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

62 AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN ATROCITIES

advice was followed by the greater number of the villagers.

Marta Kordanitch, aged about 60, of Novo Selo, was wounded in the neck and chest by rifle-shots. I verified the wounds.

The house of Milan Isakovitch, ex-Deputy, was completely burnt. The women who remained were molested by the Austrian soldiers. Kuta Radosavljevitch has two daughters-in-law whose husbands are at war; both were violated by the Austrians, as well as the daughter of Kata Radosavljevitch. (See deposition by the ladies .)

In Leshmitza, a town of 1200 inhabitants,

Rado Buaienatz, aged 52, Mayor of Leshnitza, makes the following declaration: « Most of the people killed in Leshnitza were natives of Prnjavor. The victims belonged to several different parishes, 109 came from Prnjavor, 11 (one of whom was hanged) from Leshnitza, and 5 (who were hanged) from Yadranska-Leshnitza. My sister, aged 59, and my daughter, aged 30, are among the killed. The other victims are old men and boys. All these atrocities were committed by the Austrians upon their arrival, i.e. between the 31st of July and the 2nd of August. On their return they had no time to commit more.”

Simon Kostich, aged 76, of Leshnitza. The Austrians first led him round to the different wells and made him taste the water. They were afraid it might have been poisoned. When he was so worn out that he could walk no farther, they sent him home. He found his house pillaged, and the

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