The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-09-14
PATHETIC SCENES
AMONG WOUNDED
Procession OF Man1led Men
Through German Hospital
on verdun Front.
ON THEIR WAY TOFATHERLAND
Roar OF Guns Punetuates the Groans
Of Pain.W raeked soldiers-Mu.
tilated Men Think Only 81
the Enemy.

DCrlin.-A German correspondent
with the nrmy of the crown prince
near Verdun sends II graphic dcscrlp.
ton To his newspaper of scenes In n
little French Sillugc where the wound,
I'd are brought In and taken care of.
The songs Of the German soldiers
who are on leave In this village, he
writes. "bcCunc softer rs the gray hos
pltal wagon appears In the dusty street.
The men are severely wounded mud
are unable tn sit up. They are lying
on their narrow stretChcrs. Some are
III and others are unly slightly wound
ed. The wounded now aud Their lnoh
sadly AT the bindings OF their wounds.
They tell OF their SulIcrings. one of
them was wounded 10y shrupncl during
nm attack 10y the enemy. lie wns nbie
to crawl tn the rear. and while his
wounds were being dressed n shell tx.
ploded nearby and he was wounr"d u
second time. But now We are all NOV.
Ing to the rcar-to Germany.
Wounded Hobble lr.
ut Is getting quite dark. The croak.
ing Of frogs comes from u pond not Gar
away. The ron of guns is no longer
dcufening. The hospital wagon slowly
moves up the street and stops before
the barracks. Those who nre able nj
once Hlight. one, who received n rifle
ball In his leg. jumps 10 the ground
with his good leg and hobbies on. An.
other takes nm ~ soldier on his onck
and carries him 10 the barracks. The
physician meets u, Chances NJ u pa.
pcrS und asks us TO sit on the nearest
bench while the severely wounded ARE
ut once taken care OF by other physl
clans. Al around the - are beds
occupied hy wounded soldiers who nrc
In no condition Ia be- cent back 10 Ger.
many Tor the present. In oue bed lies
Il man whose head Is all tied up: AN
other has had his arm umputatcd, IN.
other his leg. All nrc asleep, and some
are smiling, laughing and talking In
their drcams-what sweet dreams they
must be golden dreams. The man
with his head all bound up Is talking
softly. The physician says that he
lNN WV "'lNN NbNlllH AiuN tt lNiN stN
seen during the war. II was q ques.
ton whether he could live, but the
physicians brought him nround all
right, and today, when the wounded
man asked for something to eut, they
were so delighted they treated every
u with cigars.
I'VE are waiting for the automobile
/ ,.kT,I L.. o.. ,ut.. a.. g. Al. ....., g.IA
hospital. No one says a word. The
guns are again roaring. Looking out
of the window We ran see the clear
I starlight blue sky now and then vivid.
~ Illuminated hy the fierce glare from
exploding shells. Here and there IL
seen the scarchlisht on the watch for
hostile nyiutorS. one Of the wounded
remarks:
1T would Just he my luck 10 have
some aviator drop Il bomb IN me now
after all | have gone through
Is Short OF Time.
The door Is opened suddenly, and
n soldier stumhles in. lie Is holding
his head with both hands und the
blood IL streaming down his fucc. lie
quietly tells the physician that he
would ike to have his wounds dressed.
lie ndds that he was driving an nm.
munitiOn wagon when he was wound.
cd. A. the attendant examines his
wounds the soldier remark, That he
has not much time to spare, as ia" am.
munition wagon Is awaiting outside
AMI II IL his duty TO deliver 'hr uIn.
.-.-T.E-. ..a....IH n. 0.II. a.. .I..l
clan simply 10 wash his wounds md
let him be- on, The physician tells him
quietly and firmly that that Is impos.
siblc. lie must remain bis wounds
are more serious than he imug.ues
"EyprythIng Is quiet again uuI moth.
ing Is heard except the deep breathing
~ the sleeping wounded Scar me
une mun nwukcns and sits up In his
bed. lie looks ~ me with two star.
az, fcverish eyes:
"'llow Is II with the FrrnchT he
asks me. notice that his wounds nre
In the chest,
what II question 10 ask, ! suld TO
myself. Here is II mun seriously
wounded, aud from n deep sleep he
suddenly nwnkcs and all he nsGs Is
about the enemy, Not a word about
his mother or his home, not II word of
complaint about his suItrriusS.
""rhc French are wor," oi han we
are, answered him
THAT seemed Ia satisfy him. and
then M asked for u drink Of water.
"Just then the automobile stops In
front of the door AMI those of rs not
severely wounded nrp escorted outside
ana placed In the mnchine. Adiou' And
the automobile sturts an us Journey
10 TINT belOycd place where clean beds
and loving hands await 10 nurse n.y."