The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-09
Of GUISE
IS DESCRIBED
BY A WOMAN
Mademoiselle Robert. of Paris,
Gives Vivid Narrative of
Events of Fight in Thrilling
Rescue Takes Place.

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CAssocitacd Press Correspondence
Paris. Fec. 20. - Madcmoiscllo
Robert Of Paris. who Witnessed the
battle OF Guisc. has just told her story
Of the rescue Of seven wounded chas-
scurs.
with the report that the Germans
were coming the CHIEF surgeon Of "a
hospital had ordered practically ov-
crybody 20 the rear. MadcmoisclIo
Robert was SIN at the hospital. how
ever. when a peasant came iu breath
less excitement 20 tell how the Ger
mans were coming. and now seven
chasseurs were lying terribly wound
ed IN "a little hamlet four miles away,
1T was already dark. Madcmoi-
sellc Robert relates. we had r.
ambulancos ~ any sort of vehicle tn
bring tho wounded back. Iul 3
jumped on q bicycle. determined t'
try 10 find Ihc wounded men Thy
ca%nnonndinE heard Tor three days
was coming nearer and nearer ans
as I pcdallcd along the road I could
see flashes ~ the nearing conflict.
Two miles up the road "a dctlrh-
mcnt OF dragons CHALLENGED me-. and
ordered me 10 the ear ! told them
OF the seven Chusscurs.
" My poor little woman n snid.
there may Dc seven times seven
thousand hack there. and you can't
set them az, oan you'
81 pleaded with aim ~ bet me huy,
two OF mis- men 10 make an effort
lie shook his head, declaring that the
Germans would be in tho village boz
force before anyone could reach the
wounded men
But I couldn't ro back. and the
officer finally l,t me proceed The
sky had .luudcd thickiy and d was
pitch dark when I arrived at the
hamlet There was not "a sign ct life:
the Only light was that of burning
buildings reflected from the clouds.
/ knocked "a several houses, they
were uurespousivc ns the grave, al
though / ann sure there were people
I'm some of them.
% finally found % barn beside the
road that answered the peasants de-
tcriptiun, ana putting NV ear TO q
crack in the door I heard the plant
I've sounds that became go familiar in
tho hospital; my men were there.
Lifting the latch carefully ! pulled
the door, looked into pitch darkness
then drew back. / was afraid ]
asked t~rembhugly. 'Whu's there %
lThore was no reply. but : could lo-
lCatc the spot where the men lay hy
the sound Ot their grouuiug. fclt
my WAY toward them. bumpins
against beams and tripping iu tn
straw. I went down on $50 fours and
cropt until my hand touched some
thing under the straw, drawing "a
sharp cry Of pain: Il was the crushed
leg OF ono al the chnsseurs. How
many are sou here : asked In
heavens namc speak. some 81 YOU
" who are you9' e. :ccblc voice
asked. They could scarcely believe
had come from the rear aud begged
me 10 fy as quickly as could
There's nothing % girl IKE YOU car
do Tor u.s..
90 started out for a conveyance u
was an an night search. for cycr'
door was dumb To- my appeal
lclubbcd the door of every house VIII
re- stout stick, but not I'm dawn did
see "a living being IN the locality, thct
ii came across q lonesome, d@iSCuhsn
late COW. 'Now.' / thought, ~ cai
hnd any sort Of a vehicle ave th'
motive power An old peasant won
an peeked timldly out ~ her cottage
ana dartcd back again. I knocked n
the door. hut she didn't reply. { in
sisted so strongly with my big stiol
that she finally opened again. Their
was nm old yarry-Ail under the shc'
of the next farm, she said. The place
was abandoned We might find o.
harness there or sore other mean.
Of hitching tho COW 10 the carry-all
An old wreck Of harness that w'
lpicccd ont with ropes and rngs wat
soon ready, und the COW. dazcd aut
docile. finally consented 60 pull.
with the aid ~ the old poas1n.
woman and with somo unseen aid W.
got those MANNED chassuors into thu
carry-uil ana were on oar way hacl
10 the hospital at q speed of q mil,
an hour. Shells were bursting nearer
and nearer and long columns of In
nntry were hurrying before then
through the fields To the right and O.
the left, W. heard the rambling Of