Evening star., 1915-11-18
Spent Year in Kief Hospital
Caring for Russian
Wounded.
PLAN TO RETURN SOON
AND ENTER CZAR'S ARMY
Washington Surgeons Tell Of Their
Experiences Close to the
Battle Line.

After a tour of duty in kief. Russia,
attending to the Russian wounded
brought back from the front, DTS. r.
H. and A NJ Zinkhan, sons Oh III.
Louis F. Zinkhan, superintendent VI
the Washington asylum and jail. nave
returned to the city. They caiieo a'
the American Red Cross headquarters
today to report their return TO MAJ
Patterson, U. S. A, in charge OF tne
Red Cross medical department. 6oth
of the surgeons plan to return 10 rus
sia within a month and will enter the
service of the Russian army meoicai
department.
Both these Washington surgeons lei.
here in September year ago and wen.
direct to Petrograd. When they arrived
at Stockholm, Grand Duke Constahuh
sent his priyate physician down to NEE.
the American surgeons and to escort
them IN petrosrad, where they were
received and entertained by the en-
nress dowager. before leaving for tne
base hospital at Kief. Before golhs ~
the front the young omcers w.
missioned lieutenant colonies IN Inc
- .rr,, and wore the Russian
military uniform.
Hospital Always Crowded.
I've went to Kief soon after oul
rival in Petrograd," said COL
Zinkhan, who acted as spokesman
entire time was spent in one hospi@"
IT had from six to eight hundred peos
and every bit of space was used up
The beds were placed in the corrldors
as well as in the rooms.
There were about 10000 beos IN
Eief. In our particular hospltai theIe
were about eighty Russian sololers en-
gagged in helping take care OF .hs
wounded. some OF whom were received
in a day and a half after they had been
wounded.
Tine hospital to which we were as
signed was not a mi,as;ay m,aisasy wonnSed nosd
were treated there. the wounded OF
the enemy were taken to the miNtar!
hospitals. The work was very, very IN
teresting from a medical standpolnt,
MANY of the cases were of men Win
their entire lower jaws shot away. Tne
hospital had a dental department ana
wonderful work was done there win
these cases, and marvellous advances
have been made in this work since the
war started.
Thigh Wounds Predominate.
According to the statistics COM
piled at the hospital to which we were
assigned the greatest number OF
wounds were thigh wounds, the next
were head wounds, with wounds Of the
forearm third"
DR.. Zinkhan could offer no explana-
ton for the preponderance of thigh
wounds. His attention was called to
reports that dispatches had told of the
large number of head wounds during
the war. which were attributed to the
large part that trench warfare played
In the present conflict. He said that
some hospitals may have had large
numbers of head cases. while others
just simply caught the other wounds
The cases were not kept long at our
hospital after they had received the
proper amount of medical treatment,
he said. "As soon as they were I'M
to the rear so that the beds could be
used for new surgical cases. An at
tempt was made to keep about 200 beds
vacant at all times, and the cases were
moved as soon as possible.
Most of the cases were received
within three days of the front. al
though we often had them within a
day and a half. The hospital trans
portation is very good after the wound
ed get to the trains. Ordinary box
cars are fixed up with beds and with
stoves, to keep the wounded warm.
Medical Supplies Adequate.
There were always enough medical
supplies, although there were delays
In receiving some Of the shipments.
However, they always came in the
end
There is difficulty in obtaining am
munition for the Russian forces, ac-
cording to DR.. Zinkhan, but there was