Πέντε ενδιαφέρουσες φωτογραφίες από το χωριό, το 1919.
Σχετικά με τον εφοδιασμό των Σταθμών του παγγαίου απ΄τον ερυθρό σταυρό το 1919 .Το Ροδολίβος ήταν απ'τα πρώτα χωριά που λειτούργησε σαν βάση εφοδιασμού για τα υπόλοιπα χωριά τριγύρω . Με τη βοήθεια των Βλάχων που με τα κοπάδια μικρών αλόγων που κατείχαν εφερναν τα εφόδια απο Καβάλα μέσω παγγαίου στο χωριο
Friday Mar. 15
Stayed in Drama tody. We think of going out of quarantine tonightt and moving upstairs again.
A telegram arrived this morning from Adams saying that Miss Stone was ill and that the doctors suspcted typhus. He asked for Miss Martin. I telophoned it on to Kavalla and Maj. Walker said he would come up tomorrow and see Miss Martin before she left. Miss Martin went at 6.00 P.M. Dr. Walker arrived in side car brought over by Reirdon who left immediately again for Kavalla. Dr. Walker had time for a talk with Miss Martin.
At the house everybody for some reason or other thought it was my birthday and they gave me a dinner party. Lt. Ashe and his successor Lt. Kephala were guests. I also got a grand birthday cake from Anthopoulos and Stonling as the bakers and Miss Martin made me a very nice one. It was a very enjoyable occasion marred only by the news of Miss Stone and the absence of Miss Martin. No one would believe it was not my birthday and I finally had to say that in view of the evidence before me. dinner cakes and poem. I could no longer deny it.
Taylor also is ill at Rodolivos but not very seriously according to accounts today. I telephoned.
Sunday Mar. 16
Dr. Walker left this morning at 6.40 for Serres.
At 2.00 P.M. rec’d a telegram that Col. Capps Oakley and Dewing would arrive in afternoon. I went to station to meet them and had telegram from Maj. Walker that he wished Miss Addison to come here to Drama to take care of Miss Blakeslee and Miss Hartz to go to Serres to help look after Miss Stone.
Col. Capps and the others arrived duly. Maj. Oakley is to leave very soon again and Dewing will inherit the Macedonian zone.
Rainy afternoon. Barry arrived from Rodlivos in P.M. He says Taylor is seriously ill. In accordance with the Dr. Walker’s telegram I telephoned to Rodolivos asking Miss Addison to come here tomorrow – also telephoned to Kavalla asking to have one of American doctors sent to Rodolivos.
In evening Miss Hartz and I went to dinner given by Gov. Gen. to International Commission at the house of Mr. Kalyvos. Good dinner by rather dull affair.
Monday Mar. 17
Talked with Adams by phone today and had hard work understanding him. Miss Stone is very ill.
Barry left before lunch for Rodolivos. Capps Oakley and Dewing left after lunch for Kavalla. In afternoon Miss Addison arrived from Rodolivos. She reports that Taylor is slightly better.
Capps Oakley and I conferred a grood deal on situation. There is no more food for ARC to distribute. No more flour is to come. So in afternoon I saw local committee and them we should have to discontinue bread line soon and asked them to take whatever measures they thought bes.
Miss Hartz left at 6.00 P.M. for Serres. Sorry to have her go. She is a good capable nurse and a very pleasant woman to work with.
Sunday Apr. 27
Today I did nothing much in the morning but in the afternoon Felty and I left for Drama in a Ford with Mr. Zagoussis. We had previously shipped (in an ambulance) Capt. Donaldson and Miss Blakeslee – the latter going for a visit to Drama. On the way we overtook them and I exchanged places with Miss Blakeslee.
Reached Drama ca. 6.15 P.M. Everything looks the same as usual except that the bridge over the river on the way to the station is washed out.
I found the hosue in the process of preparing for a party. In the evening a British captain ~(RAMC) and 4 nurses and a British Major (R.S.C) from a stranded hospital train come up for dinner and and dance following it. Also Lt. Kephalos and Lt. Malammas of the British and Greek army.
It was a grand binge but exceedingly dull to me and Capt. Donaldson as well, I think. Thomas and Miss Porter wee in from Rodolivos.
Miss Hartz seemed as jolly as ever - quite unchanged. Miss Martin looked very pretty and somewhat distressed with the cares of housekeeping. Both are in good spirits and are together running the dispensary with a large number of patients.
Gray and Gilmore and Mrs. Stewart are the same as ever especially Mrs. Stewart who is more so.
Monday Apr. 28
This morning I alled on the Gov. Gen. and Nicolopoulos and told them what I am going to do in Bulgaria. Both were interested and glad to have the ARC take up the matter. It is going to be difficult to get through however. For the R.R. bridge over the Nestos at Buk has been washed out. there will be no train for 10 days. The carriage bridge from Kavalla to Xanthi is also destroyed. Likewise the R.R. bridge over the Struma at Demir Hissar.
Accordingly I asked the Gov. Gen. if he would give me a car to go to Sophia by motor. In the course of the day this matter was arranged and I am to have the Sunbeam tomorrow at 6 A.M.
To avoid trouble in Bulgaria Felty will drive up and we will take Gilmore to drive the car back. At the last minute Gray also decided to go to escort Gilmore safely back.
We don’t know how far it is and we know nothing of the road but it is said to be a long day’s trip.
Capt. Donaldson will stay at Drama in charge while Gray is away.
Miss Porter and Thomas went back to Rodolivos at noon. I got them horses through Nicolopoulos.
In the evening Mrs. Kalyvas and wife of the Prefect came in for a visit with Miss Hartz [
I had a little talk with the Prefect in the afternoon.
Saturday May 17
This morning most of us went to Drama – Maj. Dewing, Miss Addison, Capt. White, Thomas, Gilmore and I.
Dewing, Miss Addison and Miss Glenn went back to Kavalla tonight. Donaldson Miss Blakesless and Miss Kelley are still at Drama.
I am bound for Athens. There is a telegram from Hill asking me to come back for the Corinth job.
White is also gone to Athens but has to stop to visit Taylor at Rodolivos and for 1 day at Serres. He wants me to go with him.
I have got to stay over here tomorrow because I forgot my watch at Kavalla this morning. Miss Kelley is going down tomorrow and will bring it back in the evening.
Nov. 18. Monday. Conferred wih paredros of Cromista and asked him to prepare us a list of poor people of his village who had nothing to eat. Rode to Chereplian (Τσερεπλάνη) 20 minutes distant and conferred with paredros and symbouloi to same effect. (Between Cromista and Cherplian in a deep ravine is a vein of fairly good soft coal. Anyone may dig who wants it and a company is said to have applied to the govmt for concession to exploit it.) Rode from Chereplian in 1 hr. and 5 min. to Kiup Kioy (Kioupkeu) and conferred with paredros and aldermen to same effect as above. Also saw representatives of thre villages destroyed by the Bulgars. Several to Provista and Lakkovikia and made same request of them. In afternoon rode to Rodolivos the largest of the villages on the side of Mt. Pangaeon. Saw major and his council and made request for list of poor. Spent night at house of Joachim [ ].
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