The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-02-01


in Europe, but none perhaps is more
curious than that in which Thomas f.
Trusier figures. Mr. Trusler, who is
stopping at hotel, was gunner IN
the Third brigade. Canadian field ar
tillery.
The conclusion from she'll which
struck the ground near him last win
ter caused him to lose all recollection
OF the past Consequently, his tiancee
in Montreal mourned him for dead
and even after he learned his identity
through scar on his right foot he did
not remember her or his parents
However. as he explained recently.
ne took his parents word that they
were his father and mother. and, al
though he does not recall his first pro-
posal, he said he has fallen in love
ali over again with the woman he was
to have married and soon he hopes to
make her his bride.
Although Sir Frederick Treves. King
Georges surgeon. is said to have at
tempted to restore his memory by
means OF hypnotism, Mr. Trusler, who
is twenty-one years old. recalls notn-
ing OF his past prior to the day MS
mind became blank from the concus-
sion, and when he returned to Canada
in the early autumn because OF his
wound 1t was necessary for him to
relearn the way about his native city
OF Montreal and to be introduced TO
lifelong boyhood friends and school
mates
Under Fro at Ypres.
The young gunner went with the
first Canadian contingent which
reached France q year ago At that
time the German general stan was per-
fecting its schemes to break through
to Calais by way OF Ypres. Mr.. Trus-
Ter first came under fire near Vlamar-
tinghe, just west OF Ypres. His diyi-
sion was acting as a reserve force.
Il have been told by men who
served with me on my gun that we
all saw a huge German aeroplane ny
over u.s." Mr.. Trusler said. Soon
thereafter there came rain Of high
explosive shells from a big German
gun. Several of our boys were killed.
and the fact that | was not was a
miracle. One OF the shells fell within
ten OF twenty feet OF me, was told,
but did not explode. The conclusion,
however, was terrific, and 1t daZed and
stupefed me.
Il remember awakening in a base
hospital with the wounded all about
me- | felt myself all over and could
find nothing smashed, so l sat up In
my cot Then l got out OF it and stood
| I
physician told me what had happened
to me and sent me back to my brigade
which he located by the insignia on
my uniform When / got back didn't
seem to recollect anything or any
| body.
''Some of the men OF my gun com
pany saw me and took me back to my
quarters. II was necessary for me Il
make friends with companions again
They called me 'Howie-a NICKNAME
and soon | became known as Howi'
Trusler That fact made 1t Difficult
for my parents to locate me. because
! when | was asked my name l spelle'
it 'Tressler,' because l didn't wan
anybody to know that / couldn't recall
4 where | came from or who | was.
Is Reported Missing.
| Consequently IT. F. Trusler wen
on the rolls OF the missing. Const
| quently also. failed to get mail fror
my fiancee and my parents. 1t wa
not until last summer when ] wa
wounded in the leg SO badly that | wa
sent TO England that l made any a
tempt to find out who / was. l col
fided my story to an Englishwoma
OF high rank who was interested /
the hospital She made inquire
among the officers of my brigade VIII
remembered 'Trusler' who came OF
with the contingent.
MY parents were communicate
with and my mother remembered a
old scar on my foot Sure enoug
the scar was there. Even when
returned to Montreal / didn't reco
nize my mother and don't yet.
= learned l was engaged to be marie
before l left for the front and on N
return home my fiancee was at II
station with my mother and fathe
didn't recognize any OF them, b'
they took me home"
Here Mr.. Trusler admitted that
had fallen in love "all over again" al
with the same girl.
Although the gunner cannot remer
Der what happened before January
last year, he has vivid recoliectit
OF what has happened since, and h
description of the battle of Ypres
April and OF the effect of the poist
gases used by the Germans is mo
vivid.
About FIVE o'clock of the eyenii