Show It OFF FOR THE WAR WARThe II II I I Tho The of or No has hos been captured by the Such was tho news that throbbed across s tho the cable I suppose they're holding tho the poor fellow tellow for tor ransom said I. I Its Ils a place snapped my friend and you'd better belter get et bus busy Hastily packing a n typewriter a n. Bulgarian Bul Dul- garian garlan dictionary and an un encyclopedia I 1 jumped aboard the and wax was off to the tho war From the tho encyclopedia dia dla I learned that Bulgaria was half full Cull of ot Bul the tho remainder of the population being composed of Sherbets Shor- Shor bets bots Young and Middle Aged Turks Coca Colas and and others Tho The Sherbets hated the who had tho the bul bulge o on the others while whilo the tune and Turks knifed each CAch other except when whon enjoying a mutual pleasure in knifing tho the Coca Colas which must not not bo be confounded confounded confounded con con- founded with was the capital capital cap cap- ital as the two t largest lars distilleries were situated there Tho The exigencies of gravIty gravity grav grav- It ity compelled d tho the river Danube to flow through h tho the country which probably accounted for tor its well well 11 known tendency to feel blue On tho north Bulgaria was bounded b by soldiers on tho the south b by more soldiers and on tho the cast east and west h by other soldiers Tho The principal of or the population was callIng callIng calling call- call Ing one another names Other IndustrIes Industries industries Indus Indus- tries wore ware enrolling In the tho volunteer force rOlce when tickled with wit a bayonet and taking laking holidays Tin Till history of ot Bulgaria Is a 0 long tale of oppression but hut the proud people of the tho Balkans could not brook brool going to tn work and were now ready to dash tho Iron hoot hool of tho oppressor from front Its place pIneo in their homes I Likewise they thoy would lot Europe know l' that they would nail their colors color to the mast and lot tho the ship sink under their feet teel be before ho- ho fore roro the they would climb down from tho the mountain heights of ot liberty upon which the they had taken their stand If It war must como lot let It come they come they could always s 's quit when whon tho they had holI enough Arriving on tho the other side I obtained copies of or the tho European papers The Tho London papers palters were unanimous in declaring do- do daring claring that tho to trouble In the Balkans Ballans was fomented by Germany and that Russia RussIn Franco France Italy and Austria were anxious to get et what they could out of or It while England was only anxious to help the Young Turks and aud Bulgarians to enjoy tho trio a advantages of or civilization Of or course if Ir England could Jet get Cyprus Cyrus and Egypt It would be b a L good thin thing for the In Inhabitants Tho The Berlin l I seers rR all agree ree that England has prompted toe the action of or tho the Bulc and suspected suspect suspect- ed that Italy Franco Russia Russin and Austria Austria Aus Aus- tria trIll were Inciting tho the Sherbets eta to fizz Into revolution The Paris press Jest main tamed that France ranee hind had to gain aln b by the tho ruction but that It was evident Germany England Russia Italy and Austria were about to grab something Russian papers accused ed tho the other powers while tho the press pres of or Vienna EXpressed ex expressed expressed EX ex- pressed tho the utmost surprise at nt tho the de- de de developments and minted Inte at ot English In In- In All this Information ma made o the tho situation situation situa situa- tion perfectly clear and I devoted several several several sev sev- eral hours to learning th the Bulgarian language which consists of ot twenty six consonants and one ono vowel o arranged In astonishing combinations By chopping the tho vowels off ott a typewriter and anti thou Jumping on tho keyboard I found that the tho lan language could bo be wrItten written written writ wrIt- ten with great facility and In this manner munner the thrilling stories of tee battles of ot Gymkhana and Tea Tea- bazur wore given to tile the rho Tho trip to the tho of was successful the tho movement of tho the train was at times limes clearl clearly per per- On one ono occasion wo we passed the th name namo of or a station In less than ten minutes At wo heard that an agent out of or the Monopoly Rou- Rou mellan melian branch of ot the tho Standard Oil company company company com com- pany had been executed for tor falling failing to contribute to tie the campaign fund but hut we dismissed tho the story etory as UJ a baseless baseless base base- less rumor Nearing the tho the din of ot bat bat- tie tIo reached our cars can A courier hurrying hur hur- to Vienna told us UR that the Bulgarian Bulgarian Bul nul- garian army was engaged with two vo Young Turks Turks Turks-a a l Middle Aged Turk Turc having discreetly run away C At Ia last t wo we arc are in tho the theater of war |