The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-09-23
AMERICAN WOMAN
ON BATTLE FRONT
Tells Of Her Work as a Motor
Ambulance Driver.
DRESSES IN KHAKI TROUSERS
Says England at First Refused the Aid
Of Women, but Now Accepts Their
Services Gladly &c Common People
Little Interested In tho War-Ds-
scribes a Zeppelin Raid Over Camp.

scribes Zeppelin Raid Over Camp.
Mrs. Bartlett Boder, one Of the first
American women to drive an ambu-
lance in the European war. arrived in |
America with thrilling stories of her
months ut the front.
Mrs. Boder is a New Yorker, but
she is going back to England before
Christmas.
81 can't keep away she said. 1T is
all SO fascinating-the soldiers in uni
forms the gay bands, the great camps,
the air OF expectancy for whatever the
day may bring.
Il have been as far front as any wo-
man dares co. she announced enthu-
siastically. 81 have been to the base
hospitals in Rouen and Boulogne.
have carried wounded soldiers from
the battle front to the hospitals. but
the thing I want to do most Is to drive
the great army trucks that carry pro-
visions to the men. l could do it, too,
Just as we'll as any Tommy only it
takes the red tapped British go, eminent
20 long to get it through its funny Eng
lish head!
decorated by the king Of the Belgians
for conspicuous bravery. IL guess Id
rather have that happen to me than
anything can think Of
Woman Becomes Chauffeur,
Life is stern these days in England,
and women are brave with courage
hitherto undreamed Of A chum of
Mrs BOder's. Il girl who has lost five
brothers and six cousins in the war, is
now running the automobile of fam
| lily at whose home she was formerly
| an houorcd guest. She eats in the scrv-
ants quarters that the men chautfeurs
may be free to fight.
"Hut EHgiand is still asleep" Mrs.
Bourl declared. LAS Il Fighter the aver
aGc !3s%t>lmUn is a topping success.
| b. he wants to do the proper thing
e.. q 1t the battle front. Why, ! have
! S, logs work and pull every string
! Il roull to yet in one OF the 50 caI]r
! ! II regiments, especially the ian.
! .. .,s, ,or,.. G',-av 1-,..,,. If .7,,.,,.. ,,.-
a death, bur they dj| it because it.
as the #W"~scr regiment Of Il cor
lin d't 49,
"Ln&5 81 I..'at yet Know sh" is
gtltin& t.. ''r 'hH, IH"'2 n' her "i@."
rcat n"} :. -" ~" "''. s. g. @
20p.@ ".j aid '"'t " 81 pt"U.&
SELF 1i-A,rn'' cav ..a.>,""E. Ea'!.
70 IS 80 r"iJ"}ai uo'Aln& has get sGHE-
Il It.
LAe commal people III England DO
lot care a co..|iH""l1l about the war;
ma they 90 hJi AeS'jar" 10 say so.
|hey EhnW " III. Il depends On
'Aem' ana i.'| iF' HaNii% Il great
now "I I..i 'H.T i1'Ir importance.
hey take IT," " tate sidewalk, the IT.
"oferS co. '.ht lhr% almost seem TO
goat over the numbers or the royal
families ana the nobility who have
! peeh killed.
sure It's their HGht; let them go
10 IT, IS the attitude. Inc hopIes'
| they say are n%htihg lor their castles
ana their l'lio. we nave hotllhs' 50
we won't hGht- 1ll''t $ why england
Will nave TO resort TO cohscrlptloh'
Sees Zeppelin Raid.
Mrs. Boder dramatically described a
Zeppelin raid on England, which &C.
CURED WINE she was nc Il large camp
near tne enamel
heard inc roar ana knew Yep
penn was on the way slie salu. me
hrst tnlhs we are trained 10 10 III sucn
cases IS 10 s1latch our resplrators.
sol nine ana ran TO the WINDOW.
Iuefe, hunureas OF leet III the ar, the
Aeppellh soaleu Oh lis way nasnng
ooinos toward our camp AS l "atch-
eu meet or alrsnlps scared a1ter It.
'liu al were soon 1ost To slsnt' ohe
'ii ~ was sasseo rs result
"asseo IS one Oh inc ne" verbs tue
| war nas collleo' Men are hot always
suu.' put olten sasseu'
Aneie were iunny 'a'es, 'oo' Ill ail
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