Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-05-30

OF where Il would stop, W never
DARED stray moro than step from =
~ fsar of being left behind.
Ths train on which We 1T out fso0
pAillpopolia, In addition 70 carrying
sapplies IN the cars. carried soa0aegs
a top Of them mostly young fellows
new0 drafted. At every Watering
tznk ~ stopped IN hour or so-no
body seemed TO know Just why. -
one village We waited 20 long the -
disrs IN climbed down to get ~
cramps out Of their legs and, aftee
wetting their threats at the boiled ~
tse barrel. began to sing. much -
the embarrassment Of grouD q N
lass girls:
How delicious u my love
Tor ths parsons pretty daushAsR
And the paSson's pretty 0anghtsR
How delicious shei''
Not - naughty ~ many scad19
scnss; but nevertheless the maadsns
hastened away blushing. The youthe
langhod. Night came On ard ~
train. with steamy sign. resumed -
ocursoy NJ. s.ss+4 ,, NJ
Fors4old Fats o. Turkey.
We now found ourselves sqpsesed
into dark corner Of the car beG10e
"a ofActal who was going down =
take charge OF the Bulgar postodbcs
Il salonikAL He condded % ~
though with the skeptical air q Z
man Of tho world. how certain stgna
had foretold the fAll Of Turkey. 49,
beeore Il vas Known The var ~ ~
mlnGnt yor instance. tent w1toA
| nd ben erected for the sultan q
| military review In Constantinopla
w. caught In the teeth Of wind
storm and hung nat Just what hal
lately happened to the whole Tu9A1s1
armyl And again. the crown psinol
d Turkey, Isu& Iszedin. xhils q : -
eent visit 70 ConstansA. had maAs I
misstsp from the gangway and hal
got tumble into the chin watsss q
10 Black sea-just q the empire h
eli had since got . tumble into TIL
coad waters Of defeat TO I'll Of which
~ nodded our heads. and nodded. and
nodded, and were falling fast asleep
when, about 10 p. m the train drew
mp WITH : jolt greater than usual
and Z eru6 voice from the black .
The night informed 10 this was = q
- ~ went.
Out Ne dragged our hasgass saA
he ground.
''Plsase. cir. whore DO ~ 81 II
train for Tchataljaf"
thus we inquired Of every one ~
NV except Of those who inquired .
m frst. Nobody know. Nothing 3
do but pile into tho railroad station
whore the waiting room had bseI
turned into . sort Of cate.
i The place was crowded with hui
nv. thirsty soldiers. We rat ct : u
BE beside q man who did not car
to talk: he had Just got news hi
brother had been killed. Opposite ri
reminding one Of couple Of pompou
bears In uniform. wore two veteran
Iof the Turkish war Of 1873. the
breasts bright with medals. the
. boards bristling with valor and the
, heads all but lost In huge fur hat
whose long hair fell fercely over the
eyes. Being too old for the reguls
army, both were volunteers: both ha
been wounded and were returnin
, One. whose name was Nicola. carrie
) captured Turkish Mauser rife. ,
which he vas very proud. and b
brass-mounted belt was stuck full
j Turkish cartridges.
II have . son at Tchatalja." he e
plained, swallowing with friend
; erowl glass of hot. yellow nqu
= miscalled tea y am going down
; tell him never to fall back"
j However. 1t was not long before o
. Nicola himself fell back-in q stup
r doxe. in that smoky, overcrowds
!. room. Then midnight came. and vii
II It another train. We started: '
Il stopped; we bumped about throul
) the rest of the night. cold. crampe
!: heavy with sleep. yet sleepless, Z
9 finally toward dawn We were draw
d slowly alongside the station OF Nh
Il tapha PashA We had crossed q
| frn0tior md voHn In Turkay n ~