The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-11-30
DR.. B0NN|CHSEN AT
THE WAR front
New MinOt Surgeon Did Duty in War
Hospitals-Was at MOnastir When
Germans Captured the CITY.

DR.. Kai Bonnichsen of Copenhagen,
Denmark, has come to this city ana
formed partnership with DR.. Mykle..
stad, who has offices in the Sons OF
Norway building on W.. Central ave
nue.. The doctors met in Berlin last
summer, where they were both EN-,
ployed in the German hospitals and
the friendship thus formed resulted
in their determination to enter into
partnership for the practice OF sur
gerry and medicine.
Dr. Bonnichsen is an interesting
gentleman to meet, and he has had a
most remarkable experience since
graduating from medical school. At
the time of the capture of Antwerp
the doctor was practicing in that city.
In describing the Notifications OF Ant
werp he states that the city was I'M
preenable. had there been sufficient
number of soldiers to man the guns OF
the forts. Had Lord Churchill come
to the relief of Antwerp as he had
promised, bringing $4,000 soldiers to
reinforce the garrison the city would
never have fallen The German guns
shelled the town from a distance OF
24 miles, using their big AZ centimeter
guns. For several days it could not pc
determined definitely from what
source the bombardment was coming
Securing his release from the German
authorities he proceeded to Holland
and from there went to England
where he enlisted in the ambulance
corps and was assigned to the tenn
norarv hospital at Dunkirk, where Tor
weeks they were busily engaged IN
caring for the wounded Allies who had
sought to stem the German advance.
From Dunkirk he was transferred to
Paris. from Paris he went to hlonastlr,
Servia, and was there when the Ger
mans and Austrians captured the Guy;
Later his contingent of surgeons ana
ambulance corps made their mead
quarters at Tihis. Here the war was
again brought home to him. One day
he saw the German-Austrian army
advance upon the town driving large
company of citizens before Them in
order that the Servian army would
refrain from opposing them, rearing
that they might kill their fellow
countrymen. BY mistake the ser
VANS mistook the civilians Tor
soldiers of the enemy and tired upon
them with machine guns, killing a
large number of men, women ana
children. Hospital attendants, were
sent to pick up the wounded ana
bring them to the hospital base. one
unfortunate fellow with the entire tor,
Of his head shot away was overlooked
and not discovered for three days:
When brot to the hospital he was still
alive and within few minutes after
nurse had given him bowl OF hot
SOUP. he expired with smile OF con-
tent overspreading his features: 1t
was at Nish that the doctor met the
ladv who is now his wife. She was
member of the Danish Red Cross
nurse contingent. The friendship
ripened into love and when the doctor
finally reached Denmark he sent TOR
the little nurse back in Servla ana
upon her arrival in Copenhagen last
Jnlv, they were married. From Nlsh
n. Bonnichsen was sent under direc-
ton of the German general to assist
the surgeons in Bulgaria. Later ne
was sent to Berlin and it was there ne
met DR.. Myklestad with the above
mentioned results. DR.. and Mrs. Bon
nichsen came to America and for the
past few months DR.. Bonnicisen mas
been connected with the Isolation nos
pital at Soho Park, N. j., perfecting
his knowledge of English and learning
the customs and practice OF American
practitioners. On account OF his VIDE
and varied experience DR.. Bonnlchsen
viii he valuable addition to the med
ical fraternity Of the city.