Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-25
ESTIMATES WAR
Loss OF SERBS
Says Serbia and Montenegro
Have Suffered More Than
Other Allies.

Geneva. Switzerland, Jan. 25.-
Losses sustained by Serbia during the
war are estimated by Milos Savcic,
member of the central committee for
Serbian reconstruction here, to ag-
gregate 10000, 600, 900 francs. This is
exclusive of the war expenses incur
red by Serbia and of the war loans
which Serbia received from the Allies.
M. Savcic asserts that the present
value of the Serbian property would
be double What it was at the time Of
its destruction or 20, 900, 000, 900
francs.
Serbia and Montenegro" declares
NJ. savcic, have suffered greater
losses in lives. relatively speaking,
than any Of the other Allies. Serbia
alone lost about 100000 men up to
the arrival in Confu in 1915. One
half of her tax-paying citizens and
one-third of her population persisted
from sickness, epidemic diseases and
the unprecedented savagery of the
enemy at the time Of the invasion of
1914, n 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
themselves once and for all of the
barrier which blocks Germany's way
from Berlin to Bagdad.
1.-The, restoration of Serbia will re-
quire aNcertain amount of time. The
enemy must return everything he
plundered from the Serbian museums.
libraries, universities. churches and
schools and whatever has been de-
stroyed must be replaced. Germans,
Austro-Magyars and Bulgars must re-
turn the live stock which they drove
away and pay for the timber. vine
yards and orchards which they cut
down and ruined. Agricultural i'm
plements and industrial machinery
must be replaced in kind. The Allies
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
so hat economic enterprise may be
revived"
Estimating the damages inflicted
upon Serbia, M. Savcic,' who was
former Serbian minister of public
works, places the value of n years
harvest in Serbia at 1000. 600, 000, 0OC
francs and adds that the enemy seized
three harvests. The invaders de-
stroyed 10000 horses, 6,0O0,0 600 sheer
and goats, 100000 pigs, 100000
cattle and more than 100000
poultry.
Manufactured goods to the value o,
$50, 600, 900. francs were carried ava,
or destroyed, he says. Damages t.
private property such as furniture
machinery, ETC., he estimates at 400.
900, 900 francs. The enemy carried of
from Serbia silver currency amount
ing to 10000, 900 francs and jewelr!
of about the same values Requisi
tons. enforced subscriptions to enem!
war loans and damages sustained b!
private financial concerns are esti
mated at 500, 900 900 francs.
There are now about 100000 dis
abled persons to be cared for ant
more than 10000 orphans to be fed
clothed and educated. Pensions,
says M. Savcic. must be provided TO
the very large number Of widows am
orphans Our Allies must compel tn
enemy to repair roads. bridges. tun
nels, railroads and to return tn
shipping and rolling stock which wa