The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-10
BY MILDRED FARwEII

BY MILDRED FARWEII.
The Albanian refugees from the first
I Balkan war. cut off from the Chris
/ tian population by their religion. Mo
I hammedan, and almost forgotten be-
I hind the high walls OF their court
yards that opened into the narrow.
/ twisted streets of the Turkish quarter,
I for three years had been straving.
went into most OF the houses The
1 only furniture was mats on the floor.
no fire. the hush Of death seemed al
\ ready over them.
! One room comes TO nv mind al
WAYS: tall. ragged peasant standing
inside the threshold. several women
/ huddled on the floor in one corner.
black cloth thrown hastily over their
I faces. and sitting beside them a baby
perfectly quiet. staring straight ahead.
/ with wise expression OF an old. old
man.
Visiting Cards "open Sesame"
IL had been like that for some time
starving We knew that II We could
get food at once, some of the -four.
sugar etc, that IL not sent over the
border by the governor would be de
Stroyed. We could save hundreds Of
lives.
But Dr Forbes had only vauge
promises until We hit on the idea Of
these play serious social part n
YOU possess them YOU are somebody.
II YOU don't. YOU are looked on as ut
terly beyond the pale.
Every morning. afternoon. and some
times evening. he. with either Miss
Mitchell or myself. would go 20 the
division. send i'm a card. and ask what
they were going 10 do about the sup
piles. one afternoon. they surprised
Us by saying that IL we cared to we
could 70 To the magazine. see what
was there. and settle the matter that
day.
Take Wild Ride In Motor.
! several oflCerS, diCnitied as "A com
mission; and Or. Forbes climbed into
the back OF the automobile van. ! got
up IN front. "A soldier stretched out on
each mud guard. and the driver. with
a great air Of hcrceness. pulled all the
levers az once.
We went up the street AZ a terrific
pace. the soldiers on the mud guards
! shouting warnings. turned the corner
on Two wheels, and came back again TO
where We had started. The magazine
wae right around the corner.
The fierce driver unwouud a dirty
rag IRON MS hnger and displayed a
Tiny cut for my sympathetic inSncc-
ton The officers bowed Us out of the
motor, and we went into the magazine
In a small room. with a bed of bay
IN one corner on the floor. the paper
was signed and the KEYS given Ms
/ Every one was amiable and friendly
and hospitahle. insisting that We
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the next dav.
oeplores siowness Of Allies.
4 An officer walked up the street with
Please tell them. madam. when Won
leave here. he said that II they had
only sent ms a little help We could have
held tho Bulgarians but We will keen
them out Of Monastir as long as We
Poor man. lie was ono OF the two
who left last. and was captured
The next day the news was too ser.
Ilous Tor thoughts OF roast pork That
night some one tapped on Or Forbes
WINDOW 10 say that the Serbians were
leaving. They faded like an army Of
gallant ghosts. up the Ochsida road
on their retreat into Albania
IN me morning We found several
SluI's hSd bcen looted. their iron shut
ters broken and rolled up Ike tin.
looting Follows Serb Retreat.
\ Greek priest was robbed and
beaten. and the roughor elements of
the town began 20 swarm into the do
. serted paiks and squares 20 steal
I saw mounted officer and soldier.
evidently left behind 20 collect stray.
! Ei'fs. the soldier with "a sword in ono
hand. They charged az the people
-i'ailnr wood in the square. scattered
thcm In every dire. .. then turned
ana rode ar two soldiers walking along
the road spoke furiOusly 20 them and
my Them over the head with whip
, The soldiers paid no attention. 'uuf
only walked on into the town and dis
appeared
The officer and his guard rode of
: 10 The direction % the Greek frontier.
and that was the last ! saw Of The
Scrbians
Seek BED Cross Protection.
MI That day in on carts and on por-
b tors backs. the supplies Tor fbe too-
were being moved fp tho aUhulaucps
u was necessary 90 guard them as
they passed through the afrpe-s. and
J me poriers olamorod for the prot,c.
ton of tho Red Cross
They all had guns. bat Do was with
no" greatest difficulty chat u. CON
WINGED them that fhs TWO could nor Doe
worn simultaneously
on The walls Of he building fte
- Ssrhians had posted p'acard4 bIddIue
r. thrir dear friends .r NUnaafIr good by
] To- short time only and fsIIre Them
- mat food bad been iDf' with flD AWrrI
- cans for them
+ The whole population came 20 as
' in Doc Tod. The American aUbUIau.,
D bad orI-.rally belonged fO family of
r.rh Greeks. lr ide tho walled court.
. yard wac t biz white house boo which
Do in'rrrrg'ors and fhe doctor step,
and o. mailer one used for clinic.
Flour Ooled out % Sufferers
] The gate. az tho courtyard opened
into H street beside fH. BARRACKS. and
nor" was smaller door sf fHr back
leading into am alley. Nbuv. lr.r was
"a Rcd Cross flax We Dad shut .u.
gates. and af fr-f wD kept som. Som.
l'arrn 90 order.
s long limo of miserable crla.rras.
women. n.i mon. and Cd few U.NHrrr.
If.'ln.nr Choir tickets. stood along .Hc
o.. 'f' W.i Tho mHu rr .IIrI ff
Tho door would allow IHsm .. sr-rr
hy turns aud empty u.' OFF H standard
Cd. In.N 'IN cloth iUrE carried .I...