Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 306, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1919 — SARAJEVO IS WELL FED [ARTICLE]

SARAJEVO IS WELL FED

Stores Fully Stocked With All Kinds of Supplies. " Bosnian City, Where Ferdinand Was Stain, Not Suffering for Provisions. Sarajevo. Bosnia.— Sarajevo, scene ' of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, suffered less from the war than many other cities of the Balkans- As compared with Belgrade it is a city of luxury and plenty. The cases, have all the food that one careS to buy. the stores are. .well stocked, -and the J e wish and Tu r k ish yen dors of souvenirs still d>a flourishing busi- , - - The service at hotels and restaurants Is exceedingly- bad, but that is generally true in south Europe, partq y-e- - other employees during their, four years’ at war acquired sloppy’ habits and c'arele-s ways and-rhe spirit of “I don’t-care.” It is exceedingly difficult, from' Athens to.. Belgrade, to find a a waiter who will exert, himself to i please.

One cannot’say, truthfully, whether or not the people of Sarajevo are content with the new Jugo-Slavo government at Belgrade. Whatever dissatisfaction may exist, however, is well guarded.. In concert halls and elsewhere are posters which say, “Speak Serbian.” The formerly official German language is now superseded in all official publications by Croat (Latin alphabet) and Serbian (Cyrillic). Programs and menus are printed on two sides in the two tongues. All official > are to the effect that there is little dissatisfaction with the Jhgo- SHiwo state as now organized. ■ .. There are a number of Americans at Sarajevo engaged the affairs of the- American Red Cross and the American relief administration. These organizations are jointly occupied in ed States, under direction of Maj. F. C. Thwaits of Milwaukee, In Sarajevo 3.000 school children and 'orphans are- given a ration of chocolate and roll daily. The mothers of the city are similarly blessed by Uncle Sam's agents.