The evening world., 1917-08-22
new YORK NURSES
WIN THE HOMAGE
Of FFRENCHPEOPlE
Roosevelt Hospital Unit Dcl.
ugei With Flower as
II Leaves.

AMEhicAN rTAiNINd CAMP ~
ktaANcE. Aug " uss ths Associated
Ffeesl a Decentralization % ths pop-
ularfiy the AmeFioan mfitarT uni,s
already '@ss won In Franos was Nv.
en feu days aEo when the Amart.
eaA haas hospital star. orfanissa ~
tes keossvslt Hospital a. Nsv Yort,
NJ after spending a month 70 .
esmporaFy French military hospital.
Most % the REGULAR inhabitAnss %
ns hsiEhborins villages came 70 the
station 10 wave farewell ana both
ths dootors and the nurses weFs fair.
" deluged with flowers. The nurass
m vhits uniforms with red-lined blue
eApes bad been striking figures about
ne place and they had won the
frank admiration OF ali TIE French
people.
A distinguished French General
personally sent word that he had
heard with greatest pleasure Of the
deep impression the American nurses
had made among the French medical
STATS, who had taken back home
splendid accounts OF tho character
and achievements OF the Americans.
The Roosevelt unit has now taken
over . great permanent hospital
within the American army zone, and
while awaiting American patients
will continue 10 care for a large num-
Der Of French soldiers. The Amari-
ean equipment Ia thorough. All the
most modern surgical and medical
appliances are being installed in the
various wards. French residents In
the town near tho new hospital base
had heard that the Americans were
coming. and gave than an enthusi-
Astio greeting.
There Is a deep interest throughout
the sxpeditionary force in the move
ment to bestow a commissioned rank
upon the new army nurses. While
organized under direction OF the Rcd
Cross, the hospital units in France.
both with the American and English
Armies. have been wholly taken over
by the army, with the Regular Army
surgeons serving as commanding Of
hcers and the adJutants and other
doctors being commissioned In the
Reserve Corps. Orderlies doing varl-
Gus duties about the hospitals are bo-
irg regularly enlisted.
Che nurses also have signed for the
duration of the war. but they have
simply an indefinite rating as nurses,
which so far as can be made out
places them in neither the commits
stoned nor the enlisted grade. The
nurses serving at the British front
work with British nurses who are
commissioned from second lieutenant
I'D and wear the regular Insignia OF a
commissioned rank.
II may seem a small matter TO the
uninitiated. but there are many in
stances where nurses have to act on
their own responsibility In ever re-
curing emergencies. and on these oc-
casions a definite rank would be Of
Invaluable assistance.
Work began at the American field
headquarters to-day OF accustoming
the men OF the American expedition
AIRY force to some of their stealthy
enemies on the actual battle front
They were introduced TO dugouts
filled with tear gas, such as the Ger
mans are so fond Of spraying about
behind the fighting lines through the
medium OF thousands of vari- -calibred
shells. The Germans also have hand
grenades filled with liquid which ex-
plode into binding fumes.
The object OF to-day's demonstra-
tion was TO prove 10 the men the alb
solute reliability of their French gas
masks. for after being put through
the dugouts without the slightest in
convenience with their masks on
they all are allowed TO get one Whit
OF the gas without the masks.
With smarting eyes they quickly
realize after one seconds exposure
without protection how important tho
daily gas mask drills are, for not
pnly the mems eyes, but their lives
depend upon the speed with which
lho masks can be adjusted when the
alarm Is given Later the men will
have experience with real asphyxiat-
ing gas.