Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-09-02

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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
diers, 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
hulance corps, which quickly widened
its field from two cars to seventy-tive.
| 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-owing to ques-
| lions of American neutrality.
The volunteers of the American Mo
| tor Ambulance corps have given their
| time and their services accomplishing
| iy to the attainment of an excellent
| object. Under the craftsmanship 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 preferment, Professor
! Norton, RidgeIy Carter, Sir John Wolfe
! Berry, Jordan l.. Mott. 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 dArmee. the for
mer ranking high in the honors 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 dashng about in country ex-
posed to German artillery Ere, the cars
have not infrequently come through
a 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 IA
brief visit to America was drowned
in the sinking of the Lusitanla.
The American Motor Ambulance
corps has been mentioned" for Its
discipline as well as for the high stand
ard of its members generally. Lieut..
Col. Leonard Robinson in the follow
ing words narrates in a report to Mr..
Stanley. some experiences he has had
with the American volunteers: I'm
mediately after our return from Lily
| sur Ourcq" states the colonel, 1--WE
| called from the Service de Sante for an
ambulance to proceed to Coulomiers to
bring back General Snow, who had
been seriously injured. Starting with
an ambulance and a pilot car. and nc
| companied By Or du BOuchet and Sur
geon Ma or Langle Of the French army,
| we left Paris at about p. m. reach
ing Coulomiers toward p. m. The
town had been but recently evacuated
by the enemy, and, as the general was
not in a condition to be moved, we
| spent the night there. The following
morning an early start was made and
| General Snow was brought safely to
NeuiIly, where he remained for sey-
eral weeks,
with the trip % CoulOmiers the pc
riod during which the service made
! expeditions TO the front for the pur-
pose Of bringing wounded back to the
i'iieii." o'i"P a. "'''' ="
'ioSe ai'' ne" P'l"Se u uu'y was ei-
tereu upon
While the ambulance was absent AT
Ilzy-sur-oufcq. a can came from the
BRITISH aulhofiueS. asking mat ainnu'
iances be sent 10 'heT clearing STATION
1T Nileneu'e-lrlage 10 prlhg wound
ed taken from lhe'r S"hil"ry truils'
to Paris. NO ambulance beihg a'""-
able at the 'ime an emergency column
OF touring cars pe'Hed ny DOCTOR DIV
EXPORT was sent out bringing 10
number Of caseS ana lhHugurhtlhs