New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-06

torials which resemble greatly the
famous leading article OF the Little
Peddlington Gazette" which began
with the ominous words: eve warn
the Emperor of Russia for the third
and last time"
Government Unmoved.
The Athens government, morning and
evening. is threatened with all kinds
of terrible punishments, but goes on
its way unmoved. conducting Greece
TO the edge OF the precipice and pre-
pairing, with the help of the pro-Ger-
man staff, TO push II over;
The real role of the White rover Is
that Of the modern Tower of Baoel. IN
its shadow are gathered Albanians: An
NANTES, Australians, British, cana
dans, French, Italians, Russians ser
bans and Senegalese. Il put them IN
alphabetical order. so as not to arouse
international jealousies.) The most eX-
traordinary army that ever was gath
cred in the East throngs the streets
and quays. General Sarrail must some
times feel like the head of Berlitz
school Of languages.
The Saloncans are completely
swamped by the invasion. But II Is
not at the White Tower that one can
appreciate il TO the full. IL is at the
Place de la Liberte (the Boulevard des
Italiens of Sslonica), at the 'heure
d'aperitife" that one can realize the eK-
trsordinary forces which compose the
"armee d'0rient." Every seat in every
cafe land the Place de la Liberte CON
sists entirely Of cafes is occupied by
men in uniform--thoussnds of them.
r. a. 4 o,.,,lf xtrhn
to take seats there seem 70 be apology
ing for their existence to the military
element The chairs Of the Cafe Flocas
and Cafe Olympus on one side meet
those of the Cafe Belsique and the
Cafe CRYSTAL, opposite, in the middle
of the roadway. The conversation is
a babel of tongues, the Greek, Turk
sh and Spanish spoken by the 10000
Jews inhabiting Salonica) of the ma
tive population being swamped by the
French, English. Italian, Serbian and
Russian Of the invader. Once week
a French band discourses music, while
each time a new contingent OF troops
lands. which is almost daily, it is at
the Place de la Liberte that the new
corners are greeted by the population
and by the comrades that have pre-
coded them.
Arrivals Get Hearty Greeting.
The chief arrivals Of late have been
the Italians and the Russians, who
were received with an enthusiasm
which their splendid appearance fully
justified For both Italy and Russia
have sent "troupes d'elite.' The soldiers
of King Victor Emmanuel are obvious
ly veterans from the front, their faces
burned the color OF tobacco by the sun
in the mountains Of the Trentino, while
the Russians are giants whom any gen
eral would be proud to command.
lorries lumber along the streets and
ouays on Their way to the harbor to
fetch supplies. The streets are policed
by British soldiers, French. Serbian
and Russian gendarmes and Italian
carabinieri with their imposing "bi-
cornes" covered with gray cloth and
their blue and scarlet uniforms re-
placed by Italian field service dress.
In spite of the confusion OF tongues
everybody gets on somehow. The "lous-
tros," or Greek bootblacks, who lnfest
the streets in hundreds, propose their
services in half dozen languages. The
newspaper sellers hawk Greek and other
journals in the same polyglot fashion.
II is needless to say that the Fourth
Estate has come into its own in Ss-
lonca. There is an English daily, The
Balkan News: three Serbian dailies,
four French dailies, as well as the local
Greek press, which consists of more
than half a dozen journals of various
dimensions and OF as many different
political tendencies. There is not yet
any Italian or Russian journals. but |
have no doubt they will soon appear.
Life in Salonica Monotonous.
Despite the variegated picture that
the city presents. life in Salonlca, as
in all communities where military dis
cipline reigns supreme, is extremely
monotonous. There are no theatres,
and such cinematograph shows and mu-
sic halls as exist are OF NTH rate
order, the "beuglants" Of French pro-
vincial town. The only amusement is
to sit outside the cafes and discuss the
situation, already discussed ad nau-
seam, and speculate on when the great
offensive will begin.
The chief problem is TO keep cool and
dodge the active and cnterprising mos
quito Fortunately, the terrible heat OF
q month ago is gone. wish | could say
as much for the mosquitoes, but even
here there is distinct falling off in
their numbers. A month ago, IL they
had been unanimous, they could have
dragged one out of bed; now they only
invade ones bedroom in twos or threes.
Every one is longing for the general
advance to begin. Up in the mountains
we will be rid of the heat and mos
quitoes. They will be replaced as trials
OF existence by Bulgarian bullets, but
If the average soldier received the
choice of facing mosquitoes or bullets
he would choose bullets every time. One
of the latest and most persistent
rumors is that the Tower Of Babel is
TO receive another addition, in the
shape of a Portuguese contingent, sc-
cording 20 the French song,
Les Portugais-son toujour gaia
don't know how far this reputation
for gayety is justified, but | do know
that if the Portuguese are sent here u
will be tested to breaking strain. The
Portuguese who can remain gay on
hot night when fighting the mosquitoes
must be pearl Of his kind.