Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-11-06

| Day and Halt In Mud and Ham
With Wound In Stomach.
These extracts from IL letter sent BY
Il wounded and captured unnamed
| French soldier to his father in Paris
are Published Uy the Figaro:
"Wouudcd III the stomach about /,
| O'Clock III the morning. | am left il,
,hr rain and in mud so deep that /
Hin obliged to lean On my elbows to
Keep my head OCT of it.
Il remain helpless from q in the
| tnornin" until / the next afternoon
and the rain does not stop
Toward = O'Clock there is II iull III
the firing | await the stretcher bear
| ers; but. like Sister Anne. they do not
come The hours seem ntrociousy
long. although | no longer pay any 1T
| tenti0n to The rain. which continues
| Finally toward O'Clock in the nftcr
noon see coming in place of the loui>
ed for stretcher bearurs-the Germans
Kindness From the Enemy.
This time 1t is for good say L.
myself IL am done for A blow from
rifle butt or II thrust Of the bayourt
| and they would finish me. \ las
Thought of my family and try to TAX,
NY own rifle. and end it 1t is useless
The @un is II lump of sticky clay.
"A German asks me in French. How
are you:'
Il showed him the place where an;
| wounded
'lteaSSure YOURSELF he says. THAI
| will perhaps amount to nothing In
| any case you will get we'll
II learn that they are from Lorraine
which is luc.iy They are clad In gray
| which makes them almost Invisible III
war speak of this to them They
| answer:
Indeed. with your red trousers W.
can see you Il long distance You
make superb targets.
THE Germans went on their WAY
! promising t. return to look for me
Thirty four Hours Without Caro-.
THE hours pass: nigh, arrives Ii
still rains Day breaks No one: nci
| Their stretcher nearer nor my Lorraincs
of the day before. II Is not until 1
o'clock in the afternoon of the second
day that the Germans come back.
have passed thirty-four hours In rcilr
| ton in the rata. with wound which
caused me much suffering
THE Germans put me on II canvas
with two pieces Of wood on either end
| They carry me to hamlet. about Il
kiloneter and half distant. and
| stretch me out there in the open air.
still in the rain. but on firmer ground
| Then they so back to search for others
| They bring thus 100 or 500 wounded
Of whom ltitl are French.
Il am soaked | am furnished. 1
munich with Joy II bit Of army bis
cult. which ! find delicious Upon my
| urgent entreuty Il German consents to
give me Il glass of wine from his flask
which he has just filled ! thank him
| That warns me The German H. 20
| i!l;. away. when he changes his mind
ard demands payment for his glass of
wine give him II ten sou piece. the
nnIy money | have left He takes
himself Off content
Germans Blame French Rulers.
Some German officers come To tnik
TO US One of them says to me-
"'lt Is your governments fault thai
| you are here
They all speak French u note the
remarks Of this officer because 1t mp.
pears to me to indicate II curious men
, tally.
"rhe third day OF his calvary they
put us In i,nrn on the hay We have
as yet received no care beg the
Germans to take of my clothes |
have been able to snare blanket
which happens to be there don't
know to whom 1t belongs. but necessi
/ ty STILES scrupleS They are quite
willing to do what | have asked NV
coat. my water soaked trousers, which
were little less than packages of mud,
~. removed My failing shoes. my
/ oAderdraweiS and socks follow the
same route.
Dresses His Own Wound.
my feet and my wound make me
suffer. take out my little pocket
scissors. | cut my shirt and flannel
belt free of my wound which I have
not seen. 1t Is distressingly long. but
nothing astonishes me any longer after
what have seen. make, as good rs
1t Is bad. a dressing out Of the first aid
things In my pouch. Then l roll my
self up in my blanket | have no
longer anything military. except my
cap. and l am almost naked. For
tunately my jersey keeps me warm
This operation completed. feel great
relief
"They sort the German wounded
from the French. Some hours after
they bring in the sanitary service of
, the Two Hundred and Third, which
has been taken prisoner The French
doctors get to work with first dress
ings. They make one for me with
tincture Of iodine. But Mt the mo
ment they are going to put on the
bandage the Germans take away the
French doctors md rho wounded Ix.,.