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SERBIA HOPEFUL
SLAV STATES
(By Associated Press Correspondence)
KRAOUJEVATZ, Serbia, March in
—The distressing feature of the sltun
: lion in Serbia Is the difficulty Pf re
habilitating the hundreds of thous
ands who were obliged to abandon
homes and lands that became battle
areas during the Austrian Invasion,
Officers of the Serbian government see
no reason why the people should not
return, but the difficulty lies in pro
viding them with grain for replant
ing and feeding them until new crops
are harvested. This task has been
undertaken but the government is
handicapped by a lack of railway facil
ities and the almost impassable roads.
Help abroad is being sought by the
government for this agricultural re
habilitation.
Societies that hnve operated in form
er years to instruct the rural popula
tion in methods of Intensive farming
have been demoralized by three wars
in such rapid succession. Therefore,
despite all the government is seeking
, to accomplish a visitor is apt to get
, the impression that nobody in Serbia
is doing anything that does not pertain
to the support of the army. Women
and children have to be sacrificed to
the needs of the grown male popula
tion who must be kept in fighting trim
and in the fighting lines at any cost.
Everywhere in Serbia The Associat
ed Press corespondent heard the na
tional plea that the country “is fight
ing not only for the maintenance of
her present area, with its population
of over four millions, but for the lib
eration of the Slav states of Austria
Hungary.” if she succeeds, some
eleven millions will be added to her
population and every one recognizes
that so gigantic a task, even with
Russia’s aid, cannot be accomplished
without supreme sacrifices.
The Serbians are accustomed to
poverty and hardships, but there are
said to be a million persons really suf
fering distress from lack of food and
clothing. They have never been re
duced to such destitution before. And
the Serbians are contented with so
little. The army lives chiefly on
bread and soup and most of the peas
ants, even in normal times, do not
eat meat except on fast days. Help
from the Slavs in America, liberal
though it has been, Is not adequate to
meet the situation. Everyone here is
pinning his hope for life upon Ameri
ca’s resources. The government in
sues a loaf of bread a day to every
destitute family, but this is far from
sufficient in many cases.
There are some six thousand wound
ed soldiers here now and medical sup
plies are still inadequate. At the first
reserve hospital are a party of English
nurses, who were brought here at the
beginning of the war with Madame
Grouitlch, the American wife of the
Serbian undersecretary of Foreign
Affairs. Madame Grouitch also help
ed organize the Red Cross work at
Nish and it was on her advice that
the American Red Cross Mission was
placed at Belgrade. All this work and
the fact that she has gone to Ameri
ca to seek additional aid to relieve the
suffering of Serbia, has made her name
and that of American doctors and
nurses beloved by the whole Serbian
people. There are several other
American women married to Serbians
—one to a member of the Royal fam
ily, another to Serbian Minister in
Paris—and this is cited as a reason
for the United States doing for Ser
bia what she is doing for Belgium.
Although this city, until 1870 the
capital of Serbia, is at present the
headquarters of the army, there is not
much that a foreigner can see except
life in the streets and cares.
Cabinet meetings are held in strict
secrecy as are all the deliberations of
the chiefs of the army. There is a
great magazine and arms factory here,
in fact, the only one in the Balkans,
and thousands of men are working
night and day to keep the army fully
equipped.
Soldiers are constantly marching
and counter marching in the streets.
In their idle moments they sit in the
cafeB, drinking Turkish coffee or the
the mild beer of the country and dis
cush the future plans of the army or
the scenes of the last battle.
General Mishitch, commander of
the first army, who has been raised to
the rank of Field Marshal, Is the hero
of the day. He Is a fine, soldierly
figure. Described as a man of few
words, but with wonderful military
knowledge. General Mishitch is a vet
eran of all the wars that Serbia has
fought for the last fifty years. He
was second in command of the staff
during the two Balkan wars. He
knows every Inch of ground over which
his troops have to fight and he has
been often under fire on his trips from
point to point In his automobile or on
horseback.
Field Marshal Putnlk, commander
in-chief, whom It will be remembered
was arrested in Austria while on his
way home from that country at the
outbreak of the war, is In poor health,
due to rude treatment he received
from the Austrians at the time of his
detention some say, but it seems more
probable that his advanced age and
the fatigues of the last two campaigns
have told upon him.
The Associated Press correspondent
dined at the invitation of a Colonel at
the officer’s mess at the military ctub,
formerly the Turkish palace. He
found them keen for news of what
was taking place In the other Euro
pean fronts, of which he knew little.
Fresh from their own successful
strategy and determined offensive In
driving the Austrians back, they could
not understand the comparative slow
ness of the movements on the west
European front. Hussia, they know,
has many of their own difficulties of
insufficient transportation for her
forces, but they cannot understand
why England and France with every
mode of transport at their conven
ience, with an abundance of supplies
and equipment of every kind, should
not have made greater headway
against the Germans.
“We hope some day,” an officer said,
“that the Allies will have so far ad
vanced that we can Join forces with
them, but at present we are keeping
to our defensive without regard to
their plans. All our time will be
spent In reforming our army which is
naturally somewhat shattered by the
great trial through which it has pass
ed. Now that we have plenty of am
munition and better equipment, it will
not again be so easy for the enemy to
advance into the heart of our coun
try.”
“Do you think Belgrade Is now
safe?" the corespondent asked.
"Yes, unless the Austrians send
overwhelming forces against it. in
war, numbers must always tell up to
a certain point, but the Austrians
will not win without severe losses to
themselves as well as to us. Our
courage, and purpose are in no way
lessened, as you may well Imagine by
the fact that we have twice been vic
torious over the enemy. He began
the the war, but it is not in his pow
er or ours to end It. We shall stay
our Russian and French allies to the
very end. And, indeed, since Serbia
has Macedonia as a region to fall back
upon. It seems very improbable that
she will ever be conquered again as
she was once by the Turks.”
INVENTS SLED TD
CAflfilf THE MAIL
A sled, driven by an air propeller,
for the transportation of malls in Al
aska, is the invention of I. S. McGreg
or, of Spokane, who will leave shortly
for St. Michael, Alaska, with the first
completed model of the new inventfbn.
The machine, known as the Gale
power sled was built at the Novelty
Carriage works, and the motor, which
was formerly used in a Curtiss bi
plane, is of the eight-cylinder, air
cooled type, generating 44 horsepower.
The new sled is 13 feet long, and
the widest part is three feet. The
body is fnade of 22-gauge steel. The
drawings provide for five passengers,
or for 147 cubic feet of carrying ca
pacity. The runners of the machine
are detachable and are four incher in
width. Two runners, 6 feet long,
are attached to the front of the ma
chine, and one 5 feet long in the
rear.
The inventor has already tried out
his model and claims that he has
proved its ability. The completed ma
chine, which will be shipped to Alas
ka, will be used to carry the mail be
tween Cordova, Fairbanks and St. Mi
chael.- Spokane Chronicle
OF ENEMY
(By Associated Press Correspondence
PARIS, March 10—The mystery of i
lone farm house which stood fo
months undamaged on a consplcuoui
knoll in the very heart of the batth
zone near Roye, with nothing bu
ruins all about it, has Just been clearet
up by a French infantry captain.
From this building the Frencl
watched the operations of the Oer
mans in their trenches a quarter of t
mile distant, They expected everj
day to become the target for the C.er
man artillery which played all arounc
and even demolished the hut of an oh
peasant woman only a hundred yardt
away. Kvery morning at dawn
they crept up to the place from thf
rear and took their observations. A
peasant farther back of the lines sug
gested that the owner of the farm had
I Paid the Germans a round sum to
'spare his property and this explanation
prevailed for some time.
One morning as the French ap
proached the place they were met by
the peasant women whose hut had
been demolshed and who had taken
refuge in the cellar of the farm house.
"A spy came last night into the gar
ret of the farm house.” she declared
“and made illuminated signals to the
Germans from the window.” The
French officers could not believe it.
The next day and the next the old
peasant declared positively that she
had again seen the man come and had
seen the light shining from the win
dow'. "A spy couldn't posibly slip
through our line of pickets,” the offi
cer insisted.
The following morning the woman
asked the officer to take particular
notice of the stairs leading to the gar
ret. In a thin coating of ashes that
she had spread over the steps a man's
footprints were unmistakeably outlin
ed. “We'll see about that tonight,”
said the captain.
Instead of returning to the French
lines after completing their day's ob
servations the detachment concealed
itself in bushes around the house and
watched the garret window. At elev
en o'clock. thQugh they had seen no
one enter the building, lights ap
peared in the window and the captain
ordered a rush upon the stairway At
the same time a heavy body dropped
to the ground on the other side.
The Germans had tolerated the use
of the house by the French during the
day in order to utilize it themselves at
night. A complete signalling ap
paratus was found but the spy, who
knew the place better than the French
seemingly, had made good his es
cape.
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NOON LIEN BILL
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The Noon lien bill, amending th<
lien law, has passed the house. Tin
bill gives mechanics, artisans and oth
em more time in which to file witt
the recorder their liens on bulldlngi
for labor and materials.
Under the provisions of the lav
passed by the first territorial leglsla
ture It was found that the time limii
t for filing was too short, in many in
. stances owners being unable to prop
, er,y adjust their financial affairs be
, l°re contractors and laborers were
forced. In order to protect theii
I claims, to put on liens, much to the
embarrassment of the property own
ers
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NOTICE OF MARSHAL’S SALE
' In the United States District Cogrt.
Third Division, Cordova, Precinct.
■ t'harles E. Canovan, plaintiff vs. Me
, Kinley Mining Co., a corporation, de
fendant.
NOTICE OF MARSHALS 8AL8.
Whereas, I am commanded by vlr
eue of a writ of Execution, issued by
the above entitled court in the above
entitled action, on the JJrd day of
February. 1916, to make the sum of
$,r.85.40 with Interest and coats
amounting to $16.05.
Whereas, the property of said de
fendant, described below, has been
attached in said action, and is held
by me persuant to said attachment;
therefore, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV
EN, that on the 20th day of April, 1915
at 2 o’clock In the afternoon of that
day, in front of the United States
Marshal’s Office, In the town of Cnr
dova. Territory of Alaska, In said pre
clnct, I will sell all the right title and
interests of the McKinley Mining Co..
Inc., and improvements thereon or
sufficient thereof to satisfy said Judge
ment and costs and accrueing coats
at public auction, for cash, to the
highest and best bidder, claims known
as the FALCON, HAWK, RAOLE,
CROW. GROUSE. PTARMIGAN. JAY
BIRD. YELLOW-HAMMER, RAVIN,
and SNOW-BIRD, LODE CLAIMS sit
uated about 20 miles north of the town
of Cordova. Alaska, and in the Terri
tory of Alaska near McKinley Lake.
Said sale is for the purpose of satisfy
ing the Judgement recovered by plain
tiff against defendant in said action.
F. R. BHENNEMAN.
United Staten Marshal.
By S. T. BRIGHTWELL. Deputy
J. F. R. APPLEBY
CIVIL ENGINEER
Phone 4. CORDOVA, ALASKA
For Sale
Four big groups of fine copper
properties on navigable water on
Prince William Sound. Large
amount of shipping ore in sight on
these properties and ore could be
taken out at once in from two to
three places on each group to help
the expense of opening same up.
Prices and terms reasonable.
S. A. HEMPLE,
Valdez, Alaska.
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