Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-11-15

base OF thc mediterranean expedition
airy force. Among many other impor-
taHt things it contains a camp OF
Turkish prisoners OF war. fat. wesl-fed.
eon,ented looking people, a rest camp
and the depot of the Indian brigade.
III was the last of these which brought
the writer to the island, for on n Ger
tam afternoon he and eight other In
transport OH which they had arrived
troii: i.otlsnos, steamed off with her
2onsotts To some destination believed
to be connected Win The latest "new
landing"
After reporting our atriva! and BE-
ms informed ttat no o would leaVf
ror our Ilnal destination till dayllei
. next mor.4ins. and paying AN uEsuc-
cesatpi visit to The field postoffice for
man. We bctooh ourselves to the ,esl
caniii. TINS contained a few convaie5-
GEM officers and soldiers and countless
lesions Of flies. \ remark on their
ut'4't'ty made 10 a pessimistic doctor
who sat next to us at difuer that even
,hs eileited the reioiner. you think
mat there arc a few ilies about, dc
you Wen. wait TIL you get To the
othet sile. ] am just back from
!neie-' Immediately we questioned
hin, ~ to conditions on the beach.
Heat, smell, thin st. shells. snipers ana
general observation-disclosures the boacn,"
De said. and passed gloomily out.
~ an appaliingly early hour next
morning We were reused by our Gurk-
M order!'es ana proceeded to sort our
KITS IN two sections. one which it was
possible TO carry on our person in pack
and haNcrsack anil the other which was
20 De !eIt at the depot till called for.
we tien received a days rations and
proceeded aboard our ~ferryboat, which
some L. months before had been a
lr'endiy steam trawIer but had been re-
Quisl'iomed for milne fishing, and other
useful things. as a humble adjunct to
sne greatest navy in ali the world. AS
me eX-t"awler clluni;ed along On her
ehrce-liour trip. her skipper pointed
ou. i'cr patched funnel and the shell
noics IN Ter engine room skylights, re-
a'kin y q neve. know when the
b'iEntcTs will take n shot al us. To
day. however. THE Turks were other
WISE engaged. a few cruisers and
monitors We're deliberately and meth
ca'oa!'y shelins the Turkish positions
wt'Ic a huge yellow sausage of a bal |
Don acted rs spotter. There was a
communal sptltter os rifle fire from UNI |
ing rattle II Maxim guns. AS we
watched. tho Turks to drop
q abel: OF Wo on the beach, but appar-
shty without results. The trawler.
,y'ns TO some half a mile from the !
Sno.s, we were taken off by a naval
AN "CIC soon HcDOrf1nR O1lr L
efr!Val to a staff officer.
The Landing Place.
The landing place was a noteworthy
elte from the high watermark to the |
nI!'l was one vast mound of stores.
re cuff itself was scanned and pitted
"ilh dugouts full Of resting men. And
.ne 1avlhes running down to the water
smaller booth like streets of an ORR
enta! pazar. Upon reporting we were
provided with a guide as far as the
headquarters Of the New Zealand con-
ti'isent. whose portion of the line adj
so'neo d OF the Indian brigade. Our
GUIDE made the pace hot and after a
month abroad ship the combination OF
mastering heat. deep sand, heavy packs
aud the clouds OF dust raised by the
mule cart cnddies. who were occupied
10y the mountains OF stores on the
.each. began to tell. More especially
mistic doctor when we PASSED ~ tho
waters edge saany defunct mules in
.atious stages oil Destiferous corrup-
.ioii waiting to be towed out to sea to |
be sunk
AS the cliff and beach merged into
49,. Gnu low scrub covered hills, the
beginning OF q seven-foot deep COM
n~'uilcalion trenches came in sight re-.
Teen lis and them was an open snaoe
inc mouth of a valley unning i'm shore
at right angles to the beach. Here one
Observed the notice: Hustle between
ms!S ana the nearest sap. Dangerous
ths s%n.l'efs sole effort went high.
The Trenches.
Catering the communication trenches
n was struck by the labor involved in
thelr construction. They stretched
Tor miles all along the positions. seven
teet deep and In places four feet wide. |
oreath OF air p%enetrates the trench
times a bickle Of wounded BASED
some walking. some on s%tretchers. AZ
INES n q to step v some poor
= 'toW VINO would appear within a few
III the list at home as killed.
every now and then a bullet
y f'slied py. or high spent ones thud-
At last h trench opened out into a
sanaysan,pitheater. with the sea and a
semi -ctrcle OF tow hills In front. Onr
guide mentioned that we had reached
our half way house. The contingent
neauquarlers was the landing in minia-
Tanks n row after. row of wounded
lyins patiently and silently In the
sunlight, waiting their firm
transfer to the hospital shin In fha
oefiIk: They suffer much. these
before they reach the COM
hears hardly q murmur.
Reporting as directed we were most
.OurteOusly asked to remain for break-
last. and at that moment q bowl OF ten
struck n as about the height Of bliss.
Dur hopes. however. were dashed. FOR
IN 9fflciOus brass hated individual re-
marked that we were very Adj
with our brigade and should
,uslr on without. q moments delay. |
credulous we resumed our
PACKS, and being provided with q fresh
,uide proceeded on our t~ealess. break
way.