The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
WOUNDED, THEY
GO TO CAPITAL
Long Lines of War Victims
Go Into Constantinople
Following Battles.

Following Battles.
Constontinople, Feb. 1.-THE re-
newal of fighting along the Tclatalja
lines and at Adrianople will bring
again TO Constantinople the long lines
Of wounded men. some in litters, 9TH
ers walking ~stoically by themselves.
still others supported by hospital
stewards or their " companion-in-
arms. The situation. however, o
these unfortunatcs will have ilnprov-:
ed In some ways, for today the Con-
stantinoplc hospitals are better equip
ped to care for the wounded.
Two months have passed since the
fighting was discontinued to give di-
plolnacy a chance to make peace in
London, and these weeks have been
utilized to make preparations Of many
kinds. Tho possibility Of further
fighting has never been lost sight of.
and chief among the eventualities pro-
vided for has been the care of the
wounded and the sick. Many Of the
wounded who we're in the city hos
pitfalls when the armistice was declar-
cd have recovered and been discharg-
Cd to return again to the firing line.
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cleared Of all that could lie
moved to make oom for new cases,
and in Constantinoplc there have been
established a. number of infrmaries
for the housing of copvalesccnts.
The December horrors Of the chol-
era camp at San Sterano are now hap
PLY a thing of the past. The noble
and self~sa crit1cing work done here by
devoted women and men for the suf-
forilR TIIrki1h Soldioro N,ro,.o1,k. ocA
only alienation ut the time when the
situation in the camp was at its worst.
but 1t has resulted in the establish
mont of better sanitary and general
conditions at the camp. so that IL the
dread visitor cholera again makes its
appearance among the Turkish SOL
d1ers at the front, a place Of refuge
Will be open for the stricken.
The American and British residents
Of Consta ntinople, including Mrs. ".
w. Fockhfll. the wife of the American
ambassadors: Lady Lowther. wife OF
the British ambassador; Hoffman
Philip. secretary Of the American mn
bassy; c. F. Gates, president of Rob-
ert college; Mary Mills Patrick, presi-
dent Of the American college for girls,
and Major Clyde s. Ford, U. s. A.,
are interesting themselves in the cas-
es OF Miss Alt and Miss Schneider,
two old ladies, residents of San Stef-
ano, who not only did such v~alorous
duty at n cholera camp before help
came from the outside, hut who con-
tinued at their self-imposed tasks nm.
til h former became i'll of the dis
ease and the latter was compelled to
stop OH account Of absolute exhaus
ton.
A party Of Americans the latter
part Of November came to San stefano
an automobile. They found the
gay little seaside resort sadly trans
formed. The population had mostly
NED to the city, and the streets. the
open squares. the door-yeards and the
now famous Greek school were filled
with terrible cholera-stricken figures.
the dead lying unburied as they fell
~ ~nunareos. the dying moaning for
trying vainly to draw water from the
wells to assuage their burning thirst.
San stefano had become a cholera
camp, and there the stricken men
from the army, fighting desperately at
Icnatal)a. were sent by trafnloads.
but IN the strain n stress of the
days OF battle when all eyes were
Mrned toward the front and the ter
riDIe danger from cholera had not yct
been realized. the camp was still nm
organized. and no help was ready for
the miserable suffering hundreds loft
there by the waysidc. '9's
oniy Two women. Miss AIT and her
friend Miss Schneider, residents Of
san Stetano. had stuck to their posts.
ana deVoting all of their small say.
1nss 70 the task, were making soup
could for the soldiers stricken down
with this terrible disease. These W..
men: both nearly seventy. had been
working there alone, quietly. areless
OF self. Tor several days when the III.
t!e party IN h automobile discovered
mem at their wonderful labor; and
Tor many weeks more. ever after a
sor. OF .neld cholera. hospital" was
ers were there to hear the burden
they continued their noble work.
stunning recognition. wishing no
thanks. working for suffering humans
tty IN Its most repellant form.
MISS AIT Is now recovering from an
attack or cholera; both ladies are
much broker in health by their terri
o.e oaSs at San stefano cholera camp.
circumstances. Their friends in this
CITY are endeavoring to make them
some recompense for their self-sacri-
nee. and Mrs. Rockhill has enlisted
1rlends In America to aid in the rec.
osnition OF these heroic women.
In days OF old when king hts were
bo!d. most of them needed a bath. as
aid their ladies fair. Yearning for
the lear. dead past is a punk policy.
Probably o aren't az smart M a
ratlroad company. and will find It DIFF.
hcult TO make business good for your.
sell n a lawyer at the same time.
Although something IF n spcnd-
thrift. we have great admiration fur
tn, thrifty girl who can afford n title.
but doesn't buy It..
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