The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-06-08
Copper Masks Are Nodded by
Francis Derwent Wood, a
British Officer.
REMARkABLEFAClAL SURGERY
Many Pathetic Cases Fall to Care Of
Celebrated Artist-Spends Months
In Experiments Before At
tempting His First Case
New Eye for Soldiers.

but new faces for old" is the cry of
the modern Arabian Nights magician.
This magician is a sculptor OF renown
English by birth but half American by
ancestry.
He is Francis Derwent Wood. name
familiar In the United States. where
various collectors possess examples OF
his work. Woods steadily growing
fame. however. was extended In Amer
ica just before the war began, when
he was commissioned by Lady Paget
and the duchess of Marlborough on be
half OF the American women in Eng
land TO execute the statue OF William
Pitt. which. as soon as circumstances
make the thing more suitable. will be
presented by them TO their native land
in commemoration OF the hundred
years OF peace between this country
and America.
Lieutenant Wood. as he now is. mas
discovered how TO give new faces TO
men who have lost theirs In the war
lie can make new eyes. checks. fore
heads. chins; in fact. he is making
them daily. Up to date Derwent Wood
has made new faces. or at least parts
OF faces. for FIVE such victims OF war
Remarkable Facial Surgery.
The most pathetic case Of all OF
these was that OF trooper named
Everitt. whose face had been broken
by an explosive bullet. His nose had
been carried away almost entirely and
his left cheek torn open from his ear
TO the corner of his mouth. Like most
or these victims OF facial disngure-
ment, he had TO undergo operation
after operation. He received his wound
on May 10 OF last year. Finally he was
brought 10 n London hospital on Sep
tember 2. and UP to a couple of weeks
ago. despite the fact that his wound
had entirely healed and surgery ad-
mittedIy had done all that II could for
him. he remained q sad sight.
Before the war he was taxi driver.
Now. made at least presentable by The
wonderful facial mask which Wood
has ccutrived for him. q mask consist
ing Of false nose. cheek and mus
tache" which eonceais his injured lip.
ex-Trooper Everitt IL plying his old
trade again and doing well at IL.
when ne saw himself with his mask
for the FIRST time said the sculptor.
''he jumped for Joy"
New Eye for Soldiers
Another case In which Wood has
SAWED human wreckyge Is that OF
Driver Fergusson. n member OF the Ca
madam field artillery. who was hide
ously wounded at Ypres on April IS.
1915. A piece OF she'll carried away his
right eye entirely. and as the surgical
report professionally put It. the sur
L.. 81.
way. there would have been nothing to
fix an artificial eye to-" and. as in the
case Of Trooper Everitt, his disfigure
mont was 50 appalling to behold that
II Ia doubtful of he ever could have
taken up his old trade. which was that
of . machinist
Now with the upper part of his righ,
cheek restored. and what appear to be
two perfectly good eyes beaming at
you from behind speciacles, this
youngstcr not only will be able to earn
his living hereafter. but is going to get
married, and the gratitude of his fan.
Gee TO Derwent Wood Is only surpassed
by his own.
These are the two worst cases with
which the sculptor has yet had to deal.
but others In which he has been equal
ly successful are those OF Private Har.
per OF the Kings Royal rifies. who also
Lost most of his nose and tho biggest
part OF his cheekbone: Lance Corporal
Davis OF the Australian imperial
forces, who was minus an eye and
part OF his cheek. and British private,
whose left check and nose were fright
fully torn by a shrapnel bullet. All
these men will now be able to follow
their own trades. instead OF having to
exist. stunned by all save the most
stoical OF their fellows, on the prince
ly pension OF 25 shillings ts6) week.
which is all that their country can af.
ford to pay in cases OF total inca
pacity."
Woods War Service.
Soon after the beginning OF the war
Col. Bruce Porter of the Royal Army
Medical corps made a speech to the
members OF tho Chelsea Arts club. OF
which Derwcnt Wood is n member.
The colonel asked his hearers to make
sacrifice OF their art. and II they were
too old to fight TO accept the lowest
service In the ranks OF the Il. A NJ. C.
A goodly number OF the Chelsea artists
enlisted In tho r. A. NJ. c. forthwith,
and among them wah Derwent Wood.
At forty-four he IL not available for
active service. His father came from
Harrisburg, Pa, married an English.
woman and settled down at Keswick,
In Cumberland. whsro Derwent Wood
Wna horn