The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-11
It. GEORGE IS|POURAS
WRITES FROM GREECE
Athens, Greece, February.22 1918
Letter from Greece.

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Letter from Greece.
A few weeks ago | returned
from Salonica, where | had been
for the last two months, and as
am leaving again soon, on ae-
count of the continuation OF the
war, / thought I should write @
| few lines, and let my friends La
dear old Marietta know how i
am getting along, also my opinion
Of this bloody war.
Our regiment took part in two
battles. In both of them the
Turks ran away. Personally L
| felt queer sensation at the
first shot | heard and [ didn't
know whether the next moment
| would be dead or alive. The
second battle lasted over six
hours and it was late in the night
when the next line came to
change us. When coming back
at our quarters, for supper bring
ing with the wounded and killed,
our commandant fell from his
horse and was killed instantly.
Believe me, the blood of those
that were laying there on the
field made me sick.
A few nights after hurry cal!
from the night watch, OH a pitch
dark January night, blowing
such a blizzard as can only be-
blown on those bare Macedonian
mountains, and all our company
was ready for the enemy, but as
it was only a mistake we were
coming back, when | fell on the
frost and lay there unconscious
until the company missed me
and came back to. pick me up
1t was a lucky thing that moth
ing serious happened to me, for
| doubt whether anybody could
have lived on that cold night
without protection.
1t needs a Dante to describe
all this war means, all ii will
mean. Never an hour passes but
some heartrending cry comes to
someone's ears, besides the suffer
ing of the population of thu.
Balkans. 1t is something that L
cannot describe
1t is the women and children
pity most, but many a young
man who has spent his last pen
ny to come to his country's need
was there in the field, frendleSs,
suffering from the cold wave and
the wet weather. just Think
$50 thousand of our soldiers
have been in the field all the win
ter sleeping every night ON the
snow without even the warmth
of fire. The agony, without
murmer of the army has been
wonderful.
The Turkish prisoners have the
best Of it. There are here over
thirtyfve thousand, doing ali
kinds Of work commanded by thu,
army. Every prisoner gets H.
soldiers wage, plenty of foO6
and fairly good quarters. But
the men who fought and bled for
the country, would the state care
for the min the future? SO many
of them are disabled.
The Grown Prince is greatly
loved among the army. | saw -
soldier the other night so severe
| ly wounded that he will never a
gain be able to walk who said
so simply that it was very touch
ing that he didn't mind the pain
for he had the consolation that
he was wounded fighting along
side the Crown Prince and the
future Queen Of Greece did look
after the dressing Of his wounds
Greece has done a wonderful
fight since the beginning and /
must admit that she will be
twice as big as she was besides
the new proceeded country is far
richer than the old one.
The wounded and killed are
over 1900, and those who died
from diseases do not amount to
more than 1900.
Personally | am tierd of it and
[ do hope that it will end soon,
for begin to get weary.
| havenn t any more news to
write but | do hope that by next
May | will be back in Marietta.
remain,
Very truly your friend,
George Tsipouras.