The Kingdom of serbia : report upon the atrocities committed by the Austro-Hungarian Army during the first invasion of Serbia

MASSACRES OF CIVILIANS 67

answered that they wanted to torture them before they killed them.

Trifun Antonitch, Mayor of Gorni Dobritch, had fled from the village, and only knows that 66 persons are missing.

Viadimir Popovitch, aged 60, pope (priest) of the village of Runjane, says that 40 persons are missing from his village. At first it was believed that they had been taken away by the Austrians, but on October 25th (new style) a Serbian patrol found the bodies of three persons pinioned and butchered. They were in an advanced stage of putrefaction, and were the corpses of Luka Philipovitch, aged 46 ; Marko Stevanovitch, aged 55; and Philip Tatitch, aged 48.

Borka Yankouvitch, of Shor, aged 28, says that 40 persons are missing from her village. Among the missing are four members of her family : her husband, her father, and her two brothers.

Milan Christich, of Runjane, aged 61. He had fled at the approach of the Austrians, leaving behind his wife, Staika, aged 60, who suffered from her feet, and was unable to accompany him. On his return he found his wife dead. She had been shot. His house was completely sacked, and the soldiers carried off everything.

Sima Raditch, aged 57, of Lipnitza. After the Austrians had burnt his corn, they wanted to burn his barn likewise. When his wife, Draglinia, aged 57, begged the soldiers to spare what was their entire possession, the Austrians replied by shooting her dead. Raditch was compelled to accompany the detachment to taste the well-water.