The Arvada enterprise., 1916-08-17

hospital at Ncuilly, where | can have
every comfort.
"of course you won't worry about
me. will be just as good rs new
soon, and really this is true.
The Germans peppcrcd the life out
of my car. No one goes over the road
In daylight, but the fellows brought
me back the next day handful of
bullets taken from it, and said they
could get me II bushel more If | de-
sired them.
For three days | was not allowed
to eat or drink, and could hardly move
in bed My spirits were high, too.
will try to write better and take more
pains. Goodby. WILLIAM
"Ncuily-sur-Seine, July 10. 1916"
Later he wrote:
Dear Folks:
"Well. | am here and fine. This
Is wonderful hospital, and they
surely treat you great. am lust
getting back to normal and have
no temperature. The doctors here
are the best in the world and surely
when my wounds heal up, which
they are fast doing. | will be Just us
good ms new, no scars at all. am
very happy here and hope every day
that you are rs happy and never worry
about me. think | have done II
small part OF great work, and my
medaille shows what the French think
OF my services. 1t is given for dis
ciplinc and valor, md by the way,
what amuScS me, there Is an annual
pension of lOOf. ! have been treat
ed wonderfully since l have 1t given
to me.
II am the only ambulance boy who
has been given M"dnilc. and | am
told that Mr.. BalSley. an American
aviator, is the only other American
who has it. WILLIAM"
Driving Under Fire.
Another letter vividly describing the
experiences OF ambulance drivers nt
the front, WAS sent by the young
American who volunteered to take
charge of the first ambulance provided
by members Of the New York stock cy-
change. In that letter to his parents
the writer says:
"Wcll, I'm still alive and kicking, but
the Lord only knows why. | finally
started work nt N"rLiun on the DIST
of June. | quit the 7th of July.
hope never to put In n reign of terror
like that again. The first night we
started we were greeted with II gns
attack and had to wear our masks for
about three hours. Luckily they were
the weeping kind that is. 1t makes yoL
cry like the devil. II you breathe
enough Of II, 1t makes you very sick.
but II wasn't tn" uSphyNiuting kind
We went from Ncrdun to puStc de 81.
courS. just behind the first line
trenches. about 800 yards away from
the HochcS. II was in the cellar of
whnt remained of II house; the rest
of the place wns nothing but piles of
bricks. etc. There was another post
half why between. and nnOthcr II little
farther to the left.
"Ihc rond out was under continual
shell fire all III" time. and the second
might they shcllch tho post" de socours
very heavily. cumr mp the rond, and
just nj III" entrance to the little town
met Waldo, who snId that they were
Smelling th" plnc" and to be- careful
| started on, ana then whistle uud
h"um-just uhuud Of me ni the side
Of th" roud u shower Of stones. etc.
no dumHgr. went uu. got into u
bunch Of soup Kitchens Witch were
hIochug the road uud stalled my mo
tor. got oui To- rruuk II. just go, It
going when the mnNr one urryrd
something hIt m" uu lus uukl" uuI
knocked ~" over. got up. found my
log ull wet and mo- feeling loo ii. 50
concluded | WAS wounded
Il got IN N" ear mnd started hnrR
10 N"rlun to g"t 1t iN"h. got about
tire" hundred yurd, uwuy uud then
began to rud lhlus, In II. 50 iclt II
ugniu II frolu"d all right. uud ms
huudS weren't red, So | cunrudrd
wusn'l wounded mud II must huyo been
n pi"c" Of brick TINT hit the. ~
turned around uuh went burk urrlu.
and suG,r NOR" shells arrived. Found
Duwson, nnd "" tuuh lu u shell hulr.
nud lny th"r" nhpul fifteen minutes.
"linrh"r mud johnson were Wing IN.
der their cnrs luI 100 fruur uf u.. II
let up for u Will" mud wu went nn IN
IN" pusl". Found unurh"f mun ching.
iug q tIr" In front Of lhr pusiu. with
pnrl Of ih" front uf his ear gone. Ilr
Invited m" to nId him. couldn't ~.
fuse, but | never r.ll sp NE kIIIIng n
person In my NE. Ih" cruzy idiot.
sitting there changing u shoe. with