The Woes Of War Correspondents

Uotn Kussia and Turkey put diffienlties in the way of correspondente joining the trmies. In cases where they liave granted permission, they subject to censorship all the reporte abont to be forwarded, and make it a condition that the correspondents shall not go to the advanced lines, bilt remain at the heatlquarters under the control of a special offioer. Their passes consist of fcheil own photograph portraits, with a stamp and permit on the back, and of a brassart with the word "correspondent" on it. Another diftïculty is of a linguistic nature. There are both in Eoumnnia and Turkey lut few telegraph offices from which o message worded in English eau be sent. A London Tcleyraph correspondent writcs from Knstclmk that tlie apparatus at the telegrapli ofliííe of that fortress is arranged tor tbc transmission of Turkish hieroglyphics only. And sp it is all through these countries, witli the exception of cities likc Constantiuople, Bucharest, and a few commercial ports. Tn this way the enterprising Eaglish or American reporter, who, for the sake of being promoted to the dignity of a " special correspondent," undertakes to face all the discomforts and risks of followiug a semi-barbiiriaii arnry, has to learn tlie lunguages of the Turks, the Wallacliians, and the Kussians bel'ore lie can expect to be ablc to understand what is going dn, or to transmit anything by telegraph.