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Long Tale of Ruthless Horror in Yugoslavia

Reports from very reliable sources on the situation in Yugoslavia tell a long tale of ruthless savagery and horror, says "The Times" correspondent in Istanbul. In all parts of Yugoslavia inhabited by Serbs, Germans, Hungarians, and Bulgarians. are competing with each other in col-blooded massacres aiming at the extermina- tion of the Serbian people. Since the invasion, exclusive of those killed în actual war operations and air bombing, the number of victims of mass executions amounts to many thousand. '

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districts.

Serba Defiant

However, the Serbian clergy seem to have been the speelal object of the Invaders hatred." Almost every- where at least one priest is among the executed. The Patriarch Gavril, who had been arrested in Mon-

robes, confined in his underclothes

Here are some details. At Vrsatz à priest, Brashovan, a took over the administration of those merchant, Duya Radak, und 28 other persons were hanged; at Alibunar Professor Verktehevitch and 70 students-who volun- teered for service and who were awaiting enrolment in civilian clothes were shot; at Pantchevo a priest, Maxim, and 15 In habitants were hanged. This list could be continued ad im finitum, covering practically every Serbian town and village, I have seen photographs them. At Novisad they hanged smuggled out of Serbia showing priest, Diankulof, the democratic tenegro, was brought, to Belgrade Serbian youths find a woman lender Alexander Motch, and 49and, after the removal of his clerical hanged from trees in a forest, leading citizens. Eighty thousand on the ground floor of a building and niso a row of corpses lying notice from the territory now dc.

Serbs have been expelled at short where passers-by could see him. along a wall after execution by cupled by Ilungary.

The_Bulgarians have expelled shooting. In some instances the pretext for this wholesale The Bulgarians have acted with from Macedonia all members of the murder was that it was a re-donia, executing many priests and Bulgarian Bishop at Nish, thereby

the same savagery in Serblan Muce Bulgarians. They even appointed

Serbian clergy, replacing them by

prisal for the shooting of Ger-members of patriotic societies. A show man officers and men, but often Bulgarian named Piperkot distina that district. The Bulgarians

showing their ambitions even a prétext is not used, nauisbed himself at Skopile for ruth-acted likewise, in Greek western the victims are selected from less cruelty.

Thrace and eastern Macedonia. among leading citizens on the All persons born after 1012, or In spite of this ruthless represslor denunciations of the Gestapo for who came to Serbian Macedonia and attempt at deliberate exter- having taken part in demonstra- after that date, have been expelled mination, the Serbian people main- tions against Yugoslav adhesion by the Bulgarians, with the result taln

to the Tripartite Paet.

Murder Of Priests

dren,

to

Annex

their Indomitable courage. that often husbands are

50,000 to 00,000 men, from wives and mothers from chilemanded by oficers of the rugoslav Army, and divided into groups of 100 to 600 men, armed with rifles, The Bulgarian attempt at the hand-grenades, machine-guns, and The Hungarians have also been "Bulgarization" of Macedonia was so even small feld guns, are still carry- fairly thorough in frightfulness "in thorough that the Germans Inter-¦ing on guerilla warfare in the moun- the parts of Yugoslavia occupied by vented "at Ochrida and Struge and, tains.

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FIRESIDE CHAT-The Duke of Kent chats with former U.S. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes bosido fireplace of Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada, where they were vacationing.

Refugees Virtual Prisoners On Board French Steamer

For nearly five months 700 refugees-men, women and children of 15 nationalities-were kept virtual prisoners in the French ship Alsina, anchored off Dakar.

Their experiences were re- lated by a Polish mother of three children.

The Alsina left Marseilles for Brazil on January 1 this year, but for an unknown reason was diverted to Dakar.

On board were teachers, musicians, | writers, carpenters, shoemakers and

clerks.

Travelling third class was Senor Alcola Zamora, ex-President of Spain, who had lost most of his

"Victory"

Ceremony

In Malaya

Formations of R.A.F. bombers

luggage and was almost penniless. and fighters swept over Flagstaff

or-

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As the refugees did not know how House, home of the General long they would be held up, they Officer Commanding, Malaya, settled down to a community life.

Tailors made clothes,

Lieut.-Gen. A. E. Percival," re- the cobblers mended slices, and teachers cently in tribute to a significant ganised lessons for the children. and symbolic "Victory" cere- Several babies were born during mony which was enacted on the the five months, and there was much lawn by a delegation of well- alckness caused by the tropical heat, known Chinese in Singapore. cramped conditions and bad food.

Several of the older passengers died,

Allowed To Land

Demonstrating, their unity with the British people and also the apprecia- tion of the Chinese in Malaya of the

After several weeks the refugees security afforded by the large mili- were permitted to go ashore once a

tary and air forces sent to the coun- week.

try. the delegation, representing al- Each Sunday two small boots took most every dialectic group of Chinese them to the town, and immediately in the country, presented "Victory" on landing every one rushed to the confectioners.

Pulford.

pennants to Lieut-Gen. Percival and to the Air Oleer Commanding, For "It was a great relief to get away East, Air Vice-Marshal C. W. H. Just for a few hours, sald one of the refugees.

These pennants of gold silk bearing We

werd

Hving under dreadful red-white-and-blue "y" will later conditions, crowded into improvised be replaced by larger flags and will dormitories.

probably be placed in the Imperial "One man found himself next to

to War Museum.

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the wife he divorced ten years ago." The pennants are to be sent to Early in June the Alsina sailed to England as an indication of the unity Casablanca, where many of the re- of the Chinese in Malaya and their fugees were put in a concentration support for the cause for which camp while arrangements were made British is

fighting.

for them to continue the voyage to The delegation comprised Mr Tan Brazil.

Kah-kee, chairman of the Federation, Thirty of the 35 Poles on board Dr Lim Boon-keng, Mr Ching Kee- were enabled to go to Brazil because sun, Mr Yong Yii-lin, Mr. Yang Sin- of a gift of Co00 from a wealthy huu, Mr Han Chhlau-toon, Mr Heah compatriot,

Mr Lee Choon-seng and Wing-chew Mr Yap Pheng-geek. They formed "V" on the lawn, in front of Lieut- Gen. Percival and Air Vice-Marshal Pulford,

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History, Geography Learned On Spot

Flying from Hollywood, Judy Gar- land, 19, star of "The Wizard of Oz," and David Rose, 30, orchestra leader and former husband of Martha Raye, HARRISBURG, Pa. (UP)~Penn- were married at Las Vegas, Nevada, sylvania schools and colleges are in- recently

augurating a new policy of teaching parents were with.her

in the history and geography "on the spot." and they and her friends know

Most recently school trip planned the wedding plans. Earlier re will be for students at the Indiana of an elopement wero false, Teachers College, at Indiana, Pa. Judy,

who won the 1039 Academy The 1,200-mile tour will include Award for the best performance

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