The sun., 1916-12-02
VIVID PICTURES OF THE WORK
OF THE AMBULANCE CORPS

generally fall at regular intervals OF
three, five or seven minutes (the Ger
mans are so methodical that when you
know the time they are firing YOU can
know to the second when the next shell
will arrive). I would 20 OH. This time.
however. more h a one battery was
Smelling D~ieulouard. and as ] was pass
ing a house on the road II was hit By n
shell. All was black dust and smoke.
and | had perforcc to pull UP a minute.
Two people in the house were killed. and
although my car was covered with brick
dust and debris no one was even bruised.
IL made one more trip to Clos Bots.
where they gave me some Gomez and i
paid my respects to the bodies Of three
officers Just killed In the trenches. ] had
"A German wounded couche given me. and
] probed out the fact that there were
some sin or eight F'rcnch waiting 10 De
taken. oh. but I've is seriously wounded
take him first When I arrived at
the hospital I watched the German pre-
pared for operation. lie had seven bull
let wounds In the shoulder. five still re-
naming three in the leg and both arms
broken I picked up his overcoat and
, noticed that the top button was pierced
by a bullet. so | cut II on and kept II "a
"A 'enembranca-a grewsome one, but !
sSall always remember that In France
l lllt Ni'f lltll e pt.olt lIt ltFs Wputlitu
Frenchman!
To-day | went to take three wounded
officers To Toul. some thirty kilometers
away and before starting | went into
the hospital to see il | could do anything
for any OF those butchercd by 'civiliza-
ton | saw a f~riend-the man who had
offered me a German bayonet. He
bcckoned me with his eyes-and then {:
Have they, forgotten me" | have been
l-.- r.. Al
shattered II was true that every bed
was fun Of wounded waiting to be
dressed, but I went straight to the
medicine chef and told him that a friend
was over there with both legs broken and
should he attended 10? All. We have
been looking after the others first, a. ne
must die. but I will do what | can I
stood there and watched his two legs
put into "A position that looked human.
and then ! bade adieux to a new found
friend. | think | am glad he will die. I
would prefer to die than to be crippled
for life. and II my turn comes l only
hope ] may not recover to he helpless.
THE other evening | was walking
down the street when an excited shout
made me stop and | saw running toward
me en- old friend-onc | knew when |
WAS in l.ondon-now dressed In the blu
Of France. What on earth are you do
ing here? ! asked. lie Is a French ar
fist who lived in I.ord n and entered
the French army. as the English would
not have him. lie. knowing ! had not
passed the military medical could not
get over the fact that | had arrived here
Notwithstanding. lie dragged me to a
group OF his friends and we all had a
happy half hour. Then the usuui hand,
shake and au rcvolr, AZ I turned away
he followed me. Il go to Quart-en-
Reserve tonight for some ~days-prob-
ably ! shall not return whole. II | am n
bit knocked out you will know, and II
am killed. my people will know. II would
he hard for my wife wondering whether
| WAS seriously hurt or no;--shc is
about to have a child, Surprising am
wounded. will you post this letter-it
only says that ] am getting on we'll
am but slightly wounded and that she
Is not to worry
81 add no comment to this story. but
do wish you could realize what trench
life means to the infantry when they
know they have to go to a he'll like the
Quart-en Reserve"