Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-02-09
AMERICAN SURGEON WITH A RUSSIAN
SIBERIAN HOSPITAL CORPS HAS HAD
MANY HARD EXPERIENCES DURING WAR
Work of Mercy Among The
ans And The Close The Firing

After twenty-four hour stretch OF
hard work he was ordered to retire by
night to Orani At three o'clock in
tie morning he had reached an estate
SIX miles from the point and there be
decided to rest until daylight. When
preparing 10 resume his journey the
following morning he found the stable
yard full Of Russian calvary horses.
some OF them wounded. A Russian
soldier informed him that Orani had
been captured by the Germans early
in the morning and that they were ap.
preaching less than two miles away.
He made a hurried exit southwark
through sand dunes where Napoleon
lost his transports On the retreat from
Moscow. Until four o'clock in the al
ternoon. when he reached new Russian
position he was between the hostile
lines uncertain as to the location Of
either army.
At another time the German cavalry
broke through the Russian lines be-
fore Hurd was aware of the fact and
had cut his field telephone. They pass
ed his operating base evidently believ-
irg his capture assured on their re-
tcrn. But the American doctor harm
essed his horses and with his operat-
/ ing force made a break for the retir-
ing Russian army. The Germans turn
e. battery on him and with shells
bursting all around him he galloped
his teams over the crest of a hill and
Eventually made his way to safety.
Works a Mile Behind.
DR.. Hurd works customarily about a
mile back of the trenches in line with
the light artillery and in front of and
under the heavy batteries.
4 believe the Russian soldier to be
the best in the world he said, on a
recent visit to Petragrad. his third
brief absence from the trenches in
more than year. The Russians is 9
ffatalist, is absolutely fearless, WILLING
to attack under any conditions. and is
an expert with the bayonet, his favor.
lie weapon. am convinced that tn.
Germans lost twenty men TO our one
on the retreat last summer.
A new form of trench bomb. filled
with an acid that acts like vitrol is tn.
last element We have had to contend
With. The effect is fatal if the fumes
are inhaled and the least effect is &c
produce total and permanent blindness
These bombs are fired at close range
and explode on contact. From one tc
seven men are affected where the ex.
piosion occurs among men unprotect.
ed by respirators. Often the men have
not time to adjust their respirators in
time to escape.
Frozen Feet Among Germans.
a remarkable thing that I have oh.
served is the number of eases of frozar
feet among German prisoners, while
have yet to treat the first Russian fol
that trouble. The reason is that tho
Germans wear close fitting boots. Will,
tie Russian boot is large and in plac,
of socks he winds his feet in yards d
Ncclen cloths The boots are water
tight. One sldom finds Russian sol
der with wet feet. Another thing: tn,
.ussian trenches are deep enough ane
eide enough that the men may stan,
and move about 'Trench-foot' due :,
cramped positions and impaired cir
10lation. is unknown among our sold
iers.
l insist upon rigid discipline in my
corps Of assistants and through