Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-23
YANKEE HEROINE IN WAR ZONE
 SUCCEEDS
Maritime Elliott Tells of Experi- enCeS in Getting Provisions to Starving BelgianS Through the Canal Routes.

the Canal Routes.
 CALAIS. March 22.-MaNne Eli ott has met with remarkable success in getting provisions Go starving Bet -iaus in the lchtiug zones of Flnd- CTS. Personally conducting her tN- peditln by barge. lowed through 'Ie canals of France and Flanders. she penetrated that little corner vHero the Belgian standard stiIl Ayes bee tween the guns of Che Allied and Ger man armies.
 "t Is a miracle Co have got here" said Miss Elliott Co an Associated Press correspondent who recently met her and two women companions In the midst of their work lt is against every rule for a woman to D." at the actual front and Miss Elliott succeeded in her project only after weeks Of "maciayellian schemiuc and slavery"
 The American actress enlisted her expedition as a part of the services of the American Commission for re- lief in Belgium. but financed it large ly herself and personally conducted it in the hope of reaching the desti- wtei in the country where the lighting stiu rages. for these received little OF no help from the biz funds admin istered through Bdussels.
 We had on board S10.0O0 worth of food and a dozen enormous bales Of clothing when our homely barge, the Julia. left Calais" said Miss Elliott Besides herself there were only three members of the party. with the ey- ception Of three Belgian soldiers who looked after the barge Two Of the party besides Miss Elliott were wom- en- intimate friends of the actress.
 I've set from Calais on Feb 4" she said "after overcoming inuumerable petty annoyances that one cannot foresee because in peace time there is no precedent for them For ins- tance. it was impossible for us 10 buy mattresses in Calais We had to beg four of these base commandant SO that the sailors would not have to sleep on the floor
 We also succeeded in borrowing from the army commissari at1O.OOO tins of milk. two tons Of potatoes. 800 barrels of sugar. and hogshead after hogshead of salt pork to supplement our cargo
 The barge. which the correspondent was invited 10 inspect. was spic and span from the scrubbiue which Miss Elliott had given it. Its just as comfy here as at Hartsbourne." she said except that we do an the man. uaI labor ourselves We scrub the floors. do all the cooking. make the beds and work like cooks. house maids and odd men combined We have cooked for the soldiers and the tug crew as we'll if you please. and We drop into bed each night. exhaust ed but content
 My feet are done up in cotton wool but one doesn't mind. ! am go. ing to wear sabots like the peasants after this, with woolen stockings un- derneath. And my poor hands, Any cook in the world would be ashamed to own them"
 At Dunkirk the party had its bapt. ism of fire. "I saw a house blown to bits fifty yards in front of me-" said Miss Elliott None of our party was hurt but seven poole were killed a little further on.
 "T must have been mad not to have brought a camara-for it has been thrilIinely interesting country through which we have passed We have seen Taubes flying overhead. and heard the boom of cannon As far as the eye could see, trenches. trenches trenches. There were funny little ob seryation houses in the tree-tops wireless poles. barbed-wire entangle ments, and swarms of soldiers livina like half drowned rats. poor things in a sea of mud They saluted our flag as We passed, and gazed in amaz ed wonder at the spectacle of women in these forbidden places.
 Near AdinkerQue a eunboat fun of English officers from Admiral Ayers squadron steamed down tC meet us. The were over-joyed to see us. It was nice to be greeted so en- thusiastically though we couldn't flat ter ourselves there was anything per sonal in it It was only be cause they hadn't spoken to a woman for over three months and they were longing for en wsorfeohm fwypgkqjy longing for news from home There were several men ] knew
 "The biggest boat of the squadron was lifted clean out of the water las week by a shell bursting underneath