The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-01
Letter From Front to Mrs.
M. b. Ketcham Describes
the Ruthless Nature of
German Warfare.
"AMERIcA IS WITH US"
France, Sacrificing All in Her Valiant
Fight, Rejoices in Coming of Ameri-
cans Writer, DR.. Theo. Orig, Of
N. Y. City, Denounces Germans.

That Germany has forgotten all the
rules Of cirilized warfare and is TAX
ing the helpless and wounded as tar
pet for her air raids is the message
contained in a letter from Lieut.. Theo-
dore Orig, Of New York city, to his
aunt, Mrs. M. b. Ketcham of Exchange
street in Kenosha. Lieut.. Orig is a
leading surgeon in one of the ambulance
units of the American Field and Ambu-
lance Service and for some time has
seen the great war on the western
'front.' The letter which was written
from Paris on October 9th contains the
following significant description Of a
recent German attack on field hospital
on the western frontA "All of the hos
pitfalls in our sector hvae been shot at, -
writes the American, "and many of
them hit. The d--n Germans respect
nothing"
CT think that I will tell you of one
terrible cases so that you people in the
States will have some idea of the kind
yf enGasy VIC hava fighting uss One
clear beautiful night a number of Boch
planes flew over our lines and made
for one of the largest hospitals in the
sector. They dropped a number OF
incendiary bombs on the place, setting
Il afire and l-illing a number of the
wounded and nurses. Every one who
could walk helped to take the helpless
men from the burning building and
placed them in the nearby field. The
Boch planes did not leave but stayed
there and shot at the POOR devils with
their machine guns, thereby killing a
number more. When all of their bull
let's were gone they flew away only to
return with more bombs which they
dropned on the HELPLESS men and the
h,spital. Can you beat that's Is it a
wonder the French hate these human
devils from the bottom Of their heartsl
'tThe above is just one of the I'M
bel'evable things that happen every
day The Boches now use gas which
eats away the skin and eyes of every
Que near it. We have carried many
of the poor fellows thus wounded. The
greater part of them will never see
again. Still these brave French 60
on singing "Cst la Guerre" (it is
the wary. America is with usl' They
expect a lot of us! We truly have given
them new outlook for a speedy peace.
However, I think the war will last at
least another year,
Or. Orig is resident of New York
city and graduate of Columbia Uni
velsitv Medical School. He was one
of The first Americans t. volunteer to
use his skill to save the lives of the
French and English soldiers and he has
wen distinction along the French front
The introductory part of the letter
cited above gives an excellent descrip-
ticu of the condition in the trenches
today in the following words: ~ hope
that YOU win be able to read this
am cold, very cold ard writing with
NV cloves on. Ve~v arly this morn
iaq they got me out Of bed to take a
hlcssi to the hospital Tt is the cold
est morning that we have had but we
exnect TO start fire in our abb OF
shelter"
rhe dangers Of the service which he
has entered are described as follows:
"We have been having much work OF
late, working most of the afternoon and
night. We sleep all morning so make
up for our loss of sleep all right. T' I
driving at night is very hard on the
driver for we can rse no lights because
of the aviators who shoot at US with
their machine guns if they see US. Il
has rained Cor the last four days an6
the roads arc an inch thick with mud
Our poor "Fords' have an overhans
of about cour feet and they skid ter
ribly on these wet roads. Of course
this adds to the comfort of night work
''The aviators have been very active
for the past month and have dropped
bombs ON most Of the towns for fifty
miles back Of the lines at night.
Or. Orig has recently gone to Pari'
80 study for . short time some recent
developments in French war medicine
practices. His letter closes with the
new rendition Of Sherman a f~mous cpl
gram, "War is Hell - Yes. Severa,
Hells.--Ted.,