Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-16
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neither receiving mail nor having any
sent The British postmaster sent up
word last night that a mail was going
to leave tomorrow, so we're all writing
letters today with the hope that maybe
they'll start on their way tomorrow.
You are probably getting much more
news about actual events than We are,
The first OF last week, RICH. after Eng.
land and the other powers had de-
clared themselves, we got a lot of news
but since then Turkey has put the
press under censorship so we get
practically no news, and what We get
we're not sure is true. Turkey re.
peatedly declares herself neutral but at
the same time she's mobilizing faster
and more thoroughly than she did dur.
ing her last two, wars. We were plan
ming to stay in Constantlnople during
August and September and go back to
We don't know when wen be able to
get back The Dardanelles are heavily
mined. If boat gets past the mines
safely they're pretty apt to be cap
tured out in the Aegean Sea. We
could take the train from here to
Smyrna but the government has seized
the trains and is using them for the
transportation Of guns, ammunition
and troops. Turkey. is very much
afraid of an attack by Russia. think
/ would have felt very different If /
hadn't lived through the great massa.
cres. I'd hate like everything, though,
to see Russia get Turkey. ~. 81. l.. s
Things are in terrible state here,
because of the conditions in Europe
the Greek massacres have stopped.
Your money which you sent me
reached me on the last mail. We are
living with Mr.. and Mrs. Peet this
summer. Mr.. Peet has been in Con-
stantinople over thirty years, acting as
treasurer for the American Board of
Missions In Turkey. He is very per-
sonal friend of the Ambassador. and
always up to the present hts credit has
been better than any other mans in
Turkey. | gave him that order on
Cooks which you sent me and all they
did was to hand it back to him and
say, With regrets. Well cash it for
you In ten days" Even Turkish paper
money is no good now 4 Nothing bat
gold passes. OF course,~the Cook or.
der will be good when this panic and
is over, but l can't get any
thinug for, it now Thanks ever so
much for it, dad; you've no idea what
it's going to mean to. me, Why,
never lived through such terrible
two weeks as the last have been. In
the last three days the price of all food
has doubled, in some eases trebled.
Fer about four days last week bread
couldn't be bought in Constantinople.
The poorer people in this country live
on bread, so many of them got almost
to the point Of staryatidhNt Saturday q,
boat came In loaded with -four, so the
people have been ableo to get bread
for the lest two days, All the men,
between q and 45years, have had to
report for military service. This takes
away the protection from many women
and also all provision for their food.
The people just live from hand to
mouth here, so when tile men are gone
the women win just suffer from hun
ger ..~...s II .
The banks are all closed Mr., Peet
Is nearly frantic because Ae can get
a cent of money. The ambassador has
cabled to President Wilson for a bat,
tleship to come at once but it isn't
likely America will feel that she can
spare one at this time. If it comes,
Mr.. Peet has cabled to Boston to the
American board to send us out 2,G00
English pounds at9wili be for all
the American missionaries; and it will
look mighty good to us, too. -
Thank you so much, dad. for. the
haven't gotten it yet, but
when do I'll hand it right over to
Mrs. Peet for my board and it will
help her lay in more supplies. l never
had money mean as much to me as
that does, probably because | never
suffered for the want of it before, |
haven't gotten the check you sent to
Smyrna. 1t probably got there about
the time the other reached me here
too late for it to be forwarded. We've
received no Turkish mails lately, eth
er. 1t will be great, though, If it's for
warded to me here and can cash both
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