. South of Suez. Shirati Wives of Kikuyu Askaris, in the Muanza District, German East M3ing Column Entraining at Voi in Steel Carriages of theUganda Railway. SOUTH OF SUEZ regulars had brought in a number of prisoners,and driven off foraging parties. An inteUigenceofficer, scouting from Mkalama, had reported tome that the dwindling German force had, uponour approach, abandoned their camp and flednorthward. This hasty retreat entailed threedays march without water, and at the end wouldbring them straight into the hands of mynorthern patrol. There was nothing then for me to do but toret
. South of Suez. Shirati Wives of Kikuyu Askaris, in the Muanza District, German East M3ing Column Entraining at Voi in Steel Carriages of theUganda Railway. SOUTH OF SUEZ regulars had brought in a number of prisoners,and driven off foraging parties. An inteUigenceofficer, scouting from Mkalama, had reported tome that the dwindling German force had, uponour approach, abandoned their camp and flednorthward. This hasty retreat entailed threedays march without water, and at the end wouldbring them straight into the hands of mynorthern patrol. There was nothing then for me to do but toretrace my steps as rapidly as possible, trustingthat the Mbulu force could in the meantime copewith the Germanees. My men were very tired, and my foot nowin a dangerous condition. The poison had ap-parently gone into my leg, so that the pain hadspread from knee to groin; while the foot itself,due to crude giraffe-hide sandals I had cutwith rough, parchment-like thongs, was bhstered,raw, and filthy. Two of the askaris also had badfeet; a great water-blister from heel to toecovered the foot of
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