Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1913-10-16
TURK SAVES kAvALA.
Rows Albright andABrings Greek
k'FIeet to Town. II
Fisherman Heard That 8uIears Had
Ordered Massacre and sacking of
Town and Went Alone in
Small Boat to Rescue.


London Daily Telegraph sent the fol-
lowing graphic description of how
Kavala. the town on the Aegean sea
which was the cruX of the peace ne
gotiations at Bucharest, was saved
from fire and slaughter at the hands
of the retreating Bulgarians:
81 have heard from an eyewitness
most striking and picturesque details
as to the way in which Kavala was
saved just in the nick of time. The
mass Of the Bulgar army, in danger OF
having its retreat cut off from the
north, had evacuated the town. leaving
behind only small force of 200 men,
commanded by lieutenant, with or
ders TO burn and sack the town next
day. The terrified people had hidden
themselves IN their darkened houses,
behind locked doors and barred win
dows. Rumors had gone about that
the garrison quartered In the fortress
overlooking the town was laying in
large stores of petroleum, and that
bayonets were being sharpened and
/ guns loaded. There was nothing TO
hope for or TO do only with unavall-
! ing curses and prayers await the com
ing OF death in It's most hldeous form
Through the pitchblack streets a
Turkish boatman crept dowg to the
port. No boat was allowed to leave
! the bay. patrols faced the quay.
searchlights flashed over the still and
silent waters Very quietly, lying Nat
on the gray stones, he loosened his
little craft. crawled In, and, with NUT
fed oars, pulled away. None heard
him, and the searchlights playing all
around him left him In darkness IT
was, says he. as II great hand were
stretched over him. and its shadow lay
around his boat.
He cleared the bay. and with all his
might and main bent TO his oers Far
across the sea. rs miles away In the
Bay of Thassos, lay the Greek fleet
Through the long hours Of the night
he rowed, needless Of aching arms and
limbs, rowed for his life and the lives
OF thousands who lay behind him In
The Quaking town. In the early morn
ing the port of Thassos opened be-
fore him The great ships we're there,
always under pressure, straining at
their anchors
with the last EFFORT he pulled up
to the side. and the startled sailors
hanging over the gangway heard a
cry Of warning. cry for help, rise
up into the night. For the sake of
Allah and for the sake Of your God,
come quick. for at the sunrise the
Bulgars sack the town
I I'm the little town the hours OF
, agony crept slowly by. Women wept
} over their sleeping children and men
. ground their teeth in useless rage
G Availing themselves Of the shelter OF
4 rhe houses. two men had managed to
9 reach the church and climb up into
( the hell tower Through the night
3 they strained their eyes over the
empty waters OF the bay which for
months past no ship had entered.
i Al morn thick column Of smoke
d rose behind the promontory. What
s could It he? With beating. shaking
hearts they watched the nose of a
ship creep round the corner long
{ low. gray thing with protruding guns
p. and tunnels vomiting smoke
{ 1T was destroyer Al the stern
hoated something they could not see
, Yet, God In heaven, II was blue with
, a white cross, The next instant the
c he'll was changing out crazy, Ierky
Y peal. and frantic creature was tear
ing down the streets shrieking, The
d Greek feet! The Greek fleet
In one moment shutters were lei
down, doors burst open, and shout
ing, sobbing crowd rushed to the sea
, The destroyer had stopped, boat wat
, lowered. the captain was rowed ashore
: lie had hardly time to touch thu
ground before 90 strong arms hat
caught him up and. with weeping ant
with laughter carried him shoulde
-, high through the cheering streets
whilst behind him, contentedly nod
ding his red.feZZed head. unobtrusive
a ~ walked the simple Turkish fisher
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