The Detroit times., 1915-06-14

~ WILLIAM T. SHEPHERD
tStG0 CORES DOHdcHf IHited Press
cor right 1878, ~ the nitrd Pressl
g. "pSflghtcd In Great HritAinI,
HEADQUARTERS or THE
BRITISH ARMY. Northern France.
April 2o--tEy mail to New York ,
To keep the army healthy l. the
irst gigantic task Of the Royal
Army Medical corps in the British
9ghung zone, but 20 take care Of
the soldiers after they are wounded
Is q task somewhat more srectacu.
lar than the steady grind OF scien
use sanitation In the Carpathian
in Galicia. last winter. ! saw huge
bodies of Austrian soldiers march
ing toward the battle hat vas rag
iue near Przemysl Another tat
tered army was coming from tho
battlefield u Vas made up Of
Er0aps o: wounded and sick men
no str ggIed along. dragging their
brot cu bodies ~ best they could
back 20 whore shells we're not ly
inE back 10 what Would they
hnd white beds and gentle nurses
and rest ana health again?
The chances Wero against them
Some OF them had walked 20 miles
aud had miles more 10 20 They
',ero sight 90 make q man sick az
heart and yr; the Austrian soldiers.
marching forward 20 battle. saw
them as well as did saw what
r meant 20 be wounded and sick
Gould yon blame an Austrian soldier
for losing heart before battle?
There may have been plenty of ga
liant officers 10 lead them into
slaughter but there was no one 70
axe thorn out uf il
The r A. NJ G of the British
army has produced entirely differ.
ent condition, at This front Sir
John FreUchs army is fighting
under conditions as civilized "a I'M
man war will permit Behind the
line tho r A. VI c has established
81, chain OF hospitals: during
battle 10 6Ehts deaths as desperate
~ as tho soldier themselves are
hghung tire enemy Ammunition
ammunition always moro gmmun
ton IS the cry OF Tho great British
field marshal Speed. speed. al
WAYS more speed" is he 1ry Of the
K. 4 VI G.
However wildly and Herccly
battle may he raging, there is al.
WAYS the cool. steady system OF the
r \ NJ C. In It's midst The r. a
VI & men knew In advance. per.
haps. that the battle was going 60
30 fought They made their plans
accordingly Let ~ begin AZ tho
battle line Here there arc men
with stretchers. AMI men with "drst
aid" packages They have been
placed here nv the r. A. VI. G.
awaiting the battle.
Behind the battle line. but not far
away, In The shelter ~ a hill. # pos.
sihle. or In grove. will be field
tors win be here As soon as the
stretcher men bring in the wound
cd the field dressing station doc.
tors begin their task They must
work Ike lightning. II the battle IS
a hard one they must diagnose In
flashes Their work L. 10 care for
mon who viii die Immediately from
loss OF blood II an artery Is cut. or
70 give the benediction OF the hypo-
dermic needle 20 men whose pains
are too great TO be endured
II man Is not suffering too great
~, and n his wound does no; need
immediate attention he IL passed
along Thia ncld dressing station
may he in n tent or a house. o. even
IN the Open There will be horse
embulah cgs waiting beside IL. in
most c67Ss The automobile ambu
lances would De much better. hut
Kettles are not always fought along
good roads. If it in night the auto
mobile ambulances cannot move
without lights that might be seen by
the enemy. while the faithful horses
pick their way, silently. in the black
est darkness. and prove. incidentally,
that the day OF the horse Is not I'm
ished in war From the field dress
ing station the horse ambulance
carry their brave loads back to a
srot whore the automobile ambu-
lancos are waiting.
such a spot Is called by the II. A..
" G. motor ambulance rendez-
vous." From other directions one
may see other horse ambulances
coming up Other field dressing sta.
lions on other points OF the fghting
ne are emptying their wounded
into this center. And behind the
Gehting line. in such battle as the
second battle OF Ypres." which has
iust been fought by Gen. French's
troops. there may be dozen OF
these great motor ambulance parks.
with horse ambulance routes radiat.
Ing out from them 20 the firing line
like the ribs OF a fan.