Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-27

tlSIl VI A1S. "a" d mouse blum
bits so yards in front Of me-" said n.y.
Elliott. None Of our party was ~
but seven people were killed q nv
further on.
II must have been mad not IN l..
brought a camera--for it has
thrillingly interesting country ,h-os
which we have passed. We have
Taubes flying overhead, and heana =
boom of cannon. AS far as ,ba
could see, trenches, trenches, trencs'
There were funny little obssrvss'
houses in the tree-tops, wireless mi.
barbed-wire entanglements, ~
swarms of soldiers living like hs,.
drowned rats, poor things, in a ga.
mud. They saluted our flag az
passed, and gazed in amazed wona,
at the spectacle Of women in these 4.
hidden places.
Near Adinkerque, gunboat fpn
English officers from Admiral Avn
squadron steamed down to meet
They were over joyed to see us
was nice to be greeted so enthusiast
cally, though we couldn't flatter or
selves there was anything persona
it. It was only because they had
spoken to a woman for over Nm,
months and they were longing }
news from home. There were sewn
men I knew.
THE biggest gunboat of the son,
ron was lifted clean out Of the w,,l
last week by a shell bursting unds
meath it. The warship Topped bs
again with an awful smash, but
damage done, except the breaking
everything breakable.
previously when we passed
gunboats in the canal one of the nj
shouted to ask if il was an 'arrnnrl
tug You can imagine what a n
that is in the squadron now, for
boat she addressed was none on
than the Admirars flagship. and
shall never hear the end Of IL "All
generals admit that it is magazine,
work that we are doing, but natur
war operations take no account Of
suffering civilian populace. They
bundled away from the fighting line
quickly as possible, but COUNT
thousands are left with the wrecks
their homes. and no relief funds
to their unhappy corner, and YOU
imagine what this help Of ours mssI
to them.
81 hope" she added, 81 ma get
A
contributions which my Amer.
friends care to make, would Of cou
be welcome Brown Brothers, the NJ
York bankers will accept any such
nations"
Miss Elliott and her companic
made long journey a couple of d
ago to Poperinghe with TWO OF
fourth Army Division Motors load
with provisions and clothes. y
went to the Countess Vanderstea
hospital for typhoids (a,I refugees
she said, and she is convinced h
We came in answer to prayer for J
told me she had simply knelt do
and prayed for help that morning
10, two utterly strange women turn
up laden with things she needed mo
One little girl died when We VI
there, and she has had Is deaths
two weeks. The patients come in 81
an emaciated state from privaron u
large percentage of them can
be cured.
There is scarcely any food up
way YOU see-the needs Of the an
are so great and the civilians q
pushed on by the military authort
as fast as possible to get them GU,
the fighting zone but there are
ways thousands left behind. ca
mander Samson of the Flying Divis
has sent me up one of the Naval
Service Motors and an extra chaufs +
FOR week, so | am flying about del
ering food and clothing in large uusj
titles to the local burgomasters in
little villages, and you can imagine
glad they are to see US even thou
women are not usually welcomed |
the front.
The Duchess of Sutherland motor
by the barge, and is now consund
with the ambition to have 500
barge hospitals. We see everyMd
who goes to and from headquarts}
and tomorrow night. Prince Alexan'1
OF Teck. the Duke of Sutherland a
Col. Bridges (the uncrowned King
Belgium) are all dining on the bard
We cook the dinner of course and ned|
er have anything but an oil cloth tab
cover and paper napkins. but the fo|
is good. Our dining room and kitchd
are all in one but it is spotless and Y
cleaning pots and pans make
charming background"
AS the correspondent left Miss Eiio|
she was about TO paddle down 10 Y
railway station to collect lS9 bundli
OF clothing which she had heard hs
arrived for her relief work