The sun., 1916-09-24
WORK ON AMBULANCE.
Philip O. Mills Describes q Night
Run After wounded.

Eliot Norton OF . Rector street.
can Volunteer Motor Ambulance Corps.
has received the following letter from
Philip o. Mills. son OF Gen. Samuel l..
Mills. Y. s. A.. who died last week.
Mr.. Mills. who Is serving with the corps.
writes:
We are q regular army division am
bulance corps. following our division
wherever II goes and doing our work
in connection with the fighting work
OF the division-carrying It's wounded
from the field dressing stations back to
the hospitals. When our division goes
up to the front line trenches We follow
with tho 'br~ancardiers.' viz. stretcher
bearers. We have no connection with
the American Ambulance at Neuilly.
but are under the American Red Cross.
subject to the orders OF the French
Government.
Richard Norton. our chief. has been
In command since the beginning Of the
war and has gained with his ambu-
lance section SO called. a splendid dis
tinction. and I found In Paris that the
French authorities treated me In quite n
different manner when ! said I was join
ing 'Norton's section The French line
officers all know us and are extremely
companionable fine fellows too.
Before The war We used to think of
the Frenchmen as n race that did n lot
Of talking II an accident happened n
very little else. The Anglo-Saxon wac
the man who in q sudden emergency
said little M set about STRENGTHENING
things out. All IL changed now. The
war has brought out the patient quail
ties Of the French that make them the
equal II not superior OF the Anglo-Saxon.
"A few nights ago the section had been
ordered to a point out beyond n certain
now very famous town TO within about
thr- kiiometers OF tho FIRST lines. Inc
the vent in convoy. with our chief lead
ing. 80 he always does. Clouds of dust
and the flashes OF cannon to show the
roads. The Job finished. we were COM
ing back, when We approached a noted
bad corner where orders had been long
before issued to us. II anything happens
there ditch the machine go on Just
hen We heard q particularly nasty old
Boeche whistler so over and saw him
light on the road among the trees Just
where the road bent to the left. a few
moments later We arrived on the spot.
IAN artillery caisson partly blocked
the road. and three poor horses down.
pools OF blood and the gurgling gasps Of
kttO . hb tebNo tAosA ~ hbo teih
team had already dragged n horse out
Of the road n had O trace around an
others neck sliding him to the side. II
was very dark-only a pale moon and a
few stars. Tho odor OF the hot blood
was mingled with the peculiar smell OF
the high explosive.
"The French sergeant flashed a light
and pointed 1t to show us just enough
room to squeeze through between the
caisson and the ditch. while his men
went steadily on without haste. yet with
efficient team work and no CONVERSE
ton clearing the road. And this was no
place to llnger. as the next M a al
ways due to arrive.
hoped OF 10 Guide the driver and ~ he
swung back on the moving car the SER
geAnt called out In English In . CHEEKY
voice. Good night
Then We went on at q good pace
through the town lodging trucks and
artillery wagons to u camp.
I'VE don't have this kind of thing all
the time though we did get an ambu-
lance shot up badly the other day on
the road-fortunately no one hurt.
THE corps should always have two
men for each car. and at present we are
a little short handed because . number
Of our men have Joined the American
aviation corps Of the French army. but
all have their heart In h work m It
only means n little more for each one Of
us to do. We are working seven cars
night and day IN advanced posts In
forty-eight hour shifts. but the men and
cars are pretty we'll recovered from the
strenuous nights and days they got at
Verdun and are all eager to see our
fighting division move where we will Rst
in the coming pursuit race 10 Berlin.
II you know any good men send them
over and they will sec enough Of war In
ten days to last them . lifetime"
Russian Bourse Reopened.