Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-11-11

white n yellow faces peering anXi-
ously forth and One understood that
these soldiers had no words to express
their sufferings, they only wait for
help
"A young doctor just commencing
his life of self-sacrifices, his eyes
heavy with fever, his shoulders droop-
ing with fatigue, <sBeks the military
doctor in charge,.aat the station and
hands him Il list giving him some in
formation. brief and military, on the
wounded hundreds behind him. Some
are so injured they must have instant
fHrin Here are III who nay travel
ton to promised atsfstahee..
removed ON stretcfiefs; the. nuns bring
cooling water to vas their fevered
hands n faces 1.-The. nurses bring
them food and hot coffee; kind hands
replace their slings; boys and girls
bring them newspapers, cigarettes,
admiration and devotion to these
humble defenders iof France.
All along the vast platforms are
rows Of s%tretchers, each laden. with It's
suffering humanity. One counts the
men by the upturned boot soles. Alas:
those wounded in the legs hang brok-
emily down.. Here. a. wretched mar
with broken shoulder wanders to-
wards the operating room installed in
comrade leans on the shoulders of a
nurse as he struggles towards the doc
tors awaiting him.
THE mnro serionr1,- "o"oS.d -~"~.
remain on the spot and the medical
director inspects ll..4., so. .-n.ua
lumber he encourages him with a few
words. Now, my brave one, you will
not travel farther, look at your wound
my friend, and then to a comforta BILE
touches his cap, lifts his covering and
shows a dressing spotted with yellow
and brown, but has the. strength to
say to the bearers, carefully, gently,
my friends. r suffer much,' and. he
looks with misgiving on the am
bulance for they. are moving him
again, poor felelow, who has suffered
SO much.
They lift him tenderly and. he dis
appears beneath the Red Cross am
%bulance. there to find. a nurse. who
whispers to him: MY little soldier.
another moment Of patience and you
will find myself amidst cool sheets,
far from noise and, confusion:. thou
shalt n rest and peace. and thou
In the midst of this impressment.
the Joy OF helping. the German pris-
oners, wounded and far from home,
are not forgotten. At the door Of one
of the wagons a little brown chap is
leaning. silent, but with shining, unxi-
Gus eyes. The odors of good coffee
and warm bread are, waited to
u he dares not make q sign. but how
radee;' behind HIN. who Tor SO many
days who faced death and famine
the trenches. How they hunger! He
chances behind him. Here q man lies
on his back. his eyes closed. Another
Is gasping with his. hands .clenched.
Others are crouchipg In the %obscurity.
HOW hungry they are! How the thirst
burns! But n must no ask mercy
OF ones conqueroIs =; -,
Suddenly a young doctor with q
nun at his side appears ct the win-
dow. Coffee, bread and meat are Or
Tered, 1t is the little brown wounded
n kneeling at the window who
brings to his fellows the hospitality of
The officers are crowded together,
neads swathed in blo~od.stained band
ted bands. but their voices are lower
ed as they thank the kindly nuns and
they squeeze themselves together to
allow a freer space to the more In
iured companions. The papers
brought to them tell them of the bat
ties in which they;have fought and in
the list Of those fAtien on the field OF
cherished friend. "'s
80 they come to u.s.. we ladies of
trance. and the Americans living in
their pleasant country. Brave humble
little 'Piou Piou,' the little infantry
man. who SO bravely. and % enthusi-
astically have fought for their native