The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-10

J flags IN the sharp Wind can be heard
In the valley nke'a volley OF far-aw1y
rifle shots. Below them a company
= lined up Tor inspection. each mans
RON spread out on the grass while the
sergeant goes through the equipment
to see that all IL there For the
: Greeks say that thirsty Tommy some.
times parts with his whter bottle or
his extra pair OF shoes IN return for
refreshments.
Against the sky on the hilltop a
squad " men are going through the
oxerciscs-"to keep the bcgRars "a,
tho officer says. Down q valley be-
I tween two knobs swings q company
returning from route marcn. They
might be al Aidcrshot. They turn
out To pass u hollow where hall q
dozen men are cursing earnestly over
: the vagaries Of four shcet-iron boxes
sunningly put together In a compact
square 90 form q very successful
stove. whence comes the smell OF
roasting mutton. Near az hand, be-
fore the butchers tent. a line Of now
KILLED hogs hung up by the heels are
dripping stll.
From time 20 time smart officers
with rcd labs on their collars to in
dictate hat they belong 60 the stan.
plunge over the edge OF % miniature
ciln towards the camp stables. where
the horses are pickcted in the open.
A. they ride on toward the outiyine
hills they pass through q cloud Of
acrid smoke coming from "a sort OF
cairn in which the camp refuse IL
burning
Atop OF one hill H. a flag pole with
the flag of the Red Cross-the camp
hospital. presided over by a gray
medical colonel Of gentle manners
and an air Of wonder and hcwilder-
ment at rnding himself 30 faT away
from England IN so strange a land.
His bailiwick Is marked out by n line
OF stone In rows on the hillside. as
children playing at housekeeping
mark the walls of the rooms. With
In these bounds are medical tents.
hospital tents. dispensary. operating
tents-all the parnpherhalia OF car
ing Tor the sick and wounded.
on The opposite hin are the stan
tents. with a stamp on the canvas
that shows them To be from India
II there are not enough benches for
officers and guests. someone sits on
an upturned box. The food is large
lis tinned-the creeks have scarcely
enough To- supply their own soldiers.
much less the foreigner on their
soil.
Every day more transports arrive
pouring out their soldiers-GrCek,
French ard British. Horses. kicking
hclplcssiy are lifted bodily from the
entrails OF the ship Wagons. can-
non. ammunition cases. stnres-all
! clutter the uuays. silently the French
slip up the railway line 90 the front,
scarcely before one can realize thri
they have arrived. This camp does
not 2 much But the British
camp. FOR all the departures In the
direction OF Dolran and the bulgarian
frontier. h still pupulous. The men
stili training keeping the beggars
TIT For companies. regiments and
divisions have 10 be reformed
brought up 20 strength by the mice.
ton Of new blood.
Between the French and the Brit.
iHh there is the complctcst WORKING
cooperation. Tho French have IN,
predominant force and they hav,
taken the major burden OF the cXpe'
dition. General SERIAL is beyond
question the ublest officer DO thc Bei.
kan field on the side Of the entente
az least while the British and
French armies are who'll, indcpeud.
cnt one Of the other. the practica
method OF procedure is for Generl
Serial 90 suggest Co General Sil
Bryan Mahan q certain movement u
F. cooperation with his own move.
ments. The suggestion is promptly
taken In the best of part, % boil
armies move together like Wcil regI.
lated CioCkwork.