The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-01-25
SERBIA, MONTENEGRO
SUFFERED BIG LOSSES
LITTLE COUNTRIES HIT HARD BY
WAR-BOTH IN LIVES AND
MONEY

| GhINENA, OWlLZoTlduu. (COIT0-
spondence of the Associated Press)-
Losses sustained by Serbia during the
war are estimated by Miles Savcic
member of the Central Committee for
Serbian Reconstruction here, to ag-
gregate ,O00,0O0,O00 francs This is
exclusive of the war expenses incur
red by Serbia and of the war loans
which Serbia received from the al
lies.
M. Savcic asserts that the present
value of the Serbian property would
be double what it was at the time of
it's destruction or 10000, 100000 francs.
SERBIA and Montenegro" declares
M. Savcic, s'have suffered greater
es in lives, relatively speaking, than
any of the other allies. Serbia alone
lost about 100000 men up to the ar
rival in Confu in 1916. One-ha1f of
her taxpaying citizens and one-third
of her population perished from sick
ness, epidemic diseases and the un-
precedented savagery of the enemy at
the time of the invasion of 1914, and
during the three years of domination
of the Bulgars and Austro- -Magyars.
"Our enemies sought not only to
destroy Serbia economically but to
exterminate her people, so as to rid
thmeslves once and for all of the bar
rier which blocks Germany's way from
Berlin to Bagdad.
''The restoration of Serbia will re-
quire a certain amount of time. The
enemy must return everything he
from the Serbian museums,
libraries. universities, chruches and
schools and whatever has been de-
stroyed must be replaced Germans,
Austro- -Magyars and Bulgars must re-
turn the livestock which they drove
away and pay for the timber, vine
yards and orchards which they cut
down and ruined. Agricultural i'm
pIements and Industrial machinery !
must be replaced in kind. The allies T
must supply us with food as quickly ,
as possible, likewise with textiles, and
medical stores, all of which are COM
pletely lacking in Serbia. Devastated |
towns and villages must be rebuilt.
Banks, loan societies and savings
banks must be supplied with money
30 that economic enterprise may be
revived"
Estimating the damages inflicted
1pon Serbia M. Savcic, who was for
ner Serbian minister Of public works,
places the value of one years har-
rest in Serbia at 1900, 100000 francs
md adds that the enemy sezed three
Th0 invaders OeSJTOyeu
10000 horses, 100000 sheep and
,oats, 100000 pigs, 100000 cattle
md more than 100000 poultry. .
Manufactured goods to the value OF ,
SO, 100000 francs we're carried away
# destroyed, he says. Damages to
'rivate property such as furniture, {
machinery, etc., he estimates at 400
90 900 francs. The enemy carried off {
rom Serbia silver currency amount !,
ng to 30,0O0,000 francs and jewelry !
f about the same value acquisitions,
nforced subscriptions to enemy war
pans and damages sustained by priv s
te financial concerns are estimated
t 8OO,000000 francs.
There are now about 100000 dis
b1ed persons to be cared for and
lore than 10000 orphans to be fed,
lothed and educated Pensions"
avs M Savcic, "must be provided for
le very large number Of widows and
rphans Our allies must compel the
nemy to repair roads, bridges, tun-
els, railroads and to return the ship
ng and rolling stock which was re-
owed"