With the Serbs in Macedonia

264 WITH THE SERBS IN MACEDONIA
the time of the invasion of 1914, and during the
three years' domination of the Bulgars and
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Austro-Magyars.
Museums, libraries, universities, churches
and schools have been plundered ; live-stock
has been driven away ; forests, vineyards and
orchards cut down and ruined. Agricultural
implements and industrial machinery have been
stolen.
M. Savchitch, former Minister of Public Works,
says (January, 1919) :
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So far, we know that the value of one year's
harvest—and the enemy seized three— amounts
to over 1,600,000,000 francs. The enemy
destroyed over 130,000 horses, over 6,000,000
sheep and goats, about 2,000,000 pigs, about
1,300,000 cattle, and over 8,000,000 poultry.
Manufactured goods to the value of 750,000,000
francs were taken away, or destroyed. The
value of destroyed public and private buildings
is estimated at 30,000,000 francs. The damage
done to private property, such as furniture,
movable property, tools, etc., amounts to
400,000,000 francs. The enemy carried off
silver currency alone to the value of 30,000,000
francs, and jewellery to about the same value.
Requisitions, enforced subscriptions to enemy
war loans and the damages sustained by private
[financial concerns amount to 800,000,000
francs.