El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-19
TURNSCHATEAU
INTO HOSPITAL
Rich American and Wife
Nurse Wounded U. S. Avi-
ators and Motor Drivers.
BY c. p. BERTELLL.

BY c. ?. BERTELLI.
ChantiIy, France, sept l9--In his
big chateau here where for more than
two years he had billeted upon him as
guests "a dozen French officers at
tached 10 the staff OF Gen. Joffre, FL
lott Fitch Shepard. the American
millionaire, has established a convaI-
escent home for sick and wounded
American aviators and American am
bulance drivers.
Shepard has resided at Chantnly
since the beginning of the war. ex-
cept during the fleeing visit of the
Germans just before the hattie Of the
Marine. Then the Shepards drove out
of Chantilly toward Paris in their big
touring car 20 minutes before the
first troop OF Uhlans cantered into
Chantilly from Senlis, which they had
just put TO the torch.
After the battle of the Aisne. when
warfare staEnated into intrenched pO-
sitIOns. Gen. Joffre selected ChautIlly
as the seat or his great headquarters.
The &C. @ G. as the French abbre-
Viate "Grande Quarter Generate" re-
NAMED at Chantilly for more than
two years, OF Up 10 the time that
Loffre was made marshal and Gen
Niyele took his place as commander
in chief of the French armies in the
field
Is Haven For Refugees.
Then came the German retreat 20
the Hindenburg line and refugees
from Creil. Senlis and Chanully-
Shepard turned over the rooms so re-
Gently given up by the officers at
tached TO Gen Joffres staff 10 the
refugees and took p under his roof
the first night Gradually the French
authorities shifted the refugees TO the
south Of France and then once more
the Shepard home was emptied ex-
Cept for the FANNY.
1t was then that Mrs. Eleanor
Shepard decided TO open a GONZALES
cent home for sick or wounded Amer
lean youths serving with the aviation.
the Red Cross OF any other branch of
service Since she has started her en-
terprlse Mrs. shepard has had an av-
erage Of is American youths as her
guests at all times Some have been
suffering from wounds-more and
more American ambulance drivers are
being slain and manned by shells
since their number inCrea ses with
every arriving ship. Others have the
dread malady known as shell shock,
when the nerves are literally set on
end through being under continuous
bombardmenr.
These youths. averaE inE from Il to
q years, come direct from schools
and colleges and go under fire in the
most terrible war the world has ever
seen with no preliminary preparation. I
Tt Is only necessary that they be able
TO drive motor cars They have not
the military training and drilling and
incubation Of discipline which fits the
soldier for the life OF the trenches.
Is Aided By Her sister.
Mrs Shepard is aided in her work
by her sister. Miss Mercedes TerradeIl. ]
formerly Of Trenton. y. j.. who has
been in France doing war relief work 3
or more than a year She gave /
valuable aid 10 the French authorities Z
last March when the refugees were F..
Jumped into Chanully by administer /
uE first aid TO the tiny ba bfes who .
.ormed consldera bic proportion OF Z
he motley collection Of suffering hu-
nanity that the Germans left IN their
wake
Feeding the boys regular Ameri-
an food prepa red the way they have
zen accustomed 10 having il at home
s the principal factor in making
hem we'll and strong again said
lrs- shepard Americans are not
Ised to eating the coarse brown bread
which the French use, and they are
lot used 10 living on soup and stew
ltner- After boy leaves here. II he
las weak stomach. I send him pack
~ VA -A-A NfNA n cen GEAL4 MIN
wheat biscuits that he can eat instead
y war bread, and rice and preserved
vegetables that We put up here our
elves, and occasionally. when there
s an automobile going up TO the part
II the front where they are stationed.
poultry
Get Training In Golf.
The Shepard chateau faces the
HnqmHrNNV~
ind IL are the Chantilly- golf links
'hepard has plenty Of clubs and the
learn something about
'olt before they are considered well
nough 10 be discharged and 90 back
o their posts at the front
Richard NJ AtWater. Cd. OF Scars
ale, the youngest member of the
american Ield serVice-he is Just I6|
has just left Chantillv 10 return 10
he front with his ambulance section.
ames Norman Hall, Of Colfax. Iowa,
ttached 10 the Lafayette EsCa drfIIe
Who was wounded BY machine gun
ulets when fighting a German BIZ
lane near Lens, has Just gone back
o take up flying again after con-
alesclng- at Chanully. $ Wvmani
teele' OF Easthampton, long Island.
as returned TO the United States
fter spending several months with
ne Shepards. following his discharge
rom an army hospital Lester 3.
chelde. OF Hartford, Conn. and Rus
ell Nichols, Of Crawford. Conn. are
ow in the Nerdun sector with their
moulances after taking the cure" at
.hantilly-
French Youths Great Achievement.
Marcel Cuuy. a French youth Of the
- regiment, who lived in Chantiliv
efore the war, was also a guest OIL
he Shepards after he had captured a
ierman machine gun and six Ger
ian prisoners single handed in the
ierce fighting along the Chemin desI
James. Cuny is not yet 20 years old
nd had just been sent TO the front
when he performed the act Of gal
3ntry which won him the war cross
nth a star and a palm on the ribbon
uny crawled out in ''No-Man-s-
and at night on reconnaissance
uty and found shell hole between
he two belts, Of barbed wire en-
3nglements. occupied by the six Ger
lans who were acting as a machine
un team. Cuny was armed only with
renades. and as he squirmed forward
n his stomach 10 the edge of the
-ater and raised a bomb 10 throw in
mong the Boches, they all six raised
heir hands and cried "kamerade."
Cuny ordered them to the French
mes and made them carry their ma
llne gun with them. He took the six
-eel German helmets off 10 Chan
lly-ne was granted nine days leave
pr his brayery-and gave them as
1uvenlrs 10 the American ambulance
oys recuperating there