Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-08-19

ed and Sc injured when Zeppelin
made third recent raid on the east
coast of England last night The ad-
miralty says east coast counties were
raided, and it is presumed that they
were Kent and Essez, both contain
ing London eastern suburbs-
The Zeppelin was driyen OFF, and
is believed to have been hit.
Many buildings, including a church
were hit.
What becomes of some Of the Eng
fish and French who fall into the
hands of the Turks, was uueonsiously
tipped off by one Of the Turkish
wounded recently. Upon his arrival
at a hospital at which the American
Red Cross is in charge. he expressed
his amazement al the resemblance
Of the American doctor, whose name
lor obvious reasons l dare not mem
ion, to an English soldier whom his
company had taken prisoner a few
days before and later had killed.
But why did you kin HIM de-
manded the American Red Cross doe
tor,
why. he was our prisoner" re-
Piled the simple minded and some
what puzzled Turk.
No doubt exists any longer in the
mh-4 Of amy Turk that the existence
of the o.. nm empire is at stake
in the fighting now going on in the
Dardanelles. This is believed to ex-
plain TO large degree the manner
in which the last men Of the empire
are still coming forward to fight
and in which the government is per-I
mitted without protest to drain the
enire country of its last resource
for the conduct of the war.
Not a day passes at Constantinople
that the trains and boats dc not bring
in small but fresh contingents OF
men from the farthest points Of tn
empire. As rule several times
day. For the most part they are
old men with gray hair and gray
boards. They march stolidly into
clad in rags, with which they left
their herds or villages, and proceed
to the commissary headquarters.
There they are fitted out with uni
forms and arms and few days later
march out again for the Dardanelles.
In equal manner every incoming
train and ship brings its little quo
ia OF food for the army For the
most part, this consists Of herds Of
sheep. 1t is driven through the streets
Of The city from the train or boat
that brought it in, to the army slaugh-
ter house, and the next day, it too,
is rushed to the Dardanelles in the
form of fresh meat.
To secure food supplies for the army
the government has adopted the rule
of requisitioning everything it needs.
Only in very few instances has
even a small portion of the price been
paid in cash. The rule is to give a
receipt, which states that the gov
ernment in some indefinite time in
the future, will pay.
In strange contrast to The official
announcements Of continued success
ses by the Turkish troops on the
peninsula is the arrival of the wound |
ed. Even without official announce
ment that an engagement has taken
place the population of Constantinople |
would know it within "a hours by the
arrival of the wounded.
When the APPROACH of a hospital
transport is signalled all of the pub
lie cabs are ordered to the water
font to bring the soldiers up to the
hospitals. Street cars flying the
flags Of the Turkish Red Crescent
society are also used. One night, this
interminable cortege Of wounded be-
gan passing my hotel at 1920 in the
evening. At $3.50 in the morning itI
was still passing. In as far as pos
sible the wounded are made to ar
rive at night. 1t makes less i'm
preston on the public. 1t is now be-
iieved that there are not less than
100000 at Constantinople but they
are all soldiers with slight wounds
as the most seriously injured are
kept at Rodosto where more prompt
attention can be given to them.
In an effort to raise additional
revenues for the war the duty on inn
ports has been raised to 30 per cent.
This does not apply to things which
can be used in the conduct Of the
war. They come in without duty, the
government reservinei the right to