Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-07-03

ign representatives. II was good 10
see the stars and strips flying over
one of the buildings. The street was
crowded with Interpreters, beggara,
cab-drivers. and shouting s%hri"king
peddlers. We chartered a cab, drawn
by two husky little horses, hardly
bigger than Shetlands, for the after
noon, and started out to see the place
right. All of the streets, with the
exception of Front Street. are very
narrow, so it was no unusual thing
for us to stop every now and then,
waiting for the street to clear 50 We
could move on We took in the bust
ness district first. Fish shop, cheese
Shop, Cake Shops, Jewelry, Clothing
Bazaar, all crowded together and all
emitting horrible smells. Ragged
boys, Greek for the most part ped
ding cherries, nuts candy, knick-
kIacks of all sorts, and all shouting
at the top of their voices. After
seeing the business district, We drove
to the courts-loOked through here
saw several trials in session; then
visited the prison. | V saw such
a dirty ferocious looking bunch 49,
some of them Greeks, Turks, Armen-
ians. in for life, others serving short
er sentences. The prison officials
were very courteous and took us in
every part of the prison. The pris-
cners make small knick-knacks. bead
work. etc. These are bought by the
visitors and the money is turned in
to the superintendent All the mon
ey goes into the prisoners fund, pro
yiding little comforts for them that
the state does not furni h. We neSt
visited the Greek resident quarter.
This is situated in the southeastern
part of the town,on the hill SIDES The
houses. all built of stone or brick,
have barred windows and big heavy
doors, all closed, and giving quite a
gloomy impression to a stranger.
Some places had been shelled, either
by airplanes or some battleship. Most
of these buildings were completely
ruined. We next drove to the Turk
quarters, saw their places of worship.
the mosques, built dome-shaped and
having tall steeples. The houses
we're of the same type as those of the
Greeks. Could not ascertain wheth-
err any were harems or not. We
then drove up to the top of the hill
to the old castle. Only the outer
walls remain. Drove back to town,
dismissed the cab driver after a long
argument over the price; then started
on a hunt for a decent restaurant.
Dined on tea and cakes not very fill
ing, but that was about all we had the
heart to take. We stood on the street
watching the people go by; saw the
Turkish women. true believers. wear
ing the veil, which is of very thin
material and does not hide ones fea-
lures SO completely as you would
think. We roamed through the ba-
zaars, looking at the knick-knaCks
and curios, which were very high
priced, of course, for tourists. About
10 o'clock we got disguised with the
and mean-looking crowds. so
made Our way t. the boat. On Thurs
day, about 10 o'clock, rifle fire
broke out in the Greek quarters. The
counsel signalled that the
and Turks were butchering
each other. We saw crowds of people
down Front street and saw
some of them fall. Bullets were
striking the buildings and heads were
ducking around on the run. People
crowded into small boats and made
their way out in the harbor for safe
ty. This lasted up to 10 o'clock
The Greeks whipped the Turks and
gave them until 3 p. m. to leave the
town. About s o'clock l saw the
Turkish troops marching past the old
castle ON the hill, leaving the town
did not land as they did not
bother our legation; although there
was firing all around the building
Oh, this is some little heaven all right
but l would much rather be in a san
country. We will probably leave
in a few days, for Brest most likely.
Hope to get mail upon Sunday but
1t is doubtful, Hope you folks are
all well. Will write again when the
next mail leaves. With love and
kisses to all, your loving son and
brother, Paul.
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