Show TERROR IN SERBIA guerrilla chief motes out stern stem justice to evildoers executed man Es escapes apes and Is in now safe in america after being stabbed and thrown into bardar river Hov Glov goll gell serbia ono ot of the most picturesque figures ot of the european war ta Is the serbian komit adji or guerrilla ivan Stol kovitch known to tamo famo as Babo I labounsky the Is drawn from tho the famous Dab pass where recently tho the so long lone hold the invading Dul garlans at bay ivan Stol kovitch comm from that part ot of serbia and is therefore there toro known to tile his followers and to tho the serbian population at largo by a nickname indicating tho the fact A blight alight man tall with honest gray blue eyes and the palo features of 0 a student lie ho impresses the stranger with anything but tho the terror which life his namo name inspires nor do ills his looks bollo life his real profession for the redoubtable labounsky nabo Babo was a school teach or er until fired by an ardent patriotism lie ho gave up his classes to gather about him a band of intrepid spirits in tho the light tor for the release of tho the turkish part of serbia from tho the ottoman yoko ever since tho the first balkan war ho he and his followers havo have boon under arms unrecognized by tho the laws of war they have taken their own risks of capture and instant execution their refuge to Is in tho the serbian mountains and they havo have boon been willing to trust their security to their own astuteness tut eness and tho the impregnability ot of their numerous hiding places especially since tile tho complete coni pleto breakdown of tho the serbian administration has Babo labounsky become a personage of prime importance in serbia sori seri I 1 defor e tile the advancing german and bulgarian armies town after town was evacuated only tho the turks and tho the remaining while waiting for tho the arrival of the armies of their compatriots they were not averso averse to going through tho the deserted serbian dwellings and acquiring a few useful articles labounsky Dabo Babo did not op ap provo prove of this naturally tho the deserted dwellings and all in them would tall fall into tile hands handa of the conquerors that was all right the chance of war but that former neighbors should do the looting was not in ili code and those who tried it were dealt with jn in a most summary manner whoever among the bulgarians Dulgar Bulga lana rians was ot of giving information to the advancing bulgar armies arinie salso also received short shrift A story Is told of the first balkan war when a certain pseudo serb known as kechko hechko was suspected of treason tb ib tho the serbian cause band appeared upon tho the scene one night and kechko and four others were arrested tried in secret by tile the band at midnight and sentenced to bo be sent seat to that Is taken to the banks of the bardar river stabbed and thrown in their bodies to drift down with tho the current to all five wore were lined up on the bank labounsky Dabo gave the signal tor for the fatal blows to bo be struck hut but unfortunately tuna tely Kech Kee koa likos executioner a lawyer from belgrado had never killed a man before and life his hand slipped the ivo five bodies were thrust into the virdar but kechko was still alive A week later tho the serbian con consul at was called to tho the hospital Hoch kechko ko told him the story of his escape from death but begged that it bo be kept secret until after his departure for tho the united states ultimately recovered from tho the unskillful stab of tile tho belgrade lawyer kechko ko quietly departed for america whenever the allied troops havo have need of fresh meat or wood or mules one of tho the officers acquaints a serbian with what Is IB required tho the next day 20 sheep two cords ot of wood or mules aro are brought into or Kap hadar ns as tho the case may lo be by a serbian peasant pons atit tho the peasant collects an equitable sum suin for the goods delivered find and in time each cacti serbian who has been involuntarily levied upon for lamb or wood or mules receives his payment Babo labounsky done not oven even keep a commission |