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

84 AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN ATROCITIES

No. 46, of the 28th Regt. of the Line, relates that a certain Lieutenant Lazar (Hungarian) with his 80 soldiers had killed no less than 30 men and women. His company saw the entrance of a café blocked with half-burned victims. This occurred near Zvornik (the village of Zuline).

No. 47, of the 26th Regt., relates that he had seen scattered portions of human bodies—feet, arms, heads, hands, ete. . . .

No. 48, of the 26th L.andsturm, states that the men were given the order to bayonet all living creatures, women, men and children, without distinction. A private of the 79th Regt. told him that, near Drenovatz, the Austrianofficers madea ring of 26 persons round a house, and then set fire to the house, thus burning the 26 victims.

No. 49, of the 78th Regt., says Captain Hisenhuit gave the order to kill every living thing in Serbia. The Hungarians devastated every village in Syrmia.

No. 50, hospital sergeantinthe 28th Infantry Landwehr Regt., deposes that before crossing the frontier the officers abused the Serbs in every possible way, calling them ¢ barefoot,” * gipsies,” “assassins,” “ brigands,” ete. All soldiers of Serb nationality were forbidden on pain of death to own to their race—it was considered an act of treason. The officers gave out that they would finish with the Serbs in a week. Witness crossed the Drina with the other troops during the night from the 12th to the 13th of August, and at about 2 o'clock in the morning they passed near Mali Zvornik. From Zvornik they went as far as Ljubovia. The officers told them to shoot