El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-27
France Depleted Of Nati0e
Doctors, Relies on British;
Free Treatment.
ARMIES NOW ARE
MOSTLY NEW MEN
Chaplain Receives Victoria
Cross for Many Deeds of
Bra0ery in Battle.
By FREDERICK PALMER.

- RITISH HEADQUARTERS, France,
Nay z7-RecentIy a bundle OF re-
{ Il ports which throw interesting
light on the work Of peace the British
army is doing in France was collected
at headquarters. They came from army
medical officers all the way from the
fighting line back to the hospitals at
the bases, far from the zone Of shell
fire, and told Of the service which the
army doctors have been rendering to
the civil population
France itself has been depleted OF
doctors The young ones who did not
20 70 the front as medical officers or 10
the army hospitals, went TO fight IN
many villages any British army doctor
who happened 10 be stationed there
took the place Of the local practitioner
These simple reports reveal the suf-
1ering ana the sacrifice Of the French
population who have received free
medical service from the allies
Surgeons Cure Babyas Collie.
Surgeons 90 from the operating table
10 set the broken leg Of a boy who has
fallen out Of a tree or TO lance a feIon;
from the clearing station where the
white bandaged wounded from the
trenches pass through 10 look at the
baby with the colo in a neighboring
peasants cottage
There are many records Of shell
wounds, both 10 women and children.
who have gone on living and working
IN the danger zone. His numerous pa
tents became so fond Of one British
doctor who refused TO taken any pay as
all do, that the children called him
Papa Anglais," and when he was
transferred 70 another post they took
up a subscription and made him a
present
Most Vow Are New Men.
correspondent who has been alb
>Eeut for six months from the British
Iront IS amazed upon his return at the
increase in numbers Of men. guns and
equipment Tbs numerous battalious of
the new army which have arrived en-
gulfed the old regular army Not one
oLIlceF IN ten whom one meets has had {
any military service before the war.
Now one must ride 100 miles to pass
the British front Khaki is thick in the
villages on the Somme country as well
as in those Of Northern Belgium The 9
British hold the famous 'Labyrinth" as
well as Ypres and Loos
IN the course Of the taking over Of a
long section Of the French line which :
freed French troops for service. hun /
oreds OF miles Of wire had 10 be laid. {
transport organized. Headquarters
moved. new corps and divisions Gre 8
ated and commanders appointed
In the last few months new men 4
have come into positions Of RESPONSE /
bility- Men who entered the army as I
second leutensuts have become CAD /
tains without yet being old enough TO /
vote Majors have become colonies and 2
generals.
We do not know when the war will g
be over, but we do know that spring IS 3
here. say the soldiers. The second win
ter in the trenches is finished. its chill !:
wet ulonotOny is over
Before another winter-weu what I
viii happen this summer? The growth
o. the army and the sun drawing the :
out Of the mud emphasized the
universal question.
Never such Armies As Now
Never, so far as one can learn. has I
there been so many Germans and so
many allied troops on the western
front as at this time. Next 70 the Yer
dun region the German concentration I
Is heaviest in face Of the British OF anv
section from me North sea TO Switzer-
land No German troops have been
1rawn off from the British front as
endorsements for the attack on Yer
Gun.
Whatever fighting there was through
he winter, and there now is along the
British front, might best be described
IS trench raids
One side or the other demolishes a
section OF enemy trench by exploding (
mines or by artillery cOncentrat ton.
Then the infantry rushes the trench. /
gathers IN some prisoners. does what
lama &c Il can and returns 70 its own
rench-
Much ingenuity has been shown by