Bisbee daily review., 1915-01-17
FRANCE THRILLED BY ELOQUENT PEN OF
 WOUNDED SOLDIER

PARIS Jan. l6.-The following narrative, the suffering of wound ed soldier is sem by Dr Georges Poyot. a noted laryngologist. to the Liberte, which declared it to be more beautule than Tolstoi" The author is a private soldier Louis Vanderbergh. from French Flanders. initerate but eloquent Fighting in Belgium alongside Planquc. his best friend he found :he latter dead after Q seperation of a fortnight, and that is where his narrative begins:
 Heres where Planque died; find him about ten days after ! am also wounded like him have to creep along on my hands and knees to get away from the bullets. take Plan away from the flying bullets l take 1 PlahQue's note book to give with news Of him to his family I keep the book to mark my address, Louis Vanderbargh, rue Mirabeau, Elves Lille, and engage on my honor that | if I'm living after the war. to carry it to his family with news of him.
 I'm wounded in the neck have three bullets in my right leg that make me suffer altogether too much but it's the left leg that's the worst hit, the ankles crushed to mush. It takes almost superhuman courage to find something to eat in the gardens where I've been since the 18th Of October. when was wounded it's at least fifteen days since and not | yet a stretcher-bearer or a nurse rather think theym find me along side Planque Just the same they might search better for the wounded
 ''If I die from my sunerings 'Vive la France
 'I have searched Planques pock- cts 10 find me a knife 10 cut my boot and look after my leg. but l didn't lind anything but the note book and watch that I keep to know what time it is. If.I get out of this m give back his things. One of my hands is paralyzed and that flinders me good deal to get away; the war ought to finish now in two or three more days and then they get to searching for the wound. ed
 'I pray every day for Planque and for me; let the good Lord hear me 1 and let Him save me for my mother Rne for my wife don't know how many days have gone by since the 18th of October, but I think it must be at least the 30th The first days [ I found biscuits to eat in haversacks loft by the boys that fell. but now { I'm living with the mice. ] sin't got the force to drag myself along as ! during tfe first days. my ankle hurts me foo much. Until tomorrow
 Yesterday l couldn't write. l was too sick Today l found Htuc knife and I've just cut my boot. I've looked over the wound in my ankle it's friehtful but I've managed to fix it with handkerchief I'm going to fix up the other leg, too and to night if ! can, In try to fly the camp If I only had a bite to eat I'm pretty well fixed on the straN under shelter, the worst of it it that I don't know which way tc turn, I don't know where the French are and l may run into the Germans as for me, I rather think I must pas. for dead if ! only had the good luck to get out
 Now it's rheumatism l hear al
 the time the German flying ma
 chimes sailing overhead. wonder s why they cant bring them down they do lots of harm It's half pas
 eleven by Planque's watch Pool
 Planque. I'm going to eat a cabbage that I've left and another for tonight
 before breaking camp If l only had . some bread, what a feast A prayer [ for me and one for Planque and 7 break my fast Unul tomorrow. ? Yesterday | couldn't write. | crepu l several hours d,ring the night look
 ing for the French, but | h.d to hide