The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-01-28
IT'S GOOD TO FEEL
LIKE DOT, He SAYS,
when UNDER FIR

camp, They say we are going 20
fall back 10 the Greek border
Haven't you heard anything abou,
Il back In sAlonika."
had NOT,
His question was the first sign Of
tho coming retreat.
Good for the Health
On this spot. the very next day.
dead British and French soldiers
were To lie among the holly shrubs.
and Bulxnrs were to charge with
oayone's. shouting their cry OF NE
pref. no nosh."
IT'S been cold here" explained
the soldier. but I've been healthier
than I've ever been before In my
life. Why. when the war began I
couldn't stand any hardship. n I
was not In bed BY 10 O'Clock every
night ! suffered all day for II. I
had Indigestion terribly. Now I
have not slept In a bed for five
months. and eat anythlng-any.
thing-and enjoy IT, War beats pins.
! tell you
Walks shell.s~ep, Road
He had to be going at last.
Would ] walk along the road with
hIm7
Right around the turn here some
OF the Bulgarian shells are we'll
armed" he said. They're paving
good deal OF attention TO this turn
today
II was like getting ready 20 Jump
into cold bath 10 start Off with
him.
knew that after rot my fee, TO
working they would carry me along.
but the hard part was not TO make
an excuse and return TO the rayine
My right foot started. and then
my left. and so feet further on we
passed the turn and faced a mile
stretch Of road. cut along the face
of the hill
Below us was the valley OF Cos.
torino. Across II. four miles away.
were the hills where the Bulgarians
were. A few soldiers we're on the
road, walking singly.
Get a Shell Any Time
Along here you may get a shell
Q
II have 20 walk along here n
dozen times day to get to my
dugout from the kitchen back there
In the rayine. Want to see my
dug-out7"
did. 4 quarter.mile walk along
the road brought us TO n little ra-
vine, on the side OF which was n
soldiers home. partly a hole and
partly tent.
Two other soldiers in the dug-out
we're packing up their belongings
Just to be ready. II We CO." they
explained.
On n fire outside the dug-out was
n tin pail. with steaming contents.
II was not coffee: It was not rum.
1t was half-and.half.
must have had two drinks OF Il.
It had an awful buzz In H.
Their Fate Unknown
Are you a tourist?" asked one
Of the Frenchmen.
Mon dieu. you silly" exclaimed
his friend. What would n tourist
be doing here? He is a newspaper
man"
What happened TO these French
zouaves "a hours later. when the
Bulgarian rush began. don't know.
Was all the new health OF the
little French slider the new
health Of which he was so proud
ended by "A Bulgarian bullet or n
Bulgarian bayonet?
on tho hillside. ms returned.
perhaps 100 yards from the French
battery which topped the hill. an
othes Bulgarian shell burst.
They never shoot a shell at n
single man. it's too expensive" my
French friend had told mo.
II was comforting thought
To the Bulgarlans across the val
ley the little dots of human beings
that passed singly along this road
weren't worth potting at with shells
that cost s25 each
Good 10 Feel Like a Dot
n was good 20 feel like a dot. TO
know that tho New York in
surance company thinks your life
worth some thousands of dollars,
the Bulgars counted II less than s25.
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