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in any future complications. It is well 

 that Servia should thus possess the 

 dominating influence in the Balkan 

 League, since the Servians have not 

 only shone in the field above their 

 allies, but have also shown remarkable 

 honesty and restraint in keeping to the 

 programme of division of territory out- 

 lined before the war. Of late years it 

 has been the habit of Europe to call the 

 Bulgarians the Japanese of Europe. 

 From now on it would seem that this 

 distinction must be given to the Ser- 

 vians, and not to the armies of King 

 Ferdinand. The Salonica correspon- 

 dent of the Times, telegraphing the 

 opinion of the foreign attaches who 

 accompanied the Servian army, said 

 their testimonies agree in an unusual 

 manner. The Servian infantry is mag- 



nificent, and nothing could be finer than 

 their endurance, which is extraordinary. 

 On one occasion the Danube Division 

 marched for 48 hours through water 

 and came out fresh ; the officers, how- 

 ever, were exhausted. The artillery is 

 excellent ; the cavalry is mediocre, and 

 is led in Cossack fashion. The bullock 

 transport excited universal admiration, 

 and the British attache states that two 

 Servian oxen are capable of performing 

 the work done by six during the South 

 African War. On the whole, the conduct 

 of the troops was exemplary. The organ- 

 isation of the Servian army is extra- 

 ordinary by reason of its elasticity. 

 Most of the attaches who came to laugh 

 remained to praise. A representative 

 of a Continental army, having little 

 sympathy with Servia, summed up his 



FOOTHOLD IN EUROPE : 



Constantinople with the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn. 



