The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-10
MILDRED FARWELL TELLS Of THE
ENTRY Of BULGARS INTO MONAST|R
Widest Scenes Prevailed-Entire Population Camored
For Food As Serbans Left-Rioting And
Looting Caused Reign OF Terror

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Crowds Press Around Ambulance.
In the alley behind the ambulance
was packed a solid mass Of peasants.
! caught glimpse of Miss Mitchell
backed up against the gate. Her
straw hat swan in a sea OF native
headdress and feZzes. The Turkish
hoja stood beside her. shouting at
the top Of his. voice admonitions TO
the crowd.
At the big gates II was worse. Hair
the people In Monastir was crowding
and pushing. DR.. Forbes was vainly
striving to keep some sort of order.
Hands brandishing papers written IN
many languages above their heads
10 attract our attention-not only our
own flour tickets but papers written
IN their rative language by their
priests and literary friends
:-Doba gaspodja." lis 1t good. lady I
The hennaed fingers OF Turkish
woman. her soul in her hungry eyes.
would hold a hieroglyphic under my
nose. "DObra gaspodja," And hands
would thrust dirty papers toward me
from every direction.
Surrounded by Cripples.
'rlpples and diseased persons that
! would ordinarily have gone a mile
out of my way 10 avoil chung TO me.
The gypsies from the Dragon. lawless
and fierce. crowded and pushed the
weaker people. Boys ran in and out,
as is the way of boys all over the
world. stirring up mischief
Relief work in the Balkans is not a
ladylike operation conducted for the
benefit Of clean and deserving poor.
We had no time TO be gentle.
! remember giving sharp nudges
and slaps when the men crowded
the women TOO much. gypsy let
fourth a string OF abuse at one OF the
interpreters-eyidently strong first
principle repartce.
The whole crowd laughed When
we stopped al noon We were spent. as
N we had been swimming against big
waves for a long time, but IN "A day
and a half We distributed enough
food 10 last more than one thousand
families for week.
Serb Puts Cap in Fire.
The Bulgarians Were expected to
take possession that afternoon. When
We heard the news our Serbian inter
prefer put his cap in the fire. Tired
out. We took an afternoon off TO see
the sights.
For three days a big crowd had been
waiting In front OF the division IN
either side of the little river spanned
by bridges that runs In front of il
You could see the Prelep road between
the gaps In the houses. and gainst t>s
snow of he hills climbing black doJs.
ardent Bulgarians. Impatient 10 be
the first to greet the army.
Each day TWO soldiers OF the death
watch had ridden in as far as the
bridge. their caps ar a dashing angle.
had been Cheered by the bulgarian
p.rt of the population. and had ridden
out again.
BOYS Sina National Song.
bulgarian boys, some in white fur
caps with red crowns Cthe distinctive
badge Of their nationality during Turk
ism rule. were marching IN the streets
singing SRema Martha" their ma
tioual song They had been hiding IN
the houses for months 10 escape the
Serbian military service.
The proprietor of the Bosnia. who
for the same reason was supposed 10
be out OF town. issued from tIe cellar
where ne had lived for a long time. a
secret shared by every one in Mon
asflr. including the Serbian officers.
who nightly played dominocs IN t.c
cafe over his head. He made out their
bills from the cellar.
The tablcCloths IN the same cafe
were washed 10 takes something ike
a change OF government 10 get this
done. and never had ~ happened he
fore or after. and every bulgarian
svmpathizer who had a gun went out
and shot 10 off
battle. Their was no front and no
rear. They shot In every direction
4 bullet plunked periouSly near one
of the Red Cross interpreters stand
Ing on the steps OF the clinic. You
could hear the steady ping OF som"
would be- patriot firms over the roof.
8ulaars Appear Sleepy.
lf was good time 10 settle old
scores. 10 YOU shot amy ON" YOU could
puf If down a- mistake or am excess
OF innocent rejoicing
Miss Mitchell and lodged nervous
is down the street and stood On Tho
crowd. our noses pressed against the
railing of tho Ob-tua Uthc city halD
lIk, charity children viewing a party
Several motors drove up. bulgarian
officers got our and went up tho steps
They were quite % different type from
the SerhiHn-. faf. most of them. with
round sleepy brown faces. Their
warm new uniforms Of e light tobacco
color bad fur COLLAR that We 'uEl'd
bur they had up Individuality ~ fea.
furo. and nothing Of fhs dash that after
seeing tnN Serb We t--OCi4ted with
'ysr thing Balkan
The two Grmau- with them HUI
gar officer. In hI-f fIr hats. were much
more fh' type off hing soldier You
could $500 fles ffUurhf tho whole thing
90 rroat bore. arI fno Uuirarians MOI
af 200 fh. sort uf person. thcv would
care fU hs .'Du H..u .IHT|re with In
If.'In Il't vrr. Che German Equiv
l.nr' nf England smart cavalry. "fho
Ifv flaw brigade.
Buiasrs occupy Morastr
H' ,IunE fu fND rliI.nE W' look
NI fDru" 500 uf rnH fhr street below
-'Id' packed with people. mostly
wearing Doe iry che serbian Utu. bad
%. appeared UE' magic 1rd n au
ono behind ,h' other -uI'mnt dane
.rE Iu t circle