Show Shell Hits Hit Pig Dinner D r H Has as to toBe toBe Be Called all ed Off Of f Serbia June 7 7 by mall mail to New ew York York York-Of Of the weighty seven days das since the of tho present pres pres present ent war that the Austrians have bombarded bombarded bom born barded Belgrade the th tho little Paris of at atthe the Orient Orient Mrs Dora the tho Hamilton Place Pace art dealer denier of New NewYork NewYork York is convinced that the seventy- seventy ninth was wa the most most tra tragic ic At least least leas It was was was' for her Only a week previous to that fatal fata da day Mrs Gruitch had Just arrived in Serbia i in charge of ofa oCa a a hospital corps sent Bent b by Frothingham th the N NewYork New w York philanthropist B By chance Mrs Gruitch who Is Is' herself a Serbian located at Belgrade the residence o oun ot of un n aunt The family had long ago fled led but the c cook ok remained At once she h conceived the Idea o at giving a. a dinner to the heads of or the various American Red Cross units fo for tor months pa post past thad had been working fo forber for tor her ber countrymen The cook was con con- pulled but buthe he he was doubtful Food he declared declared at t least enough for tor a 0 dinner was riot not ot to be oe e lid i. at Bel Bel- grade with But American persistence e. e Mrs that the cook should reconnoitre and md when ho he returned h carrying in his ils arms anns a a small emaH some sonic m mysterious manner had for months past escaped the the joint Joint peril perU of at hungry Serbians and Austrian shells I A Buckling pig roasted ia is the pride of ot any Gny ny Serbian kitchen and tho cook at once informed Mrs Gruitch that there that there ther could be no no possible doubt as to the success of or the dinner In Invitations In- In were ere went sent out but for tor the tho next day and the guest list Hat Included Dr George Val Walworth worth Mellon of or Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia Dr Ryan Ran of or Pa and Dr Butler of or Michigan n all aU allot of ot the theRod Rod Cross But promptly the next next morning the Austrians usual unknown reason reason reason rea- rea son suddenly resumed r the tho bombardment bombardment bombard bombard- ment of ot Belgrade from their positions across the Danube Promptly at 4 10 a shell passed through the Gruitch kitchen and ani struck the little pig as aa it was calmly revolving on the tho spit be befOre before bet be- be t fore re th the tho open fire Two minutes later latera a second shell entered the tho house hous striking tho the dining table square inthe In Inthe the tho center The cook who fortunately was out of at tho the house at the moment declared upon his return that th the thc shell sheU which struck the pig na had 1 outdone the tho ChIcago Chicago Chi ChI- hi- hi cago cage packing house He doubt doubted d if It even the squeal was left J At 6 that evening just Justas as Drs Mellon Mel Mel- lon Ion Ryan and Butler were Butler were out outa a 0 notch in the belts of ot their Red RedCross ct Cross ross ss uniforms In order to do Justice to to- the first roasted pig since since- their arrival In Serbia a note carrie came from Mrs Irl It read Owing to th the fact that an Austrian shell at 4 10 this afternoon struck tho the piece do Mrs Gruitch will have hav to forego the pleasure of ot the c company at at dinner this evening of Mellon Uon Ryan and ButIer r American business men in Shanghai Shang- Shang nal hai have nava formed an association |