The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-15

add to the accommodations OF the cab
ms. but tho great broad decks have
been glassed in, making the most
agreeable OF sun-parlors in which cots
are set in long rows so that the sick
and wounded. in the warmth OF the
afternoon sun, may lie quiet and look
out at the splendid view the Bay of
Saloniki affords.
Hcer, too, the conyalescent, propped
up with pillows. sheltered, excellently
cared TO rand competently nurscd by
volunteer French women who have
passed the necessary examinations and
had the requisite experience, gather
strength against the time when they
may go back and have another go at
en-" us the 'poilu' in the next cot to
the Associated Press correspondent
put 1t. Under such circumstances the
wounded soldier has all tho advant-
agfes and none of the drawbacks OF
THE Naples OF the Orient" as its in
habitants call Saloniki. II his cot is
on the south side OF the ship. he has
before him the new now-capped
crests of the mountains OF Kalchls.
those three fingers OF land that stretch
into the Aegean. with convent-crowned
Mt. Tthos tIppin -gthe last finger. Or,
to the west. confused with the clouds,
he has the peaks oof Thessaly-Mt,
Olympus. the home OF the gods of
ancient Greece, and beyond, Mt. osso;
and perhaps even, dim in the distance,
Mt. Pelion, both OF neurological fame.
The rare and changing beauty OF the
clouds above these snow-coifed heights,
the singular coloring of the sunsets
are joys TO the patients aboard the
French hospital ships in no wise les
sened by the odors, the noises and the
discomforts OF life ashore in Saloniki.
No Less Attractive.
On the other hand, should the pat
lent be placed on the north side OF the
ship. the view is no less attractive.
Saloniki itself. charming from dis
lance, struggling along the curving
shore, mounting the hill behind the
town to the walled citadel that caps
its crest-doozeons of exquisite, white
minarets like altar candles proud and
slim. their balconies hung with Ian
terms against the fete OF Ramazan;
long uneven rows of mysterious
houses, with projecting, latticed bal
comics; walled and secret gardens. re-
vealing only the lofty monument OF a
single cypress; barren spots on the
peopled hillside that are cemeteries,
the grey-white Of their jumbled head
stones cleaning in the morning sun.
Below decks. all Is ready for any
and every operation. Every kind OF
electric light gives the surgeon all the
facilities necessary for searching
wounds. Rows Of glass cases contain
shining instruments. white porcelain
tables display shallow glass dishes
for sterilizing the instruments, each
dish covered with heavy glass plate
TO keep out any extraneous substance.
Each specialist has his own operating
room. in addition to which there Is
very complete pharmacy, biological
labratory, an X-ray apparatus with the
necessary facilities for photographing
the insides OF the patient and per-
fectly equipped darkroom to develop
the photographs. In completion OF the
picture, there are the silent, efficient
little sisters OF charity, their great,
Whtcf Wihb-iLhS ultpsts bOUulub anu
nodding as the wearers hurry hither
and thither, a chain upon which are
hung the keys to the supply closets |
dangling from their waists, a tin OF
baked and sterilized bandages under
one arm-or packet OF books and
destined for some conval-
escent patient.
All of this is the work OF the women
of France-the organization known as
the Sussor for Wounded Soldiers"
whose committee even now is in
Saloniki. looking after arrangements,
making suggestions and
charging themselves with securing
from the great hearts Of the French |
women all that may be needed to see
that the soldiers OF the French repub-
lie, however far he may be from home,
shall have every proper care and COM
fort,