The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-27

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and blood diseases, for loss Of appe-
lite. rheumatism. stomach and kidney
troubles. general debility and all ills
arising from impure. impoverished.
devitalized blood.
1t is unnecessary to suffer. Start
treatment at once. Get bottle OF
Hoods Sarsaparilla from your near
est druggist. You will be pleased
with the results.
ped and maintained still another hos
pital with capacity OF 200. Out Of
this has grown the American ambul-
ance field service of which A. p. An
drews is inspector general, and that
now has some eight sections Of
twenty-five cars each. 1t costs about
ambulance in operation, aside from
the initial expense. Most Of the
cars are specially constructed Fords
mechanical feas" as they are
called-but they have been able to
climb over roads that were previous
lly impossible by big motor trans
ports. About two hundred thousand
wounded have been transported thus
far from stations close to the firing
line in Flanders, In the Champagne,
in Alsace, at Verdun, often under
fire. by day and night, over shell
wrecked roads, up and down danger
GUS mountain paths, in all kinds of
weather. and with efficiency. prompt
ness, carefulness, readiness, and
bravery that has received the uni
form commentator of the French
army, their generals and people.
The drivers are young American
volunteers, most. of them graduates
of American universities. The lasa
report shows eighty-nine from Har-
ward. twenty-six from Yale, twenty
three from Princeton, and some forty
other colleges and universities. About
thirty have already been cited and
awarded the croix de guerre. OF the
$50 cars already donated, some thirty
have already been destroyed by shell
fire or other casualties. The list of
donors includes many prominent
Americans. The New York stock
exchange has, given twenty cars. w.
X. Vanderbilt, H. B. White, and Mrs.
H. p. Whitney have each given ten
more cars, and students Of different
schools have contributed. The first
cost is about $1,000 and the running
expense for one year is about $500.
A field section consists Of twenty
two ambulances, a staff car. two re-
pair cars, a large ambulance truck.
and kitchen trailer and equipment.
This costs about $4,000 and its
maintenance for one year 10 about
$4,000.
lseh Iowa Boys in Service.
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berg, Verne Marshall anu Charles IL.
Cogswell OF Cedar Rapids. from Coe
college, and the State university, and
Robert C. Toms of Marion, from
Ames, all in section 4. The Ameri-
can headquarters are in New York
and Boston, and more drivers are
now being sought to take the place
OF those who do not re-enlfst after
their six months service in the field,
or to increase the service. No salary
is paid, but the volunteer is given
his living expenses, and his car,
equipment, and supplies. He must
be an American citizen, have good
health and clean record, and be
able to drive an automobile and have
some knowledge of repair work. En-
listments must be for six months
with privilege Of re-enlisting for
three months period. Three hun
bred dollars is required to cover lex
pense of travel over and back from
New York, including uniform. equip
ment, and living expenses, but heavy
boots, gloves, warm undercloth1ng
and the like are not included.
when the Ford chassis is received
from the states, strong ngnt pody
| of wood and canvass. is built upon
lit. so constructed as to hold two
stretchers on the floor and one above
under the roof"
Letters Tell Of Work.
Mr.. Blood read from letters receiv-
cd from members Of the corps or
about them.
Henry C.. Woods, son of Frank II.
Woods, a prominent attorney of LIN
coin, Nebr., is In the ambulance corps
lin France and has written home some
interesting letters about the life there.
He is a cousin of Mrs. John p. Hor-
nish of this city who was recently
sent a clipping containing one OF these
! letters from which the following Is
quoted:
Most OF the work at the front Is
| done at night. The big guns and am
muniticn are carried about four miles
| to the front by eight-horse teams. Inc
procession moves along at a trot on
either side of the road in pitch dark
tThe ambu!ances have to drive amidst
this traffic, wearing In and out with
absolutely. no lights. The Germans
send up a large rochet which lights up
the whole sky and burns for twenty
seconds and then dies out to leave the
place seemingly darker than before.
Another goes up and all is as light
as day. The French do the same
thing, -,
There are certain times when the
Germans she'll parts of the road ana
the ambulance drivers are Obliged 10
wait underneath their cars until THIS
lasts in one place about twenty OF
thirty minutes. Some OF the feliows
while waiting have had the most mlr.
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