Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-03
SICK SOLDIERS
! INCITE PITY
OF u. s. NURSE
Mrs. Gauge Says There Are So
Many Little Things They
Are in Need Of

The unpleasant task of notifying
the families of soldiers who die is
the unpleasant task that has fallen
to the lot of Mrs. Helen Lauder
Gauge. of this city, who is with Base
Hospital 10 of the American expedi-
tionary force in France.
Two additional letters from her
follow: .o-,
Dearest People:
"I had my first letters from you on
Friday, one from father, one from
Edith and one Archie wrote the l1th
of May. You can never realize now
happy I was when l saw them; tnen
to-day 1 had a second one from
father written the 10th OF June anu
sent to London. think that came
in fairly good time. 1t seemed ages
and ages waiting for some word
from, you, but L was not the only
one-scarcely any nurses, and only
q few doctors, had received any news
from, home. The boys have been
getting theirs right along as 1t was
sent directly here. l think the man
will come through more regularly
now.
w
of days-rain and, oh, so cold!
never saw it rain as it did yesterday.
We got used to it though, and When
we want to go to town, we go ho
matter how it rains. When we get
our rubber hats and boots we VIII 20
IN better condition. Even the frehch
people say the season has been un-
usuaily cold and wet. 1 wonder how
1 will manage when it gets what tneS
call cold here. 1 believe we are pc
ing provided with dark blue dresses
of rather heavy material 10 work lIls
1 think 1 told you Mrs. Whltelaw
Reid gave each nurse uoEGi u5ii
aprons and sleeves. Later we WIN
get a lightweight summer street
dress I would give most anything
if l had left all my clothes at nome
thev are such a bother. 1t Is apso-
lutelv forbidden to wear clvlllan
dress at any time, and l believe not
safe. Women out of uniform nave
to have pass to get within the nos
pital lines. If they don't nave one
they are arrested.
1--WE up here are a little, should
saw big, town to ourselves-and
very busy one. There are such beau
tifTl walks all around us, especially
along the cliffs, and the flowers
that grow wild are beautiful. we
keen our huts very pretty with them
and the patients enjoy them SO. we
took the train the other day ana
went to Eu-. It's rather lnlero l
esting ulace. The Cathedral there
is very bid and wonderful. William
the iCohqueror was married there
nd many old kings are buried there
he ride is very pretty through such
hautihll trees.
"A cbnvoy came in last night. so we
wre very busy to-day. We lost one
paiert in the night. He had an am
puatsd arm and he became septic.
ItWss n gas gangrene case when he
cane in He died a horrible death,
por fellow, and yesterday another
. ofour bows "went west" (They all
spak of death that way). Poor chap,
hi. wounds were very extensive but
no deep or considered serious but
a hrombus developed and he went
in ! flash We felt particularly sorry
as he has young wife in England
and of course, she thought he was
doing well. 7 always have to write
thefamilies of patients who die and
it's 4 hard task. The boys we got
to-day are in a fair condition as TO
dressing. They are given first aid
ut the different casualty stations and
then gathered into a train. When
We get them they are very tired ana
We let them rest n day before we
start to clean them. I have two fine
scotchmen in NV lot. The Germans
call the Scotch regiments THE
women from hen"-the are such
fighters.
"There are so many things that
We would like to have here for the
SEX boys. 7 am going to mention
some things and if you know of any
one who is particularly interested
II what we are doing and would like
tt help. Just tell them what they
could send us to help out. Watches,
cigarets and tobacco we need ALWAYS
Ivory soap is expensive and Miss
Dlnlap saws we are short of it,
Books and magazines are needed.
AS soon as the boys are able, they
reld all day long. Then it would
chser the hearts of the nurses to get
cofee-(George Washington coffee).
The coffee we get is so poor, we
would rather drink tea and you know