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

48 AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN ATROCITIES

of the town were interned, the rest were carried off by the troops. Among the last-named were the two young girls and their grandmother, aged 65. They were compelled to march in front of the troops from half-past one to half-past seven. From time to time the soldiers fired. On these occasions the women were made to lie down. The orders were given in Hungarian, but the

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them into Serbian. In this manner the Austrians took about 2,000 people. Women who had been confined only two days before were compelled to march with them in spite of their condition. When the Austrians came back to Shabatz, several shots were fired by our sentinels. Some soldiers of Serb nationality then said to us: “Get out of this at once!” while the Germans told us to stay. The latter said to us: “We don’t want to kill you, but you will be killed by your own troops.”

, of Shabatz, aged 19, deposes that she was taken and led with others in front of the troops from 2 o'clock in the afternoon till nightfall. They were then taken into the town, while the men were interned in the church. Towards 10 o'clock at night, was liberated. She went to hide in a house in order to escape being violated. The old man was likewise interned in the church. The soldiers were Hungarians. On the last day everybody was taken to the church, and from there to the police barracks. The Austrians had intended to carry off all these people into Bosnia, but they had no time to do it.

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