The Arizona copper camp., 1919-10-18

ON TRIP Of
$4,000 NILES
Long Trek of Worthy Citizens to
Bring Loved Ones to Land of
His Adoption Started This
Week; Will Return to Ray.

years, Peter Cvijanovich, armed with
an American passport, to enable his
safe conduct through Europe, and re-
turn to Ray left Monday on a twelve
thousandmile trip to visit his family
in Jugo-Slavia and to arrange his busi-
ness affairs so that his family may re-
turn to America with him
Prior to the war, arrangements were
almost completed whereby they could
come to America, but the opening of
hostilities prevented, as the Austrian
governmental archives contained some
papers necessary for the family before
they could leave, and as the Austrian
embassy was sealed, they were forced
to abide such time as the papers could
be obtained, which was only a few
days ago.
Mr.. Cvijanovich, or Pete, as he is
more familiarly known, arrived in
America eighteen years ago and has
lived in this country since that time
He first went to Chicago and then
worked in the iron mines of the
Mesabe; three years later he went to
Bingham Canyon, Utah, where he Sc
cured job under Mr. L. S. Gates, then
level boss, in the Bingham mine He
worked in various capacities under Mr.
Gates from 1914 until 1910, when Mr.
Gates came TO Ray to supervise opera
tions of the Ray Consolidated Copper
company at Ray. A year later, Pete
came to Ray and has spent his time
since then in the Ray camp
His family was in Bihac, Bosnia,
formerly Austria but now Jugo-Slavia
and Pete is travelling from Ray to visit
them. From New York he goes 10
Havre, France; then to Basel, Switzer-
land; to Bucks, on the border between
Switzerland and Austria; to Ensbruck,
Austria; Libach, JugoSlavia; Agram,
! Croatia, and finally to Bihac, Bosnia,
where he will find his loved ones
awaiting him.
During hostilities, through the eff
forts of the Ray branch of the Ameri
can Red Cross, and in conjunction with
the war trade board, bureau of enemy
trade, at Washington, Pete was per-
mitted to send advices and money to
his family But he could learn moth
ing of their whereabouts, or their con-
ditiOn. moi u word ont of tho war.
torn districts could he get; really, he
knew not whether they were alive or
had perished; possibly they might
have been going through some of the
tortures of famine; he could learn
nothing. He kept earnestly hoping and
believing that all would be we'll; in
addition, he remitted monthly to his
loved ones and in the meantime was
saving; he purchased liberty bonds
and war savings stamps of this grand
old government, and when things
of no news, the clouds began to clear;
the armistice was signed. A few
months later he was notified through
the Red Cross that he might send a
friendly message. This he did, and
then began preparations for communi-
cation with and visit to his family. He
had been five years without knowledge
as to their health or happiness and he
lost no time getting affairs into shape
for his long journey, to do what he
could to get there, assist and comfort
them and so arrange their affairs that
they might return with him to the land
of his doption-America.
Pete was naturalized in Florence
several years ago and has proven him.
self worthy of being called an Ameri-
can citizen by his thrift he has ac-
cumulated for himself and family that
sufficiency that will enable him TO
bring his family to America and pro-
vide for them happy home, which
evidently has been their dream during
the five years of WEAKNESS and hard
ship in that devastated district and
under the previous Austrian regime.
Pete plans to return to Ray about the
first of May. His trip will be long
one and full of anxiety, but will be re-
freshed with the thoughts of the home
going and the reunion after his arrival
in Bihach
After landing in Havre, he will be
forced to travel some fifteen hundred
miles through France, Switzerland
and part of Jugo-Slavia. Gentle reader,
travelling there is not like in our coun-
try; the trains are not SO commodious,
nor do they travel as fast as they do
in America.
Petes trip and reunion at his home
will be delightful, but we know when
Pete gets back to Ray he will feel
more joyful and proud and the people
of Ray will be glad to welcome to the
community the wife and three fine