Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-19
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Army Headquarters, Koritsa, AT
bania,.S Nov. 19.---(staf Correspond
ence Of the Associated Press).-Gen-
raj Sales headquarters are located
-@s. IS the furthest point swest Of the
left wing Of the army OF the Orient.
Il ZIG whore the long front across Ma
cedonia tapers of and Joins. the Ital-i
ian army running across AlbaniaN to
the Adriatic. This Italian4occupation
Of Albania is e. separate operation
with a separate army. The junction,
ofsthese two armies--the Army Of the
ian Army across Albania-is. rs miles
west Of here where the last French
and the first Italian camps + side
by side. the French called Kinamt-'
Selnica and the Italian, Ersek. AS
sKoritza is we'll within Albania, this
gives the French allies about SO miles.
OF Albanian front, and h Italians the
rest, about 200 miles. to Santa Quar-
anto and Valona on the 'Adriatic. ESs
Coming Into his headquarters town
there were signs that the enemy wa
not far Off. The big orthodox St
George church showed a huge she'll
hole through the roof, just over the
er. There were other damaged places
but on the whole the town is reason-
ably free from attack, for q recent
offensive Of the allied forces has driv-l
en- the Austro- Bulgars forty miles.
north to the three big lakes separat-
ing Albania, Serbia and Macedonia.
General Sales headquarters are in
or orthodox archbishop. with portraits
of orthodox prelates on the walls, sur
roundedsby the richly-mounted cut,
lasses. rifles and pistolss0f the native
Albanians. Here the general directs
the fighting operations on this left
flank Of the Army of the Orient. But
the general has diplomatic functions
with the italian army on his left. Also
this is the home of Themistocle, chief
of that band of Albanian guerillas
which rules southern Albania with an
iron hand: This power can be OF
great advantage to the allies, and
General Sale, uses it in dealing with
the restless native population.
Koritza is distinctly Albanian with
its. streets filled with Albanians in
their picturesque costumes. full Of col
or. 1t is the home also of many Al
banians who have been in. the United
States, and who have introduced q
new and progressive spirit because of
this sojourn in America. The post
master told me h a one million francs
in money orders from Albanians in
America came back every yearyto this
M town. VII
Coming over from>General Groset-
tits headquarters at Florina, on the
Monastir front, Is miles east Of here,
there was evidence Of the marvellous
modern methods the French army a
brought into their region. In building
roads. bridges, tunnels and all the fa-
cilities Of communication. N
For centuries his region has lain
dormant. But suddenly it has taken
onsIife, and a great military highway
stretches across h country to he
Adriatic. This stretch from :Florina
OC0 feet high, running along the edge
Of cliffs where there Is q sheer drop
Of b thousand feet. It 10 q wonderful
work, of permanent value no matter
hon the war ome out, and yet noth-
ingshas been heard of 1t in the roar
of battle. y,
The whole native Albanian popula-
ton has been utilized fors3this road
making. For miles the Albanian
women and children were strung along
theSsides of the roads, breaking stone
and. gathering it. in heaps for the road
makers. The women we're. smiling,
with heir faces uncovered. SO differ
ent.from the witch-like Turkish wom-
en- Of Macedonia, who keep their faces
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Reaching a high point rounding
lake Presba. one OF the big fresh wa
ter lakes, SO miles long. there was q
view of the headquarters Of General
Tartchoff and the Russian division, on
the southern border of the lake.
They have a singular military sys-
tem,,', said one OF the officers. "An
officer tells them to report at a given
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. there
gether in an. organized body. but
break up IN groups, going by them
selves, and assemble at the given
point. 1t is not a troop but a flock"
There 9 sudden diversion at
this point, as a succession of cannon
shots echoed through the mountains
from unseen batteries. The shots
We're all directed at the same spot,
high above, and burst in vapory cot
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