Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-02-10
GLORY OF oMMIPoTEMT
WAR FADES AS ARMY
SURGEONS SEE SPECTERS
From the New York World.


The international Surgical %associa-
lions fourth congress here is over.
Charles Willems. president of the
association, and M. A. Depage, presi-
dent of the congress. have cid their
last reception. Fair women of France
and Russia held court for almous sur
geons of Australia and Canada: sur
geons of Italy and Austria Hungary
struggled with Italian and English to
entertain their partners: over in one
corner Il little group Of men assembled.
The group was not especially notice.
able. The men ooked exactly Xix
others in the room. Nothing marked
them as different. Yet among them
We're who had tended the
wounded on the Balkan plains, the Mo
roccan deserts, the Cuban fields. They
We're veterans of warfare as we'll as of
surgery and their talk turned to the
American fleet, the Mexican situation
and war.
The glory of omnipotent war depart
ed as they talked. The vision of gaudy
regiments sweeping in terrible array
over the ramparts of h enemy's forts
faded. The picture of tho IL great
grey battleships speeding toward Mex
leo for the honor of the nation was
lost.
In their stead rose a specter, hor-
rible. all-embracing. with only a few
redeeming traits. 1t was war as the
surgeon sees 1T, war behind the scenes.
war in all it's CORY garments-and they
told OF it in simple words:
Dear God. / had hoped this would
not come" said Professor Depage afte,
DR.. William Markle. of ST. Louis. had
mentioned the fleet which is now on
it's way to Mexico. Professor Depage
expressed himself earnestly. intensely
and the surgeons gathered closely.
One wear ago. mes amis. l was
tending the wounded on the Macedo-
MAN hills. That is why / say this
Professor Depage said slowly, as
though reluctant to %coniure up mem
cries of the war in the Balkans. II saw
war. l saw 100000 mel strewn over
fields like chaff before the win One
does not forget such IL sight!
War sttll is necessary. a country
must venge insults. Your President
Wilson has show himself a true pa
triot. But i hope war will not come.
sh1apnel burst amid n laughing crowt!
of soldiers. You have seen. as / have,
the bodiless heads still smiling as the
mangled bodies were cast hither ana
! ytl:.
Sometimes II, a urgeon, worder
shrarnel shells. They are worse thai
exploding bullets, yet no army Win
tolerate the exploding bullets. While all
armies have shrapncl. 1. Il surgeon,
am for peace. Had 1 my way there
would be no guns. no soldiers, no
armies. no wars. 1t will come.
Should war come perhaps l will join
your Red Cross. i do not know. But
if l am needed know how surgeons
are needed on the battle field.
The reign Of the %shrapnel must
end
1T will end" said DR.. Gustave
Friedsam. veteran Of the Franco
German war, nodding his white head
slowly. ii. will, but not yet. Before it
does we Surgeons will patch 1000, 900
more mutilated men. But they will
learn. Yes. they will learn
Miss Helen Dalton, prominent
among the young women amateur ath-
letics Of New York city, not only makes
the 100-yard dash in 12h seconds, but
is a clever gymnast, swimmer and
basketball player.
Miss Marie d. Stocker. who has
been teaching school in st. Louis for
the past "a years.. has just been grant
ed citizenship papers. Miss Stocker is
Of German birth and came to his
country with her parents in 1866.
Beginning with the next school year.
q normal course will be attached to
the manual training section Of the
public schools of Montevideo for the
purpose Of educating teachers in the
various branches Of women's work.
British women are now forming Tip