The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-09-08

teer Motor Ambulance corps, yet an
other body of mercy-workers. In Sep
tember, 1914, Prof. Richard Norton of
Harvard university saw for himself
the plight of the wounded French sol
diers, who suffered additionally
through inadequate means of trans
portation. Consequently, with the CO.
operation of some of his friends, he
started the American Volunteer Am
bulance corps, which quickly widened
its field from two cars to seventy-ive.
Originally composed of American and
British members, the corps has, while
always working in conjunction with
the French army, been placed under
the British Red CrOss-owing to ques-
tons of American neutrality.
The volunteers Of the American Mo
tor Ambulance corps have given their
time and their services accomplishing
ly to the attainment of an excellent
object. Under the craftsmanship of
the late Henry James, the novelist,
who directed matters from London,
many young college graduates freely
entered the corps to work strenuously,
without pay or preferment. Professor
Norton, Ridgely Carter, Sir John Wolfe
Berry, Jordan L. Mott. John Dixon
Morrison and many other well-known
men are members of the London coun-
Gil. Mr.. Norton and several Of the
men have been awarded the Croix de
Guerre and the Croix d'Armee, the for
mer ranking high in the honOrs of war
ring and republican France. Work
ing close up to the firing line, the
American Motor Ambulance men have
brought relief to many thousands OF
wounded and sick soldiers. Some
times dashing about In country eX-
posed to German artillery fire, the cars
have not infrequently come through
hail of bursting shells, but, so far,
without the loss of single life. The
only member Of the corps to die Is A.
d. Loney who, while returning from a
brief visit to America, was drowned
in the sinking Of the Lusitania.
The American Motor Ambulance
corps has been mentioned" for it's
discipline as well as for the high stand
ard Of it's members generally. Lieut..
Col. Leonard Robinson, in the follow
ing words narrates in a report to Mr..
Stanley, some experiences he has had
with the American volunteers: "Im-
mediately after our return from Lizy-
sur-Ourcq," states the colonel, 1--WE
called from the Service de Sante for an
ambulance to proceed to CoulOmiers to
bring back General Snow, who had
been seriously injured Starting with
an ambulance and pilot car, and ac-
companied by DR.. du Bouchet and Sur
geon Major Langle of the French army, |
we left Paris at about p. m, reach
ing Coulomiers toward p. m. The
town had been but recently evacuated |
by the enemy, and, as the general was
not in a condition to be moved, we
spent the night there. The following |
morning an early start was made and
General Snow was brought safely to
Neuilly, where he remained for sew
eral weeks.
with the trip to Coulomiers the pc
riod during which the service made
expeditions to the front for the pur-
pose of bringing wounded back to the
entrenched camp-Paris-came to |
close and a new phase of duty was en-
tered upon.
"While the ambulance was absent at |
Lizy-sur- Ourcq, call came from the
British authorities, asking that ambu-
lances be sent to their clearing station |
at Villeneuve-Triage to bring wound
ed, taken from their sanitary trains,
to Paris. No ambulance being avail
able at the time, an emergency column |
Of touring cars, headed by Doctor Dav-
export, was sent out, bringing in
number of cases and inaugurating
service which occupied all our time
for several weeks,
"The American Volunteer Motor Am
bulance corps has certainly done i'm
mense service in creating very ia
vorable impression on the people OF |
France, people, beyond all others,
capable of appreciating kindness and
sympathy. But 1t has not been alone
in this respect The American AmDu-
lance at Neullly, known before the war
as the American hospital, has also ac-
quired the reputation of performing
miracles for the wounded"
81 have visited most of the war hos
pitals in France" said society wOm-
an who has gone through the war rs
brancardiere Of the French Red
Cross land l have never seen such
wonderful work-many of the cases
are simply terrible, worse than any
where else-as that performed at the
American Ambulance Neullly. There
they treat daily the most critical surgi-
cal cases. Some of the wounded men
poor fellows--seem almost blown
away, so little remains for treatment"
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