The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-05

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Just returned from the war stricken Hal
kans. where she hsd msn adventures.
A. . newspaper correspondent Nr~. Fss-
wells experience has been unique. sor
she herself wss lost sight NJ Tor sevefeA
weeks, and fears for her safety were en-
trrtaincd by her IN nds In this country.
she wss caught up In the DuIssrtsn
sweep Hcrosa serbia and she made u hrr
adventure TO follow In the wake OF tine
BulEarians and do what che could for :he
ds~titute ~erbians. Ga IseQueatly she had
IN unusual Opportunity 10 study the n"'-
garian army 1t trst hand.
MIR. farwc ell has written . series OF
articles detailing her experiences. TN
third Of the serie~ appears below. In "
she describes scenes attending the evsrue-
ton ~ Mons.tir by the scrbians ana the
entry Of the BulGarisns.
~ MILDRED FARwEl.L.
The Albanian refugees from h hrst
Balkan war, cut Of from the Christian
population by their religion. Moham-
m.dan. and almost forgotten behind the
high wallis OF their courtyards that
opened into the narrow. twisted streets
Of the Turkish quarter. for three years
have been starving.
] went into most Of the houses. The
only furniture was mats on the 'oor. no
Hr. tho hush of death seemed already
over them.
one room comes to NY mind always:
q tall. ragged peasant standing inside
tho threshold. several women huddied on
tho floor in ono corner. a black cloth
thrown hastily over their faces. and SIT
ting beside them n baby. perfectly quiet,
staring straight ahead. with the wise
express on Of an old. old man.
II had been like that for some time
starving. We knew that X we could get
food AT once. some OF the -four. sugar,
&c, that II not sent over me border by
the Governor would he destroyed, We
could save hundreds N lives.
But Dr. Forbes had only vague prom
ises until we hit IN the idea OF visiting
ga rds. Now. in the Balkans these play a
serious srcial part. II YOU possess them
you are somebody. II YOU don't, you
are looN.d ON as utterly beyond the pale
Every morning, afternoon. and some
times evening. ne. with either Miss
Mitchell ar myself. would go to tho divi-
sion. send in "a card and ask what they
w'r. going t. do about the supplies
one afternoon they surprised us by say
ing that II We cared to We could go u
IN. magazine. zee what was there, and
settle The matter that day.
Several officers. dignifed as a commits
sion. and Dr Forbes climbed INTO The
hack of the automobile van. ] got up IN
trout. a slider stretched out on each mud
guard. and tho driver. with a great air OF
'i6rCcucss. pulled all the levers at once.
W, went up the street at a terrific
pace. tn" soldiers on the mud guards
shouting w~arnings. turned the cornc
or two wheels and anne back again "a
whcr" We had started. The magazine
was right round the corner.
Tn. fierce driver unwound n dirt.
rag from his finger and displayed 4
| tiny ut for my sympathetic inspection
| The officer bowed US out Of the motor
ard W. went into the magazine.
The next day tho news was too serious
| for thoughts OF roast pork. That might
! some one tapped or lbr. F'orbes's ~in
dow 10 say the Strhiaus were leaving
They faded like an army OF gallant
| ghosts up The ochsida road on their
| retreat into Albania.