The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1920-01-22
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! Greeks nave DullC great refugee Ce'Anpo'
Many Greeks had to flee from Mace
donia and the country north when at
tackled by the Turks and Bulgarians.
On the sloping hillsides we could sec
flocks: of sheep attended by their
Shepherds dressed in the very gar
ments of biblical times. It was. all
very stirring. On our return to the
city we passed through the Turkish
market. Here one felt like holding
ones hand on ones pistol. We were
told to keep together as 76 murders
had occurred within the last two weeks
Yomen in black wells went Sinking
along like phantoms; little children
were begging for money; dirt and
squalor were everywhere. There were
winding streets and many booths
where the articles were, exposed in
stalls. We were kept busy rubber
ing"
Other things we saw: Q) Church
of St. Sophia, originally Moham-
medan mosque, now Greek church.
| (2) Visit to real Turkish mosque
and minaret. We climbed to the top
by means of dark winding stairway
and found a fine type of Turkish
priest teaching a young lad. AS it was
nearing o'clock we waited for the call
to prayer. > He leaned out over the
parapet and called forth to Allah in
strange minor key in many direc-
tions. On going down one of the
priests took us into the holy of holies
and here we saw about 100 Turks
with freshly washed feet kneeling in
prayer. (3) Hundreds of Bulgarian
prisoners marching through the streets
guarded by Greek officers, also many
Chinese soldiers, looking clean and
trim.
Note Paul lived here in the old
days and preached to the people. They
seem to have advanced but little since.
Note 2.-Whilc walking on the street
near the pier we saw all at one time
the following: Donkeys heavily load
ed with roots, with bales of cloth,
with whole families, with many differ
ent things; oxcarts with crude wheels
drawing stone; carriages drawn by lit
tie ponies; automobiles filled with sol
diars of various kinds; aeroplanes cir
cling low over the city.
Note "a Mr.. Dana, treasurer for
the missionary work in Turkey, was
seized and cast into prison in Salonika
the prison at the end of Acropolis.
1 Note Al left Salonika feeling that
the world was large and that people
were so far apart in customs and ideals
that internationalism was an impossi-
bility.
Note 5-While waiting outside the
Red Cross palace for the party I
strolled across narrw lane to King
Constantine's palace. A few workmen
were about-Greeks. Il saw a little
dog chained to a veranda looking
terribly hungry. Having had dinner
with the Red Cross personnel my sand
wiches were still in my bag. Crossing
! over to one of the workmen I indicated
my desire to feed the dog. He nodded
assent, so I went in and fed meat and
bread to little yellow dog in King
Constantine's yard!
We are told that mail will not be
taken off at Salonika, so will tell Of my
trip to Constantinople.
Although we did not sail until after
noon, and passengers were allowed to
go ashore, I decided to stay on board
and watch the loading on of wounded
prisoners who are being taken to Con-
stantinople. Hanging over the upper
deck watched wretched looking Turks
being carried in stretchers by kindly
"Tommies," and lowered into the for
ward hold on stretcher elevator. We
are changing our medical staff and the
new orderiies are Indians-Indians
with their wonderful head dresses and
linscrutable faces. They are dignifed
and courteous and I like them very
much. There are several castles rep
resented. They have brought with
them their live goats, ovens and native
flour.
We set sail about o'clock. There
i was another wonderful sunset and
night as we steamed slowly out.
Morning revealed beautiful hills close
by. Looking at our map we found
we were passing between Tenedos and
the mainland of Asia. We then passed
Timbros and sailed on toward the
Dardanelles. We passed the plains of
Troy, the legendary scene of the HON.
eric battles. Near it is the tomb of
Achilles, which could be plainly seen.
4he forts along the Hellespont looked
somewhat formidable but not as ex-
pected them to look On the European
side we could see the point where the
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