The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-20
HOW SERBIA
STOPPED THE
HUN ADVANCE
Stirring Address at the
Globe by DR.. Morton of
New York

That Gclmay started the world wal
and that little Serbia stopped
the onrushing advance of the Huns
towards India, were conclusivcIy
proved in thrilling address at the
Globe theatre Sunday evening by Dr..
Rasalie Morton of New York City
DR.. Morton left a good practice in
! Americas metropolis to do her part
in the world war and was connected
with a hospital in Salonika where she
came in professional contact with
I thousands of wounded Serbs. After
the war Dr.. Morton went to Serbia
and was instrumental in bringing to
this country GO young men who are
being educated in the schools ard
colleges of the United States, nine
of them being at the Vail Agricultur-
al school at Lyndonville.
DR.. Morton appeared on the stage
carrying the Serbian flag, dressed in
Khaki and with numerous decorations
for distinguished service. She be-
gan with brief historical sketch of
the cause of the war She said that
correspondence found in Hungary
showed that one of the Kaiser'S
sons connived with some of the Hun
garian princes to cause the assassin
alton of the Austrian Grown Prince.
The Kaiser did not want him TO ever
rule Austria as the German mon
arch could not control him as he
could the Emperor Francis Joseph.
The Austrian Crown Prince hal also
protested against Austria's seizure Of
20 snia and Herzegovina and -- the
Iungaiians feared that when the
Crown Prince came to the throne he
would allow these countries to so
back to their former condition. Dr.
Morton also declared that Austria was
inclined TO weaken on the enforce
ment of the ultimatum that brought
on the war; but the German emperor
demanded of Austria that war be de-
clarcd on Serbia.
DR.. Morton then exhibited a map,
made in Germany, which she obtain
ed at great difficulty in Vienna.
This showed German domination
over all central Europe, northern Al
rica and down to the Persian Gull,
with the Berlin Bagdad railroad
marked for conquest towards lndla,
and another line showing how the
German troops could reach Egypt
and all northern Africa. She said
it was Germanys plan to conquerthe
world by first possessing al the
countries indicated on the map she
exhibited, then India and the Phlip-
pines. When someone told the Aal-
ser it would cost vast sum OF mon,
ey to conquer the world he replied
"Thc money to pay it will come from
America. Onr navy can capture All
the seaports from Norfolk to Boston
and we have plans of all OF them
And when the German horics
started on their victorious march to
the Persian Gulf, aided by the forces
Of Austria, England had only 1oo,Ooo
men to hold back the advance
through Belgium, while France couid
not snare man for the Eastern
front because every man was neodeo
for Paris.
So it was the little kingdom OF Ser
bia that kept the Kaiser's army from
reaching Bagdad and conqnellhg ,ht
world. "Thcy told me in Vienna thal
the Austrians were coniioenV o. ~
timate world dominion. 1t was
preached from the pulpit, talked from
thc stage and written in the press.
And Il would have all come true IL
co,.b;. had not saved the day and oe-
Tended three fronts of her iit'ie h'i'S
dom" n,,.
When Bulgaria notified Serbia tna'
she must give up the fight oc'"."
stcadfastly refused. Then Buigali'
4brc,tcned to kill all The old people
and burn their Villages. Serbia re-
nlicd that she surrendered only "
God Then Bulgaria sent word 'has
oycrv how in Serbia from eight to 10
,yonid be mutilated The Serbian,
hastily mobilizcd 10000 boys a"o
started them, on the SIX Wcoh'
n,,rcb over the mountains 70 tht
sea. The winter was so colo tI':' ,
anI,, 200 bows lived through TINS
,Yfnl march. Or. Mortoh's stories
of some of the incidents of .'' tha'
n,orch ~ brought tears to many eye
in the audience. This, she SAID WAS VA,
only part of the price that Serbia
Maid for her freedom. Then the o''
men and old women started on a SUI
liar march to the sea and no'h'hg u,
all history equals the sun cfl'gS ""'
hcrois,a Of that eight; h'ng lo'c'
thcn addressed hs people by saying
"You have been the bulwark against
Nohame .lism for thousand years,
Now YOU must keep the front uhtli
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