Summary

The article accuses the Serbs, described as narrow-minded and ambitious “pig merchants,” of being responsible for starting the war in Europe by drawing Russia into the conflict. It notes that Austria brought in Germany, and Russia brought in France, leading to the war.

It states that the Montenegrins fought against the Serbs. Now that the war has ended on paper, the Serbs of Belgrade have not demobilized and have instead recruited “volunteers” to send against Montenegro. The article claims that poor Montenegro is tiny and its population has been almost entirely wiped out by the horrors of famine. Those who remain have sworn loyalty to the royal dynasty of the Belgrade “pig merchants” rather than to the Yugoslav Republic or socialism.

The text alleges that anyone who refuses faces molestation, beatings, and robbery. It cites specific incidents: in the village of Dragovići, Serbian brigands stole 20,000 francs from a war widow and threw her into a river after stabbing her with bayonets thirteen times; in the village of Orcovatz, they killed a young man to steal 20,000 francs and a pig.

It further claims that the regular Serbian army attacks Montenegrin villages with cannons, bombs, and machine guns, with women and children as the primary victims. Socialists have been thrown into prison, and a reign of terror involving assassination, theft, and rape prevails in Montenegro.

The article concludes by calling the Serbs bandits on whose behalf people were dragged into the war in July 1914.

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“Pig Merchants…

Remember. These are the Serbs, wretched Serbian peasants, narrow-minded pig merchants, resentful and ambitious, who set fire to Europe. These Serbs dragged Russia in. Austria dragged in Germany. Russia dragged in France (for whom the revanchards asked for nothing more), and here is the war.

The Montenegrins fought against the Serbs. And now that the war is over… on paper, do you know what these pig merchants of Belgrade are doing at this moment?

First, they have not demobilized. Then, they have recruited “volunteers” — like Pišon. But in order to send them to Russia, they have sent them against Montenegro. Poor Montenegro! It was tiny and its inhabitants are ALMOST ALL DEAD IN THE HORRORS OF THE FAMINE!… Those who remain, it seems, swore fidelity not to the Yugoslav Republic, even less to socialism, the savior, but to the ROYAL dynasty of the Belgrade pig merchants.

Whoever refuses is molested, beaten, robbed. In the village of Dragovići the Serbian brigands stole 20,000 francs from a war widow and threw her into a river with her body pierced by thirteen bayonet blows. In the village of Orcovatz, they killed a young man to steal 20,000 francs from him and a pig.

As for the regular Serbian army, it attacks the Montenegrin villages with cannons, bombs and machine guns. Women and children are the first victims.

The socialists have been thrown into prison. Serbian terror reigns in Montenegro with assassination, theft and rape.

Here are the bandits on whose behalf we were thrown into the war in July 1914.”