Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-01

lAc t0Vn SACL46ClNS5 PAoAAS
Gated soldiers a great many Of them.
The Coldstream guards regiment was
nearly wiped out because the men re-
fused to fire on the Belgian women
and children whom the Germans had
put in front Of their guns at Mons
This soldier was wounded there and
told me this himself"
Mrs. Astor has assisted in the con-
valescence of men at Plymouth by
taking them in large numbers for Az
tomcbile trips over the moors.
Washing Dishes In Hospital.
Perhaps Paris has seen more Of the
benevolent ministrations Of American
women than any other city. 1t is re-
lated that a visitor to the improvised
American hospital at Neuilly found
Mrs. Herman Harjes, wife Of the part
ner in the Morgan Paris banking
house; Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt and her
friend, Mrs. Munroe, all washing
dishes In the kitchen. They had re-
ported at eight o'clock every morning,
declaring they were ready for any
kind Of useful work, from scrubbins
floors to assisting III the operating
chambers. ~ ~"
The American. hospital at Neuilly,
near Paris, was established In 1906
through resident Americans and Am.
bassador Henry White. 1t has IS. beds
and is css OF the finest hospitals on
the continent. But these IS beds were
not enough for Americans TO give
when war broke out. The American
ambulance committee obtained from
the government the use Of the new
Pasteur high school at Neuilly and i'm
provised q hospital here. Here are
accommodations for wounded to the
number Of 4 thousand. The star IL
led by the distinguished DR.. Joseph A
Blake OF New York, DR.. Charles Po'
land. q former United States army
surgeon, and Dr.. George D. Hayes.
This hospital is specializing in the
most serious cases because there are
few places in France where such splen'
did talent and appliances are avail.
able. :
Has Motor Ambulance Service.
The American committee is also op
Grating q motor ambulance service and
brought some Of its own patients from
the battlefield Of Ieaux, the engage
ment fought nearest to Paris.
The first wounded we're received
September 9, consisting Of fair English
boys, bsown Turcos from: Algiers and
black men from Senegal. Fifteen
American surgeons living in Paris and
twenty more a. a relay were ready to
treat them. Doctor Blake sent, = call
to. New York for volunteer surgeons
and q party Of six soon left, among
them DR.. Richard Derby, who married
Ethel Roosevelt. Mrs. Derby left
behind IN America her six-months-old
baby son in order to 20 with, her hus
band, III the capacity Of nurse, /,
The four million dollar marble pal
ace Of the former Anna Gould, nowthe
duchess Of Ta~llyrand. IL today filed
with French wounded. The duke drives
one Of her motor cars in the service
Of France. while all the rest q he,
car have been turned over to the gov
eminent also. The duke carries mes
sages between Paris and Bordeaux OF
between Paris and the battlefield: !,
The duchess had her heart touched
by tho plight Of the large class, Of
women in Paris who live faithfully
with men to whom they are not legal
ly married. Their men have now gone
to wal and they and their children
we're without friends. II, seemed. Anna
Gould, with her, all.inclusive charity
came to their relief. She opened 4
workshop and employs the women al
sewing. They receive three meals I
day and are paid T. small amount be
sides. The duchess had promised her
self q visit to- her old home in New
York this winter. but she hasfgiven I
up IN order 70 continue to- supervisl
her work>of mercy. Y H&
Mrs. Peter Cooper Hewitt Of the ID
nous New York family has sewing
women in her Bois Dc Boulosne man
sion. There shiftssand bandases arr
turned out in large quantities. Mrs
Vanderbilt and Mrs. Edith WHARTON
are also keeping many seamStressea
employed. s. 2 - e.
CAN'T GIVE Up FOOTBALL