The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-28
OF SERBIAN
MEDICAL STAFF HERE
Col. Greasy Tells of Con-
ditions in War Stricken
Nation

Colonel William ~. Greasy. chief OF
medical staff of the royal scrnian
army and the man who Inns beer
credited with saving tho Scrbnus
from eStcrmination during the world
wHr and q former major In tho
'nitcd States army b. In Albuquerque
on q leave OF absence and viii de-
liver an illustrated lecture this ove-
ming AZ Siia O'Clock at the y N o. A.
nn Heroic Serbia
Colnnci Crpsay went to Russia
shortly after the outbreak OF the war
iu 1914, whore he spent ~ months
Win the Igusslan army In the mcri-
cat corps, lie then went to France
whore be- served In the same capacity
with the French army fOr seven
months. ON December I. 1919. when
Serhin was practically doomed and
The AustrlanH had Issued orders OF
eN~terminldion. with tyhus fever rar-
ing thrnuEhout the land. having been
spread bN the AustrianH with the use
Of Vrrmin. Dr Grossly left The French
service ami went 10 what appeared
tu bel a hopeless cause-to save
Serbia.
stamps Out Disease.
He has continued in the Serbian
service over since and has been mnde
chief Of The medical stan Of that
country. mecting with considerable
success In stamping uui the uphus
ana aiding the Scrniaus In their work
OF rcconstruCtinE their country which
was nothing more than "a OF
ruins after the third invasion OF th"
Australians.
colonel Crcsa, has boon decorated
numwous times by Russia. France,
ncirlum. Serbia. Greece and Huu-
munlu in recognition Ut his work Ito
ana an assistant developed % typhur
rorum which although 10 o. mot an
absolute preventive Of Uphus Be- of
considerable assistance in combating
lt.
According 10 Colonel Crcssy. Serbia
WAS the greatest sufferer ct an the
uiIips. hnVlitr not ouly lost hcr entire
country but 5N per cent OF her men
HAD tho suuts pprccntgsc of Vasuul-
Ties been SUFFERED hN The United
states. colonel Crcssy ustlmatos ne
loss 10 this country would have been
two million mon. During tho third
INVASION Of the AustrianH when inc
order ct cNtsi miuuuuu was issued
$1,000 bo,s under d. yrur- of q
iicd in the retreat ne OF serbia.
working Out Problems.
While conditions az present 49,
Serbia are doplorahty. tho scfbitus
are WORKING out their ~ problems
and with some outside nssistuuee VIII
astiu become o. nation acrutdint tu
pr. CrcSss. last winter while there
WIS sis inches 90 SNOW uu the ground
e. per cent " the children were
barefoot aud had sclLFvly enough
clothing to cover their bodies. FOOD
conditions are very serious go present
In parts Of the country on tho main
% OF transportation, aud there
Hs more or less starvation. There are
over half million orphans lu
serbia. over 10000 oi whom have no
living relatives and ave entirely de-
pendent uuon othcts Tor existence
In his ffnsr pr trr-4N places par
ft,uIur STRESS upon lhis point aud D.
uu ardent supporter OF DE" serbian
child M,ltur. Association of NUtr-
lea which b. mBkius Iu effort Goo have
these uipnnn- adopted hy Nm'ri'hns
Whu tor ST. peer month 'Hu support %
rhtid iu Serbia
Wh,u tnc urmi.tic, uls signed
tb,r, MI. Infhtur ui NH'u, 600 Doc
found 100 serbia. Euiiro ,it.rs l','l'u
tD the ground. and Uuf % building OF
uu, description NOR 3D. hyIug .nni with
boz thor u~uuudlrl,a yet tnp S'rhiNn.
raturr,d uud HIp mukiul more cor
Jess progress 90 T,,luimiur ih'II i"Hi
country.
Einl Potter uf Serbia who was
forced into 'sil' be- alive "ud o. now
u,ip, outside of belgrade
pr. grc-s, Will return To Scrhin boo
about two months and routinu, hl.
work tie refused 20 -fy whether lr
Intends Co make u u HtD work or mot
hut admitted O. was H big task 'nd
ontrpl, ONE OF charity I- Doc D. uoi
paid for this labor owes aud above
his oNpcnses and those iu connection
with his work.