Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-01
CANADIANS GIVE
NEW IMPRESSION
OF THIS COUNTRY
After Seeing Troops in Action
Europeans Revise Their ES-
innate of People of North
American Continent.

ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence
Ottawa, ont, May 2S.--Word that
the resolution of Canadian soldiers
has given in Europe rather a different
view of North America TO many peo-
pie who before had not the occasion
TO consider this continent was
brought to Ottawa by DR.. II. j. Man
ion Of Fort William, Ontario.
| DIR. Manion had an unusual ex-
perience. Three months ago he paid
mis- way across the Atlantic. bought
his uniform offered his services as
surgeon TO the British Red Cross In
Paris and found there was no open
ing. He was proffered "A place in one
OF the Anglo-French hospitals and
accepted. He found himself a MEM
Der of the surgical staff in a hospital
established in the historic Chateau de
Rimberieu, the property of Count de
Berthune. seven miles north of Com
piegne and but four miles back of
the French line.
we had telephone connection
with the trenches and we could see
the flash of bursting shells from our
windows, and IL was said that OF all
the hospitals this was the nearest to
the lines" said Dr. Manion. There
We're sixty beds in the hospital. II
was maintained under French mill
tary direction largely by English
money. The nurses and orderlies, all
most without exception, were per-
sons of wealth, of prominent French
and English families and many of
them were titled. TWO of the nurses
were daughters of the Count de Bert
hume, the owner of the chateau, an
IL.
other the Marquis de Chabannes, an
other Miss Nevill, grand niece of
Lord Beaconsfieid, another a niece of
Casimir Perrier, late president of
France. No one on the staff received
remuneration instead they contribu
ted from sixty to two thousand dol
lars a month for the privilege of do
ing the tedious, exactlng and often
unpleasant work which Is required OF
nurses and orderlies In every hospit-
AL The ambulances were motors be-
longing to these nurses and orderlies
The domestlcs OF the institution were
chiefly their maids or servants orr
chauffeurs
There may have been a few paid
domestlcs, but certainly no one else
on the staff from the chief surgeon
down, received a wage.
Respects Aristocrats. RI
u left Canada a good democrat and
return as ! left, but | must confess
feeling Of admiration aud respect for
the aristocrats | met in this hospital
doing what they conceived to be their
duty in these terrible times. In the !
hospital lGGles who have been wait !
ed upon all their lives, cheerfully per-
formed tasks they would not require |
of their maids. They accepted the |
hospital routine of night and day I
watches and faithfully administered |
to the needs of the wounded soldiers /
of all ranks. Among others who |
served were Mr.. and Mrs Gray Of |
He acted as an orderly /
and she as nurse. They paid the /
hospital $500 a month. they gave it |
the service OF a motor and their chauf-
feur. and they persistently bought all |
sorts of things for the institution
one of the finest characters and one
Of the most useful persons about the
place was Rev. Mr.. Gedge. a church
Of England clergyman from York
He performed the dual du-
ties Of orderly and chauffeur driving
as an ambulance a car given by his
for that purpose. Only
)n Sunday was he the clergyman and
shall always remember with admira-
ton the calm reverence with which
ne conducted service one Sunday
through the din of terrific bonn
Dardment.
Just ten miles away, at Fayel, was
another of these Anglo-French hos
pitfalls where master and man, mis-
ress and maid worked side by side,
1umbly and faithfully. The Fayel hos
lital Is run by Countess Helena
ileichen, a cousin of King George OF
England and by Lady Wemys,
laughter of the British ambassador .
It Paris. DR. Lapthorn Smith of
is one of the surgeons at
fayel our chief surgeon, or medicine
lief. at Chateau de Rimberlieu was
)r. Merlin, a member of the French
hamber of deputies, and the surgeons
Inder him were an English Spaniard
rom Jamaica, Scotchman and my
elf. Canadian. Those who came to
is we're French soldiers of every rank
nd all of them patient and cheerful.
their one idea was to mend and get
Jack to active service. That they
would return to the lines they took 4
S q matter of course.
ut is wonderful how the French
owe their country; the high and the
tumble speak of la belle France with 4
ffectionate reverence; and | return
onvinced they will not slacken effort }
ntil they have secured the peace ;
nd safety of France for all future. I
"A great feeling of friendship has !
eveloped between the French and
.nglish and It is often demonstrated
l a way that is most impressive"