Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-09-08

other body OF mercy-workers In Sep
TENDER, 1914, Prof. Richard Norton OF
Harvard university saw for himself
the plight Of the wounded French sol
dlers 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
bulnnce corps, which quickly widened
IFS field from two cars to seventy-hve.
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-owlng 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 chairmanship 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 prefermept. Professor
Norton, Ridgely Carter. Sir John Wolfe
Berry Jordan l.. Nofi. John Dixon
Morrison and many other well-known
men are members OF the London coun-
ell. Mr.. Norton and several of the
men have been awarded the Croix de
Guerre and the Croix d'AFmee, the for.
mer ranking high in the hDnors 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 lnfrequently come through
n hail of bursting shells, but. so far.
without the loss OF a single life. The
only member OF the corps to die is A.
ID. Loney who. while returning from a
brief visit to America, WIS drowned
In the sinking of the Lusltana.
The American Motor Ambulance
corps has been mentioned" for it,
discipline us well as for the high stand
ard OF It's members generally. Lieut..
Col. Leonard Robinson. In the follow
ing words narrates In report to NJ.
some experiences he has had
with the American volunteers: "Iln-
nedlntely after our return from Lily |
states the colonel. 1--WE |
'alled from the Service de Sante for an |
ambulance to proceed to Coulomiers to |
,rlng back General Snow. who had |
leen seriously injured. Starting with
in ambulance and pilot car. and ac-
by DR. du Bouchet and Sur
-eon Major Langle OF the French army.
We left Paris at about p. m., reach
ne Coulomlers toward p. m. The
own had been but recently evacuated
y the enemy. and. ms the general was
ot In condition to be moved. we
pent the night there. The following
lorning an early start was made and
'eneral Snow was brought safely to
'euilly. where he remained for sew
ral weeks.
with the trip TO Coulomiers the pc
iod during which the service made
Spedltlons to the front for the pur-
ose OF bringing wounded back to the
comprehension to a
ose and new phase Of duty was en-
red upon.
while the ambulance was absent at
lzy-snr- ourcq. call came from the
rltish authorities, asking that ambu-
noes be sent TO their clearing station
villeneuye-Triage TO bring wound Z
|. taken from their sanitary trains. /
Paris. No ambulance being avail @
he at the time. au emergency column 1
touring cars. headed by Doctor Dav- {
port, was sent out. bringing In a 4
lniber of cases and inauguratlng
rvice which occupied all our time u
r several weeks. o
"'rhe American Volunteer Motor Am II
lance corps has certainly done inn
ense service In creating a very ia l
rable impression on the people OF
ance. people, beyond all others,
pahle OF approaching kindness and
hut Il has NOT been alone
this respect. The American Ambu-
ace 1T Neuil;y. known before the war
tue AthNftShb h'Sit'fef "o' hiNo ~ 4.
ired the reputation OF performing y
racles for the wounded" =
Il have visited most OF the war hos -
ais IN France" said society woni- =,
who has gone through ths war as =,
brancar,i!ere Of the French Red !"
oss. ~and have never seen such ~
nderful work--many OF the cases -
} simply terrible. worse than any -
ere else-as that performed at the
,erican Ambulance, Neuilly. There :.
y treat daily the most critical surgi- :,
cases. Some OF the wounded men a.
poor feilows-seem almost blown ~
az. so little remains for treatment" :"