Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-10
NINE. DEPAGE TELLS
NEED OF HOSPITALS
Belgian Red Gross Lecturer Asserts
Fathers Shot in Trenches While
Families Are Being Assisted.
NEW ARMY OF BELG1ANs READY


Nine. Antoine Depsge, Belgian
Red Cross lecturer. addressed gath
ering at the Hotel Rome last night,
when she told some vivid incidents OF
the war. what We are asking, she
said, lis that you help US mend what
war has destroyed" She pointed out
that many people who are furnishing
money for relief do not realize that
while they are saving a wife and baby
by this relief work the father IL per-
haps being killed in the trenches and
that this means there will be much
relief necessary for this little family
long after the war is over.
she said that a new army Of Belsians
would be in the field this spring, and that
~ soon az the roads were dried so that
the heavy artillery could be moved 10000
Belgian soldiers would be on the move
toward the front
Nine. Depage herself has son In the
trenches. She related some Of tho things
ne has written to her as for example how
~ and his comrades remained IN a trench
FOR foTty-elsht hours with bullets singing
over their heads constantly with shells
ana shrapnel bursting over them day and
nieht untn some Of the men actually
became distracted with the nervous
strain He told her also Of hattie IN
which men fell dead 20 rapidly that the
last OF the stricken did not fall, but re-
manned standing. walled IN by the dead
atcund them.
Need OF Hospital Service.
She made pies for help for the hos--
pItaI work. stating that what Is needed 10
syatem whereby large relief force
ckp always accompany the army with
hoapisai tents To show the lack Of ado
u4iate relief. she gave an illuptration Of
the work IN which she engaged along
vfth others in an effort 20 handle 5000
sounded men IN little village after one
great battle. There were but two doctors
ard several nurses OF the GOO men.
only ~ we're saved. and the rest died
largely because OF the lack Of attention.
AZ the doctors worked day and night un-
III they simply fell exhausted and had 20
neglect the great majority Of the
wounded VI
Edear scott introduced the speaker.
Meetfhe AZ Mrs. jonas Hosme.
Inc ntIklhu AtfA NlpH1 ~ npt H1a4At4N
men 20 send them back 10 war We are
working for after the war-that we may
A2nd back mon who win be able TO Sup
port their wives and children. II all the
strong. brave men are killed. not only
by bullets. but by the ravages OF In
sScsion due 10 absence Of surgical treat
n6nt. the next generation VIII be fsth-
cred BY crippies. cownrds and weakiings."
THUS spoke Nine. Dcpage TO an audience
81 women a. the home Of Mfs. a. =.
Jonas. Thursday afternoon. Nine. Do
pbke Il tot,flpE the United states and
Appealing IN every CITY Tor the find 70
eailp field hospitals 70 follow In Tia wake
Of the ARMIES.
Mme, Depsse sald that infessiqn vas
Of shs ereatest danger. since wounds ~
manned unwashed and unattended fos
weeks III We could equip sufficient
reid hospitals the work OF salvage n
humAn bodies would b enormous"
Tho speaker emphasized the neutrality
n ouch hospitals which are alrsady N
operation The soldiers Of all asuiass
are cared for alike" she ssId.
Kline, Depsse related narrowing eA-
perencee IN crossing the frontier, and
told 81 party which acquired a hoaruo.
illltd a coffin with sand and Stimulating
party o. mourners, was persnitted 70
srcan
she told OF = prematuFely ased, shabby
count, the scion OF one Of the oldest
french families. whom she had instructed
how 70 wash bottles IN a Belgian hos
pltal. when hls work proved unsatis-
nctory. after repsovins him she had en-
goged IL. eonYersation with him ard
lsarnod hih identity. Their families had
been friends. I had danced with him
At social affairs IN the happy days before
the war. said Nine. Depaee,
Nine Depese said that King Albert Of
Belgium had Instructed her never TO be-
elm a speech without thanking Americans
for the generous aid given to his country.
Your work has been unique one IN the
worlds histcFy~-to save a whole country
from starvation she said
y vas announced that Ezra Willard OF
the omaha National bank would be
treasurer for tho funds collected through
Nine. Depagc'r lectures The speaker
vas introduced By Airs L. =. crofoot.
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