF Saga
,-ore Hill.
Mrs. James Carroll Fraser Of the
Navy League will speak at the chapei
of George Washington University to-
morrow, April II. at 1915. The pub
lie is cordially welcomed
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Benefit for Home.

The patronesses for the beneht
matinee for the Young Woman's Chris
tian HoYe. to be given at the knick,
arbocker Theater Wednesday, April
90, at o'clock. include Mrs. Pills
bury, Mrs Wainwright, Mrs. Stock
ton, Mrs. Mimmack. Mrs. James Wads-
worth. sr.; Mrs. Gheen. Mrs. ]. p.
Ernest, Mrs. C1emons. Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood, Mrs. Stephen Elkins,
Mrs. Thomas Walsh. Mrs. Dimock.
Mrs Gaf, Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth,
Mrs. James Wadsworth. Mrs. George
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(Continued on Third Page.)
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-09-11
Knitting Yarn is Made
Into Shawls and Cloth.

Slxty-hve tons of knitting yarn,
originally purchased by the Amerl.
can Red Cross for the making Of
socks and sweaters for American
soldiers, have been manufactured
into $4,000 yards of cloth and S3..
600 shawls fifty inches square and
shipped abroad to help provide for
the destitute war sufferers of Eu-
rope
The shaTls are specially heavy
The cloth consists of $4,000 yards,
all wool, for blankets and heavy gar.
ments, and $4,000 yards eighty
inches wide with a cotton warp.
In addition, the American Red
Cross has, since the first of the year,
shipped 1,O6O,G17 pounds OF yarn and
more than 225OO,OOO yards of ma
terial for the making of garments
textiles valued at $1,295,141 and IN
cluding dress goods, canton flannel,
outing flannel, bathrobing, bleached
and unbleached muslin, sateen, twill
Jeans and gingham. Large quantl-
ties of buttons, hooks and eyes,
thread, needles and similar accessor-
les also have been shipped.
This material will be used in
France or sent to Belgium, Poland
and the Balkan States, where most
needed, and will be fashioned into
garments by the people who are to
receive II.
II rs estimated that the German in
vasion Of France and Belgium alone
made wanderers Of 1,25O,OO0 form
erly happy country people, and the
Red Cross investigators have report.
ed the need for clothing among these
and other war sufferers as being
even more imperative than food.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-09-11
LIVING COST IN NISH
WOULD PARALIZE
EVEN AMERICANS

Americans who have been accus,
toned to paying high prices for
clothing and necessities would prob,
ably balk at paying prices found pre-,
vailing in Nish by the Army Food
Mission and the American Red Cross.
A few prices on various articles
found by the mission are:
Suit of mems clothes, cheapest
quality, $24O; pair Of trousers, $50;
pair OF shoes. S55; one yard of cotton
cloth, Sl2; spool of cotton thread, So
to S12, small piece OF soap, Sc; one
pound OF coffee. SIS
In tue Prot district, which both
the American Red Cross and the
Army Food Mission have penetrated,
a loaf of bread costs 81; one pound of
sugar, S5; a quart Of kerosene, S6;
pair OF iadies SHOES. see; mems shoes,
$40 a pair; underwear Of poor quail
ity 800 suit; thread So a spool
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-09-11
RECREATIONAL PROGRAM
OF PATIENTS IMPORTANT
Red Cross Aranges Various
Sports and AmuSements
for ConuaiescentS.

With the advancing summer, the
athletic phase Of the Red Cross recre.
ational program is becoming more
ana moro important. Throughout the
winter, in cooperation with the Sur.
geon Generals office. this recreational
program has included both passive
and active entertainment Some OF
the important lines of the passive
phase Of the work are concerts, musi.
calls, moving pictures, theatrical enter
tainments, boxing bouts and social
functions. During the winter the ac-
tive side of the program was mainly
represented by community singing,
dancing, pool, billiards, and gymnas-
ium games ..
With the coming OF the open sea.
son, however, there has been greater
stress on the out-ofdoor activities.
Patients in the various army hospit.
ais, even before they are able, want TO
play the same kind OF games that
they played before their wounds or
sickness. The greatest difficulty is
to invent new games or remake old
games so as TO furnish the fun to
tit the capacity of the patients.
In cooperation with the Chief Of
the Educational Service in reconstruc-
tion hospitals, II is the aim OF the
Red Cross Recreational Director,
through an attractive scheme of games
and sports, to help play the men
back to health in mind and body.
Moving pictures, concerts, shows
and boxing contests attract the pa
tents attention, make him forget his
troubles, and help him thus TO hap
piness and health.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-09-11

The question of the indemnity due
Serbia from the Central Powers is
engaging the attention of the gov
ernment officials. Practically every
town in Serbia has suffered from
bombardment or looting during the
war. The damage done to buildings
is estimated at sSO,0O0,OOO. The
total loss from crops, food supplies
clothing, linen and household uten.
slls requisitioned or appropriated by
the invading armies is estimated at
s340, 100000. The value of cattle
sheep, horses, farming implements
and machinery carried off or de
stroyed by the enemy is estimated
at $224,OO0,000. Forests have been
ruthlessly cut down reducing the
timber assets of the country by $40,
100000. Government property has
been injured to approximately the
same extent. making the total direct
and material loss to Serbia
between $7O0,OOO,OO0 and 100000,
600 Indirect losses for the main
tenance of refugees are estimated at
$4S,OOO,OO0 and for pensions and sup
port of war sufferers. S320,00O,000
The Balkan war Of 1912-1913 cost
Serbia 100000 a DAY and resulted
in a debt of $24O,0OO,OOO. At the samo
time production was reduced by NOR
than one-half and practically all
transportation OF commodities ceased
Even before the beginning OF the
great war Serbia faced an economic
deficit Of s140,OOOOOO.
Reduction of Man Power.
But the greatest loss was in the re,
duction of man power and labor ef
fciency. Up to the year 1914 out
a population Of 100000 more than
100000 men we're mobilized. BY 1915
this number had been increased to
100000, practically all these men hav
ing been taken from productive oecu
patIons.
Another severe economic blow to
Serbia was the seizure and debase
ment of the currency of the country
When Serbia was occupied by hostile
forces $72,OOO,OOO was in circulation
of which approximately S12,OOO,OOC
was removed by the Government
The balance remained in the hands
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-09-11
HOW MUCH DO CENTRAL POWERS OWE SERBIA?
Damage Done Buildings Estimated at $S0,0o0,o00;
Other Losses Bring Total to SSOo,oOoooO

of the public and was for the most
part taken by the invading enemy di.
rectly by levees or indirectly by a
artificial rate of exchange which de.
based Serbian currency to a fraction
of its real value.
Something of the effect OF the war
upon Serbia's agriculture may be
gathered from the situation in the
district of Gueygei. Here before the
war were to be found S,44g head of
cattle, after the war $50 head: before
the war 35,5Sl goats, after the war
1897; before the war 24.35O head OF
sheep, after the war 2,131 head. In
The village OF Kavanska before the
war were 1000 goats, after the war
only IL goats remained, and only 54
horses and 305 mules were left of
$40 and 2S45 respectively.
Population Scattered.
When 1t comes time 20 demand an
indemnity from the Central Powers
on behalf Of Serbia all these things
will be taken into constellation. A
large portion of the population has
been torn from its homes and are
5catteed in foreign countries. The
small portion of the country remain
.ng in the hands of the Allies has
been filled with penniless refugees.
At the end of the war Serbia was a
country stripped bare of most of its
property, loaded down with debts, its
factories destroyed, It's agricultural
implements taken and its transporta.
lion system wrecked. For all this
the Central Powers must be made to
pay.
America has spent and is spending
millions of dollars to restore Serbia
o its former economic position
Though the American Red Cross.
which has been at work continuously
for three years in the little Balkan
country, the Serbian people have re-
aeiyed invaluable aid from the United
States. Supplemsnting the work Of
the American Red Cross the American
Food Mission has brought in thous.
ands of tons of -four and food There
is no country in the world that stands
higher in the affections of the Serb
ian people than America.