The Washington times., 1916-01-13

would feel no resentment toward Ger
many for pitting her own Asiatics
against those OF .hor enemies.
At the beginning of the war the
American Red Cross placed two units.
consisting of two surgeons with sew
eral assistants and about n dozen
nurses In Russia, as IL did in each 81
the other belligerent countries. Prac-
ttcally all of these, who were Ameri-
can citizens, have since returned to
this country leaving four American
doctors, besides Drs. Newton and Egg
bert who are still attached to the
Russian army as the only represen-
tatives of American sympathy for
Ruasia's distress.
/ These four Americans are DR.. NJ. c.
GROW, OF Philadelphia; DIR. b. s. Nc,
Clintick, Of Peru, Ind: DR.. T. L. Haz-
lit, of Pittsburgh, and DIR. Hurd, of
Seattle. All OF them are actively en-
gagged with the Russian army at diff
terent points along~the eastern front
To Be Organized In u. S.
The entire organizing of the pro-
posed hospital, DR.. Newton stated.
will take place in this country, and all
of the supplies will be bought here
and all the volunteer workers engag-
ed on this side 1t Is among the
wealthy interests which have bene-
hted from tremendous war orders
already placed and still being shipped
from this country to Russia, that the
two American physicians expect the
ect.
The field hospital at Eief. OF which
DIR. Newton was i'm charge and which
became a field hospital through the adj
vance OF the GeTiuans on that point
while the hospital held It's ground, was
one of the two Red Gross units. The
nature of the cases assigned TO IL va
ried as the nearness of the enemy
rhnnOnd bat ~ T,r.rlo
hospital to q field station for soldiers
Immediately after being wounded.
Due. the Washington physician said,
to the grent estecu, in which American
dentistry especially is held in Europe,
his hospital received a great nUnter
of dental and face wound cases. How
ever, no American surgeons specialize
ing in that class Of cases were attached
to the hOsTital at Kief. and II was
necessary 10 call in rative Russian
dentists to assist in this branch CT the
work.
Russia Coming Into Her Own"
Asked if lie saw much evidence OF the
use of dum-dum bullets. DR.. Newton re-.
piled that it was very rare. Wounds
which on first glance gave evidence OF
having been inflicted Icy du,n-dums, he
said. nearly always proved on further
examination to have been caused by
explosive bullets. which are used only
for range finding but. nevertheless, fire.
uuently reach human marks. These
wounds are Identified. he said. by
the small brass point of the bullet
which usually stays lodged in TIE
wound.
In regard to RussIa's present military
situation, the American doctor feels Hhe
Is just coming into her own. The strain
TO which she was subjected early in
the war by the weight Of the German
military machine is now relieved, and
she Is keeping up steady though slow
advance. He sees no danger of this
settling down into a matter of trench
warfare, as has become the situation on
the western front.
Besides the materials being shipped
from America by way Of Vladivostock,
Russia is now getting immense Quanti-
ties of supplies through japan. This is
the case especially in respect of heavy
artillery, and the big guns, which are
new to tine Russian army, are accom-
panied by Japanese artillery officers ~
Instruct their allies in the use of them
In addition to Japan. Russia Is being
assisted. especially in hospital work
by several neutral countries, including
Scandinavia. DR.. Newton feels that
this is a reproach on Americas hui
ranitarian sympathies. and is confident
Of being able to end It by establishing
an American hospital there.
In addition to his work IN different
parts &C Russia, DR.. Newton spent sew
efPl months leave last summer in Bui-
garia, before that country had entered
the war. lie also paid Srlef visit 10
England on his way home on his pres-
| tcresting nhotogra phs Of war scenes,
and especially of the work he and other
American surgeons have done in the
military hospitals