The Detroit times., 1912-11-19
B0otblacks and Candy Men From
All Over America on Bal
kan Firing Line
TINES CORRESPONDENT
WRITES VIVID STORY
Gallant Soldiers Whistle Ameri-
can Airs as They Fight
Turkish Warriors
BY =. T. KENT,
American Correspondent Attached TO
the Greek Army Of Invasion.


American Correspondent Attached 70
the Greek Army Of invasion.
ATHENS, Nov. 9.--Some of them
are dead now, at Elanossa, where the
Greeks with heavy loss themselves
put, the Turkish army to flight but
they made q fine looking crowd, the
Greek boys who came from America
TO night In the mountains OF Turkey
In Europe.
Who won the worlds series, "
yelled one bright-looking young fel.
low, when he met an American news.
paper man. He used to be a bootbIack
in Broadway parlor.
"Gee!" he said, ruminatively. $50
Christy Mathewson went on the bum,
huh? Too bad. Well, every dog has
his day. There's one thing about
Christy The Giants never had a
pitcher who hit the booze less than
him"
Two days later this kid from Broad
way was carrying a gun, clad In the
Greek uniform. and was on his way
to the front. II he ever gets back
broadway will hear some new stories.
But, for that matter. there will be
new stories for every corner OF the
United States, for this band OF 500
Greeks came from all over North
America. They gave a touch OF Yam
kee Doodle, that made you think OF
the Spanish-American war, as they
marched away.
What did they sing and whistle :
Just what they sang and whistled
back home" In the classic streets
OF Athens you heard "Everybody's Do
Ing 1t" and "Oh, You Beautiful Doll.
And you also heard American poll
tics.
II was not until they had reached
Athens that the boys heard OF the at,
tempted assassination OF Roosevelt.
Say, Amt It true" slanged curly
haired fellow who used TO sell candy
In a Greek store In Cleveland, that
Teddy has got the luck OF a bunch
back? And they took him to Chicago
too? Well. almost anything can hap
pen in Chicago"
Who's going to be the next presi
dent of the United States ?" asked an
other Greek soldier, half an hour be
| hOiO ii5 Iialu lcll lu0
Wilson's running ahead? Well
I'd have made a little bet on him.
live in San Fran. ard guess every
body in that town Is going to vote
for him. That Bryan's some fellow
amt he?"
II Is difficult to describe the sensa
| ton Of having these bits of American
| life thrust into this wild Balkan situa
ton. 1t almost makes you feel as II
part OF the United States were going
to war
And so they started for the front
the Greek boys and men, who have
been made brighter and better mel
for having lived in the United States
TO correct, as bes, they could, the er
ror made seven centuries ago when
the Turks were permitted TO enter
Europe. Their hearts we're full Of
love for their native land. But more
than one Of them. "a he lies down IN
his blankets in the mountains, will &c
to sleep with memories of the strange
odors OF q Greek-American candy
store in his mind, or wondering who's
the new president Of the United
States. Even the crack of guns Will
remind them OF home. for they sound
like the snap OF a shoe-shining rag.
And some of them will never know
whether Wilson was elected or not
They were put in the very front OF
the advance, far beyond where news
paper men were allowed to go.
II all proves that the Greek candy
man, and the Crock shoe-shiners are
real, regular fellows after ALL