The Elbert County tribune., 1920-01-09
Ell mare Adria ic,
Emonto Medua Scutari.
Nov. 2oth, 1918.

NOV. zUtn, 1873.
Cara Madre:
Am again upon the Adriati,.
Left Scutari Sunday morning on
board the S. S Mafalda for Medua.
Came down the river Bojana which
runs from Lake Scutari to the sea,
and forms the boundry line between
Montenegro and Albania. A heavey
gale came on with snow, delaying us
at the mouth of the river until Tues
day morning. Then it was only
some three hours run down to the
coast to Medua.
Purchased quantity of gasoline
and motor oil for our unit and tie
Montenegrian commission, paid for,
placed on lighters and loaded on
board the S. S. Jolanda quantity
of coal Completed plan for put
ting up a building in Medua and
transported a lot of goods by Italian
camion from Medua to AIessio, in
itself a job, as the whole country
is flooded and all bridges destroyed
So you see / have had busy three
or four days.
Sunday must go to Podgaritza,
Montenegro andf rom there to Cetin-
je and from there to Ragusa, Damai-
tia From there to Sarejevo, the
town in Bosnia where the incident
happened that caused the war. Then
to Rumania for supplies. This
me an ne \, oil
river Danube, then by water to Cor
fu by way of Constantinople and
Athens, Greece.
Am getting to like this part of the
world very much and my work IS
quite broad and very interesting.
The people with whom | work are
very fine. mean the natives as
well as the military, Italians and
French)
The country is very primitive and
undeyeloDed. geographically
mountainous Rugged desolate noun
tains. A beautiful lake and three
rivers near Scutari, the Kire, Dren
and Bogana. Fishing is very good
and the marshes are full of ducks
and geese.
The last week has been very cold
Snow Sunday and a heavy freeze the
last two nights. The mountains
are covered with snow and today.
which is clear, they are certainly in
spring in their rugged whiteness.
Am feeling very we'll and must be
gaining in weight as a uniform made
For me in Paris three months ago is
far too small now. Possibly weigh
165 pounds att he present time, and
am working hard all the time SO the
gained weight is solid. Up this A..
M. at 6;15, walked from Alessio to
Medua Give miles)in in one hour rowed
to the S. S Jolanda which was lying
in the harbor and had breakfast.
How is that?
Well. mother dear, Christmas Will
soon be here. "Time is swift in its
light and the bird is on the wing"
is surely true. Six years have pas
sed since leaving Colorado. Years
for all of us full of work, full of
changes, full OF interest and full of
sorrows and joys. But who can
say that our sorrows are in truth
sorrows?A Lie is so mall and fleet
ing Such an inGnittismal pat of
the great whole.
Have not been able to get the least
trace of my clothes, etc, which were
stolen sometime ago. Do not think
l ever will.
Write me all the news of yourself
and what you hear from Elbert. St!ll
get time to be bit lonely forallthe
folks at home AS | said before, |
cannot beh oine until Christmas 1920
or New Years day 1921; thirteen
months Three years and seven
months from the time left America.
That will give me seven service
stripes. Guess that VIII beat most
Of them.
My very best regards to x. NJ and
to my little mother all my love.
George.
Elmore Jewell shipped a car of