Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-03-13
WOMAN RESCUED
SEVEN WOUNDED
MEN AT FRONT
MADEMOISELLE ROBERT OF PARIS
WITNESSED BATTLE OF GUISE,
WON BY THE GERMANS.
ALONE SHE CREPT WITHIN THE
GERMAN LINES TO BRING
AWAY CHASSEURS.

vi 4 ais. WHO MilHf--fu lHt Ditllt Oh
Gui~c. ha~ Just told her story 81 the rescue
Of seven wounded cha~~eur~. With the
report that the Germans were comm. the
chief surgeon Of a hospital had ordered
practically everybody 10 the rear. Made
moi~ellc Robert was still M the hospital.
however. when 4 peasant came IN breath
less excitement 10 tell how the Germans
were coming. and how seven cha~~eur-
were lying terribly wounded III Il little ham
let iour miles away.
1T was already dark" Madcmoiscllc
Robert relates. Eve had 10 ambulancc~
or any sort Of 4 vehicle 10 bring the
wounded back. But | Jumped on 4 bicycle.
determined 10 try "a find the wounded
men. The cannonadIng heard for three
days wa~ coming nearer and nearer. and
a. ] pcdallcd along the road ! could see
flashes Of the nearing conflict. Two miles
up the road 4 detachment OF Dragons
challenged me. and ordered me To the rear.
told them Of the seven chasseur>.
"'MN poor little woman one >aid. there
may be- seven times seven thousand back
~ RhN NNN 'aH ! ~ lbfm vi. van
vou!'
Il pleaded with him u LEI me have two
Of hi men To- make an effort. He shook
ms head. declaring that the Germans would
be- in the village IN force. before anyone
could reach the wounded men.
But couldn't 20 back. and the officer
finally let me proceed. The ky had
clouded thickly and il wa pitch dark when
| arrived at the hamlet. There wa~ not i
sign Of life: the only light wa that Of
burning buildings reflected from the clouds.
| Knocked III several houses; they were
un~rcsponsive a. the grave. although | am
sure there were people III some Of them.
II finally found Il barn beside the road
that answered the peasants description.
and putting my ear tu Il crack III the door
! heard the plalntIve sounds that became
- familiar IN the hospital: my men were
there. Lifting the latch carefully. pulled
the door. looked into pitch darkness. then
drew back: wa afraid. | asked trrm-
biinglv who's there There was 10 r.
ply. but | could locate the spot where the
men lay by the sound Of their .ruaning.
! felt my way toward them. humping
against beams and tripping III straw. |
went own on All iour- and crcpi until ny
hand touched something under the straw.
drawing \ sharp cry IT PAIN: it wa~ the
crushed leg Of one VI the cha~~cur>. How
many are YOU here, = asked. I'm Heavens
name. speak some vt vou.'
- .AAl.. 49,. ,, M - g-II.
They could scarcely believe had come
from the rear and hrrvrd NV III fix ~
quickly ~ could. There's nothing 4 -irl
like YOU can 10 tor IT,.
II started out tur \ r"nvcyanrc-it w.>
m I'll night search. for every door wa~
dumb 10 my appeal. rIubhri the door VI
every house with 4 Stout stick. hut net
till dawn did ~rc \ living being IL the
locality: then game across 4 lonesome.
dI~ron-ulatr row. Now. though. III /
only can find some sort ut \ vehicle. | have
the motive power IN Old peasant woman
perkcd timidly ont NJ her rorta.A and dart
cd back again. Knocked I'll the door hut
~he didn't reply. insisted "" strongly
with my biz stick that ~he finally opened
again. There wa~ an old rarrv-aII under
the she'd III the next farm. he said. The
place was abandoned. We might find Al
harness there or some other means II
hItchIng the cow ~ the carrv-aH. An nld
wreck ot harness that wr plrccd out with
ropes and rags was soon ready. the cow.
dazed and docile. finally consented ~ phil
IN nth fla tEi .F tl. Ill t..-... .-
and with some unseen aid wc got those
manned cha>~cur~ INTO the carrv-all and
were on our way back ~ the hospital NJ
4 speed 1T a mile an hour. Shells were.
bursting nearer aud nearer and long col
umne 81 infantry were hurrying before
them through the iicld> IL the RIGHT and M
the left. We heard the rumblin- III wheels
behind a.. II wa~ \ battery Of French ar
tIllery. A. they passed an officer glanced
~ my charge. ~alutcd. shook hi head
sadly and .allnpcd 81. The battery turn
I'd into the iir~t cross road and began
business. To my poor cha~-eur~ Il was n
welcome morse. Cine 80 them raised himself
on hi elbow. and said ~ hi comrades .
'One good turn deserves another: the Ger
mans are getting >umc Of their own change
back The poor fellow was dead when
We reached the hospital. In spite Of the
holes the little 3-incherS made in the Ger
man ranks. they were powerlc~S II stem
the tide and the TX surviving cha~~eur,
had no sooner received first aid than the
lhlan> %gaIloped up."