El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-28
RED CROSSSTRUCCLES
AGAINST GREAT ODDS
In FAR MONTENEGRO
N0UNTAINEERS HAVE MONEY BUT
CANNOT PURCHASE ENOUGH FOOD
Markets Are Cut Off and General Shortage Makes Great
Suffering in the Poorest of the Balkan States;
Desperate Inhabitants Raise Futile Rebel
lions, But Surrender to Doughboys.

and soup kitchen. the correspondent
noted two children gnaWing raven
ously on = dogs bone which they
picked Up in the street.
To help the American Red Cross in
relieving the widespread distress
among the poor, United states army
Officers and soldiers. recently released
from service IN France. are being en-
iployed- A number OF female physi-
clans attached TO the American Won
ems hospital. New York. also are be-
I ing used In the latter cities American
nurses are giving instruction in prac
teal nursing IN fact. IN almost ever
section OF the country the hand Of
tenegrins who migrated to the United
States more than half returned TO
fight for their country. The influence
OF these Monteneg rin-Americans 4
felt everywhere- They have brought
new methods, new ideas and new
viewpoint from their adopted land 10
their native country.
Teach American Methods
To repair and restore the railways
and bridges blown up BY the Austrians
+ in their retreat the ingenuity OF
American army engineers has been
cailed into play Between CettlnJe
and Cattaro the Austrians during their
occupation constructed an aerial
rramway and between Podgoritza and
Plannica narrow gage railway which
they as quickly DESTROYED upon ieav-
ling the country These lines are now
being repaired by American army er-
gineers
save for a part Of the military bar
racks at P0dgoritza and a storehouse
At Plannica- Montenegro seems 10 have
suffered little from bombardment br
-he Austrians- There were occasional
air raids in some OF the more impor-
tant towns, but these did little
damage
Montenegro has always been a -oor
country agricul turally because or the
rocky character OF the soil There
are mountains everywhere ard oulr
an occasional field or plain The
thrifty inhabitants have transplan1sd
dirt on little rocky patches OF noun
tainside. and here they are able n
grow enough 70 support life Where
10 soil IS visible they blast away the
rocky surface in order to find fertile
places for their seeds
How completely the americans have
penetrated the country is shown By
the fact that IN every large town
American flags may be seen flying
from storehouses and soup kitchens
established By the American Red
Cross In the city Of Nikscitcn. in ad
dition to a soup kitchen. the Red Cross
has a wen equipped hospital 10 take
care OF the destitute sick With the
exception OF milk and sugar and food
suitable for children. food supplies are
fairly abundant There is. however. a
serious shortage Of medical supplies
OF all kinds. The American Red cross
is trying 10 meet this need
Have Few Clothes
For clothing. Montenegro depended
in peace times almost entirely on Aus
tria and Germany. This source OF
supply has been cut Off for i've years.
and. in consequence, the people are
only scantily clad The American Red
Cross has sent more than 100 sewing
machines and $4,000 yords Of cloth into
the country TO relieve the situation u
has also sent many thousands OF
ready made garments and shoes