The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-08


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one III liz al iIgs y e have
rt,rfFd here Is he l1ia;ge Of E1F--
/ fl1in said the 0tIfcar guide: 9 he
allies have saiEnnet lzet Il " Shell
and 1re and - neg t1ssss! they 1Asye
tried innumerah1a times 70 AXE y
by assault. Do yo0 want 90 go
there?
10 reach Kirtl1ta one had 70 ira.
verse the broad ridge Of q low NIL.
swept by the shells OF the allied nat-
ter1ea
.sVy hen We Refs tos chat bush over
there break into gallop, q can't oned
the ofifcer Ride for all you are
worth until you get into the conn
munfcati0n trench. n This advice was
followed and the trench WIS reached
just in time to escape two shells.
compliments OF the ever alert allied
gunners. Their range was poor. but
marked Improvement was al too
noticeable as an attempt was made
to survey the contested terrain from
q point from which It was visible
In its entirety.
Kirthia, once q dourishing Greek
settlement. presented q melancholy
spectacle The allied shells had
wrecked every house and dre had con-
sumed most of the debris. A few
starved cats were It's only denizens.
One of the streets Of the place -
still swept by the rife FIRE from 2
British trench The party advanced
as far as this street and then decided
to return. instead OF visiting the
Turkish positions some 1000 yards
south Of theslast house.
Reach Safety.
There was surprise in store for
the party on the return: Just before
the danger zone was approached the
4 time cross the summit at full gal
Ion The interpreter. an Arab. went
first the corresnondent was second.
tha two riding about 900 yards apart.
EvfdantIy the allied Funners guessed
that ne men. who half an hour ago.
had raced down the slope. would re-
tnrn ti1at way. ana were ready. One
after another the shrapnel shrieked
over head or burst closely. but shell
Gar xvaa reached IN a faty.
: .cThat was experience enough for
one afternoon,' said General Weber
thai evening at dinner. s.I must
confess that the allied artillery is
varv verv fliligenf o inst why they
20 Ia the trouble OF wasting shells
IN indivfduals. Il don't know. No
doubt. tlley have plenty Of them
During dinner. General Weber
want over the major features Of the
eampaien of the allies against the
DardaneIles. His praise Of the Tur-
Ixirh goidfars was nnstintad.
ssThey are probably the most fru-
gal of men.,si1le said. ssand uncom-
nIafnine to fault. / am beginning
Ia 1,nfIerstand the military successes
Of the Osmanli when they first came
TO Europe. The Turkish soldier Is
satisfied with a piece Of dry bread
ana little water. when he can't getl
anvtliinr else, He Is remarkably
immune from disease, injured tol
-hardship and almost shock proof He
has nerves. ofgcourse. but I am sure
fIlay do not bother him. His fndif-
ference to the possibility OF dying
any instant is due. 1 believe to hisl
fervent adherence to his religion.
The Mohammedan, generally, is veryE
pfous. and to him q life hereafter is |
much more of q reality than to most
others Of To be as sure Of eternal
bliss as the average Turkish soldier
is. makes dying easy
The Turkish soldier prefers bay-l
onet work to rife fire. because In
this manner he gets at his antag-l
onist. thought Weber Pacha. There
IL an exhiliratfon to man. to man
fiphtine which all other phases of
COMBAT lack.
The second days visit at the front
shortly after daybreak. A run
through the fire zone, or bent low
behInd the trench parapets. and the
pdvance trench was reached On a (