The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-19


BY MILDRED FARWElI.
The bombs had played queer pranks.
Ihey had gone through the roofs, kill
ing civilians at their prayers at their
1000. and IN yard crowded with
soldiers they had fallen and failed 10
explode. vcndure o. sausages. fry
lnE MS wares IN an open booth by
the side of the Dragon. had been blown
INTO bits. The starving bcggars rushed
IN and ate the saUsages.
We walked around with our eyes
turned away from dark spots on the
Cobbles. Then the rain came and
washed everything away.
The day after the raid the Greek
and RouManian consuls. the French
sisters. Or. Forbes. Miss Mitchell. and
were ordered 20 leave. Which one
of Us they thought responsible for the
coming OF the aerOplanes / do not
known. but we were given only TWEEN
tyfOur hours.
Ordered to Leave City.
An officer came with a message from
the Commandant. We were TO trayel
by any means We could. by aeroplane,
IL We wanted and could ind one As
prisoners q, no. nothing as crude
as that but all the same a soldier
would be sent with us Just TO see that
We did not stop en- route.
He evidently expected me to dis
ln- three hopeless months longing to
go. and the Bulgarians now seemed To
think they were turning us from the
gates OF paradise. Certainly their
mental processes are strange and won
dertul.
BUT we could not leave at once. DR..
Forbes came down with diphtheria,
caught from one of the clinic patients.
and % was impossible for him TO
travel The Austrian consul, after a
great deal OF argument. prevailed On
'h" Huia4riau Commancant 10 give us
Saves Letter from Police.
He was dubious. The orders had
come from headquarters and ~ was a
risk 20 keep us in Monastir, ne said.
as me- was sure ] had sent messages
over the border
| was a little nervous. as reposinC
In the trOuser leg Of an eN-Scrbiau
soldier az that moment was letter
Of mine that / had been trying two
months 10 send over the border /
hastily took u away from him. 1 was
1u~t IN time, a the police suspected
MIN and mad searched him twAe. but
failed, stupidity, 10 look IN the trOuscr
Lee.
Dr Forbes was moved to the Tryan
drdwing room. where he was installed
in different state from LieJr. Hol'Z.
Tie gave himself the antitCNin. and re
AusJuans sent one OF their doctors ~
see him.
No sooner was the ambulance vacant
than the Bul-aIIan- wanted tO quarter
soldiers there. and an officer came
TO ask for the keys very polite ne
said he would be personally RESPONSE
bic for anything of ours left IN the
house. \ big tenf-Dr. Forbes priv
ate property and promised 20 the Aus
triau Red Cros--O. yes. be would
take care OF that. a.. GOT the keys.
DnIrare
The next day. when the AuStrians
came iOr the tent. 10 was gone. The
BuicdrIaus had stolen h. but balm
to my soul wcr" the soldiers faces
when a file OF Austriau-. each man
with sack OF grain on his back.
EMERGED from the cellar from under
the clinic
They could nor believe their eyes.
and 2 thou-ht there was -oInc 10 be-
trouble Fourteen sacks hidden away
there an these months. and no iu-
Uui-iuye bulgarian nose had dIsCuV-
cred them. Guarded hy AUS RAN
soldiers. the grain went TO the mills
and was left under their protection TO
be- given out To the poor We d's-s-
mated
We had many kindno-sos for which
10 thank the Nu-frlaus Their mes
s'ul,re brousht out letters over thc
Greek border from Florence. the first
news iu months. II you could write
90 the dead. ] am sure thc.r haras
would reach our OF their graves with
the same earcrncss ours did
Greek Church Books Demanded.
When I went TO say EOod.bF 90 Che
Greek consul SIR IOsif who had been
our friend through thick and thin.
even to- Dis own d"trimcnr met com
in- out Of The di-wantltd con fula'c
two Bulearian officers who had been
hurryin- 20 the consul.
s frirhfDn-d Greek priest brushed
past U. and ] heard him say fhat
soldiers had come tp the church and
demanded The books used in the Gr',.E
service. They were TOO impatient %
wait even until he had left Tho cou-
sal was In despair. but his hands were
tied.
The GuIrarians threatened go use
force 10 hs did not go af once. li"
know that once safely out of fh" way
thc Greek population was entirely Hi
the mercy of the itratc.sm Of Oh"
EliEdr.au-
Forsee Suffering for Greeks.
~ tho Balkan method off death or
imprisonment. Tho rrH-.ou7 pF0rd-
People would either bo torrorzad
into conversion ur suffer fH' IHfH 40
fHn early Chi. flfr-. and tI| -n quietly
That tI" Austrian consul. '.' n"I. 'I.
I.ff who rI.- hf have Iuf.rirr"|. would
never know that anything wac Hu..-.
Tho Tryane. who. Iu Turk 20 Times.
bad lived fhrnulh fnn rDr.'ru' Inu. ni
tho Greeks and Turkish revolution. 10.
Tr I.tau bad boon .Uuf '.su. Nn
te fhn EI|-Hr.HH 0u".fa realized
u'mhors oft f.' Crock Ii.f''' f'
fHrr might have 'u H.'r I."f NtI
.,rf a1 fhoir children tg' orc ou' u-
.rU country fO America .rI Iu"HHu.I.
TUruurh If 400 Ir. IU H". 90 woman
OFF more fIan ordinary '.Nr I
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