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Show SERBIANS ARE IN GREATJISTRESS Austria-Hungary Forbids Relief Re-lief by the American Red Cross. Washington, Nov. 29. Austria- Hun. garj' has asked the American Red Cross to discontinued relief work in Belgrade and in other parts of northern north-ern Serbia conquered by the Teutonic forces, when supplies now on hand have been distributed. The suggestion reached here today through Ainbassa dor Penfield at Vienna. Tho Austrian government expressed its deepest gratitude to tho Red Cros 'for what has been done and gave no I reason for asking its discontinuance. . Red Cross officials hero, surprised at the request, say tho work practically practi-cally is at a standstill because of the Impossibility of securing supplies since Rumania entered the war. The work will necessarily cease about December l. Nearly $75,000 has been contributed to that section from this country, while 100 carloads of supplies from Rumanian relief committees and 80 from Swiss committees have been distributed dis-tributed by the American agents. Edward Ed-ward Stuart, assisted by Charles Fox, has cared for about 30,000 people In Belgrade and Dr. Edward Ryan has endeavored to reach about 100,000 In the interior. American relief in southern Serbia now is thrown Into greater Importance by Austria's request and especially by the advanco of the allied armies about Monastlr. Reports from that city say 200,000 people arc In distress, dis-tress, as the rotrenting armies of tho central powers are said to havo stripped tho city bare of food and supplies. sup-plies. Shipments are being propared for that section. |