The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1914-11-20
ARMY Of COMPASSION FOLLOWS.
ARMY or OBSTRUCTION N BATTLE
System That Has Made the kaisers Fighting Forces Military
Marvel Applied Also to the Organization Devoted to the
Alienation Of Pain and Misery-Empress and
Peasant Women Alike Engaged in Work.

the newest scientific inventions, the
purest drugs. bandages. medical nipple.
ments, general equipment, food for the
patients-everything up to the most
modern standards. All ambulances are
well supplied with alleviate and ano-
dyne remedies. an especial aim being
to diminish suffering, even II other
help should be out OF the question.
Star Physician Doctor Neumann Of
Elberfeld claims that modern weap-
ons are more humane than the old
fashioned lead projectiles, In that
those who are not killed outright are
better on than In former wars. In
addition to complete equipment Of the
Red Cross. each individual soldier Of
the German army IL fitted out with
two packages Of antiseptic dressing
and carefully drilled In it, applica.
ton. This enables him to dress his
wounds himself in case Of emergency.
And already reports are coming In OF
the success OF these precautions In
averting infection Of wounds.
During . battle the physicians Of
each company establish frst.aid sta.
tons, "Verbandplatze.' - near q DOS.
sible to the immediate front, In q DO
sition shielded from rife Ore and artii-
lery IRE and easily accessible, where
the men can lie down protected BY
windshields. portable tents and shell.
terinE ramparts. The Red Cross Of
Geneva nutters above these little ha.
vens of rest and shows the way to
those who are but slightly injured and
still able to walk. The others are
brought In on stretchers by the nurses.
who continually plunge into the fray
to succ0r the wounded. The nurses
are all fitted out with first-aid april.
ances so that In case OF supreme need
they can minister help right on the
battlefield. Urgent operations are per.
formed. wounds dressed and examIna.
lions made At the frstaid stations.
The wounded are ut once divided into
three classes.
First Class-Wounded able to walk.
Second Class-Wounded able to
stand transportation.
Third Ciass-Wounded unable to
stand transportation.
rseeine the Wsvndsd.
Each patient receives Q tag, the
shape and color Of which denotes In
which Of the three classes he belongs.
On this tag the physician makes q de-
tailed note Of the nature Of his In.
Jury. thus saving the man the pain
Of renewed examination - he passes
from one hospital on to another, and
In addition saving the physicians much
valuable time. From these first.aid sta.
lions the wounded are later conveyed
10 the nsld hospitals In ambulances.
every army corps having ~ field hos
pitsls. each with capacity Of 1t least
two hundred patients. In the pres
ent war. with it, pathetic sccompani.
msnt Of civilian warfare. which 70.
spects no Red Cross. Il has become
necessary 10 give the ambulance trans.
p0rts thsir armed body guards. who
take terrible revenge on all francs.
tireurs." shooting them 1t sight and
blowing up their homes.
Night for the Red Cross soldiers
brings N arduous task. When the
scenes II horror al about them have
been lowered with \ blacknsss torn
only By the ltful CLEAN Of some burn.
ting village on the horizon. these men
again leavs their station b. the red
lanterns q 0sasvs aad dispsrss over
ths battlefield. searching for the
veun1e1. - well - foe The hysaaa