The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-10-14
AMERICAN WOMAN
ON BATTLE FRONT
Tells Of H3T Work as q MOTOR
Ambulance Driver.
DRESSES III KHAKI TROUSERS


Of Women. but Now Accepts Their
Services Gladly - com1'en People
Little Interested In the War-Oe.
seribes a Zeppelin Raid Over camp
Mrs. Bartlett Bolcg. one of the FIRST
American women 90 drive an ambu.
lance In the European war. arrived In
America with thrilling stories OF her
months nc TIE front
Mrs Buder is New Yorker. but
She Is going back TO England before
Christmas
Il can't keep away" she said 1t Is
all so fascinatins-th soldiers IN uni
forms, the gay bands, the great camps,
the air Of expectancy for whatever the
day may bring.
Il have Teen MS far front rs any wo-
man dares 80" she announced enthu-
siastically Il have been 60 the base
hospitals In Rouen and Boulogne.
have carried wounded soldiers from
the battle front TO the hospitals. but
the thing ! want to do most Is to drive
the great army trucks that carry pro-
visions a. the men. | could do IL. too.
just rs well as any Tommy. only 1t
takes the red tapped British government
so long to get II through its funny Eng
lish head
Several women | know have teen
decorated 10y the king If the Belgians
for conspicuous bravery IL guess I'D
rather have that happen to me than
anything ! can think Of"
Woman Becomes Chauffeur.
Life Is stern these days la England.
and women are brave with courage
hitherto undreamed Of \ chum Of
Mrs. BoderS. girl who has lost five
brothers ana six cousins IN the war. Is
now running the automobile OF fam
lily at whose home she was formerly
an honored guest She eats In the serv-
ants quarters that the men chaufTeurs
may be free TO fight.
But England Is still asleep" Mrs.
Boder declared. "As fighter the aver
age Englishman is a topping success.
but he wants TO do the proper thing
even ut the battle front. Why. have
seen boys work and pull every string
they could TO get In one OF the so called
royal regiments, especially the gun.
ners' corps. They knew II meant GER
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..The cop,non ,oonla A, rnclo,, 40
not care n continental obon, tho war
and they do nor hesitate IN say 40
They know how mucb denends on
them. and they nra making a 9,roa,
show OF paradipc their importance
They take ,be whole sidewalk the In.
borers do. and tber oImos, SOON m
gloat over the numbers OF the royal
families ana the nobility who have
been killed.
Sure. IFS their fight: LET them 90
to it, Is the attitude The MOBILES
the; say. are fighting for their CASTLES
and their land. We have nothing So
we won't fight That's WHY England
will have 10 rcsor: 10 conservation.
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Cured while she was M !, ln.'.a comn |
near the channel.
II heard the roar and knew "A Zen
pelin was on the way" she said. The
first thing we are trained TO do I'm su,b |
Eases is to snatch our respirntors.
got mine and ran to the window.
There, hundreds Of feet in the air. the
Zeppelin roared ON its way. flashing
bombs toward our Camp As watch. I
ID fleet OF airships SCARED after II.
Ind al were soon lost TO sight. One
nan was 'gassed' as a result"
''Gassed" is one offthe new verbs the
war has coined. Men are not always
shot. but often "gassed."
There were funny tales. too. in all
he adventures the American woman
'elated. Men many times mistook her
or comrade in her masculine attire
nj afNnn nuI..l g.. .